The characters of C.S. Lewis’s timeless fantasy come to life once again in this newest installment of the “Chronicles of Narnia” series, in which the Pevensie siblings are magically transported back from England to the world of Narnia, where a thrilling, perilous new adventure and an even greater test of their faith and courage awaits them.
One year after the incredible events of “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,” the Kings and Queens of Narnia find themselves back in that faraway wondrous realm, only to discover that more than 1300 years have passed in Narnian time. During their absence, the Golden Age of Narnia has become extinct, Narnia has been conquered by the Telmarines and is now under the control of the evil King Miraz, who rules the land without mercy.
The four children will soon meet an intriguing new character: Narnia’s rightful heir to the throne, the young Prince Caspian, who has been forced into hiding as his uncle Miraz plots to kill him in order to place his own newborn son on the throne. With the help of the kindly dwarf, a courageous talking mouse named Reepicheep, a badger named Trufflehunter and a Black Dwarf, Nikabrik, the Narnians, led by the mighty knights Peter and Caspian, embark on a remarkable journey to find Aslan, rescue Narnia from Miraz’s tyrannical hold, and restore magic and glory to the land.
Directed once again by veteran director Andrew Adamson, screenplay by Andrew Adamson and Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely and produced by Mark Johnson, Andrew Adamson and Philip Steuer, the film reunites the original cast and creative team behind the blockbuster first film in the series
Cast: Liam Neeson, Warwick Davis, Ben Barnes, Peter Dinklage
Director: Andrew Adamson
Running Time: 145 minutes
Rating: M – Contains Violence
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The action was greater and the visuals have improved from the first
movie. This was a great movie. The kids loved the part where the river
came down and splashed on everybody.
From the start, you feel a comedown in magic. Instead of the wardrobe
they employed before, , 1,300 years have passed, and so has the glorious
revolution over which they presided. The creatures of Narnia are now
exiled to the woods, and as Miraz, leader of the brutish Telmarines,
plots his nasty takeover, Caspian and the Pevensie kids gather the
disparate Narnians into that hopeful and collective thing…a
fellowship!
From the start, you feel a comedown in magic. Instead of the wardrobe
they employed before, Peter Pevensie and his fresh-faced siblings now
journey to Narnia through a London subway tunnel, landing on a sunny
beach with rock formations that look a lot less wondrous than they’re
supposed to. Peter, along with Lucy , Edmund , and Susan, has been away
for a year, but in Narnia time, 1,300 years have passed. The creatures
of Narnia are now exiled to the woods, and as Miraz, leader of the
brutish Telmarines, plots his nasty takeover.
As Caspian, newcomer
Ben Barnes has pout lips, an anonymous European accent, and long hair
that glows like something out of a teen-shampoo commercial. He comes off
like the second coming of Orlando Bloom.
Good movie, still not as great as Lion,Witch & The Wardrobe, but
then that has always been the most popular one of the series so would be
a hard act to top. At 3 hours its extremely long but it is non stop
action for that time, i had a 7yr old with me who was at times a little
scared of the dark element but the inclusion of the mice really
lightened it up. I wouldn’t recommend for young children or ones who
frighten easily. I hadn’t actually read the book but now i am inspired
to get it off the kids bookshelf and do so.
If I am to be honest, I must say that this movie is not as good as the
first and therefore slides into the unfortunate category of ‘SSS’
(sorry-sequel-syndrome).
Not to say this is a bad movie. I did still enjoy it, but couldn’t help comparing it to the first.
As
with the first movie, the sequel’s special effects are very well done
and the scenery breathtaking. It’s also good to see the re-appearance of
some characters from the first movie and a shame that others were not
included.
This is a one time view for me, I would have liked to
have seen a slightly different ending though. However, I’m sure the kids
will love it!