Product: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (Two Disc Edition + BD-Live) [Blu-ray] (2008)
Rating: 2.0
Far Cry from First Movie
What a huge disappointment. I loved the first movie so much, and the kids were excellent actors and delivered their roles impeccably. I don't know what happened to their acting talents in this movie however. Did they change directors? Especially the oldest brother, his stiff facial expressions and lack of words got on my nerves. The yonger brother did a decent job though. Lucy was alright.I haven't read the books at all, nonetheless I seem to share many of the views of other reviewers here who have read them. The love story is unbearably phony, since it's not really a love story at all, just a handful of romantic comments thrown in along with a spark-less kiss at the end. The tension between Caspian and the older brother is similarly out of place. I was completely confused by the lack of development of Aslan's role in this movie. Where had he been all this time? What made him help the kids out in the end, and why did he wait in the first place? I mean, a lot of those poor creatures actually died, and a gruesome death at that, yuck!The events unfolded much too quickly to give any depth whatsoever to this movie. The White Witch for example--what did that little episode have anything to do with the rest of the story? The scene was utterly sad--only the Witch managed to deliver a believable performance.So, two stars for the amazing special effects. However I'd be much happier with a more professional performance of screenwriter and director.We know the actors are good, they just weren't given anything to work with. Perhaps too much money was spent on those nice props, the rest was sort of an afterthought.