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Wow! What a wonderful soundtrack! One of my favorites of my movie soundtrack collection!! This is the kind of music they'll be playing in Heaven! Simply enthralling!! By the way, the reviews that have been written so far are by the owner of the account's daughter (me). Sorry if my spelling or grammar is incorrect in any of my reviews!

I love the movie from which this soundtrack comes, and almost from the moment I heard the song "Wunderkind" I was entranced. That song along with Imogen Heap's "Can't Take it In" describes the feeling of the film very well. The instrumentals themselves are beautiful, though my favorites are tracks 2, 12, and 13 since they are the ones I remember most from the film.

Track 12: "The Battle" seems to have two references to the "Kingdom of Heaven" soundtrack, also composed by Harry Gregson-Williams. I'm not faulting the soundtrack in any way, I just found it fascinating to hear the references cue in at the following times: 00:00 - 00:10, you hear Kingdom of Heaven's Track 10 "Battle of Kerak" (00:00 - 00:10) ~1:15 - 1:30, you hear Kingdom of Heaven's Track 09 "The King" (~3:35 - 3:50) None of this detracts from the brilliant score, and I actually love both soundtracks for their richness and scope. Harry Gregson-Williams has done a great job with the Narnia soundtrack and it's definitely worth adding to your collection if you love film scores.

If you are a director or producer or an important person looking for someone to create the music for your movie project, I have found the man! Harry Gregson-Williams is definatey someone you should check into! He did an excellent job on "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" and "Prince Caspian" scores. But this collection has to be my favorite! -"The Blitz, 1940" shows just how much that war affected people's lives and their children. When I listen to that song, in my mind I can see people sitting around a table arguing and then all of a sudden a war breaks out and tension builds and it ends up affecting people. And it added great drama to the beginning portion of the movie. -"Lucy Meets Mr. Tumnus" is a great song. For a movie, you have to have some background noise to set the mood, and if any music could be added to the Narnian atmosphere, it would have to be this. It had the nice mysterious sounds about it, and it made one think, "This is actually Narnia". It had curiosity, friendliness, mystery, and something that said this land is peaceful. And it fit the snow-covered trees in the background. -"A Narnian Lullaby" is just an awesome song and I think Harry Gregson-Williams did a great job on this one also. Along with the roaring fire and a mysterious mood made it great. And with all the different instruments used in it, it was like a magic took over Mr. Tumnus' flute and started adding it's own Narnian effects to try to get Lucy to fall to sleep. -When I hear "To Aslan's Camp", I immediately think of a royal being, one that deserves respect. It sounds so regal. And definately reminds me of Aslan, or course. -"The Battle" has this mood about it that seperates this battle from "The Blitz, 1940". In "The Blitz", you can almost imagine the weapons in it, but in "The Battle" you can hear that this battle is for a good purpose and people are really into it and that both sides are out to win, you can almost hear the swords clashing! And it shows that Narnia is tired of freezing to death and being turned to stone. They need Aslan! -"Only the Beginning" again has the curiosity, the royal-ness (if that's a word), and mystery, and peacefulness of Narnia. The Narnian prophecy has been fulfilled and all 4 throned are filled! You can hear the celebration of a world without a dictatorship and a world that's finally under a good leadership! You can almost see them hug Aslan and thank him and be thankful for a new leadership! Harry Gregson-Williams did an awesome job on this soundtrack, and I hope he will be available for all of the future "The Chronicles of Narnia" movies. Thank you for what you did and the time you spent making these scores!

Has all the songs from the movie except the one they play when the kids are playing hide and seek, just before Lucy discovers the wardrobe. All the rest of the songs are good.

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I LOVE this music! It is almost better than the first one (The Lion the Witch and The Wardrobe). We received the item in a timely manner, just as promised. It arrived in excellent condition and we have listened to it quite a bit and really enjoy it. I would order from this company again.

I love the soundtrack and the orchestration is fantastic. I also enjoy the Switchfoot and Regina Specktor songs, but there are two more by each of them at the end. I will have to wait to listen to the entire disk, but it never fails that some orchestration will be missing. When I buy a soundtrack it is usually for the orchestration, and the tunes are a great bonus. I wish there was a way to get all of it! The Switchfoot song is perfect for the whole theme of the movie about the many different ways people are going home throughout the movie, and how that takes on different meanings for the main characters. Very inpiring!

