Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

[marshallfever]

Whose seen it already? I loved the first one. I'm gonna see this one probably this week.

[ExtremeGamer]

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I want to see it, but it did pretty poor for it's opening weekend. Not saying 56 million is poor, but when Iron Man is doing 31 mil in it's 3rd week, it's a disappointing weekend for sure.

[ZB9]

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I remember this being the best story out of all of the Narnia books when i was a kid. It will be interesting to see what they did with the movie. I'll definitely wait until it's on DVD though.

[RockyTop1]

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I liked the first one better. Still pretty entertaining though, particularly the last 30-45 minutes

[Crown42Royal]

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I thought the same thing. It was a good movie but I honestly thought the first one was better. Still, I loved it and I can't wait for the third movie since that's the book I remember being the best (personally).

Anybody else surprised at how dark the beginning of the movie was?

[KG]

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I saw it, alot more violent than the first one but it was a little slow.

Also, I have a hard time believing kids can beat up adults, especially with a sword.

[caseyd]

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I liked it, but as others have said, I liked the first one better. It was definitely more violent. I thought the kids' acting was much better this time around though.

[marshallfever]

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You people are finding the first one better? I havn't see this one yet. I liked the first one but thought it was kind of slow. I could of sworn one of the critics critized the previous movie on the same issue and that it had been addressed for this one. Its a little sad it if still as slow as the first one was.

Either way its a must see for me. Loved the first one. This one does look darker which is a plus

[caseyd]

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I think I liked the first one better because it just seemed to flow better. The acting and efects weren't as good but I just found myself enjoying it more. I'll be interested to see how they do "Voyage of the Dawn Treader." That could be hard to translate into a good movie just because the pacing of the book sometimes even seems a bit disjointed.

Another question I have, and I have this with all book movies, is why they can't stay completely faithful to the books (or at least as much as possible). I found a few different things in this movie that were not in the book (at least that I remember). I'm going to have to read it again.

[marshallfever]

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I think I liked the first one better because it just seemed to flow better. The acting and efects weren't as good but I just found myself enjoying it more. I'll be interested to see how they do "Voyage of the Dawn Treader." That could be hard to translate into a good movie just because the pacing of the book sometimes even seems a bit disjointed.

Another question I have, and I have this with all book movies, is why they can't stay completely faithful to the books (or at least as much as possible). I found a few different things in this movie that were not in the book (at least that I remember). I'm going to have to read it again.

Just saw the movie and i have to say it was great. The pacing was great. The first one was quite slow, however this one did a great job of starting the action early.

I must say the whole darker tone was pretty well done as well. It didn't ruin the movie for the younger audience though.

Spoiler

It took to look for us to finally see Asylum

And are they implying the older siblings won't be in the sequel? That kind of sucks

I'm wondering is this going to end as a Trilogy like LOTR?

What were some of the differences, i've never read the books before.

[p_rushing]

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I think I liked the first one better because it just seemed to flow better. The acting and efects weren't as good but I just found myself enjoying it more. I'll be interested to see how they do "Voyage of the Dawn Treader." That could be hard to translate into a good movie just because the pacing of the book sometimes even seems a bit disjointed.

Another question I have, and I have this with all book movies, is why they can't stay completely faithful to the books (or at least as much as possible). I found a few different things in this movie that were not in the book (at least that I remember). I'm going to have to read it again.

There are 4 movies, I think, done by a British company in the 80s. I think they did the same 3 + The Silver Chair. They were good for the time and stayed close to the books, they were all direct to video and didn't have to "fit" into the movie standards. The scene at the stone tablet, wolves, and White Witch castle were a lot darker, but I was young when I saw them.

[caseyd]

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There are 4 movies, I think, done by a British company in the 80s. I think they did the same 3 + The Silver Chair. They were good for the time and stayed close to the books, they were all direct to video and didn't have to "fit" into the movie standards. The scene at the stone tablet, wolves, and White Witch castle were a lot darker, but I was young when I saw them.

Yeah, we have those on DVD. Like you said, they stayed pretty true to the books. The acting was pretty cheesy sometimes and the effects were bad, but I liked them because they were pretty faithful. I always wished they would have done all the books.

[marshallfever]

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I want a pet lion now, however it would have to look as good as the CGI used for Asylum in the movie

[CMH]

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Spoiler

It took to look for us to finally see Asylum

And are they implying the older siblings won't be in the sequel? That kind of sucks

I'm wondering is this going to end as a Trilogy like LOTR?

What were some of the differences, i've never read the books before.

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His name is Aslan. Just wanted to help you out there. And I haven't seen the movie but having read the books it would seem likely that you won't see the older kids in the next few movies (assuming they do all 7 books). The Voyage of the Dawn Treader only has Edmund and Lucy along with a new family member - a very annoying brat, by the way.

It's been a while since I read the books but I don't think you see the elders again until the last book. Well, let me rephrase that. You definitely don't see them in the previous books. I just don't remember them in the last book. But I'm sure they are there because there's always been a bit of controversy with how the Susan character was portrayed in the Final Battle. I just don't remember her well. I need to reread that final book again.

It shouldn't end in a trilogy, though it could be done that way if they wanted to only focus on the four children. The other books begin to focus on new characters and new issues.


I think a slow pace will haunt this series much like it haunted the LOTR movies (which I still loved). The books are very slow and tell a lot of story. I don't think there's a way they could speed it up without sacrificing what makes the Chronicles of Narnia such an interesting piece of literature.

[caseyd]

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His name is Aslan. Just wanted to help you out there. And I haven't seen the movie but having read the books it would seem likely that you won't see the older kids in the next few movies (assuming they do all 7 books). The Voyage of the Dawn Treader only has Edmund and Lucy along with a new family member - a very annoying brat, by the way.

It's been a while since I read the books but I don't think you see the elders again until the last book. Well, let me rephrase that. You definitely don't see them in the previous books. I just don't remember them in the last book. But I'm sure they are there because there's always been a bit of controversy with how the Susan character was portrayed in the Final Battle. I just don't remember her well. I need to reread that final book again.

It shouldn't end in a trilogy, though it could be done that way if they wanted to only focus on the four children. The other books begin to focus on new characters and new issues.


I think a slow pace will haunt this series much like it haunted the LOTR movies (which I still loved). The books are very slow and tell a lot of story. I don't think there's a way they could speed it up without sacrificing what makes the Chronicles of Narnia such an interesting piece of literature.

Exactly. I think that's why I didn't like this as much as the first one. With the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, the story is pretty concise, so a movie is easier to do. The remaining books have a lot going on, so it's going to be hard to make movies that flow well. Hopefully they can do it. I definitely don't want them to stop like the BBC version did. Without going all the way through, it seems like a waste. The Left Behind movies stink for that very reason. Too many corners cut, they tried to combine two books into one, and then had a third movie that had nothing to do with the books. Stupid!