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The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Starring: Ben Barnes, Cornell John, Damián Alcázar, Liam Neeson, Alicia Borrachero Directed By: Andrew Adamson Average Rating: Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: DVD Format: Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC Label: Walt Disney Video Number of Items: 1 Release Date: December 02, 2008 Running Time: 149 minutes Theatrical Release Date: May 16, 2008
Amazon.com: More exciting than The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian continues the movie franchise based on C.S. Lewis' classic fantasy books. The movie picks up where the first left off... sort of. It's been a year since the Pevensie children--Peter (William Moseley), Susan (Anna Popplewell), Edmund (Skandar Keynes), and Lucy (Georgie Henley)--returned to England from Narnia, and they've just about resigned themselves to living their ordinary lives. But just like that, they're once again transported to a fantastical land, but one with a long-abandoned castle. It turns out that they are in Narnia again--and they themselves lived in that castle, but hundreds of years ago in Narnia time. They've been summoned back to help Prince Caspian (Stardust's Ben Barnes, resembling a young, cultured Keanu Reeves), the rightful heir to the throne who's become the target of his power-hungry uncle, King Mraz (Sergio Castellitto). And he's not the only one threatened: Mraz's people, the Telmarines, have pushed all the Narnians--the talking animals, the centaurs and other beasts, the walking trees--to the brink of extinction. Despite some alpha-male bickering, Peter and Caspian agree to fight Mraz alongside the remaining Narnians, including the dwarf Trumpkin (Peter Dinklage) and the swashbuckling mouse Reepicheep (voiced by Eddie Izzard). (Also appearing is Warwick Davis, who was in Willow and the 1989 BBC Prince Caspian.) But of course they most of all miss the noble lion, Aslan, who would have never let this happen to Narnia if he hadn't disappeared.
Prince Caspian is epic, evoking memories of Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings films. (Some of the battle elements may seem too familiar, but they were in Lewis's book.) And it's appropriate for kids (Reepicheep could have come out of a Shrek movie), though the tone is dark and there is a lot of death, albeit bloodless. After two successful films, Disney and Walden Media's franchise has proved successful enough that many of the characters are scheduled to return in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. --David Horiuchi
Battles I enjoyed the first film, though it was certainly aimed at children. Prince Caspian however takes a darker turn for Narnia. The 4 children return to the magical kingdom a year later, but in Narnia more than a thousand years has passed. A kingdom of men has taken over Narnia and driven the magical creatures into the woods and near extinction. I found the visuals very pleasing and if you are a fan of battles, you certainly have more than your share in this story. They are bloodless affairs, but they do feel very Lord of the Ringish. I enjoyed the story and the more adult natured storyline. I will certainly purchase this and eagerly await the next installment in the series.
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I watched the film "Prince Caspian" with much the same sentiments as when first reading the book thirty years ago. At ten years old, I so loved "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" that, after doubting that the sequel could compare, I was surprised and delighted to find an even more mysterious and exciting story. The film digresses from the book but not in a devastating way. In fact, some of the changes enhance the plot and the characters.
Again we join Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy, also known as "the Pevensies," as they are literally swept into another dimension. The youngsters still have a great deal to learn in the land of Narnia, where they formerly ruled as kings and queens. They do not recognize their kingdom at first, so greatly has it been altered by many centuries. The realization of what has been destroyed sweeps over them as they uncover artifacts of their own past, almost like finding relics of a lost and beloved faith. It is before the broken altar of the Stone Table that the past and present merge. The four Pevensies know that they must be ready to sacrifice themselves for the Narnia; they have a bond with the land which time and space cannot erase. As C. S. Lewis wrote: "Once a king or queen in Narnia, always a king or queen in Narnia."
New friends and foes replace the old, including Prince Caspian himself, dashing, disinherited and untried. He belongs to the swarthy race of the Telmarines, descended from pirates, presumably Spanish ones, who long before stumbled into Narnia. Caspian and the Pevensies help each other not only win the freedom of Narnia, but to grow in humility and perilous self-knowledge. The rivalry between Caspian and Peter and the flicker of romance between Caspian and Susan are elements which, although not in the book, are surprisingly natural in the film. However, it was a bit odd to show a slip of a girl like Susan fighting robust, armored warriors, knocking them down.
In the book, Aslan is gradually revealed to each of the main characters according to their degree of faith. The film does not do this in the same manner so when Trumpkin the dwarf finally sees Aslan the impact is lost. Indeed, Aslan is absent from most of the film and, as in the book, the heroes and heroines feel abandoned. It is a fitting allegory for the dark night of the soul experienced by those seriously struggling along in the spiritual life. Events in Narnia spiral out of control, partly through the willful behavior of the kings, who need Susan and Lucy to remind them that Someone Else is really in charge. How often we need to be reminded of the same truth.
In "Prince Caspian" the kings and queens triumph over the ruthless Telmarines only by allowing humility, courage, and child-like trust to conquer pride, jealousy, and the reckless desire for revenge. In the meantime, myths spring to life as prophecy is fulfilled. The reclamation of Narnia does not happen without cost, without mistakes and death. Aslan returns, traditions are reclaimed as a new kingdom is built on the foundations of the old. In Narnia as in our own world, no matter how dark it may be, good can be brought out of anything.
very good movie this movie when i saw it in the theaters was a very good movie. I believe if you liked the first one you'll like this one even better.. worth getting. I'll be getting it soon myself when I get the money to do so.
A refreshingly wonderful sequel! I am somewhat of a purist on Lewis's "Narnia" series. And I must admit I was skeptical about some of the changes I knew they were making from the book. The first movie was made extremely well, but I also know Disney has a bad habit of making awful sequels to good movies.
I saw "Prince Caspian" in theatres and was totally amazed. There were some changes to it. As with the first movie, this one goes into much more detail about some of the things the book only touches on. It doesn't stick quite as close to the book as "The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe," but the changes are made very tastefully, and most changes are minor ones made to fit with the details.
This movie continues to exhibit a great storyline, very well-written characters, and many of the things we all wanted to see on screen after reading the book. All in all, I think this movie very much fits with Lewis's vision of Narnia, and even if you're a purist, you should give it a chance.
The wonderful Narnia I really love this movie, i love all about narnia and i cant wait to see the next movie.
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