The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian | 
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| Director: Andrew Adamson
Actors: Ben Barnes, Cornell John, Damian Alcazar, Liam Neeson, Alicia Borrachero
Studio: WALT DISNEY VIDEO
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  189 reviews
Sales Rank: 11
Format: Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc, Widescreen
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 149
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.7
MPN: 05439500
UPC: 786936735437
EAN: 0786936735437
ASIN: B00005JPH2
Theatrical Release Date: May 16, 2008
Release Date: December 2, 2008
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Product Description
Studio: Buena Vista Home Video Release Date: 12/02/2008 Run time: 149 minutes Rating: Pg
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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 family January 10, 2009
It's an ok movie. It's starts off a bit slow then picks up half way.
 Very disappointing. January 10, 2009
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.
Very Disappointing January 9, 2009
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.
Prince Caspian January 9, 2009
The movie was very good. It was close to the book. I think the first movie was better.
 Chronicles of Narnia, Prince Caspian January 9, 2009
This is an excellent sequel to The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe! I recommend it!!!!
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