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DreadPirateRandy -> Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (5/14/2008 2:08:28 PM)

It opens this Friday night and there's no discussion about it? For shame.

I'm really looking forward to it, of course, I have other reasons, but the movie itself should be visually satisfying.

I wish I knew a bit more about the book instead of going into it knowing little to nothing.



hgomez -> RE: Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (5/14/2008 2:15:56 PM)

This movie looks awesome!



alias007 -> RE: Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (5/14/2008 2:37:57 PM)

I will definitely be going to see it!



PrincessButtercup -> RE: Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (5/14/2008 2:58:41 PM)

*EXCITED!!*

It's gonna be awesome. I've read Prince Caspian before and loved it, and I had planned on reading through it again before it comes out, but I don't think I can finish reading it by then. Dangit.



Tinkerbell_ -> RE: Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (5/14/2008 3:55:22 PM)

Going June 1st. [:)]



amybreit -> RE: Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (5/14/2008 4:22:26 PM)

We're planning on going Fri night!!! The kids are really excited! We re-read the book, just a few weeks ago! Can't wait!!!



PhrozenPhoenix -> RE: Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (5/14/2008 5:22:17 PM)

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ORIGINAL: pk07

*EXCITED!!*

It's gonna be awesome. I've read Prince Caspian before and loved it, and I had planned on reading through it again before it comes out, but I don't think I can finish reading it by then. Dangit.


Well... it only takes like a couple hours to read :D

Anyway, I wanna hurry up and see this so they can move on and get to work on my favorite Narnia book, Voyage of the Dawn Treader :D



DreadPirateRandy -> RE: Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (5/14/2008 7:01:02 PM)

Voyage of the Dawn Treader is already in pre-production for 2010.



Silverflame180 -> RE: Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (5/14/2008 9:40:31 PM)

Am totally psyched about this movie! I grew up with the Narnia books and all the old movies with (the ones with the mechanical Aslan that opened its mouth like once for every sentence, haha). I was so excited when I found out they started the new series!

Have to say, looks like they might have done an even better job on Prince Caspian that I'd expected.

Voyage of the Dawn Treader is definately gonna be the best one of the series though! :0)



PrincessButtercup -> RE: Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (5/14/2008 10:13:01 PM)

The Dawn Treader was my favorite book of the series. To see it on screen is going to be amazin'.



sunshine4God -> RE: Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (5/15/2008 1:00:22 AM)

I really want to see this movie! I'm not sure if I will see it in theater though but will definately buy it when It comes out on dvd.



bford64 -> RE: Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (5/15/2008 2:20:55 AM)

I went to Best Buy tonight to purchase the first Narnia movie. Stumbled across an offer for a free ticket to Prince Caspian with the purchase of the first Narnia or other selected movies/audio cds. A ten dollar value. [:D]



iwillfearnoevil -> RE: Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (5/15/2008 11:22:02 AM)

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ORIGINAL: RatherDashing
I wish I knew a bit more about the book instead of going into it knowing little to nothing.


it's not a big book and easy reading to finish in a day or two ... for brief summary you could google it or check wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Caspian



everythingat -> RE: Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (5/16/2008 3:33:49 AM)

I went to the midnight showing tonight. It was absolutely wonderful, and I thought it was miles better than The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. I loved LWW, but man...this one was better in nearly every way. The effects were great and very creative, Aslan was...as you would expect Him to be.

For parents, I'd be careful with small children. There was a large amount of death in it, as it's a much darker story than the first movie. Just so ya know...your five year-old will be pretty down, if he/she manages to pay attention. It's a generally depressing story, since this one was more about growing up. Don't forget to bring some tissues, I had to restrain my tears.

I hope it performs well, I would like to see them make The Last Battle. It would be interesting to see them attempt that and make it PG, considering that one has even more death than Prince Caspian. It would also be interesting to see them include the scene where C.S. Lewis implies that one can go to heaven and not actually know Jesus' name. I always wondered why I've never heard Christians talk about that, it seems that would be quite the controversial issue.



PhrozenPhoenix -> RE: Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (5/16/2008 6:59:35 AM)

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ORIGINAL: everythingat
It would also be interesting to see them include the scene where C.S. Lewis implies that one can go to heaven and not actually know Jesus' name. I always wondered why I've never heard Christians talk about that, it seems that would be quite the controversial issue.


It is if you go to Narnia web or something. And actually it really depends on how you interpret that particular part. I've heard different views of what that part meant. Kind of like the part with Susan as well... though that one is more divided just among Christians vs Non-Christians. I mean, Christians generally agree with what Lewis was saying and non-Christians don't get it. Anyway... I have my views on it but this is a movie thread :D and not about the Last Battle anyway.



everythingat -> RE: Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (5/16/2008 7:48:00 AM)

Ah, I see. I've never been interested enough to go to Narnia web or whatever. But...if things continue to go well for the series, probably by 2014 or 2016, we would see The Last Battle. Unfortunately, I seriously doubt I would still be on this board then. Ah well. Go see Prince Caspian!

I really loved Aslan in this. Yes, he's/He's amazing in every Narnia book. I tear up every time I see him/Him on the screen. Then he/He begins speaking, and it doesn't matter what's said, I still cry. "Things never happen the same way twice." Terrific.



Sideways -> RE: Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (5/16/2008 10:37:37 AM)

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ORIGINAL: pk07
The Dawn Treader was my favorite book of the series. To see it on screen is going to be amazin'.


