Saw this yesterday. The movie is a fantasy story that reminded me quite a bit of Fellowship of the Ring, the first of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. It deals with oppression of the government and necessity of freedom as told through a number of characters as this group is developed for future stories. The books are a trilogy, and this story is certainly told as the first of many.
The daemons add a unique effect as additional characters in the movie. And the Icebears are impressive, being very large polar bears. Its the size expectation I had for Aslan in the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
This movie is not for small children, and has a couple of very dark scenes that are pretty intense. Overall I enjoyed it, and look forward to the future sequels if this did well enough in the box office to justify.
