Interview with Sophie Wilcox (Lucy) and Barbara Kellerman for The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe

[jamyskis]

I don't go much on Barbara Kellerman's portrayal these days. As a kid, the series was superb and Kellerman's witch was terrifying. Now, Kellerman's portrayal just seems overplayed, the rage outbursts seem comical and the straight-and-narrow following of the book just felt forced. It's easy to criticise the Walden Media production for its deviations from the original source material, but watching both makes you realise why they did, and TBH I prefer Swinton's more "seductive" Witch.

[SilverTounge85]

Is The White Witch and The Green Lady the one and the same?

[alfienoaks]

Barbara is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO beautiful here. That hair!!!!!!!

[surfer53]

I know the new series has modern effects and a higher budget...but kids aren't stupid enough to thing the new one is better, are they?

[Ilovecats112233]

I'll ... be ... your ... long-haired lover from Liverpool, and I'll do anything you say, la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-­la ...

[SmellyCatSally]

Thanks heaps for this!! Barbara is actually really pretty and looks heaps young--as the White Witch she looks about 50 but without all the makeup you can see she's just a natural beauty.

[Brendio3768]

I don't like those old version movies. The animations were terrible and they were way off the books original story line.

[SmellyCatSally]

@Brendio3768 Is that because you saw the recent version first? I usually prefer whichever movie I've seen first, and because I grew up with this movie, I think it's awesome. If I'd come across it NOW, I'd probably think it was shit.

[echelonslostangel]

@Brendio3768 The old versions are closer to the stories than the new ones. These old ones are at time word for word from the book whereas the new ones created their own subpolts and rearrange the story however they wish. Also the animations were stated of the art at the time, the special effectf os today will no doubt be described as 'terrible' by the next generation.

[AngelsGateband]

@echelonslostangel there brilliant! i grew up watching them. the speicial effects make it brilliant!

[twooffour]

Lucy seems like she's British.

[MissLizaMay]

Tilda Swinton, eat your heart out!

[rom2014]

Thumbs up if you agree this version is better than the 2005 version. I certainly think so.

[aniretak92]

@rom2014

FOREVER AND EVER AMEN TO THAT!!!!!!

[MeatballsMarlowe]

I've never seen Barbara Kellerman out of character. She is WAY over the top in the series!

[paulzrulz]

the girl who plays lucy in the new narnia movies looks exactly like this one, they even sound the sae :s

[AslansButterfly]

@paulzrulz .....Um....yeah not really......how do you see that?

[AslansButterfly]

@paulzrulz Well actually, I'm listening to her and I do see what you mean about the voice. They do sound alot alike, though Georgie's more animated.

[gogetyourverb]

Barbara Kellerman is the definitive White Witch. She and Tilda Swinton are brilliant, although I feel as though Barbara's portrayal is more faithful to the novel.

[aniretak92]

@gogetyourverb

YES.

Sorry, Tilda. You're just not the White Witch. Plus, you're blonde. And Jadis is dark.

[AslansButterfly]

@gogetyourverb I don't think her characterization is more faithful, but she definitely LOOKS more like the White Witch that the book described. I really don't get the blonde hair in the newer one.

[hole1991]

@gogetyourverb

While I do agree, I feel that Tilda's interpretation was a bit scarier, whereas with Barbara, I actually in places found her funny (...THE WHOLE OF NARNIA WILL BE OVERTURNED, AND PERISH IN FIRE AND WATERRRRRR!). I think it was a fair interpretation, just kind of hammy.

[WORLD8NSH5KNIGHT1]

@Ilovecats112233

I see what you mean but look at the clothes and the hairstyle of the women though and you can tell its the 80s

[Colddeed]

Barbara is amazingly sexy in this video!!!!!

[supercreamysperm]

@Colddeed Yes, she looks very delectable in those leather trousers. She was 39 at the time, and I bet she's still very bonkable now.

[OmegaWolfVideos]

Aww Sophie Wilcox was so cuute as a kid :P

[Colddeed]

Turkish Delight!

[poisontardis]

beaut girl