The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)

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:

2 wins & 17 nominations

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Ben Barnes	...	Prince Caspian
Georgie Henley	...	Lucy Pevensie
Skandar Keynes	...	Edmund Pevensie
William Moseley	...	Peter Pevensie
Anna Popplewell	...	Susan Pevensie
Sergio Castellitto	...	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 (as Damian Alcazar)
Alicia Borrachero	...	Prunaprismia
Simón Andreu	...	Lord Scythley (as Simon Andreu)
Predrag Bjelac	...	Lord Donnon (as Pedja Bjelac)

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 Vaud) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | 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:

8 months were spent scouting locations, including Ireland, China and Argentina. Although parts of the film were made in New Zealand like its predecessor, the majority of shooting took place in Czechy, Slovenia and Poland because of the larger sets available. The stone prop was flown from New Zealand to Barrandov Studios in Prague, Czechy. In a remote Slovenian location, everyone had to be checked for ticks on a regular basis, since infestations in the cast and crew's hair were common. Because of tax credits, post-production was based in the UK. to qualify the movie as a British film.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the scene where the Pevensies open their chests after returning to Narnia, Peters chest has a large rock on top of it. However when he opens the chest no falling rock can be heard.

Quotes:

Reepicheep: We were expecting someone taller!
Trumpkin: You're one to talk.
Reepicheep: Is that supposed to be irony?

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2008-05-17)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

A Dance 'Round the Memory Tree

I was surprised

Having just come back from a screening of Prince Caspian, I can honestly say that I got the movie fresh in my mind...and it was amazing! Not only was it better than the first in every way - the story, the acting, the screenplay - but it managed to have more of an edge without sinking into the pitfall that movies such as Pirates of the Caribbean have slipped into.

Meaning that unlike the Pirates sequels (don't get me wrong, I love Pirates, but this is something that bothered me a little), the makers of Prince Caspian did not believe that to make it better and more exciting, they had to gore and bloody it up. Instead, while it is darker, the blood and gore is kept to a bare minimum considering this is an action flick.

Anyway, that now aside, I highly recommend this! It's a great movie - great action scenes, a tad bit of romance but not overly so, and a good plot. Plus the young cast are even better in this film than they were in the first, and Ben Barnes - well, it's right that he is the title character,because he very nearly would have stolen the floor from underneath the original kids if they were even the slightest bit less perfect (William Moseley was the weakest of the five, as he was in the last movie, but he still stepped it up quite a bit).

Granted, I've not read the books, so I don't know if this is as dedicated to the book as many fans would like it to be. Then again, most movies adapted from the books never are. However, if they can find it in them to accept changes for theatrical purposes, I'm sure even the most die-hard fans will admit it "wasn't bad."