The fact that Disney made the film wouldn't put me off seeing it, after all, they made Pirates of the Caribbean, which was splendid (but does Narnia have Johnny Depp in it?
) and proved that they can 'do' action. There are two things putting me off seeing it right away. Firstly I would like to read the book over again as it's a good twenty years since I last read it. Secondly, I want to wait until the hordes of kids have seen it; I was waiting for the bus this morning and the kids from the local school were all shouting excitedly about going to "see Narnia" later.
I've always found the idea of having a 'white witch' as a 'bad guy' a little strange, and I have to say that the books were spoiled for me as I read them after LotR, and nothing quite matched up to it for a long time, but from what's been said here, I'm quite looking forward to seeing it. Also I'm intrigued to see James McAvoy in a film that's as far removed from
Shameless (not recommended for kids) as it's possible to get.
I hope they do all the books properly as that would be a real disappointment - at least they have done this with the Harry Potter films (the latest one was the best). That's been the problem with the previous BBC adaptations, in that they seemed to give up part way through and not make any more, very like the situation with the Bakshi cartoons. I'd rather see something through to completion even if it
is not up to what you expected (or hoped for). Maybe if this film is the huge success it promises to be then they will.