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince CaspianNot sure what to say,other than I love it. It brings the memory of the movie with it. It's beautiful moody,dramatic, light-hearted music. An all around great soundtrack!

It's incredibly annoying how they make the best songs on the album "album only." I have no intention of buying the whole album, I just want "The Call" and "This is Home." Ugh, so pissed off because I can't buy them anywhere...

ok. last of the three. ANOTHER favorite of his. he plays this along with the others over and over again. loves them and can tell you allllllllllllllll about this one and the mummy movie and the high school musical movie.(as well as any of the others in his collection) again, not my cup of tea, but, chris likes them and i get the movies for him.

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I found the album relaxing, and inspirational. The songs were in keeping with the theme of the movie which made the listening experience even more enjoyable. I would recommend this purchase to anyone who was inspired in faith after reading the books.

This collection is incomplete without the celestial sound of Michele Tumes and her "Untamed Lion". Why was this excluded?

Everything about the Chronicles of NArnia is amazing; the books, the movie, the sountrack... Therefore, this album has a lot to live up to. But it does its job admiringly. I had never listened to Christian rock before this cd, and it just goes to show that trying new things is really beneficial. The Jars of Clay opener is strong and engaging as well as Camp's "Open Up your Eyes". "Stronger" by Delirious is a light and sweet tune but lacks depth lyrically. The next track however, "Lion", is amazing and probably the best on the cd ("feels like I'm living in a lion's mouth, but the lion is an angel"). "I Will Believe" is a gorgeous sounding composition and then the album bursts loose with the crazy "Turkish Delight" by the DAvid Crowder Band. It's a great foot tapping song with lyrics that tell the exact story of Edmund and his obsession. A few of the songs on this cd are subpar which is why overall it got a 4. Otherwise, it's got some really engaging and creative melodies and is highly recommended to any NArnia lover.

I bought this CD after going to a Rebecca St.James concert and hearing her sing the song Lion. The songs on this CD are well written and well preformed.

Firstly, I don't like this album much because it's not my style at all. Mine, well, is Classical, Opera, Choral, and Soundtracks. But, I have to admit that this album is not that bad, I want to tell you that IF you want the movie soundtrack, you should take a carefully look more. It's not quite a good thing that you've purchased the wrong album, and wrote a blaming or bad review back. It's YOUR fault, actually. If you want the soundtrack, you should look at it more carefully. Also, I think it wrote on the cover quite clearly that this album is a 'MUSIC INSPIRED BY' album. However, I wrote this review for this album, not to blame the others, so I would like to begin my EXCLUSIVE FIRST review TRACK-BY-TRACK for Music Inspired by The Chronicles of Narnia. Oops! I almost forget it. I hope that I shall have a chance to write TRACK-BY-TRACK review for the other album, too. My projects are 'The Lord of The Rings: The Return of The King' original soundtrack composed by Howard Shore, and 'The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe' ORIGINAL special-edition SOUNDTRACK composed by Harry Gregson-Williams. So, some days later, there might be my review TRACK-BY-TRACK for these spectacular albums. Keep looking on my reviews, then. And Thanks, for the future. Many of us might remember Steven Curtis Chapman. He wrote a song in the album 'Music Inspired by The Passion of The Christ'. Now, he's back in this album. All right, I maybe talked too much now. Let's begin my review, then. Track 1-Waiting for the world to fall The music was good-written, and I use to have more confident when I listen to this track. Jars of Clay, the band, done this song nicely, and worthy the first song on the album. Track 2-Remembering You I think this track should appear in the last track on the album. The lyrics, and the music tell you that whatever may happens, no matter how bad is it, I shall be remembering you. I shall never forget the smell of flowers, or spring, or whatsoever that's good. Yeah, it should be the last track, but... Track 3-Open up your eyes The song shows you about new believe, new faith that you need to accept it, and open up your eyes and your mind, to see more in this world. It's good song, but a bit noisy. Track 4-Hero This song begins with rock music, but it's nice at the end. Maybe it shows about Aslan, the lion. He, probably related to the song as a Hero that we've been waiting for. However, I don't like the singer. She sings very, very unclear, and very hard to know what she sings. Track 5-Stronger Well, it's quite strange track. You see, the first four tracks are quite noisy and fun that pulled us in, but this one is different. It's slow, and not so exciting. And, I have to admit that I don't like the singer. He doesn't seem to pay attention much. Track 6-Lion My first listen, I didn't enjoy this track much, but then, when I listen for the fifth time, I think. This track's become my favourite track on the album. It's really a good song that sometimes makes me enjoy, but also, sometimes it makes me sad. I, basically, don't know why, but I really like the lyric of this song. Of course, this song tells you about Aslan. Rebecca St. James has prooved her performence once again. So, sometimes your first listen isn't always correct. Track 7-New World I don't like this track much. It's just screaming around like no people does. So, I didn't take my attention listening to this track, and I dare not write my review wrongly. Sorry. Track 8-I will believe Another good track in this album. But, it should be more slowly for this song. It's too fast that music does not complicated with the lyric. Track 9-Turkish delight I don't like rap music much, this track is for someone who likes rap, I don't like this track as same as New world. Clearly the song relates to Edmund. Track 10-More than it seems This track is nice, almost the end of the album. It's a good song and the band played nicely. I enjoyed this track. Track 11-You're the one Here we come to the last track on this album. I think it's too rocky song. But, it's just OK. I think Remembering you by Steven Curtis Chapman should come instead of this track to end the album, and move this track to track 2. But, yeah, for someone who likes rock music, he/she might enjoy it. Here I end my first EXCLUSIVE TRACK-BY-TRACK review for MUSIC INSPIRED BY THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE. Also, I'd be glad if you'll take a look at my review in The Da Vinci Code Soundtrack. Please look forward on my reviews for the other albums. Thank you for your looking in the future.

