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The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)

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Reviews Counted: 160 Fresh: 106  Rotten:54 Average Rating: 6.3/10
 
Consensus: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian is an entertaining family adventure worthy of the standard set by its predecessor.
 

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Rated: PG [See Full Rating] for epic battle action and violence

Runtime: 2 hrs 24 mins

Theatrical Release: May 16, 2008 Wide

Box Office: $140,693,781

Synopsis: Based on the second novel in C.S. Lewis's beloved CHRONICLES OF NARNIA series, PRINCE CASPIAN finds the four Pevensie children--Peter (William Moseley), Susan (Anna Popplewell), Edmund (Skandar Keynes), and Lucy (Georgie Henley)--once again whisked away from WWII-era England into the... Based on the second novel in C.S. Lewis's beloved CHRONICLES OF NARNIA series, PRINCE CASPIAN finds the four Pevensie children--Peter (William Moseley), Susan (Anna Popplewell), Edmund (Skandar Keynes), and Lucy (Georgie Henley)--once again whisked away from WWII-era England into the realm of Narnia, where the siblings once ruled as royalty. However, the Pevensies soon discover that 1,300 years have passed since they left, and the world is now controlled by the Telmarines, humans who long ago banished the magical creatures of Narnia to the wilderness. When the heir to the Telmarine throne, Caspian (Ben Barnes), survives an assassination attempt plotted by his scheming uncle, Miraz (Sergio Castellitto), the noble youth stumbles across Narnia's exiled enchanted population, and decides to lead them in an uprising, aided by Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy. Considerably darker and more action-packed than THE LION, THE WITCH & THE WARDROBE, this 2008 sequel, once again directed by Andrew Adamson, is driven by the struggle between the Telmarines and the banished Narnians, resulting in many fierce battle sequences. While the newcomer Barnes and the established quartet of Moseley, Popplewell, Keynes, and Henley are all in fine form, CASPIAN is largely enhanced by its supporting cast, which includes indie mainstay Peter Dinklage as the dour dwarf Trumpkin and revered British comedian Eddie Izzard as the voice of the swashbuckling mouse Reepicheep. Also briefly reprising their roles from the previous film are Liam Neeson, as the voice of Aslan, and Tilda Swinton, as the White Witch, actors who bring their familiar personas to this engaging and entertaining second chapter in the NARNIA saga. [More]

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Starring: Ben Barnes, Skandar Keynes, William Moseley, Anna Popplewell, Georgie Henley

Director: Andrew Adamson
Screenwriter: Andrew Adamson, Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely
Producer: Andrew Adamson, Mark Johnson, Philip Steuer
Composer: Harry Gregson-Williams

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3.5/5

This film is a more of an action flick than the first, but there is still enough of the magic of Narnia to ensure the success of the franchise will continue.

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06/13/08
Rodney Chester
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3.5/5

Prince Caspian is rife with Christian metaphors and mythology. Well, they're there if you choose to see them.

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06/07/08
Colin Newton
Sunday Mail (Australia)
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1.5/5

Adamson is probably indifferent to politics, which would be easier to forgive if the film gave you anything else to think about.

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06/07/08
Jake Wilson
The Age (Australia)
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3/5

All in all, a solid and respectable entry to the ledger.

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06/07/08
Leigh Paatsch
Herald Sun (Melbourne)
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4.5/5

This is a dark romantic epic, which at times recalls such classic sagas as Ivanhoe and Quentin Durward, and it’s very enjoyable on a number of levels, not least in the realm of pure spectacle.

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06/07/08
David Stratton
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Prince Caspian is marvellous entertainment.

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06/07/08
Pauline Adamek
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3.5/5

Prince Caspian has most of the elements required for a fantasy-action-adventure story, and the book has been intelligently adapted for the screen.

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06/07/08
David Stratton
The Australian
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3/5

Character depth and stirring subtext is what books are for. Adamson’s Narnia adaptations remove all that pesky claptrap so that we can glide through a superficial reading.

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06/01/08
Ben McEachen
Empire Magazine Australasia
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Yes, Prince Caspian is terrific and there's plenty to enjoy, but someone needs to tell the filmmakers that length does not make a better film. In this case, the film's length has compromised its heart.

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05/28/08
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3/5

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07/18/08
Matthew Turner
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2/5

Prince Caspian (the movie) is gorgeous and a total snore. The boy is just gorgeous. Whitewashing the themes also removed the story.

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07/17/08
Karina Montgomery
Cinerina
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3/4

An improvement over the original, Prince Caspian better catches the nuances of the source material, but continues to ignore some of the more potent statements.

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07/13/08
Wesley Lovell
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06/27/08
Empire Magazine
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2/4

Marred by the dull performance of the movie's pinup-ready title swashbuckler and the relative charmlessness of the English schoolchildren (the Hogwarts Sorting Hat would have kicked these kids to the curb).

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06/20/08
John Beifuss
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)
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3/5

Its darker tone and well turned performances lend credibility and urgency to the story, but the forced Disney/Walden-style kiddie pandering makes for a rather schizophrenic experience.

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06/12/08
Eric Moro
IGN Movies
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4/5

"In the two battle scenes, we always have an exact sense of what an old film professor of mine called the "axis of action." We know who is where, and why, and where things stand

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06/11/08
Stephen Silver
The Trend
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You either like school kids waving swords and talking to special magic friends, or you don't. For fans of the genre, it's good news. This film hits the right notes.

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06/07/08
Jason Di Rosso
MovieTime, ABC Radio National
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2.5/4

I really wanted to like this movie, and Andrew Adamson has made a polished looking film, but I had a tough time getting into it.

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06/04/08
Austin Kennedy
Sin Magazine
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A-

In the novel, all the back story is clumsily dumped in the first few chapters ... in the movie, it's structured a lot more logically, and cinematically.

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06/03/08
Michael Dance
The Cinema Source
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3/5

Um dos pontos fracos do longa original, resultado de um grave erro de julgamento dos produtores, mostra-se intocável nesta continuação: a falta de carisma do elenco principal.

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05/31/08
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena
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RT Interview: Ben Barnes on Taking on the Journey of Prince Caspian
posted by Joe Utichi June 26, 2008
The titular King-in-waiting sits down to tell us about his adventures in Narnia.


RT Interview: William Moseley on His Last Narnia Adventure in Prince Caspian
posted by Joe Utichi June 26, 2008
Peter Pevensie shares memories from his final trip into C.S. Lewis' magical world.


RT Interview: Skandar Keynes on the Action Challenge of Prince Caspian
posted by Joe Utichi June 25, 2008
Edmund Pevensie on the new experiences of the Narnian second part.


RT Interview: Anna Popplewell on a Different Side to Narnia in Prince Caspian
posted by Joe Utichi June 25, 2008
Susan Pevensie sits down with RT to talk about how the once magical land is changing.

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