I actually saw a movie on the big screen.

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe

OK, I broke my boycott of movie theaters for this movie last night. (What? RagDoll actually went to see a movie before it went to video?) In the past few years, I can only remember having seen The Entire Lord Of The Rings 'trilogy', Pirates Of The Carribbean:Curse of The Black Pearl and...and...I have no clue what else. I never even made it to Charlie & The Chocolate Factory or The Corpse Bride like I said I would. It was all that I hoped for and more. Well worth the admission cost. This is one of those 'MUST SEE ON THE BIG SCREEN' movies, in my humble opinion. I agree with those of the opinion that the special effects were not as seamless as LOTR, but it was barely noticeable if you were not looking for it (as I was.) Having grown up 'in Narnia' I had preconceived ideas about how Narnia and it's inhabitants would look. I was not disappointed. Liam Neeson was an excellent choice for the voice of Aslan, Deb of Pocket Lint and Blog Advance hit the nail on the head by saying that '...Liam has that soothing "believe me because I sound sane" voice that is easily conveyed without looking at his face.' The rest of the casting agreed with my preconceived ideas, with the exception of Jadis. (The White Witch). The actress who portrayed her was excellent, and very convincing. Only, in my childhood imagination, she was extremely pale with jet black hair. Perhaps due to the illustrations in the book. When it came to the inhabitants, the talking animals were believable (LOVED the Beavers and the Fox!), and the mythical beings were incredible. ANd the cheetahs! Oh the cheetahs in the battle scene! For a moment, I believed that centaurs and unicorns were real, dryads existed, and Fauns tapped their hooves in the entryways of their homes to remove snow from their hooves and haunches! I actually squealed 'LOOK AT THE GRYPHONS! LOOK! OOOOO!'. I may have even clapped my hands. Good thing we were at a Drive-in theater, or else I would have been the person getting 'shushed' and pelted with popcorn. The Bebe and husband were too entralled with the movie themselves to pay attention to me. I plan on seeing the movie again, perhaps in a 'sit down in a seat among strangers' venue. I am already eagerly awaiting it's release to DVD.