jmmustchin
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian is a good sequel to The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, and a good adaption of the novel Prince Caspian, and overall a VERY good movie. I love it! The film has better action and is more intense than the first one. The special effects in this movie are also higher and better. The acting is splendid, as usual. And the plot of the movie is quite good. While it is rather different from the book, it is quite good in its own right. I personally think this sequel is probably AT LEAST as good as the original - perhaps better! The only reason I gave this one a slightly lower rating is because I think the scene with the hag and werewolf should have been done better, but otherwise this film is a firm winner!
barbagvido
I am fan of the book series, but I consider The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe and Prince Caspian kinda overrated. Not like I hate them, but I wish I liked them more. The first movie was in my opinion a great adaptation and much more epic than the book. It's the same with this one, but even better! Child actors are even better in this one and more confident and it's pretty clear. One actor I really liked here is Peter Dinklage, now better known as Tyrion from Game of Thrones, who is amazing as always. The effects are pretty good too, and while it's not as magical as in the first one, it's epic as hell! Story is expanded here and is much bigger than it was in the book (in the book most of it happens in, like, 2 days) and characters are a lot more developed. Also, I loved the Tilda Swinton cameo and it was one of the best scenes. I should probably stop here because this review is a little bit boring because I don't really have much to say but praise. All in all, just watch, you will at least have fun, that's guaranteed.
Python Hyena
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
ma-cortes
The picture is an extraordinary story with noisy adventures, marvelous fantasy , wonderful scenarios and pretty amusing . Full of action , excitement , entertainment and with an incredible battle scenes similar to ¨Lord of the Rings¨. Fun second part with rousing adventures , incredible monsters and dazzling fights . C.S. Lewis' classic is reborn in this second outing about 'The Chronicles of Narnia' when four children from war-torn England find themselves transported to a land of myth and fantasy . Return to magic , return to hope , return to Narnia . Some journeys take us far from home . Some adventures lead us to our destiny . It begins during German air raids over London in WWII . Four kids travel through underground to the land of Narnia and learn of their destiny to free it and help Prince Caspian . Lucy (George Henley) , Edmund Pevensie (Skandar Keynes) , Susan and Peter return to Narnia where they meet up with Prince Caspian (Ben Barnes) for an impressive battle against dark forces . Along the way they encounter dragons , dwarfs (Peter Dinklage , Warwick Davis) , merfolk, and a band of lost warriors . A fantastic world with fauns and centaurs and where animals speaking , giant mice , beaver , bear , fox , among others . The children are the chosen ones , according an ancient prophecy, and they team up with Aslem , the mighty Lion and real king of Narnia , fighting to defeat a nasty king in an epic finale battle . Then , all of them go throughout the fantastic world and where animals speaking as a likable giant swords-rat , a bull and many others . It has been foretold that they will bring peace to Narnia with the guidance of the mystical lion . They must survive the evil treachery of an usurper king named Miraz (Sergio Castellitto) , his barons , Lord Sopespian (Damián Alcázar) , General Glozelle (Pierfrancesco Favino) and the mysterious White Witch (Tilda Swinton, she also makes a short cameo as a centaur) locked in ice who still claims to be Queen . They team up with Aslan (Liam Neeson ; ¨Aslan" means "lion" in Turkish), the mighty Lion , fighting to defeat the evil in an epic finale battle against a huge army .This exciting movie has amazing fantasy, breathtaking adventures , groundbreaking battles and awesome FX , as the film contains over 1500 special effects shots, more than its predecessor's 800 effects shots . In this impressive production , C.S. Lewis' imagination is brought to life with top-drawer computer generator special effects . Although C.S. Lewis wrote "Prince Caspian" second, it is actually the fourth book of "The Chronicles of Narnia . This agreeable story is lavishly produced by Andrew Adamson from ¨Shrek trilogy¨ and Mark Johnson , along with C.S. Lewis' stepson and heir Douglas Gresham was co-producer on this film and its predecessor . The pic is a magic story with rip-snorting adventures , overwhelming fantasy , state-of-art FX , sensational scenarios and good feeling . Plenty of action and emotion with incredible battle scenes , thrills , actions and brief touches of humor . Provide enough amusement to keep the hands on your seat and dazzling eyes until the epic ending . In spite of overlong runtime and the difficult of adapting , the film still managing to keep a quick enough pace for those unfamiliar with the fantastic saga . Sympathetic performances for all casting and including a top-notch support cast . The film displays a colorful and evocative cinematography by Karl Walter Lindenlaub filmed on location ; although parts of the film were made in New Zealand like its predecessor, the majority of shooting took place in Czech, Slovenia and Poland because of the larger sets available . Rousing musical score fitting perfectly to the action-adventure by Harry Gregson-Williams . The motion picture was marvelously directed by Andrew Adamson , he's the director,producer, writer of ¨Shrek¨ trilogy . Adamson found a way to have the film stand on its own by adding a grand scale castle battle to the storyline, to make this film more epic and action oriented ; he made this second trip to Narnia bigger and more overblown than the first. Although this film was quite successful , it was far from the blockbuster success of the first film , as a result , Disney declined co-production on the rest of the series . Rating : Above average and worthwhile seeing , the whole family will enjoy this film . It's a very likable adventure-fantasy and enormously appealing for kids, adolescents and young men . Overall this is a really nice movie . If you are familiar with the story, then there are no real surprises, but makes up for it with overwhelming CGI animation. This was the second installment , the first entry was the following : ¨The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and Wardrobe¨ (2005) by Andrew Adamson with Georgie Henley as Lucy Pevensie , Skandar Keynes as Edmund Pevensie , William Moseley as Peter Pevensie , Anna Popplewell as Susan Pevensie , Tilda Swinton as White Witch , James McAvoy as Mr. Tumnus and Jim Broadbent as Professor Kirke ; the third entry was ¨The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader¨ (2010) by Michael Apted with Ben Barnes as Caspian , Will Poulter as Eustace Scrubb , Gary Sweet as Drinian , Bruce Spence , Bille Brown as Coriakin Laura Brent as Liliandil , Rachel Blakely as Gael's Mum and Nathaliel Parker as father's Caspian
