The chronicles of Narnia: The lion, the witch and the wardrobe

2005. I never read the books, I must read them one day. Based only on the film, I don't know why but I'm not much into it. Well, knowing me I guess I simply didn't much like the leading characters. The four kids: Peter (William Moseley) was the eldest, the good and wise one, but honestly also kind of plain. Susan (Anna Popplewell) was always whining, and never does anything, really; she was impossible when she tried to convince Peter to surrender: "listen to him, a sword doesn't make you a hero" : right, let's listen to the big bad wolf, everyone knows that's the right thing to do! *rolling eyes*
Edmund (Skandar Keynes) was unbearable: it's understandable that a kid might fight with his older brother because he misses his dad and can't stand seeing Peter as acting-dad, but from here to turn against his brothers and sisters! That's not acceptable. Instead as soon as he is in Narnia he tells everything to the Queen simply because he is afraid or because she offers him candies and tells him he might become a king, and him only, not Peter too! Stupid kid, turning against your family! You can fight them face to face, but you must be on your family's side against others!
Then there's Lucy (Georgie Henley), the cute little one, and I liked her.
In this film I liked Lucy, kind and innocent, I like Tummus (James McAvoy) and his sweet tormented look; the scenery of course, and Aslan the lion (Liam Neeson's voice), and the witch-queen (Tilda Swinton, good in the icy role of the bad witch).
That's it. The story is quite boring, really: the evil witch has iced the world and made everybody afraid of her, but luckly there's a prophecy (it's always the bloody prophecy!) that says that 4 human kids will come and save Narnia, and become the new kings and queens. Oh really, what a shocking surprise, a prophecy says our protagonists are all heroes... they certainly don't look like ones.
Peter and Lucy are not bad, him because he really tries, and her because she's little and can't do more than that.
Susan shots one arrow and her part is done, and Edmund wants to redeem himself attacking the queen, and is absurd how easily he can break her weapon... is that all she can do? They call her witch but without it she can't do anything?
At the end they are all crowned, of course: Queen Lucy the Valiant. King Edmund the just... I'm sorry, what??? Seriously???
Queen Susan the gentle... gentle... well, she was gentle to Lucy and Aslan... then king Peter the Magnificent... magnificent? Come on, where did these names come from?? maybe Peter the valiant, Lucy the gentle, Edmund the redeemed and Susan the sister... that's the kindest way, really.
I liked prof. Kirke (Jim Broadbent) when he wanted to hear all about their adventure in Narnia, but his part was very very small.
I did not recognize Neeson's voice at all, I was completely on the wrong track, thinking of a completely different name...
The film was entirely based on the four kids, and they weren't enough to have a whole movie on their shoulders..