Narnia: The Lion, Witch and Wardrobe Movie Review
Narnia: The Lion, Witch and Wardrobe was an excellent movie which closely followed the book written by C.S. Lewis. Through an old wardrobe, a group of siblings walked into a magical world, where the “real world” stood still while they attempt to save a magical kingdom from an evil White Witch.
This movie includes all the great elements that make up not only a great kids movie - but a great movie altogether. You have the displaced children looking for an “out” and a magical kingdom waiting to be saved through the use of wits and bravery.
Narnia: The Lion, Witch and Wardrobe is one of those movies you can sit down and watch with your kids and enjoy as much as they did. Imaginations run wild when you get into a movie like this and, if you have not watched it yet, you will be glad you did.
1408 Movie Review
1408, starring John Cusack and Samuel Jackson, was one of those movies that started off a little slow. What I thought was going to be a long, drawn out character development quickly turned into interest and ultimately led to later suspense as we waited to see what was going to happen.
Considering the other options in the horror lineup in the past few years, 1408 was a welcome change and almost made me think “an updated Shining”. Several plot twists and different angles on what was going on kept you guessing throughout the movie even with several obvious foreshadowed events.
If you are tired of watching the normal cut-em-up, all gore movies that have been presented more for shock value than true, make you think horror - then this movie is a must see. The writers did an excellent job putting the twists in 1408 and the directors and actors definitely pulled it off.