Cast: Ben Barnes (Prince Caspiam), Georgie Henley (Lucy Pevensie), Skandar Keynes (Edmund Pevensie), William Moseley (Peter Pevensie), Anna Popplewell (Susan Pevensie), Tilda Swinton (White Witch)
For complete cast information, see IMDb's The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian page.
I've enjoyed the way Disney has done The Chronicles of Narnia so much that it's too bad they won't make all 7 movies. I will definitely own all the movies they make on Blu-ray DVD someday (just need that Blu-ray DVD player... and I'll probably wait until they put the deluxe edition out after all movies have made it to Blu-ray).
Not surprisingly, I'm glad I saw The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian the first weekend it came out. I wanted to see it on a big screen and before the film decomposed at all. Unfortunately, there were still a few issues at the end/beginning of reels.
They did a great job bringing the story of Prince Caspian to life. The actors playing the Pevensie children did a great job again (and they're even more attractive now - Disney lucked out as much as the Harry Potter people did. The kids are really cute and you just never know how kids are going to look as they grow up... Since I loved the C. S. Lewis books (and have enjoyed them as an adult when I re-read them before The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe was released in 2005), I can't judge the movies as someone who isn't already in love with the stories. However, I think if you enjoy fantasy movies that this is a great series to explore. If you missed the first movie, rent that first, then go see Prince Caspian.
The quality of this movie has proven that they're going to take the time and spend the money to make sure that each installment of the series is wonderful. I'd guess they'll only do 4 or 5 of the 7 books, but I will be there in theatres to see each movie (hopefully the week they come out), which is saying a lot - I don't see many movies in theatres any more. With my new HD LCD TV, why mess with theatres and the annoying other people with cell phones that go off, etc.? I'm sure this will be even more true once I switch to Blu-ray. Already, the quality is very good.
Heck, if I knew someone who really wanted to see this movie, I'd go to a theatre to see it again. That's saying something for someone who doesn't bother with movie theatres much any more. I highly recommend catching The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian before it leaves theatres. I'm sure it'll be there for a while, so you have time. If you liked the first one, you have to see this one in a theatre!
Grade: A
Labels: 2008, action, adventure, Anna Popplewell, Ben Barnes, Disney, drama, family, fantasy, Georgie Henley, movie, Narnia, Skandar Keynes, William Moseley
Reviewed by Kat at the 12:00 PM show | 0 screams