Product: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (Two Disc Edition + BD-Live) [Blu-ray] (2008)
Rating: 2.0
What an incredible disappointment...
"Prince Caspian" was almost entirely horrible. For those who love the book by C.S. Lewis, this is a movie you will only see once. Adamson strayed so far away from the story that it was hard to remember you were watching the tale of Prince Caspian at all. Many of the events are totally out of order, and Peter's character has been infused with a set of childish antics that greatly take away from the story as a whole. In the book, as the children return to Narnia, they quickly go back to having the mindset of great kings and queens, but unfortunately, Adamson chose to have Peter play a selfish, obstinate child rather than someone who has been a great leader. In one particularly heart-breaking scene that has no bearing whatsoever on Lewis's classic story, Peter makes a decision that brutally costs many of the Narnians their lives. This was the worst part of the movie because the arrogant judgment was not one that the character Lewis created would ever have made. I hate to think that many people will believe that this is the true story of Prince Caspian because of this movie. It is a deep shame that "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" was done so well, while this movie's only redeeming qualities were the interesting battle strategies and CGI techniques used. To put it in perspective, this movie was as disappointing for fans of the Narnia series as "X-Men: The Last Stand" was for those who have followed the comics for years.