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If you haven't seen this version, YOU HAVE GOT TO SEE IT. The White Witch portrayed so adeptly by BARBARA KELLERMAN is ****** THE BEST THERE EVER WILL BE ******. Disney's White Witch was a terrible, terrible disappointment after watching this young lady act with so much emotion the diametrically opposed emotions of caring and deception, good and evil, loving and hating. Her performance is even better than Margaret Hamilton in the Wizard of Oz who was a very sweet lady in real life but never had to show that in the movie. Barbara Kellerman did such a great job, if Disney had used her instead of the one they got to play that part, I think they would have had a real blockbuster! What a shame. Anyway, please do yourself a favor and watch this version. You won't be disappointed.

After suffering through the hyperbolic Disney film, this sweet-tempered, gentle, and much better acted 1988 TV version is a balm. Though slow by Hollywood standards, and with transparent (but charming) special effects, it comes much closer to capturing the magic of the book. The four children are close to the ages of the children in the book, and are uniformly superior to the children in the Disney version. Ana Barbara Kellerman is theatrical and splendid as the White Witch. For the patient and unspoiled child, this is a treasure.

-This review pertains to the original DVD release, not the remastered edition- In 1988, the BBC produced the first of four films based upon The Chronicles of Narnia books by C.S. Lewis. The films are very faithful to the classic stories and feature much of the dialogue originally spoken in the books. Despite the series' low budget, it has become a family favorite and will provide hours of nostalgia for those who saw the films during their original airing. During the bombing of London in World War II, the four Pevensie children, Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy, are sent to live with Professor Kirke in the English countryside. One rainy day the children decide to explore Professor Kirke's large old house and it is during this exploration that Lucy, the youngest stumbles upon an antique wardrobe. She climbs into the wardrobe only to find that it is a doorway to a magical land called Narnia. There Lucy meets a faun named Mr. Tumnus, who invites her to his home for tea. Mr. Tumnus tells Lucy of Narnia's different creatures, and of an evil spell cast over the land; a spell that makes it always winter, but never Christmas. Mr. Tumnus lulls Lucy to sleep with his flute and when she awakens hours later, he confesses that he was under oath of the White Witch. The White Witch, (also known as Her Imperial Highness, Jadis, Queen of Narnia) has ordered that any human child found in Narnia should be apprehended and sent to her castle. But Mr. Tumnus, too fond of Lucy, spares her and helps her to escape Narnia. When Lucy returns to her own world, she finds that no time whatsoever has passed and because of this her brothers and her sister disbelieve her fantastic story. However that changes when she returns to Narnia and unbeknownst to her, she is followed by her brother Edmund. While Lucy is visiting Mr. Tumnus, Edmund has an encounter with the White Witch, who enchants him with magically conjured Turkish Delight. After Lucy and Edmund return to their own world, Lucy is eager to tell Peter and Susan that Edmund has now been to Narnia as well. But Edmund lies about the whole thing, claiming that he was just playing along and that it was all just a game. Lucy, heartbroken, goes off to her room to sulk. Fearing that Lucy may be disturbed, Peter and Susan consult Professor Kirke. To their great surprise the professor believes Lucy's story to be true and complains that children ought to be taught logic in school. After being reprimanded by the housekeeper, Mrs. MacReady, the