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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe (2005)

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Commentaries on this disc:

Commentary 1: Director Andrew Adamson, production designer Roger Ford and producer Mark Johnson Rating:7.2/10 (4 votes) [graph]Login to vote or review
Reviewed by The Cubist on April 6th, 2006:Find all reviews by The Cubist
This is a more technically oriented track as they talk about how WW2-era London was recreated and how Narnia was brought to life. In an unusual move, Adamson shot the film in chronological order so that the children grew and matured like their characters. This is a very accessible track that is not bogged down by techie-speak and well worth a listen.
Reviewed by sillybilly on April 3rd, 2008:Find all reviews by sillybilly
This is not a very informative commentary, although mildly entertaining. The problem with having kids is that there is a natural level of immaturity, with some squabling and such. I kept watching throughout, but I wouldn't watch it again.
Reviewed by sillybilly on April 3rd, 2008:Find all reviews by sillybilly
This is a better commentary then the one with the kids, with more information on offer. Roger Ford is 'phoning in' his comments from New Zealand, so he sounds...well, like he's on a phone. I at first wondered why they bothered including him, but he does give a lot of information and adds a lot to the commentary. I learnt quite a lot about the making of the film, so I was pleased I watched. It's a little on the technical side, and sometimes dry, but overall above-average. 7/10
Reviewed by TylerMirage on April 22nd, 2016:Find all reviews by TylerMirage
Of the two commentaries, this 'technical' commentary is probably the one that listeners will find the most interesting. There's a decent amount of informative tidbits, such as shooting all day-for-night, but I honestly felt that the commentary could've benefited from having another head-creative pipe in, like a costume designer or VFX supervisor.
Commentary 2: Director Andrew Adamson, actors Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, William Moseley and Anna Popplewell Rating:6.5/10 (4 votes) [graph]Login to vote or review
Reviewed by The Cubist on April 6th, 2006:Find all reviews by The Cubist
Not surprisingly, the older kids, in particular Moseley and Popplewell, offer the most coherent comments while Adamson gamely prods them with decent questions. The kids tend to talk about what it was like when they filmed a given scene. This track starts off a little slow but picks up steam as the film progresses.
Reviewed by sillybilly on April 3rd, 2008:Find all reviews by sillybilly
This is not a very informative commentary, although mildly entertaining. The problem with having kids is that there is a natural level of immaturity, with some squabling and such. I kept watching throughout, but I wouldn't watch it again.
Reviewed by TylerMirage on April 22nd, 2016:Find all reviews by TylerMirage
No offense to the young children actors, but there should be a minimum age requirement for contributing to commentaries (granted, that doesn't always work because you can have really mature young actors and really immature older actors, but I digress). Due to the young age of Georgie and Skandar, they, well...act their age. Half of the commentary is those two talking over each other in typical 'sibling' fashion, drifting off to various tangents that don't have to do with the movie and laughing. A lot. Anna and William are the most reserved of the young actors, understandably, but they can't really salvage what Skandar and Georgie talk about. To no fault of their own - I mean, kids will be kids.

You can tell that director Andrew Adamson is caught between a rock and hard place, as he tries his best to steer topics back towards being informative and about the events taking place in the movie.

If you've got 150 minutes to spare and don't mind listening to children giggling and an overall not-informative commentary, go for it.