The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
May. 16,2008 PGOne year after their incredible adventures in the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Peter, Edmund, Lucy and Susan Pevensie return to Narnia to aid a young prince whose life has been threatened by the evil King Miraz. Now, with the help of a colorful cast of new characters, including Trufflehunter the badger and Nikabrik the dwarf, the Pevensie clan embarks on an incredible quest to ensure that Narnia is returned to its rightful heir.
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One of my all time favorites.
I'll tell you why so serious
it is finally so absorbing because it plays like a lyrical road odyssey that’s also a detective story.
This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows
This movie was okay. I read the book recently and I wonder now how could you make a 150 minute movie out of a book that feels like it's no more than 220 pages. I don't know but for movie reviews I try not to compare books to the films unless if a change really makes me mad. Anyways, so the movie takes place one year after the previous film does with the same main four people going to Narnia. Sounds basic enough which is good. I remember there being a lot of fighting for parts of the back story of the events of Caspian. Prince Caspian was a decent character in this movie played by a decent actor. Nothing more than that but also nothing less than that. There was also this love story between Susan (the older girl of the four kids) and Caspian but at the end she didn't want to be with him anymore. The most sad part of the movie to me was when Peter and Susan, the two oldest, found out that they were two old to even go back to Narnia anymore while Lucy and Edmund, the two youngest, still could. Like I said, this movie was decent. Throughout it felt like a average movie that wasn't either edging towards terrible or great. Just sort of in between. Which I find to be nice. How it seemed in the middle of the road.
I'm shocked, upset, disappointed and angry to see that Disney produces now movies about children as soldiers! Where is their so-called magic, enchantment, family values?? Unicef ranks war children as the worst war crimes but Disney makes it art, fun and just to have more money in their pocket!! That tells you how crazy is our actual world from top to bottom as it's a shame to notice that critics, medias really interested to tell this truth! Anyway this Disney movie begins in the worst way ever, because after the dreamy magic kingdom castle opening, your ears are attacked by a loud, pitched woman scream! Try to find me a old Disney with such violence; finally it sums up well the movie: blood, guns, violence again and again... All the fun, cool, gentle stuff of the 1st movie like the talking beavers have disappeared: now you just have a war academy for children: i'm just appalled to see that all siblings even the youngest take arms to kill the enemy (check the poster too)! And it's the best brainwashing you can have: you can hear them telling that striking first is better than defense and when they enter the village as winners, the populace greets them like the best dictatorship propaganda! So maybe the time when family programs were forbidden to depict guns, violence was better but if i was father, those stinking movies would go to the trash and i would inspire my children with more compassionate, authentic, caring values!
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008): Dir: Andrew Adamson / Cast: William Moseley, Anna Popplewell, Ben Barnes, Peter Dinkledge, Georgie Henley: Fantastic and visually glorious epic about authority and faith. Caspian is ushered to freedom when his evil uncle murdered his father. Caspian blows a magical horn in a critical moment and Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy are summoned out of World War 2 London. Together they try to reclaim Narnia and hopes that the great lion Aslan will appear. With glorious special effects and detailed story director Andrew Adamson completes his second Narnia masterpiece. He also helmed the Shrek films as well. The four principal actors playing the children return and not only do they assist Caspian in his battle but they will become royalty themselves. William Moseley and Anna Popplewell return as well as Peter Dinkledge as a dwarf whom they rescue from certain death in the film's beginning. Ben Barnes as Prince Caspian is heroic and capable of being King but by film's end he is given a glimpse of romance. Georgie Henley and Skandar Keynes also reprise their roles as Edmund and Lucy who are more of a focal point here than the older children. The Biblical references feature Aslan as a Christ-like figure that are prominent throughout the series. It also contains a theme regarding power and destination. Score: 10 / 10
The four Pevensie brothers and sisters are drawn back to Narnia one day in the subway. They find nothing left of Cair Paravel but only ruins. It has been a long time since they had last been there. The Telmarines has since taken over. Aslan is gone but Lucy (Georgie Henley) sees him every once in awhile. Prince Caspian (Ben Barnes) is the rightful heir to the Telmarines. His evil uncle Lord Miraz (Sergio Castellito) wants to kill Caspian to claim the throne. In desperation, he escapes and calls the Pevensies to lead the Narnians to take on his evil uncle.There are a lot of expositions and explanations. It's too long at two and a half hours running time with overly long battles. The one on one fight is especially too long. It lacks the poetry or the magic of the first movie. It just never gets the same feel. The White Witch makes a small cameo. Aslan is desperately missed for most of the movie.