four children try to find a place to hide. Ultimately, they find themselves in the room with the wardrobe and are forced to hide in it, but when they are transported to Narnia, Lucy insists that they visit Mr. Tumnus. They come to find that his home has been broken into and a note was left behind. The note declares that Mr. Tumnus was taken prisoner by the White Witch. As they debate what action to take, the children come across a talking beaver, who offers them shelter at his dam. The beaver and his wife tell the four children of an ancient prophecy that states that four human children will become the rightful rulers of Narnia and overthrow the White Witch. During their short stay with the beavers, Edmund wanders off and informs the White Witch of the other children's presence in Narnia. She sets off in her sleigh to capture them. Meanwhile the beavers prepare the other three children for a journey to the Stone Table, where they are to meet Aslan, the messianic Lion King of Narnia. After a dangerous trek, the children meet Aslan face to face and he helps to rescue Edmund from the clutches of the witch... but at a high price. On the eve before the great battle against the White Witch's army, Aslan disappears leaving Peter, Edmund, and the Narnians to defeat the witch's vile forces? Can good triumph over evil? Will the children live long enough to see their own world again? The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe features a charming ensemble cast (mostly of unknowns) including Richard Dempsey as Peter, Sophie Cook as Susan, Jonathan R. Scott as Edmund, Sophie Wilcox as Lucy, Jeffrey Perry as Mr. Tumnus, Kerry Shale as Mr. Beaver, Lesley Nicol as Mrs. Beaver, Barbara Kellerman as The White Witch, Michael Aldridge as Professor Kirke, and Ronald Pickup as the voice of Aslan. Of the cast, Michael Aldridge and Jeffrey Perry are the most believable, while Sophie Wilcox's incessant whining and Barbara Kellerman's over-the-top line readings may annoy some viewers. But all in all, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is a delightful film. The DVD includes an excerpt from the British television program The bookworm, a still gallery, an animated trivia challenge, and a recipe for Turkish Delight. All three DVDs containing the four Narnia films can be found together in a moneysaving box set, which includes beautiful artwork on the packaging. Also available is a newly remastered box set. Also recommended: Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre: The Complete Collection The Wind in the Willows: The Feature Films Collection Through the Shadowlands Anne of Green Gables Anne of Avonlea Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story The Railway Children

I wanted to give this film five stars just for the wonderful story, but there are so many flaws that I had subtract one. Actually I'd give the story six stars and subtract two for all of the flaws! I did like the actors, especially the two girls. The younger one, Lucy, has a childish glee that was heartwarming. The older one, Susan, was very sweet and pretty and gave a sober, believable performance. The boys were ordinary. The greatest performance in my opinion was that of the White Witch---best witch I've ever seen! I loved the kindly voice of Aslan, the God-Lion, too. Personally I found the costumes of the animals to be grotesque. I read here that C.S.Lewis didn't want the book made into a film for just that reason. Probably it would be possible to create nicer looking animals--these were really unpleasant to look at. The faun, too. As others have mentioned the special effects were primitive, nothing that we're used to now, but that didn't bother me too much. It was very long, since it was made for a TV series. I fast-forwarded through part of it. It's an earnest attempt to recreate the magic of the book and it succeeds in part.

