A 180-million-dollar movie-adaptation of C.S. Lewis’ children’s classic: During the Second World War, four siblings are evacuated from London to live with a professor in the countryside, in order to escape the bombs of the German Luftwaffe. In the professor’s house they discover an old wardrobe that reveals a door into a different world.

Televisions.com thinks:

Fantasy for both children (aged 12 and up) and adults —
exciting, enchanting, and technically superb.

Movie Details:

Blu-ray: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Length: 143 minutes

Genre: Fantasy adventure

Studio: Disney

Cast: Anna Popplewell, Elizabeth Hawthorne, Georgie Henley, Kiran Shah, Shane Rangi, Skandar Keynes, Tilda Swinton

Director: Andrew Adamson

Rating: PG (U.K., USA), FSK 12 (Germany)

Released: 2008

Picture Format: 2.35:1

Soundtracks: Dolby Digital 5.1, PCM 5.1 (English); Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1 (German)

PICTURE QUALITY:
Stunning — a colourful, sharp, vivid, and contrast-rich picture.

(9 out of 10 points)

SOUND QUALITY:
The 5.1-channel mix sounds great, and even quiet scenes are rich in detail and surround sound.

(9 out of 10 points)

BONUS MATERIAL:
All the extras of the double DVD also appear on the Blu-ray release — including, for example, two audio commentaries and extensive production info. Also on board is a BD-Java adventure game.

(8 out of 10 points)

Note: This Blu-ray made it into our list of the 43 best Blu-rays ever.