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A good family movie
PostedMay 25, 2008
chanel
from Miami, FL
I wanted to start out on a high note by saying this was a good family movie. So many family movies out there are either kindergarten level (ie. Kung Fu Panda) or trying to be so cool giving our kids bad role models, so Narnia Prince Caspian is a good clean enjoyable family movie.
That said, it was visually too dark for a lot of the movie. One of the nice things about the first movie is you saw the beautiful Narnian scenery by daylight. This movie it appears didn't use the budget for bright beautiful scenery. I know the theme was supposed to be "dark" but visually it didn't have to feel like most of it was taking place underground. The 3 older children seemed almost too old to be playing Narnian "dress up" -- I just didn't feel it in their performaces. The Lucy character was the only just as good as in the 1st movie - that little girl carried most of the movie in my opinion. The actor who played Prince Caspian was a very handsome choice but the fake accent was annoying not only to me but to my 11yr old daughter as well. He is meant to speak in his native tongue. The Narnian characters served as background - only a few were in the forefront & none of those anything to write home about.
The spirit of the first movie was missing. When King Peter said "For Narnia" & "For Aslan" it wasn't major as in the first movie, it seemed contrived. Most of the movie did, as a lackluster sequel, but I'm glad I went to see it bcuz it was a safe family movie - I don't have to worry about content for my 11yr old but if you have a child younger than 10yrs or one who's focus challenged, this movie is going to be too slow paced at the beginning.
That said, it was visually too dark for a lot of the movie. One of the nice things about the first movie is you saw the beautiful Narnian scenery by daylight. This movie it appears didn't use the budget for bright beautiful scenery. I know the theme was supposed to be "dark" but visually it didn't have to feel like most of it was taking place underground. The 3 older children seemed almost too old to be playing Narnian "dress up" -- I just didn't feel it in their performaces. The Lucy character was the only just as good as in the 1st movie - that little girl carried most of the movie in my opinion. The actor who played Prince Caspian was a very handsome choice but the fake accent was annoying not only to me but to my 11yr old daughter as well. He is meant to speak in his native tongue. The Narnian characters served as background - only a few were in the forefront & none of those anything to write home about.
The spirit of the first movie was missing. When King Peter said "For Narnia" & "For Aslan" it wasn't major as in the first movie, it seemed contrived. Most of the movie did, as a lackluster sequel, but I'm glad I went to see it bcuz it was a safe family movie - I don't have to worry about content for my 11yr old but if you have a child younger than 10yrs or one who's focus challenged, this movie is going to be too slow paced at the beginning.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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