and so this afternoon, thanks to nuffnang, we caught a preview to the narnian sequel: prince caspian.

it was good and bad all at the same time. first off, draggy. understood they were following pretty closely to the book but there were some bits that could have been sped up just that teensy bit. senseless boring dialogue (i know i know they were necessary but still) and scenes that just made you go eh? wtf?

now instead of edmund being the prat, peter took the cake. male ego and pride getting in the way of logical rationalizing. is it truly for narnia or is it to assuage that swelling ego of yours? either way, the plan failed and it took edmund to break the ice (oh a pun!) and shake you from making what could have been your gravest mistake. at least lucy wasn't as irritating either and the boyfriend felt that they could have gotten someone else to play susan. i thought she was ok, not as if they could change talents at the very last minute and cite plastic surgery or accelerated puberty.

everything stuck t the book plot-wise. prince caspian had a rather strong and weird accent which strikes me as italian. but i doubt he is since his actual name sounds otherwise. i favoured edmund throughout the whole show. that boy really grew up.

t'was quite hilarious in some bits. really random punchlines and of course the infamous 'lucy at the other end of the bridge and wielding only a small dagger with aslan by her side'. then there's the lion himself and the tree-saving ending that was a bit too much like lord of the rings.

thank god i didn't pay a cent to catch it in the theaters. the kids in the cinema were surprisingly well-behaved, much like when we caught horton hears a who. other than that, personally, nothing fantastic.

catch it during the weekday. or better yet, wait for it to come out on dvd or something and rent it. because the one thing memorable at the end of the whole show was... that they had a pretty neat soundtrack and that our butts ached from sitting way too long.

and it was only 2 and 1/2 hours too. yikes.

Labels: movie review