When the BBC made its version of the Chronicles of Narnia,they were short on special effects,but more than compensated by being full of the books' spirit. They are true to CS Lewis' whimsy and fairytale sense. In a way,it is reminiscent of children playing dress-up; it doesn't deserve an epic treatment. Lewis wanted a homestyle fairytale for children to teach them the Christian story. Barbara Kellerman is equal parts menace and seduction as the White Witch. Ronald Pickup gives nobility to his voicing of the Christ-figure,Aslan. The children actors are believeable and sympathetic,especially the ones who portray Lucy and Edmund. The children are more dominant characters than Aslan-we care more about their struggles than his-but that's the way Lewis wrote them. The BBC did not dilute the story's Christian message like the Disney version. The Disney version expurgated the references to "The Emperor Across the Sea" (the God the Father figure),as well as the meaning of Aslan's sacrifice and the writing on the Stone Table. In the Disney version,Peter and Edmund retreat when battling the White Witch,until the resurrected Aslan returns deus ex machina. In the BBC version,the resurrected Aslan leads Peter and Edmund into battle,true to the story. In the Disney version,the Fox is an action hero;in the BBC version,he is turned to stone for celebrating Christmas. The Disney version changed Father Christmas as well..his speech to Lucy and Susan about the unseemliness of women in battle is gone. The BBC retained this,keeping Lewis' views on women intact. The BBC's "The Lion,the Witch and the Wardrobe" is a perfect movie for the Christmas season. In an increasingly secular world in which it is "always winter,never Christmas",this movie still has a timely message.

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Where The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe was more of a carbon copy of the book it was based on, Prince Caspian carries over most of the Christian themes central to the story, but makes it it's own and fresh for those that already know the book well and aren't necessarily looking for a verbatim regurgitation of what they've already read. Not surprisingly, we bookworms rarely seem to fully appreciate movies based on the books we know and love because the film fails to subscribe as precisely to the book as we would like; and if it does, it's chosen tone often still doesn't align with our own perceptions of what we read. As an avid reader and moviegoer, I know this feeling all to well, but I also feel that thinking that way only takes away from the enjoyment and personal growth that can come from a new, fresh translation. I'll use the classic story of a sleepy valley near Tarry Town NY to illustrate my point. As much as I loved Tim Burton's dark reimagining of Washington Irvings legendary tale, because of it, I now have a rule never to read books that are based on a movie, instead of the other way around. Reading "Sleepy Hollow" the book translation was essentially like reading the movie; the book neither embellished on the movies script, nor tried to translate the films visual design, which was a huge part of the appeal, if not more intriguing than the story itself. Neither have the many cartoons that attempt to translate Washington Irving's classic novella "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow", merited a second look. They're fine for introducing new generations to the classic tale, but don't offer enough that is new to favor over re-reading the novella. But Burton's Sleepy Hollow and Irving's classic novella are as dissimilar as their respective mediums. And thus can be repeatedly enjoyed individually, even one right after the other, without getting bored by watching something you just read or reading something you just saw. Both, bring enough uniqueness to the table, that for a fan of either, it would still be worthwhile to check out the other. The same is true of Caspian. The beloved characters and age-old premise are still there, but in addition for fans of the story to being able to actually see this fantasy world brilliantly brought to life by the pinacle of cinematic technology and an uncompromising budget, we get a fresh story that's more than just nuances in personal perception, like the first film essentially was in ways it differed fome the book. The movie is still faithful to CS Lewis's Christain allegories. Though some side messages may have been compromised, if anything, the major ones have been magnified by changes that more appropriately compliment the cinematic medium. Thanks to this film, we can enjoy a fresh perspective and telling on CS Lewis's heavenly inspired story from both mediums. The movie honors both his work and God's message, dare I say even bettering it in the visual and sonic ways that only the best cinema can, but at least no less profound or worthwhile than what Lewis wrote over six decades ago in late 1949. I also enjoyed Disney's BD immensely. The picture and sound were as capably preserved as I had hoped they would be, even when projecting onto an unforgiving 100" screen.

