The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Andrew Adamson

Writers (WGA):

Andrew Adamson (screenplay) &
Christopher Markus (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

16 May 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Family | Fantasy

Tagline:

A New Age Has Begun.

Plot:

The Pevensie siblings return to Narnia, where they are enlisted to once again help ward off an evil king and restore the rightful heir to the land's throne, Prince Caspian.

Plot Keywords:

Narnia | Prince | King | Evil King | Horn

Awards:

1 win & 17 nominations

Cast

Ben Barnes	...	Prince Caspian
Georgie Henley	...	Lucy Pevensie
Skandar Keynes	...	Edmund Pevensie
William Moseley	...	Peter Pevensie
Anna Popplewell	...	Susan Pevensie
Sergio Castellitto	...	King Miraz
Peter Dinklage	...	Trumpkin
Warwick Davis	...	Nikabrik
Vincent Grass	...	Doctor Cornelius
Pierfrancesco Favino	...	General Glozelle
Cornell John	...	Glenstorm (as Cornell S. John)
Damián Alcázar	...	Lord Sopespian
Alicia Borrachero	...	Queen Prunaprismia
Simón Andreu	...	Lord Scythley
Predrag Bjelac	...	Lord Donnon

Also Known As:

Prince Caspian (International: English title) (informal short title)
Toastie (New Zealand: English title) (fake working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for epic battle action and violence.

Runtime:

150 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

South Korea:All | Malaysia:U | Finland:K-11 | Singapore:PG | Australia:M | UK:PG | Hong Kong:IIA | USA:PG (certificate #44320) | Brazil:10 | Philippines:G (MTRCB) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Argentina:13 | Norway:11 | Ireland:12A (original rating) | Ireland:PG (re-rating on appeal) | Taiwan:GP | Sweden:11 | Portugal:M/6 | Germany:12 | New Zealand:M | Netherlands:6 | Austria:10 | Denmark:11 | Iceland:7

Filming Locations:

Barrandov Studios, Prague, Czech Republic

Company:

Walt Disney Pictures

Trivia:

Although parts of the film were made in New Zealand like its predecessor, the majority of shooting took place in the Czech Republic, Slovenia and Poland because of the larger sets available.

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: The arrows in Susan's quiver change from scene to scene: from the minimum of five just *before* her big fight to cover Lucy's escape to a maximum of twenty or so. The amount of arrows is almost always totally inconsistent about the numbers of them she shot off. In the first book, however, when St. Nicholas gives her the bow and quiver, he tells her that she will never run out of arrows. This explains the apparent inconsistency since, before, she was almost out, but it refilled between the scenes.

Quotes:

Prince Caspian: [Caspian and Peter begin a swordfight. Peter's sword gets stuck in a tree, so he attempts to pick up a rock to hit Caspian]
Lucy Pevensie: No! Stop!
Peter Pevensie: [after seeing the Narnians gathering around] Prince Caspian?
Prince Caspian: Yes. And who are you?
[Susan and Edmund run over]
Susan Pevensie: Peter!
Prince Caspian: High King Peter?
Peter Pevensie: I believe you called.
Prince Caspian: Yes, but... I thought you'd be... older.
Peter Pevensie: Well if you like, we can come back in a few years.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The O'Reilly Factor: (2008-05-21)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

A Dance 'Round The Memory Tree

They keep getting better

I caught this as a screener and am so happy I did. Whether or not you read the books you'll probably like this if you're into this genre. It's got a bit of something for most everyone; even a little romance.

I found the CGI better than the first. The writers captured the significant parts of the storyline and included some comic relief. There were definitely moments of achieved catharsis with the audience. The actors and actresses seemed to be much more at ease in their roles than the first one and exuded the characteristics of each of the roles well.

I wouldn't recommend little kiddos seeing this because of the violence (no blood just some obvious fighting) however I don't understand why most parents take their kids to a movie I (an adult) would watch. When I was a kid a Minotaur would have given me nightmares for weeks.

Those around me liked it even more than I did. There were maybe a couple of points where they didn't clearly portray the tone of the group or a characters attitude; but that's young acting maybe. All in all, really well done.