Rating of
3/4
You may find Narnia a more savage place
BryanFury - wrote on 06/24/08
It was a definite step back but nonetheless a worthy following to C.S. Lewis masterpiece The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe. I must say a darker Narnia is surprisingly more captivating from the first minute to the last, even though you can't really outshine something as successful as the first movie. This one is not as good but has a more story driven concept which makes up for the lack of sparkle the recurring characters have. There are also additional cast brought in like Ben Barnes as the infamous Prince Caspian which added that needed twist in the movie since it’s named after him. Also there is this cuddly little mouse kind of like the Puss in boots character in the Shrek movies and what he does is light up every scene he's in. The villains are not like the LOTR's orcs which is a good thing, its just plain old humans. The epic battle between Narnians and human soldiers is not as epic as I was expecting. We all have seen the very best when it comes to huge battle scenes. The Lord of the rings is at the top spot and what I've seen here would not even compare to the LOTR fight scenes. The effects weren’t even as effective as the first one. But when all the chips are down, there is always Aslan to save day. That is pretty much the bread and butter of these Narnia movies. Overall if you are expecting IT to happen again, you'll be fairly disappointed. Because as said in this movie nothing happens the same way twice...
