I took four of my six kids and my wife. Those of us who loved the Chronicles of Narnia books loved the movie. The rest thought it was worth seeing, but did not absolutely love it. I think we all agreed that the movie was better than the book. I had only recently read Prince Caspian to our 5-year-old twins. I am glad I did. I was able to prepare them for the dark feel of the movie. Was this movie better than the first? I liked it better, my wife did not. We will likely buy it in order to keep the series in tact, but I doubt my wife will choose to watch it again. The movie was rated PG, but I would almost give it a PG-13, only because it was so dark and so full of war action. They never actually show the heads being chopped off, nor do they use any vulgar language, but it is clearly a movie about war between the Telmarines and the Narnians. Hollywood did take some liberties with the story, which in my opinion worked well. The message of the book and the message of the movie are consistent. I highly recommend this movie to anyone who loves the Chronicles of Narnia.