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Narnia: Prince Caspian

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Mameblanche
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08-24-2002

Tuesday, May 20, 2008 - 10:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
Saw it this weekend and LOVED it. Much more enjoyable than the first film. And Peter Dinklage as Trumpkin steals this film! I had a wonderful time, and highly recommend it.

Calamity
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10-18-2001

Friday, May 23, 2008 - 10:22 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Calamity a private message Print Post    
We saw this last Friday - I agree Peter Dinklage was wonderful and overall I liked the movie but there were some things that bothered me.

Mameblanche
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08-24-2002

Friday, May 23, 2008 - 11:11 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
Hey Calamity, what bothered you about the movie? For myself, I was relieved there was only 1 fairly subtle 'preachy' moment.

Calamity
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10-18-2001

Saturday, May 24, 2008 - 1:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Calamity a private message Print Post    
Hi, Mameblanche! I wasn't keen on how they portrayed Peter as being competitive with, almost resentful of, Caspian. I didn't think that was true to the character. Neither was having he & Caspian almost caught in the White Witch's thrall.

I also wished they had cut some of those endless battle scenes so there'd be time for a little more character development - like showing Caspian secretly learning about Old Narnia when he was a kid - and more, well, magic :-) .

The preachiness doesn't really bother me although there is something about Narnia (the books) that gives me a bit of a chill, much as I like and admire them.

Mameblanche
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08-24-2002

Saturday, May 24, 2008 - 1:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
Calamity, I haven't read the books, although a dear friend keeps offering to lend her set. But so far, I'm content with the films, and what I'm reading here. I find your comments really interesting. Gives me insight into how different the films are from the books.

Brenda1966
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07-03-2002

Saturday, May 24, 2008 - 8:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Brenda1966 a private message Print Post    
I haven't read the books either, but your review is interesting to me. I too could have done with less battle scenes, they just went on and on and on. I would have liked more background on Caspian. Heck, I would have just liked more of Caspian. :-)

Rissa
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03-20-2006

Sunday, May 25, 2008 - 2:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rissa a private message Print Post    
I usually snore through the battle scenes (and car chases), I would be happy if they started the sequence and then just put a big.. "YADA YADA YADA" on the screen for a few moments then back to the film when its over with. LOL But I didn't find it an issue at all this time. I loved the movie, thought it moved fast and there was always something about the fight sequences to keep my interest
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ie the trees which could teach the whopping willow a thing or two and the water being
. Enjoyed it much MUCH more then the first.

Calamity
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10-18-2001

Thursday, June 05, 2008 - 1:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Calamity a private message Print Post    
Hi again, Mameblanche: I don't want you to get the wrong impression because the first movie was actually quite faithful to that book. Of course, there were some changes & additions/omissions but, overall, it followed the original story pretty closely.

In comparison, there were much bigger differences with Prince Caspian. I don't outright object to that - a movie isn't a book, after all - I just think most of the changes made in PC rather weakened the film whereas those in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe enhanced that movie. I got the impression that the moviemakers fell victim to the "we must make the second movie darker (darker than a sacrifice?!) and more grown-up" mindset so they awkwardly shoehorned-in all that melodrama and action.

I hesitate recommending the Narnia books because I know there are those who will have/do have problems with them being Christian allegories. I've got my own issues with the books. But I honestly don't find the religious element in them to be obnoxiously preachy or overbearing. *Shrug* I've read so many stories - from legends to myths to parables to contemporary fiction - based on the beliefs of different peoples. Doesn't mean I subscribe to those beliefs myself. But I usually learn things from them and gain some understanding and perspective I didn't have before. There is some unforgettably gorgeous and moving writing in the Narnia books. Even if other parts irritate, offend, or spook me.

Mameblanche
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08-24-2002

Thursday, June 05, 2008 - 9:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
Calamity, thanks,I really appreciate your comments! My galpal (once again, sigh) recommended the books just a few days ago, and offered to lend them to me. But I doubt I have the patience for it. Maybe about 25 years ago I might have been interested in reading children's literature, but not these days. Even though I believe this series is supposedly for all ages. I'm satisfied with the movies, for that reason, as well as to avoid the preachy/creepy stuff you referred to. Besides, I get my knowledge of most literature from the movies. Sad, but true!

Calamity
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10-18-2001

Friday, June 06, 2008 - 1:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Calamity a private message Print Post    
I understand, Mameblanche - they're definitely not for everyone!

P.S. I forgot to thank you for the link to the Dentist sketch in General Discussions!

Mameblanche
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08-24-2002

Friday, June 06, 2008 - 11:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
YW! :-)