DVD : The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
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Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0786936735437
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Label: WALT DISNEY VIDEO
Manufacturer: WALT DISNEY VIDEO
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: WALT DISNEY VIDEO
Region Code: 1
Release Date: December 02, 2008
Running Time: 149 minutes
Sales Rank: 11
Studio: WALT DISNEY VIDEO
Theatrical Release Date: May 16, 2008
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Product Description:
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.
Amazon.com:
More exciting than The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian continues the movie franchise based on C.S. Lewis' classic fantasy books. The movie picks up where the first left off... sort of. It's been a year since the Pevensie children--Peter (William Moseley), Susan (Anna Popplewell), Edmund (Skandar Keynes), and Lucy (Georgie Henley)--returned to England from Narnia, and they've just about resigned themselves to living their ordinary lives. But just like that, they're once again transported to a fantastical land, but one with a long-abandoned castle. It turns out that they are in Narnia again--and they themselves lived in that castle, but hundreds of years ago in Narnia time. They've been summoned back to help Prince Caspian (Stardust's Ben Barnes, resembling a young, cultured Keanu Reeves), the rightful heir to the throne who's become the target of his power-hungry uncle, King Mraz (Sergio Castellitto). And he's not the only one threatened: Mraz's people, the Telmarines, have pushed all the Narnians--the talking animals, the centaurs and other beasts, the walking trees--to the brink of extinction. Despite some alpha-male bickering, Peter and Caspian agree to fight Mraz alongside the remaining Narnians, including the dwarf Trumpkin (Peter Dinklage) and the swashbuckling mouse Reepicheep (voiced by Eddie Izzard). (Also appearing is Warwick Davis, who was in Willow and the 1989 BBC Prince Caspian.) But of course they most of all miss the noble lion, Aslan, who would have never let this happen to Narnia if he hadn't disappeared. Prince Caspian is epic, evoking memories of Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings films. (Some of the battle elements may seem too familiar, but they were in Lewis's book.) And it's appropriate for kids (Reepicheep could have come out of a Shrek movie), though the tone is dark and there is a lot of death, albeit bloodless. After two successful films, Disney and Walden Media's franchise has proved successful enough that many of the characters are scheduled to return in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. --David Horiuchi
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It's an ok movie. It's starts off a bit slow then picks up half way.
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe was such a captivating and enjoyable movie. I was very much looking forward to Prince Caspian, but I was sorely disappointed with this film. What happened? The scenery and special effects are spectacular, but there's so little characterization, I couldn't find anyone to root for. The Pevensie children are summoned to save Narnia, but they are presented as completely incompetent. Peter is so consumed with satisfying his own ego, he leads hundreds of innocent Narnians to a horrible death, yet he is never held accountable or shows any remorse. Edmund, who had such an interesting story arc in the first film, has nothing to do here but make a few jokes and fight. Ultimately, that's all this movie is, a series of impressive but boring battle scenes. I kept waiting for the Pevensie children to become the unified, caring family unit that made them so strong in the first film, but it never happens. There is no growth, no message, no lessons learned. This film could have been so much more, but sadly, the result is nothing more than 2 and 1/2 hours of eye candy.
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If you enjoyed the book, you won't want to watch the Disney version of this movie. Characterization was changed (a friendly dwarf became a nasty grump, Prince Caspian and King Peter had jealousy issues); scenes were added that weren't in the book, and basically all of the best parts of the book were omitted. There were battles that never took place. In fact, fighting was the main focus of this movie. Anything that had any hint of spirituality was obliterated from the movie. If Disney wanted to create a fantasy battle movie, they should have just hired someone to write one. Prince Caspian is definitely NOT the Prince Caspian that C.S. Lewis wrote. I will definitely not watch any more Disney adaptations of Narnia.
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The movie was very good. It was close to the book. I think the first movie was better.
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This is an excellent sequel to The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe! I recommend it!!!!
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