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Bookmark this pageThe Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
Director: Andrew Adamson
Synopsis
'The Chronicles of Narnia' continue with this action packed sequel to the hugely succesful 'The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe'. The four Pevensie children return to Narnia to find that 1,000 years have passed, and the land is now under the control of the evil King Miraz. They team up with the heroic Prince Caspian– and any number of talking beasts and other strange creatures– to put an end to Miraz's cruel reign. Director Andrew Adamson returns, as does the voice of Aslan the Lion, Liam Neeson. New faces (and voices) this time around include Eddie Izzard, Ben Barnes and David Walliams as Bulgy the Bear.
Movie review
From Time Out London
Like the second instalments of Peter Jackson’s ‘Rings’ cycle and the Potter films, the latest Narnia adventure goes ‘dark’. But don’t be too worried. Admittedly, the cosy wardrobe is gone, the witch is put on ice and the lion has gone walkabout. Also, while the four Pevensie children – Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy – have spent a boring year back at school in World War II London, Narnia has undergone a repressive 1,300-year dark age, dispensing the likes of sweet faun Mr Tumnus to history. But as soon as you see the tunnel of Strand tube station open before the four gas-mask-carrying siblings and plonk them straight onto a Swiss Family Robinson-style island, you know all’s well.For this second ‘Narnia’, director Andrew Adamson has decided to vamp up the battle scenes, including ranks of CGI-copied soldiers that frankly look second rate against Jackson’s set pieces. Likewise, his new scratch army of characters – from grumpy dwarf Trumpkin (Peter Dinklage), to sword-fighting mouse Reepicheep (Eddie Izzard) and a stable of red-faced centaurs – seem derivative. And, further, there’s arguably too much distracting ‘business’ with the weirdly Iberian-accented new ‘enemy’, the Telmarines. But, all that said, ‘Prince Caspian’ retains a winning, albeit old-fashioned charm of its own. Much of that is down to the performances of the siblings – notably Georgie Henley’s Lucy – who balance the film’s fantastic excursions with a sweetly domestic sense of scale.
Author: Wally Hammond
Time Out London Issue 1975: June 26 - July 2, 2008
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- secret said...
- Posted on Jun 29 2008 12:15 i think that this film is very good but at first i thaught that aslan the lion was not going to come back but near to the end he did i always knew he wud lol i think it is going to be a sucsess and those lil dwarfs were fab so cuite xxx ill rate it 5 owt ov 5
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- vern said...
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Posted on Jun 29 2008 09:39
went to see the film last night.
not as good as the first one but my nachos n cheese were spot on - Report as inappropriate
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- stephen said...
- Posted on Jun 29 2008 09:24 i am going to see it today i cant wait to see it! i love the narnia books aswell and i got told tht it is an excelent film cant wait to see it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
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- tom said...
- Posted on Jun 28 2008 19:39 im goin to se this movie is it come on dont let me down !!! i aint joking
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- agustina said...
- Posted on Jun 28 2008 18:39 la verdad me parecio una peli estupenda estuvo genial y me encantaria ir a ver la proxima
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- Leah said...
- Posted on Jun 28 2008 11:05 i think that this film is going to be a huge sucsess every were i look it has had brillint comments and i cant wait to see it
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- cashew said...
- Posted on Jun 27 2008 17:30 Brilliant production. This was always my favourite Narnia story!
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- leah said...
- Posted on Jun 27 2008 08:54 the film was so good i loved it
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- Chazzieee.x said...
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Posted on Jun 14 2008 22:32
Is This Even Out Yet ?
ii Hope It Is Soon Ive Been Waiting For Ages To Watch It Because Ive Been Reading The Book And Almost Finnished It And It Doesn't Seem That Exciting..
So ii Guess I'll Have To Wait And See ! - Report as inappropriate
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Cast & crew
Director: Andrew Adamson
Cast: Ben Barnes, Anna Popplewell, Peter Dinklage
Genre(s): Fantasy
Duration: 144 mins
US Release: May 23 2008
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