anyone watch Chronicles Of Narnia Prince Caspian?

[Vortigern99]

The set of books my wife and I have was printed when the first Narnia film came out, and so they're numbered funny. Last night I put them in order according to their publication dates, so it goes: 2, 4, 5, 6, 3, 1, 7. Kind of a George Lucas prequel thing going on.

[huedell]

LMAO!! hahahahaha!! OMG I told my wife the same thing,I was like man Caspian sounds like Montoya

Its not a coinicidence. The actor has been quoted in interviews admitting
that he used Patankin's (Inigo's) accent as inspiration.

Good choice, considering its like "free momentum" for the character's
backstory due to the fact that PRINCESS BRIDE is kinda ingrained in
the public's consciousness.

[huedell]

The set of books my wife and I have was printed when the first Narnia film came out, and so they're numbered funny. Last night I put them in order according to their publication dates, so it goes: 2, 4, 5, 6, 3, 1, 7. Kind of a George Lucas prequel thing going on.

He was working on the books all at the same time in most cases---
and, therefore, in many cases the reason for their release order
was "just when Lewis was ready" (with one of the stories being completed)

[garagesale]

The chronological order of the books:

The Magician's Nephew (6th book)
The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe (1st book)
The Horse and His Boy (5th book)
Prince Caspian (2nd book)
Voyage of the Dawn Treader (3rd book)
The Silver Chair (4th book)
The Last Battle (7th book)

You can read 'em in almost any order, though. Lewis was an anti-Modernist, but reading his books is a totally postmodern experience in some ways. Almost like Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse 5 in some ways.

The movie was OK. An hour of unneccessary exposition. Characters from the book that should have been left out (IMHO). Gets fun after that first hour. A must for fans of the the book and scholars (but even the BBC versions meet that criteria). Go see Iron Man again and wait for this'n on DVD!

Hope the box office and unenthusiastic reviews of PC don't threaten to truncate this franchise!

JamesD

[huedell]

The movie was OK. An hour of unneccessary exposition.

Really? That's odd---as I felt it was weird that they cut out Caspian's whole childhood
as well as the intimate teacher/student relationship he had with Cornelius (who was in
the movie too LITTLE as far as I was concerned--so with that in mind, i don't really
agree with the "they coulda cut more characters" mindset either--along with
the view on "too much exposition")

Hope the box office and unenthusiastic reviews of PC don't threaten to truncate this franchise!

It still has a "fresh" rating on rotten tomatoes---so the critics aren't the real problem
here---its that "box office" you speak of. If THAT peters out--it may hurt the franchise
somewhat--altho' I don't think anything less than a total bomb will freeze up this next
NARNIA movie already in production (DAWN TREADER)---and it looks like the "bomb"
aspect has already been avoided.

[toys2cool]

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What really got to me a little was that the lion and the Witch only showed up for like 2 minutes in the movie,it seemed like the whole time you were expecting him to finally pop up.I know it's stupid but I was a little disappointed by that

[Adam West]

The Witch isn't the villain in this movie....as for the Lion, I thought the amount of time in the movie was appropriate given the story line.

[Vortigern99]

I just came back from seeing and I LOVED IT. It's my new favorite film of the summer so far! It's more essentially heroic than the LW&W, with its castle-storming and single combat, but it retains those magical, "kid-friendly" elements of Faerie that were so charming in the first movie. The setting is still fantastic and otherworldly, yet it seems very real, more realistic than the LW&W, with nice touches (like consistent facial scarring after battles) that just put you right into the world of Narnia, as though it's really happening and you're just watching it all unfold. The characters seem alive and human -- even the dwarfs and the centaurs! -- and the moments of loss feel genuinely poignant, not strained or over-the-top like some moments in the LOTR films. All in all this could be the best film of its genre ever made IMHO, though I'll have to see it several more times before I can cement that opinion. And I certainly will be seeing it again -- many many times! This is a classic I can cherish for years.

[huedell]

Its nice to hear someone enjoy the movie so much Vort---

I'm pretty much in a haze regarding the "actual" quality of these
NARNIA movies---

It hits too close to home for me spiritually---it's not what you think either--
when I say "spiritually" it's more than just a "Christian" thing--
-See, I grew up hardcore with the books and then went thru
some weird experiences regarding them---

Anyway, one thing I know for sure is that I think this new CASPIAN movie
was a much better watching experience for me than the first LW&TW one
---it seemed "more" of every good thing----more fun---more funny--
-more natural (for Narnia, as you pointed out), more interesting--
-and just more engaging overall---

is it a "great" movie-???--"great" as in "LOTR" "everyone loves it" great?

probably not---but since I have no big connection to LOTR---I'll just
stick with Narnia for now---just as I'm sticking with Indy Jones over Iron Man