I have never seen this series - "The Chronicles of Narnia". I caught the end of the Prince Caspian, where Regina Spektor sings 'THE CALL': What a beautiful song, and what a lovely rendition. Spektor's ending song caught my heart. Well done!

I grew up watching the chronicles of narnia, and I loved the four that were produced by the BBC. These are action packed, but alittle abrupt. They're freakin cool no doubt about it, but they just move really fast.

Having read the books more times than I can count, I, like many others, was initially disappointed with the first film in the series (The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe), as it didn't line up with the way I had been envisioning the story and the characters for the last 20 years or so since I first read them. After seeing it once or twice more, however, I came to the conclusion that the first film was actually quite good- mostly because, I suppose, it was respectful of the source material. Almost nothing was left out from the book, and the sequences that were added and 'actioned-up' such as the battle scene, were done so in a way that did not detract from the story, nor did they lose sight of the fact that it is a childrens' movie based on a childrens' book. The innocence and simplicity of the stories are one of the things that make them great, after all. This brings us to 'Prince Caspian'; a violent, grim monster of a movie with little to recommend it. To begin with, the characters of Peter and Susan have been altered fairly drastically from the book, turning Peter into a sullen bully and Susan into a brainy snob. To paraphrase the next book in the series (Voyage of the Dawn Treader) Susan is 'no good at school, though very grown-up in other ways'. And the Peter of the film deserves none of the respect due a High King, since he's a whiny brat who clearly can't handle the authority that has been bestowed on him by Aslan. And speaking of Aslan, where was he in this film? There's hardly a sight or mention of him other than from Lucy. The story is altered as such so that when Aslan says, "Nothing ever happens the same way twice" the story is resolved exactly in the manner of the first film. Sloppy writing and pacing abounds. Whereas the crux of the book is seeking Aslan's direction and following him regardless of whether he can be seen of heard (yes, it is a fairly strong Christian allegory, and I can respect that some people may not be comfortable with it, but it IS a story, and if the filmmakers were not comfortable with it, they should not have undertaken this project). In one of the books, Lucy says to Aslan, "Its not Narnia, you know. It's YOU." Although often not seen directly, the presence of Aslan is central to the books. In the film, he is set aside and only let out at the end as a way of resolving an otherwise unresolveable story. There are plenty of other things to complain about, such a the age of Caspian (he's supposed to be a 'boy king', young enough indeed to still have a Nurse who looks after him, instead played by a very pretty 20-something Ben Barnes, who, all things considered doesn't do a bad job at it. He just looks a little too much like Orlando Bloom), the presence of minotaurs and other 'bad guys' in Caspian's army (the moral clarity of the books is another of their strong points- again a somewhat uncomfortable idea for some, but that's the way that Lewis wrote them. There are plenty of other films based on young adult books that are a lot more morally relative), and some other things, but the biggest problem is the excess of violence. In the first film, there is a big battle scene, but it is not long, and is clearly a struggle between good and evil. It is, in essence, a fantasy battle. The long, drawn-out violence of 'Prince Caspian', which is brief and only alluded to in the book (where instead, Aslan leads an army of Narnians to free the Telmarines mentally and spiritually from the oppression that has been placed on them. It doesn't sound exciting, but read the book- it is), is much more complex; the Narnians (the 'good' guys) are fighting an army of humans (called 'Telmarines') who are doing battle at the behest of their leader, King Miraz. Now, these people are Caspian's rightful subjects- he is their lawful king. It complicates thing when there is over an hour of war footage where the Narnians slaughter hundreds, maybe thousands of the people they are trying to free from oppression. While Miraz is certainly a villain, his men aren't neccessarily so, and yet we watch as they are mauled by the dozen by Caspian & co. Do the Narnians have a choice? In the real world, no. They are justifiably defending themselves. But this is a film, and the writers of the film clearly hadn't thought this through. Would Aslan, who has the power to end this conflict at any time (which he does anyway), allow this sort of massacre to take place so that his choice for king can take power? Likewise, would the Telmarines accept Caspian as their king and liberator after he and his army of non-humans have killed hundreds of their friends, brothers, husbands and sons? In the book, Miraz, the true villain, is fought and killed, but the Telmarines, whose minds and spirits have been held captive by him, are instead given freedom and purpose, not death and destruction. It seems that the filmakers felt that no one would accept a fantasy film without a massive CGI-driven battle scene, and so they forced as much of it in as they could, even writing a whole new sequence (the 'castle raid', which was not in the book at all) to increase the body count. At the end of the film I didn't feel victorious, joyful or elated, as I did after the first film, and certainly after reading any of the books. To the point, I felt better after watching 'Platoon' and 'Saving Private Ryan' than I did after watching the hollow victory of Caspian at such a high cost. And the last straw was watching Susan groping Prince Caspian in a 'romantic' moment where the romance wasn't even hinted at earlier in the film and was very uncomfortable (Susan is supposed to be 13 or 14 in this story and looks a few years older, while Caspian is obviously a lot older and looks 25 and that looks like statutory rape in the works). Again, we can't have a movie without kissing, can we? There are a few positive parts of the film, mainly the performance of Skandar Keynes and Georgie Henley as Edmund and Lucy, both very young actors of impressive ability who do bring a little magic back to Narnia. Overall, however, it seems that everyone else forgot this was supposed to be a childrens' film, made for children, based on a childrens' book. The magic, innocence and simplicity are supposed to be a part of it, and in fact, are what makes these stories quite a bit deeper than most childrens' books. That is why even adults read these books over and over, and that is why this film was a nearly complete failure.

