The Chronicles of Narnia (3 disc set)

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Summary: A Wonderful Adaptation
Review: This is a series that I once read with my mother and have revisited every few years since. Then I saw the BBC adaptation of the first 4 books (according to the pre '95 non-chronicle numbering of the books) on the Disney Channel in the early 90's and found it to be a wonderful adaptation of these timeless books(even though they did not adapt all 7 which is a shame). I have enjoyed my VHS set for 8 years and look forward to being able to update to DVD. Definately a must see for families and fantasy lovers!!!

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Summary: The Chronicles of Narnia (3 disc set)
Review: This really is an amazing trilogy. The first in
the series "The lion witch and the Wardrobe" is
the most popular of the series for obvious reasons.
The story of 4 childrens escape from reality into
another world during the anxiety and fear of WW2 is
an amazing tale that is well told. Im 23 now and I
still enjoy the story, but I would also feel comfortable
and pleased to show this feature to children. With
the crazy ratings these days with films like
"ghostbusters" and "Jaws" getting PG ratings
its hard to know what is good for kids and these
movies are great for everyone! Keep
in mind these were made in 1988-1990 so the speacial
effects arent what they are today, but dont let
that keep you from this treasure! The silver chair
is great too! This is great for kids or fantasy fans!

Rating:
Summary: Buy 'em, keep 'em, watch 'em
Review: Though the quality of the filmaking its not the best, for the 80's its quite ok. And they were made for television.
Although I would love to see a remake they are a MUST for any Lewis fan. Everybody who has read the books know how is the feeling that they give and express. So in three words: BUY THEM NOW!

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Summary: book and movies
Review: We stumbled onto this during a visit to a local B&M. My wife and daughter had read the books but I knew nothing of this material but was familiar with some of his other works. If you are expecting a special effects treat, this is not for you. If you are familiar with Dr Who, that is more of what you are getting. (Tom even appears in one of the series) The stories are wonderful for all ages. My children ages 7 and 12 often choose to watch them over Nemo, Spy Kids, etc which pleases me greatly. The quality could be better but is acceptable and when you consider the limited production budget they did quite well. For a Christian with children, this is a must have. Better to get this faithful reproduction of the author's work now because Disney has bought the rights to the books and will be releasing something around Christmas 2005. I hope they can stay true to the story line and not deviate too much but I am not holding my breath on that one.

Rating:
Summary: Wonderful Surprise
Review: We stumbled onto this during a visit to a local B&M. My wife and daughter had read the books but I knew nothing of this material but was familiar with some of his other works. If you are expecting a special effects treat, this is not for you. If you are familiar with Dr Who, that is more of what you are getting. (Tom even appears in one of the series) The stories are wonderful for all ages. My children ages 7 and 12 often choose to watch them over Nemo, Spy Kids, etc which pleases me greatly. The quality could be better but is acceptable and when you consider the limited production budget they did quite well. For a Christian with children, this is a must have. Better to get this faithful reproduction of the author's work now because Disney has bought the rights to the books and will be releasing something around Christmas 2005. I hope they can stay true to the story line and not deviate too much but I am not holding my breath on that one.

Rating:
Summary: Wonderful Surprise
Review: We stumbled onto this during a visit to a local B&M. My wife and daughter had read the books but I knew nothing of this material but was familiar with some of his other works. If you are expecting a special effects treat, this is not for you. If you are familiar with Dr Who, that is more of what you are getting. (Tom even appears in one of the series) The stories are wonderful for all ages. My children ages 7 and 12 often choose to watch them over Nemo, Spy Kids, etc which pleases me greatly. The quality could be better but is acceptable and when you consider the limited production budget they did quite well. For a Christian with children, this is a must have. Better to get this faithful reproduction of the author's work now because Disney has bought the rights to the books and will be releasing something around Christmas 2005. I hope they can stay true to the story line and not deviate too much but I am not holding my breath on that one.

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Summary: Best TV adaptation yet!
Review: Well, the DVD set box arrived and it made my weekend! 20 years after reading the books, I am currently rereading them again, and following them up by watching the DVDs. I enjoyed the DVDs and so did my two sons aged 4 & 2. Well done to BBC for trying to faithfully adapt the books, even with the limited budget. Yes, the special effects are not always special, but pretty good for a television production back in the late 80s/early 90s. The animatronics of Aslan is convincing, especially his size. I hope this DVD production prompts the filmmakers who are planning to make a movie of the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe to produce something great. One surprise with the DVD set; having ordered it from North America, I thought I would not be able to play the DVDs on my Japanese (Region 2) DVD player, but, 'by Jove' it did! So maybe it is a 'Region Free' DVD. One disappointment: Maybe it was my DVD player/amp but the mono sound did not play very well on my system, with the dialogue often hard to hear. But the biggest disappointment maybe that not all 7 books were visualized by the BBC. Maybe one day! Also very good packaging, menus, special features, and liner notes!

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Summary: Good, if technically simple, production
Review: While the technology is less than we have come to expect from the BBC, these videos are really quite remarkably true to the books. I am especially delighted to see that the video series retains C.S. Lewis's original ordering of the stories. "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" was, after all, Lewis's first foray into Narnia, and he wrote the books in a particular order for a reason. It's a pity the book publisher has seen fit to decimate the author's intent by re-ordering the series. These videos evoke the heroic elements of Lewis's stories and teach Lewis's lessons in courage, justice, fairness, and good living to all viewers. They honor the author.