anyone watch Chronicles Of Narnia Prince Caspian?

[toys2cool]

I saw it yesterday and it was alright for me,I honestly thought part 1 was better ...what did you guys think?

[Seeker]

My oldest daughter saw it and she agrees with you. #1 was better.

[toys2cool]

I wonder if she had the same issues as me,I don't want to spoil it for anyone so I'll wait a while and post it later

[BlackKnight]

I'm holding out for Indi Next week.
Nardia's a DVD for me.

[toys2cool]

I'm holding out for Indi Next week.
Nardia's a DVD for me.

yeah,don't get me wrong it's still good and worth watching,just don't expect anything out of this world.I'll still buy it on DVD though

[BlackKnight]

^^^ Yeah,.. I tend to enjoy Movies like this,.. or LOTR or Movies like American Gangster more at home rather than at the Theater. There's always so Much going on,.. or a real deep Story inwhich I like to get envolved with while no one's around. It Maintains my Focus Better.... That,.. & up here they Put Nardia in the Kiddie Theater,.. & I don't wanna put up with that.

[huedell]

I thought it was MUCH better than the first one---but my whole take on these
movies is convoluted by real life events. If you'd like you can call me any time to
discuss THOSE--but for now I'll just say that CASPIAN was funnier, more exciting
and overall a more fun movie than the first one.

[Hector]

DVD or cable.

[Bo8a_Fett]

Lion is actually the 2nd book in a series of 7 and Caspian is the 4th (i think)...the BBC did much the same as the film versions as in Lion then Caspian...and jolly good they were too. wasn't too impressed with the film and therefore Caspian will be dvd only for the kids.

[huedell]

Lion is actually the 2nd book in a series of 7 and Caspian is the 4th (i think)....

Depends on what context you wanna take...publishing or chronological--
and even THEN it gets screwy because AHAHB takes place actually DURING TLTW&TW

Better off just calling TLTW&TW the "first" and CASPIAN the "second" for the
sake of this conversation....it IS about the movies after all.

Incidentally, you liked the BBC Caspian? I have some misgivings about
this new movie but the BBC versionb was unwatchable---a guy dressed
up in a mouse suit playing Reep? C'mon---

[Adam West]

I thoroughly enjoyed the movie even though I never read the book.

It is one of those movies you can enjoy on many different levels whether it's just an epic adventure or digging below the surface to understand who or what the characters represent.

[Flynne]

Lion is actually the 2nd book in a series of 7 and Caspian is the 4th (i think)...the BBC did much the same as the film versions as in Lion then Caspian...and jolly good they were too. wasn't too impressed with the film and therefore Caspian will be dvd only for the kids.

Actually, the films are being released in the order that the books were originally released. "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" was released first, "Prince Caspian" was released second, and "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" was released third and is next up on the production list.

The books were reordered after C.S. Lewis death by Lewis's stepson, Douglas Gresham, somewhere in the early 90's I think (I managed a bookstore at the time). While it's true that C.S. Lewis did correspond with a child who thought the books should be read in order of Narnian history (as they are now), it's also true that C.S. Lewis never even numbered the books, much less authorized the changing of the order of the series. It's always a shame when the author's estate monkeys with the author's work after he or she has passed on and cannot protest (I'm looking at you, Christopher Tolkien!).

As for the movie, I liked it though they once again excel at widening the subtext by sacrificing the primary text, which is odd given the brevity of words used by C.S. Lewis. The ending of the book is a joyous celebration (almost a Bachinalia), but the film's ending had none of that and instead focused on the dour and gloomy. Also, I've always pictured Caspian as more of a young Henry IV and less Ingino Montoya from "The Princess Bride" (was anyone else waiting for "You killed my father! Prepare to die!!"?), but to each thier own. On the whole though it was quite entertaining and well worth seeing.

[spaceace35]

might watch it tonight
never could understand the ordering
i have a used bookstore and the numbers are different depending on the version

[toys2cool]

Actually, the films are being released in the order that the books were originally released. "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" was released first, "Prince Caspian" was released second, and "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" was released third and is next up on the production list.

The books were reordered after C.S. Lewis death by Lewis's stepson, Douglas Gresham, somewhere in the early 90's I think (I managed a bookstore at the time). While it's true that C.S. Lewis did correspond with a child who thought the books should be read in order of Narnian history (as they are now), it's also true that C.S. Lewis never even numbered the books, much less authorized the changing of the order of the series. It's always a shame when the author's estate monkeys with the author's work after he or she has passed on and cannot protest (I'm looking at you, Christopher Tolkien!).

As for the movie, I liked it though they once again excel at widening the subtext by sacrificing the primary text, which is odd given the brevity of words used by C.S. Lewis. The ending of the book is a joyous celebration (almost a Bachinalia), but the film's ending had none of that and instead focused on the dour and gloomy. Also, I've always pictured Caspian as more of a young Henry IV and less Ingino Montoya from "The Princess Bride" (was anyone else waiting for "You killed my father! Prepare to die!!"?), but to each thier own. On the whole though it was quite entertaining and well worth seeing.

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

[Adam West]

I never read the book but have read some of C.S. Lewis's other books...but won't refer to them since they are more about his religious conversion so it was interesting to catch a glimpse into what was beneath the surface in that context and the WWII setting.

It did have a bit of tragic Shakespearian feel to it which I enjoyed. I have come to better appreciate his writing as well as J.R. Tolkien, J.K. Rowling, etc. as an adult and really try to understand some of the more subtle and not so subtle message about what the author is trying to convey. I have found that understanding something about the author themselves, how they feel about various issues, their own personal experiences are adopted into these epic stories that seem to transcend generations.

My oldest son finally finished the Hobbit and loved it even after seeing the entire LOTR trilogy and is really looking forward to seeing the movie. He is starting to understand that books are not just a horrifying thing but send a lot of powerful messages.

He has started to read "Lord of the Flies" based on my suggestion of what I thought he would like since he's a huge fan of Lost and I think he would thoroughly enjoy the book and since I have read it multiple times myself, I can ask him questions that are less surface level and see what he thinks the author was trying to say about society with no rules or boundaries and whether or not moral codes are inborn traits are something that needs to be learned. It will be a really good book to try to draw him out of just reading a story but really try to think about the underpinnings of the book