While The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe excused some of its corniness with cute kid actors, its anticipated sequel, Prince Caspian, comes nowhere close. Two years has dissolved that adorable innocence that made the first movie semi-cherishable. But the cheese-factor has been substantially raised. There is very little development of the characters. Peter is reduced to an arrogant, conceited kid, spoiled by his title "Peter the Magnificent." He even introduces himself as that! Susan looks continuously grave, a result of too much eyeliner in a land where cosmetics don't exist. As for the romance between Susan and Prince Caspian, it's illogical and poorly developed. It consists solely of exchanges of long glances and a kiss at the very end when they know they won't see each other ever again. Why do classics like The Chronicles of Narnia and Tuck Everlasting have to be spoiled by creating romance that didn't exist in the books because the characters were 12? As for the battle scenes, they are far too long and far too reminiscent of Lord of the Rings. The only redeeming qualities are the sword-brandishing mouse Reepicheep, the fact that Edmund had a flashlight in Narnia, and the situations and dialogue that are so corny they're humorous. As an epic it fails. As a entertaining children's movie, I must concede that it succeeds. 2 out of 5 stars.
2 comments:
To be truley honest I didn't even know they made a 2nd movie! I tried watching the Lion, the With, and the Wardrobe but it was so long I just couldn't finish it! So i'm kinda glad I didn't know there was a second movie, I defiantly would not have gone to it. I'm not a kind of person for movies like this. Long, boring movies that should be kept in a book! People ruin perfectly good, or great, books by making them into movies! The 21st century certainly has its downside!
This review makes me want to avoid seeing this movie. When I saw commercials for this movie, I thought it looked stupid, and reading this review definately doesn't change my mind on that. I can go without seeing a movie that's corny. I also have absolutely no interest in sitting through long fight scenes. I'd much rather spend my time watching a movie that has well developed characters and isn't incredibly cheesy. This review has made it clear that Prince Caspian is not a movie to add to my "movies to see list."
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