The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Here you go, a spanking new movie, in time to make use of it!
OK, I have read the Chronicles of Narnia - every book, all the way through - but I've only done it once, and it was at least 15 years ago. Having said that, I go to the movies relatively untainted by my opinion of the book. So here we are, going in to see Prince Caspian...
The story, briefly, is that a year has passed for the Pevensey kids, 1300 years have passed in Narnia. Things are less friendly there now than when the Kings and Queens were there (seems some older, more conquest minded people found their way into the kingdom) and the kids are summoned back when Caspian (the crown prince) blows Susan's horn and "rallys the troops" so to speak. There's an abortive first strike on the bad guys (the Telmarines), followed by a nearly disastrous last stand - salvaged only by the timely arrival of Aslan the Lion (who saves the day with a tactic borrowed from the author's (C.S. Lewis) friend, JRR Tolkien). The day is saved, Caspian reclaims his throne (and that of all Narnia as well), Aslan offers a land of their own to Telmarines who don't want to stay in Narnia, and sends the Pevensey kids back to England.
The film shares a lot with many movie series, in that it (the second installment) is somewhat darker than the first. It also deals a lot with the kids growing up (the older 2 won't be returning to Narnia - Aslan says they have learned all they can from there), making mistakes, and learning from them. From a looking at my watch point of view - the first look was at the 1 hour mark, the second at the 2 hour mark, the third when the film was done - so that's not too shabby. My daughter and nephew (13 and 11) seemed quite entranced by the film, so it's main target audience seems to like it. It is a little more intense than the first, so the younger kids may not be as comfortable with the film (at least at the beginning). As for the rest, the lush scenery, the effects, the epic battles - all easily compare with the first film. If you liked the first film, you'll like this one - if you didn't, you probably didn't like The Lord of the Rings either...
OK, I have read the Chronicles of Narnia - every book, all the way through - but I've only done it once, and it was at least 15 years ago. Having said that, I go to the movies relatively untainted by my opinion of the book. So here we are, going in to see Prince Caspian...
The story, briefly, is that a year has passed for the Pevensey kids, 1300 years have passed in Narnia. Things are less friendly there now than when the Kings and Queens were there (seems some older, more conquest minded people found their way into the kingdom) and the kids are summoned back when Caspian (the crown prince) blows Susan's horn and "rallys the troops" so to speak. There's an abortive first strike on the bad guys (the Telmarines), followed by a nearly disastrous last stand - salvaged only by the timely arrival of Aslan the Lion (who saves the day with a tactic borrowed from the author's (C.S. Lewis) friend, JRR Tolkien). The day is saved, Caspian reclaims his throne (and that of all Narnia as well), Aslan offers a land of their own to Telmarines who don't want to stay in Narnia, and sends the Pevensey kids back to England.
The film shares a lot with many movie series, in that it (the second installment) is somewhat darker than the first. It also deals a lot with the kids growing up (the older 2 won't be returning to Narnia - Aslan says they have learned all they can from there), making mistakes, and learning from them. From a looking at my watch point of view - the first look was at the 1 hour mark, the second at the 2 hour mark, the third when the film was done - so that's not too shabby. My daughter and nephew (13 and 11) seemed quite entranced by the film, so it's main target audience seems to like it. It is a little more intense than the first, so the younger kids may not be as comfortable with the film (at least at the beginning). As for the rest, the lush scenery, the effects, the epic battles - all easily compare with the first film. If you liked the first film, you'll like this one - if you didn't, you probably didn't like The Lord of the Rings either...
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