It was a good sequel. Blu-Ray quality was good - a real improvement over regular DVD. I'm sure we'll watch it again from time to time.

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I grew up the Chronicles Of Narnia, and I loved the ones done by the BBC, these are still really good, they just didn't take the time to build the story. I thought it was a little rushed to get to the action sequences, don't get me wrong I love the action, but it just felt...rushed.

A snow covered fairy land bound by an evil white witch. A timid fawn carrying an umbrella. Talking beavers and other friendly animals. Tales of a great lion call Aslan who can make all things right. Four children step through an old wardrobe and stumble upon this new and mysterious world where their destiny is suddenly thrust upon them, as it quickly becomes their job to not only help save Narnia, but one of their own as well. Based upon the all time classic by C.S. Lewis, "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe" by Walt Disney Pictures and Walden Media, is an excellent film production of a beloved fairytale where real life children are able to escape their own world to a magical land where they can become heroes to fight for truth. The story opens with the four Pevensie children: Peter (William Moseley), Susan (Anna Popplewell), Edmond (SkandarKeynes), and Lucy (Georgie Henley) being sent away from their London home to great country side manor of an old professor to escape the bombing raids of WWII. One day while playing an animated game of "hide-and-seek," Lucy, the youngest of the lot, hides in an old wardrobe only to suddenly discover that she is not in the wardrobe, but a magical snow covered land as well. After visiting with dear fawn, Mr. Tumnus (James McAvoy), she soon returns back to her siblings with a seemingly tall tale a grand adventure of a great land in need of rescue from the hand of an evil White Witch (Tilda Swinton). Although the other Pevensie children find Lucy's tale amusing, they hardly choose to believer her. One day Edmond too stumbles into the magical land of Narnia, only to fall prey to the wiles of the evil White Witch who feeds his selfish desires, but he too quickly returns home to his siblings. Finally, all four children are thrust together into a grand adventure through the wardrobe where they must not only fight for each other and save Edmond from the White Witch's schemes, but join the in the fight along with their talking animal friends in hopes of saving Narnia. The soon begin looking to the great Savior of Narnia, Aslan (Liam Neeson), the "Great Lion" and only one who can ever hope to truly save the land of Narnia from the evil schemes of the White Witch. Intrigue, suspense, and adventure, this wonderful film depicts excellent cinematography that is sure to delight viewers young and old. Released theaters in 2005 and in DVD format in 2006, this movie quickly became a smashing worldwide hit through its top of the line mix of real actors and computer generation. Vividly real in its color and detail, the film seemingly draws the viewer into the story, and leaves them wishing they too could stumble into such delightful fairy worlds. Depicting child actors as its main characters, these youngsters do an excellent job carrying the starring roles through a perfect mixture of their own personalities that seem to genuinely fit so well with that of their roles. The only character who could possibly use a bit of improvement is that of the White Witch, who although plays her role in an excellent dramatic fashion, could have been portrayed a bit better with costumes and props that might have "fit" more with her harsh and horrid, evil role. Fitting with the "family friendly" style of the film, this movie depicts a suspenseful river crossing and climatic "bloodless" battle of the good Narnians against the evil White Witch and her minions in a classic battle of good versus evil, in a dramatic, yet tasteful fashion which leaves the suspense, but takes away the ugly goriness of real life battles. The great wild, yet good Lion, Aslan must also play the key role in this tale of not only being the "savior" of Narnia, but one who is even willing to even give his life in the place of an undeserving traitor, while his role provides a clear parallel to another "Great Savior" as well. Quickly becoming one of my personal favorite movies, I would highly recommend this film to viewers of all ages who would enjoy an adventurous touching tale of a land where children can save the world, a great Savior pays the final price, and good always triumphs in the end. Astounding cinematography, a delightful soundtrack, thrilling effects, and wonderful acting, this movie certainly leaves viewers of all ages well pleased and wishing for more, or at least hoping to discover their own fairy land in the depths their own wardrobes.

