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- First reviewMay 18, 2008
- Last reviewDecember 30, 2009
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Nearly Perfect
PostedDecember 30, 2009
chazzbro
from Columbus, OH
The movie is a visual feast. Other than a slight stiffness in some facial expression of the animated humanoids, they felt like real humans. Beautiful colors and backgrounds thoughout. Story held together quite well. EPIC battle sequence. Dialogue was pretty solid as well. Cons: Sam Worthington kept slipping from American to Aussie (surprised no one kept an eye on this) and the music was quite solid overall, but a bit too reminiscent of Titanic...especially the first two notes. I've never been a fan of 3D, but loved this, and it's clearly the wave of the future. I was surprised to see young children there. It didn't strike me as appropriate for kids under 12. Great movie, though!
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Better Than I Expected
PostedMay 18, 2008
chazzbro
from Columbus, OH
I loved the books, but the first movie was only a C+/B- in my book...not all that special. I was very pleasantly surprised to see that the second movie was a bit step forward...even though it was helmed by the same director. It's much deeper and more textured the second time around. The battle scenes are pretty strong...not as dark at the LOTR movies, but somewhat similar. There are moments where the performances of the kids are just slightly wooden. But the sets are beautiful and the feel of the whole thing is classy. The music is good, not amazing...although I did enjoy the closing song by Regina Spektor. Lucy is still cute as a button, if slightly older. Susan has grown into a somewhat more voluptuous girl with an interest in the new prince. Peter is handsome and the most-likely-to-be-wooden actor, while Edmund turned out to a quite strong in this one. Ben Barnes is solid as Price Caspian. I'm still not quite sold on the Aslan CG figure (it's very complex and must be hard to master), but Reepicheep the mouse is very cute and has the spirit of the original story well in hand. I must say...if you're a grown-up with a need for dark, edgy movies, this is not for you. But if you enjoy a good story and can open your heart to receive it, this movie is quite the delight.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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