Narnia Two: Prince Caspian

[comanche_rider]

[Spoilers, so beware.]

So we went to see Children in Happy Fun Land with Furry Animals....I mean, Narnia 2: Prince Caspian today.

It really was better than the book (which put me to sleep) and the beginning definitely drew you in. Except it was predictable as hell.

First off, they give away who the freggin' bad guy is in the second scene. Which, in

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[wanderingsmith]

lol, never read the books and the previews made me gag at the prince. gimee Ever after any day.
did you see .... oh what was that CGIish one with bitchy girl and the children prisoners in the arctic? few months.. a year? back
UGH. hollywood has been destroyed.

[comanche_rider]

The Golden Compass? I loved that movie. Then again, I'm much more fond of those books than I am of Narnia. It was tons better than either of the Narnia movies, by a longshot. In its defense, the books are awesome, whereas C.S. Lewis is better off writing technical manuals.

Hah! I didn't mention the Prince because I don't like to hold personal opinions over the whole movie, but he is pretty gag-worthy. *fake lisp* "I am Princth Cathspian."

[wanderingsmith]

umm, I shouldn't mention the pesky wizard then, eh?

lol, it was just the whole presentation in the preiew I saw. ride up on the horse, centre screen looking down at little girl... just sooo much 'I'm the one all the little gils are going to squee over, come and adore me'

oh well. No reservation was to my taste.... and now Indy. but thats a sad rollcall

[comanche_rider]

Pesky wizard? *puzzled look*

Anyway. No Reservation was good, though I'm not much of a romantic comedy person (can't you tell? XD). I loved Indy. I'm just very critical of the different aspects of a movie, especially the story and dialogue.

I try not to take too much from the previews, but that was definitely what happened through the movie. First he criticizes them for being young, then goes after the girls like a freaking rabbit. I just put it up to really bad characterization. Though in the book, it was basically "Hello, I'm the Prince, let's go to war so I can get my throne back even though you have no idea who I am!"

[greenconverses]

Eddie Izzard plays Reepicheep.

Aslan was a bit of a dick in this one.

YES. I didn't like him at all this time around.

[comanche_rider]

I knew it was someone well-known (I recall some preview where they made a big deal out of Eddie Izzard playing the mouse). Thank you. I must now go worship at his throne for making this movie marginally more enjoyable. XD

I think they stuck the books a bit more in this one - in the first one, Aslan is a sexist bastard in the books, but they toned it down in the movie and let the girls participate in the big battle scenes, etc. It doesn't surprise me, considering who wrote it, but it still grates on me from time to time.