The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Reviews

Being a long-time fan of C.S. Lewis' Narnia books, I was delighted when The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe came out.  With the recent release of Prince Caspian, my delight continues.

Before I saw this movie, I had a few friends tell me, "It's not as good as the first one."  They lied.  The story didn't stray too far from Lewis' original plot, the acting was superb and the computer graphics were amazing.  I also enjoyed the fact that the parallels to Christianity were a bit more subtle than the first film.  It makes one think more this way.

It was good to see Warwick Davis on the screen again...

Fans of the books will be delighted to see Narnia come to life once again. The delight soon is replaced by darker emotions, as this chapter deals with a Narnia that has dealt with ten generations of conquest by invading humans. The story involves the title character, hopeful to restore old Narnia, summoning help in the form of the four heroes from the previous book/film.

The story is a little uneven, which is not unexpected considering the source material (alas, it was not the best book in the series). In order to pad things out, there is a large section in the middle made up just for the film....

So I have been a Chronicles of Narnia fan since I was young, but I haven't read Prince Caspian since then...I saw the movie with 2 who had recently read the book and of course, like most book-to screen adaptations, for them there were a few dissapointments.

The most tragic are when the depth and most poignant elements of the book are missing in the film.

But, as a movie, it is fantastic. Well made, great cast, engaging, long but it doesn't feel like it, and appropriate for all ages, if your children are ok with battle scenes a-la LOTR. 

I don't want to give any spoilers here, so I'll just say...

Prince Caspian was one of the worst book-to-movie adaptations eve to be done. I would say the only worse one was Princess Diaries. I don't understand what happened. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe was so good!

You have to understand, I'm a HUGE C.S. Lewis fan, and I'm also a purist. So when they destroyed the plot and characters of one of my favorite series, you see how I might be upset. So many things were wrong with this movie that I don't even know where to begin...I suppose I should start with Susan. Let's get something straight: SUSAN DOES NOT LOVE CASPIN. SHE DOES NOT KISS HIM. SHE IS...

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

This Movie is the best. i bought it for my husband last year for Christmas. He was the one that bought the first movie which was the best too & we just had to see what happens in this movie. one day after Christmas last year we sat down to watch this movie with our 7 month son. our son loved it, he kept smiling & laughing, it's funny to see a 7 month baby sit up all by himself being good while watching the movie. this movie is similar to the first one which ends with a war. it's ashame after this movie they didn't make another one, i really liked...

I was very excited when I hard that The Chronicles of Narnia series by C.L.Lewis was being brought to the big screen. As a child I borrowed these books from the library so much they were almost my own. As an adult, I purchased my own set and have reread them several times. I was very impressed with the first film and even more so with the second edition to this franchise, The Chronicles of Narnia : Prince Caspian.

I am very happy to say that the movies have stayed very close to the storylines portrayed in the books. It's hard to find a series like that anymore. The animation and graphics were...