THIS... is the experience you've been saving the good beer for...
Narnia
This film was so worth the small fortune it costs nowadays to go to the movie theater. I loved the books as a child but hadn't read them in years; and in a way I'm glad, because watching the story unfold onscreen transported me to the magical world I remember without being hung up on the details. C.S. Lewis' real strength lay in describing the wondrous places his characters wandered into, and the movie did an amazing job of conveying that.
Finally saw this movie. And... sorry Jen, but Brad and Angelina make one of the smokingest, hottest couples to hit the silver screen. That is a WHOLE lotta prettiness. The movie itself was fun... though like most blockbusters, they sorta wasted a great cast. Brad and Angelina are some very hot, very convincing action heros, who deserve a tighter plot. Vince Vaughn, very funny - could have given him more. But overall, still fairly entertaining. Some good dialogue, and I liked the irony of the location for their last stand.
As always, the casting and the visuals were excellent. Everything was pulled directly from the book... which was exactly the problem. The slavish direct-by-numbers approach I forgave in movies 1 & 2 because I figured, well, perhaps there's no other way. But after Alfonso Cuaron's amazing adaption of book 3, it's obvious a real movie can be made out of these books - rather than a series of flashbacks checking off every major event. Still, as a Harry Potter fan, I have to admit I enjoyed it, and I'm sure other fans will as well. 
LOVED this movie - it really was the perfect adaption of Austen. Managed to speed up the book to proper movie-length without losing the feel. The sets and casting were very right on - exactly how I had imagined. The Darcy and Elizabeth dynamic was particularly brilliant, unlike in other adaptions, where they are rather annoying. « Thoughts on Shopping | Main | All Hail the 'Leaker-in-Chief' »
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