Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #351 in DVD
• Released on: 2008-11-17
• Rating: Parental Guidance
• Formats: Box set, PAL
• Number of discs: 2
• Running time: 281 minutes

Synopsis
In THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE director Andrew Adamson gives a new dimension to C.S. Lewis's enchanting story with this long-awaited Disney adaptation. As the story begins, Mrs. Pevensie in order to keep her children safe during World War II sends Lucy (Georgie Henley), Edmond (Skandar Keynes), Susan (Anna Popplewell), and Peter (William Moseley) off to stay at a professor's country estate. Once there, an innocent game of hide-and-seek leads young Lucy to a spare room containing a large wardrobe, she discovers something that will change their lives forever. Inside the wardrobe there is a world frosted with ice and filled with magical beings. Known as Narnia, the land is stuck in eternal winter at the hands of the cruel White Witch, played with great force by Tilda Swinton. After much disbelief, the others finally enter the world as well, learning that the creatures of Narnia have long been waiting for humans like themselves to appear and break the witch's spell. Under the leadership of the great lion Aslan (voice of Liam Neeson), can Lucy, Edmond, Susan, and the oldest, Peter, prove themselves heroes in the ultimate battle of good vs. evil?

In the second chapter in The Chronicles of Narnia, the Pevensie children return to the fantastic land. But though only a year has passed on Earth, more than a millennium has gone by in Narnia. A wicked king now rules the country, but Prince Caspian--the young man who should be on the throne--and the Pevensies join forces to once again return Narnia to its former state.

From the studio
Walt Disney Pictures and Walden Media invite you to discover C.S. Lewis’ timeless and beloved adventures in this two-movie collection of The Chronicles Of Narnia. Venture into mystical lands with incredibly realistic special effects as Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy meet countless colourful characters and learn valuable life lessons along the way. In The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe, join the four siblings as they step through a magical wardrobe and fi nd the land of Narnia. There, they discover a charming, once peaceful kingdom that has been plunged into eternal winter by the evil White Witch. Aided by the magnificent lion Aslan, the children lead Narnia into battle to be free from her glacial powers forever! The magic continues in the second installment of The Chronicles of Narnia series, Prince Caspian. The children join forces with the mighty and magnificent Aslan, and a brand new hero, Prince Caspian, as they lead the Narnians on a remarkable journey to restore peace and glory to their enchanted land.

- The Bloopers of Narnia
- Discover Narnia Fun Facts
- Director and Kids’ Commentary
- Filmmakers’ Commentary
- Audio Commentary With Director Andrew Adamson And Actors
- The Bloopers Of Narnia
- Deleted Scenes
- Inside Narnia: The Adventure Returns
- Sets Of Narnia: A Classic Comes To Life
- Big Movie Comes To A Small Town
- Pre-visualising Narnia
- Talking Animals And Walking Trees: The Magical World Of Narnia
- Secrets Of The Duel
- Becoming Trumpkin
- Warwick Davis: The Man Behind Nikabrik

Customer Reviews

Through the wardrobe
For several years, fantasy films were MIA, except the occasional hack job.

Then Peter Jackson's glorious "Lord of the Rings" came and went, leaving some pretty big shoes to fill, as far as fantasy films go. And while "The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe" and its grittier sequel "Prince Caspian" don't quite fill those shoes, they come a lot closer than any movie has since. Andrew Adamson brings C.S. Lewis's classic fantasy novels to life with plenty of beauty, drama and solid acting.

With WW II raging, the four Pevensie children are sent to the countryside, at an eccentric professor's mansion. But during a game of hide-and-seek, little Lucy (Georgie Henley) hides inside a wardrobe -- and stumbles into a wintry wilderness, with a faun she befriends. Alas, her brothers and sisters don't believe her -- but they don't know that Edmund (Skandar Keynes) has also gone through, and befriended a sinister, beautiful Witch (Tilda Swinton).