It is for sure going to be made, then? Of course, the two oldest kids won't be in it.

I will enjoy Caspian, though I'm not fanatical about it. The LWW will always be the most precious to me. I remember the main plot of Caspian, but not a lot of the details. Dawn Treader was far better.

Honestly, I'm just so sick of all the advertisements, that I'm happy to see the movie out just for that!



car2ner -> RE: Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (5/16/2008 8:45:23 PM)

Just saw it...intense but great. Get a babysitter for the little kids and enjoy!



friend2every1 -> RE: Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (5/16/2008 11:03:00 PM)

Even a 10 year old saw itand she cried all the way home...

Goes 2 show u



ManimalX -> RE: Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (5/17/2008 4:08:08 AM)

I just got back from seeing the movie.

SPOILERS ahead.

It was fantabulous!

The score is amazing, the cinematography is gorgeous (as New Zealand always is), and the special fx were phenomenal, particularly: The infiltration of the enemy castle at night by gryphon was beautiful, eerie, and suspenseful, the encounter with the White Witch was super-creepy, Aslan summoning the river god to attack was very neat, and the attack of the living trees was REALLY cool. I wish the trees would have gotten more screen time, though I am sure it was quite expensive to create the short part they did appear, as the CGI was pretty complicated.

Also, the battles were excellent. The CGI blended very well, and the swordplay was very exciting. I applauded several times, like at the appearance of Reepicheep and when the centaurs and minotaurs led some charges. Aside from the absurdity of Susan fighting in the middle of a grand melee with her bow and arrows and the complete ineffectiveness of the "automatic" Telmarine catapults (never hitting squat until they miraculously caused an entrance to collapse at a key moment), the fighting was fairly convincing. I especially liked the way Peter and Miraz used their shields as offensive weapons when they were dueling.

Definitely not for young kids. The plot is a lot more complicated than LWW and the violence is definitely ratcheted up.

Good show, I can't wait for the next one!

In Christ,
Matt



Single4Life -> RE: Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (5/17/2008 5:27:39 AM)

I saw a matinee and it was good. In some ways it was better than LWW. It just seemed to have a better flow to it and the CGI was improved, though Aslan still looks too fake. They added a sequence in the movie that was not in the book to create more build-up for the climax, but it flowed well.

I thought the acting was pretty good, though Ben Barnes' (Caspian) accent seemed a little weird. Good flick! I'd definitely recommend it!



everythingat -> RE: Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (5/17/2008 6:06:17 AM)

I'm glad people are enjoying it as much as I did. In case anyone wants to know, the song in the final scene of the movie is Regina Spektor's The Call.



redeemedsaint -> RE: Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (5/17/2008 9:05:48 AM)

I plan to see it during Memorial Day Weekend. It looks good. Thanks to you all for sharing the positive reviews.



tenfour -> RE: Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (5/17/2008 10:37:03 AM)

What does everyone think about the extreme violence?

Spoilers...

The Pevensie children are portrayed, in my eyes, as blood-thirsty war-mongers. They make no attempts at negotiation before attacking and killing many men. They frequently kill people before even knowing for sure who's who. (One example is Peter immediately attacking Caspian the moment he sees him, trying to kill a stranger for no reason I can see except for a chance to use his sword.) And then at the end, we have young Lucy pulling out her knife with a smirk on her face, like she's happy to be around so much death and being a part of it.



rabstark -> RE: Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (5/17/2008 12:10:49 PM)

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ORIGINAL: tenfour

What does everyone think about the extreme violence?

Spoilers...

The Pevensie children are portrayed, in my eyes, as blood-thirsty war-mongers. They make no attempts at negotiation before attacking and killing many men. They frequently kill people before even knowing for sure who's who. (One example is Peter immediately attacking Caspian the moment he sees him, trying to kill a stranger for no reason I can see except for a chance to use his sword.) And then at the end, we have young Lucy pulling out her knife with a smirk on her face, like she's happy to be around so much death and being a part of it.


The "children" are not "portrayed as bloodthirsty war-mongers", they are portrayed as Kings and Queens of Narnia fighting to retake the land from invaders who have been systematically committing genocide against the Old Narnians for several hundred years. They don't try to "negotiate" in the novel either, because there's nothing to negotiate. Peter attacks Caspian in the movie because he is a Telmarine (obvious from his appearance and his armor) wandering around the forests of Old Narnia. He understandably mistook him for an enemy soldier, just like the Old Narnians did at first. "Young Lucy's" smile wasn't because she was "happy to be around" death and destruction, it was because she was a Queen of Narnia who knew she was bringing with her the One who was going to bring an end to the war and the Telmarine occupation of Narnia.

In the novels, the point is made that the longer one is in Narnia, the more Narnian they become, and this is especially true for those who have been in Narnia before. The Pevensie "children" were adult Kings and Queens when they accidentally returned to this world, and as they spend more time in Narnia in "Prince Caspian" they become less and less children and more and more the adults they were. By the time Peter fights Miraz, he's fully the High King... albeit in a teenager's body. They were brought to Narnia by Aslan to fight to restore Narnia. This isn't "warmongering", it's a just war. The only "negotiation" possible in the situation was the one used... A trial by combat between the kings themselves... theoretically to prevent the bloodbath that followed, though the Telmarines never intended to abide by the "negotiated" agreement, which is why High King Peter had the Old Narnian forces at the ready. He fully expected the Telmarines to violate the agreement, though he didn't expect their lords to murder their own king as an excuse to do it.



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