Product: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (Two Disc Edition + BD-Live) [Blu-ray] (2008)
Rating: 1.0
Extremely Disappointing
Prince Caspain was terribly dissappointing. I read all the books when I was 8 and I loved them! I was delighted with The Warbrobe. It was well done, followed the storyline and the characters were true to form. I was hoping for the same quality in Prince Caspian.1) It was darker and more adult. The characters were more cynical, the opening scene of a woman giving birth was not needed, Miraz was far more cruel than he was in the book and so on.2) The charactes were out of character. The romance between Susan and Caspian was out of place, Reepicheep became a sad attempt at comic relief rather than a gallant mouse, Peter was a sullen, whiney, self centered teenager instead of the high king. Trumpkin was not a DLF! He was surly and cynical. The only one in character was Lucy.3) The storyline was WAY OFF!! The beruna bridge was stone in the book and had been built long before. There was no high school fight in the beginning, there was no attack on Miraz's castle. Peter and Caspian worked together instead of fighting.Overall the movie was dumbed down. It was as though the movie makers felt they needed to improve the book in order for people to enjoy it. Why is it so hard to just follow the book when mkaing a movie? Especially such a wonderful classic that still appeals to all ages years after it was written.At some point I might be able to watch it as just a movie instead of a Chornicle of Narnia but I doubt it.