Jess and I just finished, “The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe” on DVD after receiving it in the mail this afternoon.
First impression – 2 hours and 11 minutes of BBC-tv acting is TOO LONG. I can hardly wait to see the 2005-version that hits theaters this Christmas season.
Sure this version follows the movie pretty well, but I need more than cartoons over film to whet my “special effects appetite”.
I had originally thought that I had seen these movies growing up on PBS, but I was wrong. Nothing was familiar except that I had just read the book and could guess what the next scenes would be like.
I’m VERY hopeful that this next version coming out in a few months does better than two guys dressed up in a lion’s costume for Aslan, too!
I’m sure for 1988, this movie made-for-tv movie was ahead of its time. I’m hoping in 20 years I can say the same about the new movie coming out!
