A Review of "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe"

My friends, the Rast's over at The Scriptorium, were able to see The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe over the weekend. Here are their comments:

The MGM lion has nothing on Aslan the lion. Those of us who have a fondness for C.S. Lewis’ “Chronicles of Narnia” series have looked forward to the big screen adaptation of “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe” with excitement and trepidation. Excitement at the possibility of a well-done movie, and trepidation that the gospel allegory may end up being “Hollywooded” right out of the movie. Jen and I, and our niece Sarah just returned from an opening night showing, and we were NOT disappointed!
For fans of the books, this movie will please in how well it adheres to the story. Unlike many other big screen adaptations of popular books, it is apparent that faithfulness to Lewis’ book was important. The changes are miniscule in nature, and only serve to make it a more powerful movie. None of the slight changes detract from the content of the story. And while we were worried that the gospel allegories would be hidden, they definitely were not.
The special effects were powerful, the acting delightful, and the score was moving. There were many young children in the theater with us. Some were a bit disturbed during some of the battle sequences, and during the death of Aslan. However, the scenes succeed at avoiding gore, and Aslan’s resurrection was an occasion for much cheering and clapping. Nevertheless, parents should use their best judgement when bringing their youngest children. This was truly the best movie we’ve seen in some time. We highly recommend it.

It is so good to see that they (Disney) for once didn't slant a movie to the left.