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Manufacturer: WALT DISNEY VIDEO
Starring: Simon Andreu, John Bach, David Bowles, Warwick Davis, Liam Neeson
Directed By: .
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Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: Blu-ray
EAN: 0786936772470
Format: Color
Label: WALT DISNEY VIDEO
Manufacturer: WALT DISNEY VIDEO
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: WALT DISNEY VIDEO
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2008-12-02
Running Time: 149
Studio: WALT DISNEY VIDEO
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
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The magical world of C.S. Lewis beloved fantasy comes to life once again in Prince Caspian, the second installment of The Chronicles Of Narnia series. Join Peter, Susan, Edmund, Lucy, the mighty and majestic Aslan, friendly new Narnian creatures and Prince Caspian as they lead the Narnians on a remarkable journey to restore peace and glory to their enchanted land. Continuing the adventure of The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe with more magic and a brand-new hero, Prince Caspian is a triumph of imagination, courage, love, joy and humor your whole family will want to watch again and again.
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Summary: things Never Happen The Same Twice
Comment: Disney has unleashed another fantastic chapter from the Chronicles of Narnia.
Now "Prince Caspian", does not follow the book of the same name as loyally as the first did. Instead we dig in much deeper into the depression of Narnia and get a few spectacular battle scenes. This film is a lot darker and less magical than the first, it is however so much more meaningful.
Clearly this movie breaks out from the clean cut "the Lion, With & the Wardrobe". It crosses territory only "Lord of The Rings" had before and it proves to be an excellent effort. As a sequel it's good but on a stand-alone its classic.
This is a must own. Any other negative review only deals with the fact that it's not page-by-page from the book and that it's not as magical as the first ... but really like Aslan said "Things Never Happen The Same Twice" and chances are most of the generic public never read Prince Caspian (which btw is not one of the most popular books and also lacks any real action).
This blu-ray edition is fantastic. By Far one of the best blu-ray's to ever come out, the PQ is excellent and the audio comes uncompressed with a powerful and never dull 7.1 mix.
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Summary: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian - Blu-ray Info
Comment: Version: U.S.A / Region A
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
MPEG-4 AVC BD-50 / High Profile 4.1
Running time: 2:29:58
Movie size: 32,33 GB
Disc size: 48,70 GB
Average video bit rate: 19.02 Mbps
DTS-HD Master Audio English 4034 kbps 7.1 / 48 kHz / 4034 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1536 kbps / 24-bit)
Dolby Digital Audio Chinese 640 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 640 kbps
Dolby Digital Audio French 640 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 640 kbps
Dolby Digital Audio Portuguese 640 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 640 kbps
Dolby Digital Audio Spanish 640 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 640 kbps
Dolby Digital Audio Thai 640 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 640 kbps
Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps
Subtitles: English SDH / Chinese / French / Indonesian / Korean / Malay / Portuguese / Spanish / Thai
Number of chapters: 22
#Audio Commentary
#Circle Vision Interactive: Creating the Castle Raid
#BD-Live
Disc 2
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#The Bloopers of Narnia (3m:06s)
#Seven Deleted Scenes with optional introduction by director Andrew Adamson (11m:15s)
#Inside Narniam: The Adventure Returns (34m:41s)
#Sets of Narniam: A Classic Comes to Life (23m:45s)
#Big Movie Comes to a Small Town (23m:20s)
#Previsualizing Narnia (10m:09s)
#Talking Animals and Walking Treesm: The Magical World of Narnia (4m:50s)
#Secrets of the Duel (6m:46s)
#Becoming Trumpkin (4m:47s)
#Warwick Davism: The Man Behind Nikabrik (11m:08s)
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Summary: Not as good as the first, but worth viewing
Comment: This review comes from my wife Sarah, who is a big fan of the first movie: The Chronicles of Narnia, the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe was a masterpiece. This movie didn't come close to the power of that movie. Regardless, if you're a fan of the first movie, I feel it's worth your time to view this second flick.
The first movie had such a positive, clear message of faith, love, forgiveness, standing up for what you believe in and redemption. The story along with the characters was so well developed. It had charm and depth. It was emotionally engaging.
This one was darker, with much confusion, frustration and less of a clear message to take away. There was a lot of focus on the fighting, and there were several periods in the movie that were plain disturbing rather than moving. The sets were darker also. I felt as if there was no one to like. Caspian was hard to relate to. Even the four main characters from the prior movie were less likable and more challenging to sympathize with. The ending left me entirely unsatisfied and even a bit sad. The "romance" between the older Pevensie girls and Prince Caspian was a bit unbelievable.
Yet, those who really enjoyed the first flick will want to see the continuation. The four Pevensie kids go back to Narnia and you'll want to follow the story. As in the first, the special effects are amazing, and the acting is top-notch. The introduction of the mouse character was enjoyable, and there were moments that made it worthwhile. While it doesn't live up to it's predecessor, it's still a decent movie. I give it a C+ or a B-.
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Summary: Wonderful!
Comment: One of the lesser "Chronicles of Narnia" novels makes for a difficult book-to-screen adaptation - and the filmmakers did everything they could and then some. The imagery, the acting, the effects - they're all top notch. Sequences like the "search for Aslan" may drag out, but they always pull themselves together and it's certainly a film worth your time.
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Summary: One of the most boring films I have seen in my life
Comment: I haven't read the books, so I'm not prejudiced in any way. But as someone who actually enjoyed the first one I was startled by how shockingly dull this snoozefest sequel is.
I can sit here and spend an hour writing a review that tears the film apart bit by bit though, quite frankly, I have better things to do with my time so I will only focus on my biggest complaints.
Yes, I know it's a film for kids and that it's rated PG but where is the blood? Hundreds of people, humans and creatures alike, are felled in battle but there is not one drop of blood in the whole movie. What is this teaching our children about violence exactly? Don't give me any nonsense about traumatizing them either. I saw Predator [Blu-ray] when I was a kid and I turned out fine. But this is Disney after all and the only people keeping them afloat as a studio are overprotective mothers who fear absolutely everything and are only too happy to spend money on movies and products that falsely suggest that the world is a magical and safe place (this is what you call being 'Disneyfied') and consider something as tame and boring as Prince Caspian to be dark and tough. "You may find Narnia a more savage place than you remember," warns Aslan. Wow, does that mean that we'll be getting Rambo-level violence? Sadly, no. However, more people are killed in this film. Can you work that out? Because I can't.
Since I haven't read the book I wasn't previously orientated as to who's who and what their motivations are, and the film doesn't make it any clearer I promise you. Far, far too often I found myself asking 'Who is he?', 'Who are they?', 'Why are all the bad guys identical to each other?', 'Why are they the bad guys again?'. 'What do they want?'. 'Why are they all Spanish?', 'Why are the kids still kids? Shouldn't they return to Narnia as adults?' And so on...and so on...
The only thing this film is good for is a cure for insomnia. I know that's a childish and crass and far from being a clever soundbite but it was so catatonic that it simply is not inspiring an intelligent review out of me.
Whatever charm The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe [Blu-ray] had is well and truly gone, all that's left is some pretty scenery and that's not enough to keep me interested for well over two hours. Please Disney, don't even bother making the rest of them.
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