Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1 Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: DVD EAN: 0786936735437 Format: Color Label: WALT DISNEY VIDEO Manufacturer: WALT DISNEY VIDEO Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: WALT DISNEY VIDEO Region Code: 1 Release Date: 2008-12-02 Running Time: 149 Studio: WALT DISNEY VIDEO Theatrical Release Date: 2008-05-16
The magical world of C.S. Lewis beloved fantasy comes to life once again in Prince Caspian, the second installment of The Chronicles Of Narnia series. Join Peter, Susan, Edmund, Lucy, the mighty and majestic Aslan, friendly new Narnian creatures and Prince Caspian as they lead the Narnians on a remarkable journey to restore peace and glory to their enchanted land. Continuing the adventure of The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe with more magic and a brand-new hero, Prince Caspian is a triumph of imagination, courage, love, joy and humor your whole family will want to watch again and again.
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Customer Rating: Summary: Chronicles of Narnia-Prince Caspian Comment: We saw the movie in the theater and (as we like C.S. Lewis' works) decided to add it to our collection. It was a good family movie. Customer Rating: Summary: the chronicles of narnia/prince caspian Comment: Was not as good as the first dvd, truthfully i was a little disappointed. Customer Rating: Summary: What an incredible disappointment... Comment: "Prince Caspian" was almost entirely horrible. For those who love the book by C.S. Lewis, this is a movie you will only see once. Adamson strayed so far away from the story that it was hard to remember you were watching the tale of Prince Caspian at all. Many of the events are totally out of order, and Peter's character has been infused with a set of childish antics that greatly take away from the story as a whole. In the book, as the children return to Narnia, they quickly go back to having the mindset of great kings and queens, but unfortunately, Adamson chose to have Peter play a selfish, obstinate child rather than someone who has been a great leader. In one particularly heart-breaking scene that has no bearing whatsoever on Lewis's classic story, Peter makes a decision that brutally costs many of the Narnians their lives. This was the worst part of the movie because the arrogant judgment was not one that the character Lewis created would ever have made. I hate to think that many people will believe that this is the true story of Prince Caspian because of this movie. It is a deep shame that "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" was done so well, while this movie's only redeeming qualities were the interesting battle strategies and CGI techniques used. To put it in perspective, this movie was as disappointing for fans of the Narnia series as "X-Men: The Last Stand" was for those who have followed the comics for years. Customer Rating: Summary: Beautiful scenery + Spectacular special effects + Good fighting scenes + Very little dialogues = Worth watching Comment: I've not read the book this movie was based on. So, I don't know how much different it is from the novel.
The scenery is poetic and attractive. The best thing about this film is the spectacular special effects, especially the water creature and the mice. They look life like. There is some good humor too. For example, when the cat was tied up by the mice. The fighting scenes are realistic and exciting. The sword fighting between Peter and King Miraz is tense and engaging.
The big problem is it has very little dialogues. That does not help me connecting with the characters. This movie is all about action and beautiful pictures. It's still a good movie for kids.
For this kind of genre, Lord of the Rings is still the only one on my Favorite list.
Customer Rating: Summary: What DO they teach those moviemakers in their schools? Comment: I loved all seven books of The Chronicles of Narnia, and enjoyed The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe's movie adaptation when it came out a few years ago (I don't really consider the BBC movies to be good or valid, so I tend to block out the fact that I've seen them).
I can't say that I didn't enjoy Prince Caspian, but I was disappointed in the amount of "creative license" taken. What was all that tension about between Caspian and Peter, anyway? It made them both seem petty and immature, and diminished their roles as nobel, "good" young men. And why, oh why, does every director think there needs to be a romantic interest between any characters of the appropriate age? That was just plain dumb, in my opinion...Susan is dislikable enough as it is without making her irritating as well.
I sometimes wonder if the people who write the screenplays ever read the original books they're supposed to be adapting. Although Prince Caspian wasn't "that bad" when it came to it, I can only see a future of more and more deviation from the story as the movies go on (look at the Harry Potter movies and how vastly different from the books they've become, compared to the almost-perfectly-done first HP movie). I would love to see more of these, but I would enjoy seeing them made well.
Another reviewer mentioned that he/she couldn't connect with the characters because of so little dialogue, and I realized that's what I'd been missing without being able to pinpoint it. The dialogue and banter in a movie are the only insights we get to a character in a movie, since we can't see inside the mind as we can in a book. Not every viewer prefers slam-bang action over plot content.
Yes, yes, I'll most likely see the next Narnia movie if/when it comes out, but I'll be hoping for better things.