Eventually all four end up going through the wardrobe, but but they soon find that the Witch is hunting for them, in fear that they will fulfil an ancient prophecy. But Edmund has run off to join the Witch. And so the remaining three must join up with Aslan (Liam Neeson), the leonine god-king of Narnia. But the price for victory against the Witch may be too high.

And then we have the drastically different story of "Prince Caspian" -- 1,300 years later, wioth the native Narnians driven underground by human Telmarines.

When King Miraz's (Sergio Castellitto) wife gives birth to a baby boy, his nephew -- the rightful heir -- becomes an obstacle. Young Prince Caspian (Ben Barnes) flees from his treacherous uncle, and is discovered by a band of Narnians. Along the way, he accidentally ends up summoning the ancient Kings and Queens of Narnia -- also known as the Pevensie children, who were waiting at a train station when they were unexpectedly sucked trough a tunnel.

Though initially delighted to have returned to Narnia, the Pevensies are horrified by what has happened to Narnia. Caspian has organized a ramshackle army of Narnians, but Peter (William Moseley) finds that fighting an organized, armed force is very different from battling the White Witch. After a disastrous attack, the Narnians are facing almost certain destruction -- but Lucy (Georgie Henley) is convinced that Aslan can somehow save them, and restore the kingdom to Prince Caspian.

Director Andrew Adamson has obviously given the two Narnia films plenty of creative love, majesty and humor. This is especially difficult because the two films are rather different in style -- the first is more of a children's fantasy, and the second is a darker, grittier war story where some of the good guys won't make it out alive.

Adamson does a spectacular job bringing Narnia to life -- races across a frozen river, tea with Tumnus, the Witch's final battle with Peter, a battle interrupted by raging tree roots and castle-wide battles, as well as the more harrowing character-driven scenes like Miraz taunting his anguished nephew. All of these come to life with remarkable skill and grace. The most powerful scenes are lion-god Aslan's -- including a truly ghastly sacrifice scene that does justice to Lewis' novel.

But Adamson doesn't let it get overinflated on its own ego. When Edmund tells his horse, "Whoa, boy!" it retorts peevishly, "My NAME is Philip!"; and the grimmer "Prince Caspian" is kept afloat by the chivalrous mouse Reepicheep. Those moments of lightness -- and giving Aslan a sense of humor -- keep the films from seeming too grim or self-important.

And of course, the special effects. WETA workship deserves an award (it's been nominated for a few) for the amazing CGI, ranging from Aslan (who looks almost real) to the witch's "resurrection" in a solid slab of ice. They are especially good in battle scenes, which are startlingly savage and brutal for younger viewers' movie.

The young actors do solid jobs here -- the four Pevensie actors do thoroughly solid jobs. The best is Georgie Henley is probably the most capable actress here, conveying misery, awe, delight, childish glee and sorrow. Tilda Swinton is pitch-perfect as the cruel White Witch, Ben Barnes is solid as handsome Prince Caspian, and Liam Neeson sounds suitably warm, kind and paternal as Aslan.

Though Lewis was reportedly against a live-action adaptation of the Chronicles, it's hard to imagine him having a problem with these rapid-fire adaptations -- the sparkling "The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe," and the grimier war story "Prince Caspian."

Excellent and entertaining
I bought this item for my six year old son, after he read the story at school and he has watched it nearly everyday since.
The DVD is very captivating and the story is every bit as I remember the original TV series back in the 80's, as of course i am having to watch it too!!
I would recommend this item to anyone who loves to escape back to their childhood fantasy land, as it is totally enjoyble to all,

Excellent Films
Bought this box set after my 4 year old fell in love with the "prince caspian" film (he was amazed by talking animals) after viewing it on my generic satellite recording system.

Although there is moderate violence in this film, we (the viewer) are spared a lot of the gratuitous gore that blights a lot of films nowadays.

On the whole an excellent pair of films that have kept both me and the kids entertained for hours ;o))