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All teen and kid reviews for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

Age
8
Average rating based on 89 kid and teen reviews:
  • 37% say violence is an issue
  • 37% say there are positive role models
  • 35% say there are positive messages
Teen, 14 years old
January 26, 2010
 
AWESOME!
This is a great movie with great values based on a classic book. It is action-packed, funny, and all-around awesome. There is one extended battle scene (stabbing, swordplay, arrows) and one brief bombing scene at the start. It is implied that Aslan attacks the White Witch and some creatures are turned to stone. Aslan is stabbed with a knife, but is soon resurrected. All of the violence is bloodless.

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Teen, 16 years old
September 20, 2009
 
Adorable Movie
I'm fourteen years old and I adore this movie, as well as the book. It has very good role models, like Edmund for example. His character at the beginning of the story shows how cruel and hard the world can be; it turned him spiteful and angry all the time. This caused him to betray his own family to a terrible evil. Later in the story he realises the error of his ways, and I can't imagine the depth of regret he must feel. The battle scene is a little bit gory for younger kids, but 7 years and up should be fine with it, with all the other violence in the media these days. Something I like best about it is, while it was modeled rather religiously, you'd never be able to tell just watching the movie. That makes it easy for people like me (agnostic) to enjoy it.

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Teen, 14 years old
April 25, 2011
 
Harsh
This movie contains strong violence (without the bloody gore) which leads me to say that this should be PG-13. And not to disclude the White Witch's "sexy" voice towards Edmund at the beginning. All of these factors make the PG movie harsh.

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Kid, 10 years old
March 22, 2011
 
APPROPIATE FOR ALL AGES! ;)
I made a mistake in Voyage Of The Dawn Treader, I meant to put IS NOT THAT BAD, not, IS THAT BAD. THIS MOVIE IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!And the violence is still not that bad. Great movie, based on the book series by Christian C.S Lewis. Family movie I recommend this.

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Teen, 18 years old
March 10, 2011
 
Better than the books

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Teen, 16 years old
January 17, 2011
 
Great start to what is sure to be a spectacular series, up with Harry Potter.
Reluctantly, at first, the 4 Pevensie children are brought magically into the world of Narnia where it's been winter for nearly 100 years. Edmund proceeds to wander into the clutches of the evil White Witch where she acts sweetly but snaps and beats him when she doesn't get what she wants. Until the middle of the story Edmund appears to be the problem child, both with his siblings and adult figures; but he matures (he grew 6 and a half inches during filming!), realizes his mistakes, and backs his brother up in the fight against the White Witch to free Narnia from her icy grip.

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Teen, 16 years old
December 12, 2010
 
Great family movie, except for younger kids
My family listened to the audiobooks together, and the movie goes by the book perfectly. I love how magical it feels, and if you've read the books before watching the movie (which you should) you understand it better and feel more like a part of Narnia. C.S. Lewis wrote The Chronicles as a story version of the Bible for kids back in his day. In the movies, you can't really tell, but if you know the background of the stories and the basics of Christianity, the parallels are amazing. Perfect for the whole family, although not a great movie for toddlers. It does start with a bombing and there are war scenes throughout.

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Teen, 15 years old
December 17, 2010
 
Amazing!
Love it! Still one of my favorite movies!

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Kid, 9 years old
December 30, 2010
 
it is a very good and well done

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Kid, 12 years old
February 13, 2011
 
Extremely Interesting
I love The Chronicles of Narnia series! Just as much as the books!

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Teen, 16 years old
August 23, 2009
 
Several freaky parts, but still an awesome movie!
My whole family loves this movie. It also follows the story of Jesus' life, which is great. This wonderful movie will be a classic forever!

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Teen, 15 years old
March 29, 2011
 
A review
I liked this movie, it has adventure but it's a little violent so ages 9+. Good for: Families, kids, tweens, younger people who like action/adventure Not good for: Teens looking for something more violent, people who don't like action/adventure

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Kid, 13 years old
December 13, 2010
 
For Narniaaaaaaa!!!
See? This is what happens when two great authors come together in a bar! What am I talking about, you might ask? J.R.R Tolkien and C.S Lewis collaborated on both stories, and this is the beautiful rendition of the book, Narnia! I read the books, and they were pretty tedious... While this movie was long, got to the point. The special effects were beyond any other Narnia films, especially the battle sequence. The audio perfectly matches the mood to the story, and the acting was very believable. There were several fight scenes and frightening characters, but nothing beyond story book types. This film is good for all ages, and I think they portrayed the book vey nicely. ----------------------- Edit: I am not going to come out and say it. Commonsense said, and I quote "Families might also discuss the Christian iconography in the film." Yes Commonsense.... We all know that Aslan is supposed to be Jesus. Yeah. Aslan, is the lion Jesus. There we go. Well, that's addressed! :D

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Teen, 14 years old
October 30, 2011
 
Great, but some of the violence here definitely pushes the limits of a PG rating--even for a Disney flick.
My rating: PG [borderline with PG-13] for some sequences epic battle violence and dark frightening images.

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Teen, 18 years old
July 12, 2011
 
My favorite of the 3
This is defnitely the best out of the three Narnia movies out. I could watch it over and over and over! Love love love it! Edmund is a brat but in the end he realizes that, Peter is brave and cute, Lucy is innocent yet brave, Susan is wary and likes to think everything through. There is fighting and battles and Edmund gets beat up and thrown in jail but it's not that violent. The creatures can get pretty intensely scary though. Especially when they kill Aslan. But it's an awesome movie :)

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Teen, 16 years old
October 30, 2011
 
A Family Fantasy Adventure!
The third film based of C.S. Lewis classic family story, is a great film to introduce the fantasy adventure genre to younger kids. But though this modern family classic is fun and powerful, it may be a little too scary for some young children.

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Teen, 13 years old
September 24, 2011
 
All time Fav...
An Awesome Movie good for all ages except a few place......... my all time fav!!!

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Teen, 16 years old
July 9, 2011
 
New Classic
Great movie! This is one I want to re-watch again and again. This one will go down in the hall of fame for me!

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Kid, 11 years old
August 23, 2011
 
Great Movie
This is a great movie, just as good as the book. It's not too violent, but when Edmund gets stabbed by the White Witch at the end, it could be a little scary for kids 6 or 7.

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Kid, 9 years old
July 30, 2011
 
Good movie but scary violence
The lion the witch and the wardrobe is a really good movie but it is violent and in the movie the witch kills Aslan (the lion).

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