The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

It's a movie as timely as it is provocative and amazingly, for much of its running time, it is weirdly funny.

It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties. It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

Let me say up front that I am an atheist and a secularist and as such I don't care about any religious undertones or allegory that this series may possess. I'm judging this movie based on the book to movie transition and the movie as a fantasy film.Prince Caspian is easily the weakest and least enjoyable of the Narnia movies. While the Narnia series is nowhere near as good as Harry Potter or the Middle Earth trilogies both The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader are pretty good movies in their own right. But Prince Caspian suffers from numerous flaws. Let's start with faithfulness to the book. Well plot wise this movie is reasonably faithful to the book. But the problem is the characters. The way several key characters is portrayed is so different from the book that they feel like totally different characters. By far the biggest problem is Peter. The Peter of the book is noble, humble, and kingly and truly deserves the title and position of High King of Narnia. The Peter in this movie is a jerk, whiny, and worst of all, arrogant. This is such a complete misrepresentation of the character that he didn't feel like Peter at all. A similar problem exists on a smaller scale with regard to Caspain himself. Caspian being older in the movie than in the book is a minor flaw. But a much bigger issue is the relationship between Peter and Caspian. In the book there is respect on both sides and Peter even says"I have come not to take your place but to put you in it." This movie depicts palpable tension between Peter and Caspian when there is NO hint of tension between them in the book. A smaller but still annoying issue is that retarded romance between Susan and Caspian. I happen not to be a fan of the romance genre anyway but there is no hint of this in the book either. It seems as though a romance element was added to attract the Twilight/Hunger Games audiences because not only is this not in the book but even within the context of the movie it serves no plot purpose. Plot wise and event wise this movie is fairly faithful to the book but the character portrayals mostly suck. The acting and casting are tough to fairly evaluate here. Georgie is her usual splendid self in her portrayal of Lucy and Liam Neeson is awesome as the voice of Aslan. But William's and Ben's performances are tough to judge. The poor character writing in the script would make it tough to appreciate even good quality acting in those roles. Then there's the pacing. The battle scenes are too long and drawn out leading to a movie that seems to drag. There was a time when I watched this movie after having not seen it for a while when I found myself saying it was better than I remembered. Here's the thing: This movie has a good story to tell and tells it reasonably well but because the battle scenes are so long and loud they tend to dominate the mind's memory of this movie. A better movie would have been produced by simply reducing the length and intensity of some battle scenes. The best part of this movie is its outstanding special effects and visuals. This is a very well made film that is awesome to look at. To address a common complaint: Many people have complained about the"bloodless" nature of the battles in this movie. First, remember that this is fantasy. More importantly, bear in mind that the filmmakers were contractually obligated by the studio to achieve a rating no higher than PG. In fact one scene was altered to eliminate the possibility of implied beheading. In the scene in question the angle of a fallen soldier's helmet was changed to make clear that the helmet was empty and did not contain a severed head. The PG requirement necessities the lack of blood and gore. That said this is still pretty violent and should only be viewed by people in middle school or older. My opinion on this movie is mixed leaning negative. The reason I lean negative is that some of the positive attributes of this movie are damaged by the negative attributes. Faithfulness to the book: 4 out of 10. Casting/Acting: 7 out of 10. Pacing: 3 out of 10. Special effects/visuals: 9 out of 10. Overall: 4 out of 10.

Even worse than the first Narnia film, Prince Caspian must be one of the most amateurishly acted movies I've seen in ages. While in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe you can forgive the child actors of finding their way in the acting world, discovering an own style and making authentic emotional expressions combined with their memorized lines, it is much harder to forgive them for it when there's almost no improvement to be seen three years later (except for maybe Georgie Henley). On the other hand, just like with Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint it takes some time to adjust. For them it also took two Harry Potter movies to get the acting really going. Sadly it makes Prince Caspian hard to watch. There are no James McAvoy and (almost) no Tilda Swanton to cover things up this time. We get Peter Dinklage instead, but that nearly suffices. Especially with Ben Barnes doing a ridiculous Spanish accent. The storyline again is smothered by Christian symbolism and the cinematography by ridiculously bad blue screen effects. The result again is an awful picture that irritates more than it amuses.

Watched The Chronicles Of Narnia:Prince Caspian With Ben Barnes(Stardust) as Prince Caspian X . Also Starred William Mosley(Goodbye Mr.Chips) as Peter Pevensie , Skander Keyes (Ferrari ) as Edmond Pevensie , Anna Popplewel(The Girl With The Pearl Earring) as Susan Pevensie and Georgie Henley(Jane Eyre) as Lucy Pevensie also Starring Warwick Davis(Willow) as Nikabrik, Peter Dinklage(Elf) as Trumpkin ,Ken Stott(King Arthur) Trufflehunter The Badger, Eddie Izzard(Valkyrie)as Reepicheep ,Pierfrancesco Favino(Night at The Museum) as General Glozzelle and Sergio Castellito( The Missing Star) also Starring Liam Neeson(Batman Begins) as The Voice Of Aslan.This is one of the best fantasy films also the character's were memorable but it was very compelling also it was brilliantly shot also really enjoyed the development of Caspian The Rightful King but is reluctant to do so also really enjoyed the characters seem to capture the essence of the books also Castellito was Brilliant as The Corrupt Father Figure of Caspian who was Power Hungry also an Extremist it made it clear he wanted to rule with an Iron Hand The Story was brilliant almost like the book with a few but awesome modifications and it's deep for a fantasy blockbuster by Disney also Amazing Costume Design By Isis Mussendsen(Thirteen Days) , Score By Harry Gregson-Williams(Kingdom Of Heaven) ,Cinematography By Karl Walter Lindenlaub(Independence Day), Screenplay By Christopher Markus & StephenMcFeely(You Kill Me) and Direction By Andrew Adamson(Shrek 2) also one of the Best Fantasy films and C.S. Lewis would be Proud 8/10

1,300 years in Narnia has passed when the Pevensie siblings were living in the real world for only 1 year. Contrary to their expectations, Narnia has changed a lot from what they last knew it to be. The Telmarines are a non-magical, human race that have put the Narnians on the verge of extinction with most of them assuming that they are already extinct. A Telmarine Lord, Lord Miraz (Castellitto) is the brother of the King of Telmar whom he killed along with all his sons, save Prince Caspian (Barnes). Now that Lord Miraz has a newborn heir, he intends to get rid of Caspian and hence pronounce himself the King of Telmar. Caspian escapes Telmar and in an act of desperation, summons the Queens and Kings of Old, the Pevensie siblings. Aslan (Neeson) has not returned and the Telmarines intend to attack the Narnians and Prince Caspian and wipe them out once and for all. The movie is a large improvement from the previous movie on multiple fronts. There is far more action, adventure and anticipation than before and the useless and immature dialogues have been thrown for something more mature and needful. It's a wholesome, entertaining fantasy- war movie that young and old can enjoy and relate to alike.