Tuesday, 08 July 2008
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My Review of The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
I’ve just been to see the second Narnia film, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian.
If you haven’t seen it I’d recommend you do go and see it. Don’t wait for the DVD. Go and enjoy the full effects of surround sound at high volume to get all the gut wrenching booms and echoing blasts of horns. If, like me, you’ve never read the book you’ll probably wonder what the heck the first scene is all about. Without any warning the movie starts with the very loud screams of a woman giving birth! The characters all look and sound Spanish from a Renaissance period and for one minute I really thought someone had switched the video reels.The story line is good and has a lot of intrigue and twists in it that I liked. My daughter (who has read all the books) tells me that some stuff has been added, such as the White Witch making a brief appearance, but all in all it’s really good stuff with some very nice computer generated images and very good acting. Some bits were so Lord of the rings it’s unreal. (But then Tolkien and CS Lewis were good mates, but that was way before CGI and modern film tech). For instance, the bit where the trees waken up and start defending Narnia.
Oh, and it’s 2 hours and 24 minutes so it’s good value for money considering the price of the ticket. As one local newspaper described it, it’s a ‘bum numbing 2 hours and 24 minutes long”.
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