The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

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The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

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Ben Barnes, Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, William Moseley, Anna Popplewell

The Pevensie siblings return to Narnia, where they are enlisted to once again help ward off an evil king and restore the rightful heir to the land's throne, Prince Caspian.

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  • dreamfaeries
    September 20, 2009
    dreamfaeries
    Not as beautiful as the first, but it was still good. Very long...
  • susanriley
    June 5, 2009
    susanriley
    Decent follow-up to the Lion the witch and the wardrobe. Interested in seeing the next installment...
  • phubbs1
    May 5, 2009
    phubbs1
    This looks very good, really good, despite my dislike of too much cgi this film does look and feel true. But thats it really, this is basically the same as we've seen before over and over now, with other films like LOTR, Labyrinth, Golden Compass, Legend etc...the final battle is...( read more) almost the same as the third rings movie, with tree's coming alive, the look and basic heroic last stand set up. Its all just unoriginal now, been done before.
    The first film was nice and quite a stand alone film, this is treading the same ground. It all links together nicely with the plot and cast, there's no continuety probs, not quite sure how they get to Narnia in the first place though, kinda odd. The cast is good cliched and run of the mill but good, although the Spanish accent thing going on with Caspian is really lame haha sounds and looks like a cheesey Zorro character lol. Its actually quite violent as well, lots of people being killed with arrows and swords, even a beheading.
    the ending is waaay too happy and clean, should of left it open for the obvious third, and I hated the mouse thing...shrek almost popped up I think haha jesus.
    Its a good film, looks great and u are interested, but its just very late and unoriginal now, the third will be even worse im afraid.about 5yrs ago it would have rocked ass.
  • ladyp1964
    April 17, 2009
    ladyp1964
    Having never read any of the Chronicles of Narnia I can't say how true the story is to the book but what I can say is that this is one fantastic movie. Meant for children without a doubt but at the same time a very enjoyable watch for adults.

    I find comparing it to Lord of the ...( read more)Rings (as I have read in other reviews) totally unfair. I personally never understood much that went on in LOTR and gave it up leaving it for others to enjoy. This on the other hand was much easier to understand. The fact that scenes and mythical creatures are similar in the two films is possibly true but aren't the same mythical creatures to be found in other stories and books of this genre, of course they are similar.
  • EarthlyAlien
    March 14, 2009
    EarthlyAlien
    Prince Caspian: "Two days ago, I didn't believe in the existence of talking animals... of dwarves or... or centaurs. Yet here you are, in strengths and numbers that we Telmarines could never have imagined. Whether this horn is magic or not, it brought us together... and togeth...( read more)er, we have a chance to take back what is ours!"

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    The main reason why sequels are rarely as good as originals is that the novelty is gone. Audiences hunger for the new, the different: those of us who saw The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe looked not only for a continuation of the narrative but for visuals that set it apart from the first instalment in 2005, which topped the $700 million mark in worldwide box office receipts. On the other hand, filmmakers can access the results of their originals, vetting audience responses, allowing them to tweak their emphases. In the case of Prince Caspian, which lacks the freshness of the first in the series, Andrew Adamson and his co-writers Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely have made the sequel darker in tone.

    Adamson, then, is back at the helm for this sequel which, though darker, may thrust the plot forward but does so at the expense of narrative: in other words, splendid visuals, deficient story interest. Where the Pevensie siblings entered the kingdom of Narnia, which existed 1300 years ago, via a wardrobe the first time around, this time they make a smooth transition from London's Strand station. England is at war: soldiers are seen at the station. One might interpret all the adventures of the 1940s quartet of kids as the products of their vivid imagination, given the stress of the early 1940s.

    As a train zips by, the four find themselves in Narnia. Three years senior to what they were in the first episode, the principals consist of the oldest and most courageous of the group, Peter (William Moseley); his kid brother, Edmund (Skandar Keynes); the cautious Susan (Anna Popplewell) and their kid sister, Lucy (Georgie Henley). The kingdom of Narnia consists not only of new, human characters such as the wicked, usurping King Miraz (Sergio Castellitto), his wife Prunaprismia (Alicia Borrachero), the king's loyal general Glozelle (Pierfrancesco Favino), the prince-who-would-be king, Caspian (Ben Barnes) and a cynical dwarf, Trumpkin (Peter Dinklarge); but also the mythical creatures to whom Narnia really belongs: Aslan (voice of Liam Neeson); the white witch (Tilda Swinton); and the centaur Glenstorm (Cornell S. John). Prince Caspian has provided for the return of the sibs after he had left the castle upon hearing of a plot to assassinate him.

    A good forty percent of the film's over-long time is spent on battles, getting bigger as time goes on with the exception of a one-on-one that was to determine who would ultimately wear the crown between the heroic Peter and King Miraz. One wonders how any wounds could be inflicted at all, since the king and to some extent the young man wear metal armour covering their entire bodies. Battle-wise, the film shares a kinship with a large number of fantasy films and series made in the last decade, particularly given the presence of an almost unrecognisable Peter Dinklage as a bearded, saturnine dwarf.

    Tiresome battles aside, there is decent acting. Ben Barnes, who is a decade older than he is set up to be, makes a fine debut in a lead role (of sorts), barking out commands to his brother and sisters. Side roles are convincing, one can't really go wrong with actors like Neeson, Swinton and Castellitto. The film was obviously expensive to make, so one can't really blame Adamson for trying to make it a bit more sellable. It still remains a fun family film, but I can't help feeling that a potentially great film franchise was lost here. Probably for the best.
  • ghosttrigger
    December 28, 2009
    ghosttrigger
    was very close to the book
  • Macgyver911
    December 27, 2009
    Macgyver911
    Lion Jesus to the rescue! These films would probably be better if the kids weren't bloody annoying. Not terrible, the actions pretty damned good, but not great. And the Susan/Caspian love story is just weird. He LOOKS a LOT older than she is and it's a 7 year age gap. Yeah s...( read more)he was 20 when the film came out but she looks about 12 to me...
  • timeladyinred
    December 27, 2009
    timeladyinred
    Ben Barnes <3

    "You are a mouse"
  • LisaMichelleAckles
    December 26, 2009
    LisaMichelleAckles
    Never been interested. It'll never beat the original!!!
  • mptparedes
    December 26, 2009
    mptparedes
    Couldn't even finish it x.x
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