A roar or a whimper?

Narnia opens on Friday, just in case you’ve been hiding under a rock with no plans to come out until after Christmas. Will it live up to my childhood based expectations? Or it is just another feeble attempt on the part of Disney to capture (and ruin) a much loved and respected tale? Is this Disney’s stab at seizing the ever growing Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings crowds? Will there be controversy due to the Christian nature of the story?

C. S. Lewis is one of my favorite authors. I even have a book of his poetry, which is hidden somewhere along with my hard copy of Hitchhiker’s Guide. Like HGTG, I have my doubts about how good this movie is going to be. Still, I want to see the movie. I am very pleased that none of the actors have recently shown up on Oprah to jump on her couch and beat on his/her chest. What a refreshing change of pace! I went in search of some reviews. This is what I found. First there is this review. And then here is another positive review. And still more reviews can be found here. Overall, the reviews are encouraging. Could it be there may be one book based movie this year that will translate well from the page to cellulous? I would be so please, as I am sure so many other Lewis and Narnia fans will be as well.