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Unable to get tickets for Amir Khan's eagerly awaited 'Rang De Basanti', we (Bhatti, Porwal and me) decided to watch 'Chronicles of Narnia'. Never mind the fact that it is a movie for kids and we are all a youthful twenty-plus. And anyway, after the horror show called 'Neal N Nikki' I had vowed never to watch Hindi movies again.

So ... no story spoilers here because I want you to enjoy the movie ...

The initial few minutes showing children getting evacuated in a back-drop of World War II confused us. (Porwal: "Where's the lion? Where's the lion?" Bhatti: "Where's the snow? Where's the snow?" Me: "Where's the popcorn? Where's the Coke?")

Then a few enlightening scenes and a 'wardrobe in a spare room' later, we finally entered the magical world of Narnia.

Beautiful imagery, just the right touch of CGI and not overdone, lovely acting by the youngest heroine, a human portrayal of how families break and rejoin ...

And of course ... the eternal story of good versus evil ... and a little bit about sacrifice ...

Definitely worth a watch ... even if you are twenty-plus

Hey, I think, if you are young you SHOULD watch the movie before the 'harsh realities of life' corrupt you :)

Unfortunately my childhood was not blessed by the pleasure of having read C. S. Lewis's book on which the movie was based ... but still I feel it has done justice to it (based on reviews of the book that I have read)

Tomorrow: back to work in the 'exciting' world of patent analysis.