[Snowflake]

I saw Narnia yesterday and thoroughly enjoyed it. I confess, it has been decades since I've read the books, so in truth, this was like being exposed to this for the first time in many respects.

I thought the effects were everything they should have been. So much care was taken. Like GC, my only notice of anything amiss, at least to me, were some of the close ups and the still blue screened vistas behind them.

The voiceover work was wonderful and I recognized Mrs. Beaver and could not place her (now I know, Dawn French) and could have sworn Mr. Beaver was Bob Hoskins (wrong!). Liam Neeson as Aslan was marvelous. I was really impressed with the CGI rendering of him, it was fabulous.

Tilda Swinton was MARVELOUS. But, I've loved her in everything I've seen since Orlando.

This was very immersive for me, unlike Kong which kept drawing me out. In this is was only the occassional screaming child which brought me back to the world outside the wardrobe.

I'll be rereading these and soon. I felt this was a total homerun, outta the park.

Donna