I was skeptical but was very pleasantly surprised. I would recommend this to anyone from 4 to 1004!

The book is a 5 star out of 5 story. The movie almost gets there. It's visually stunning however I feel that the characters of Peter & Susan don't have much warmth. A bit too much complaining on their part in contrast to the heroic characters on Aslan's side.

I sat down to watch this with my young son. Everything was going fine for a while until Aslan appeared. I could tell something was not right in the scene in which we saw him from behind, but I was hoping my son wouldn't notice. But at exactly 1:29:01 (at least by my DVD player), that's when he made me pause it. "Dad," he queried, "did someone take Aslan to the vet?" Sure enough, the lion savior of Narnia seemed to be missing a pair. You can see this quite clearly if you pause the movie at certain points. Sure, you tell yourself that they're out of view behind his prodigious tail, but you know you're just kidding yourself. No, there's no way around it: everyone's favorite lion was somehow gelded -- possibly in a previous battle with the White Witch. Anyhow. My point is that I don't much appreciate Disney's forcing me to explain the concept of a "eunuch" to my son at such an impressionable age!

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I grew up the Chronicles Of Narnia, and I loved the ones done by the BBC, these are still really good, they just didn't take the time to build the story. I thought it was a little rushed to get to the action sequences, don't get me wrong I love the action, but it just felt...rushed.

A snow covered fairy land bound by an evil white witch. A timid fawn carrying an umbrella. Talking beavers and other friendly animals. Tales of a great lion call Aslan who can make all things right. Four children step through an old wardrobe and stumble upon this new and mysterious world where their destiny is suddenly thrust upon them, as it quickly becomes their job to not only help save Narnia, but one of their own as well. Based upon the all time classic by C.S. Lewis, "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe" by Walt Disney Pictures and Walden Media, is an excellent film production of a beloved fairytale where real life children are able to escape their own world to a magical land where they can become heroes to fight for truth. The story opens with the four Pevensie children: Peter (William Moseley), Susan (Anna Popplewell), Edmond (SkandarKeynes), and Lucy (Georgie Henley) being sent away from their London home to great country side manor of an old professor to escape the bombing raids of WWII. One day while playing an animated game of "hide-and-seek," Lucy, the youngest of the lot, hides in an old wardrobe only to suddenly discover that she is not in the wardrobe, but a magical snow covered land as well. After visiting with dear fawn, Mr. Tumnus (James McAvoy), she soon returns back to her siblings with a seemingly tall tale a grand adventure of a great land in need of rescue from the hand of an evil White Witch (Tilda Swinton). Although the other Pevensie children find Lucy's tale amusing, they hardly choose to believer her. One day Edmond too stumbles into the magical land of Narnia, only to fall prey to the wiles of the evil White Witch who feeds his selfish desires, but he too quickly returns home to his siblings. Finally, all four children are thrust together into a grand adventure through the wardrobe where they must not only fight for each other and save Edmond from the White Witch's schemes, but join the in the fight along with their talking animal friends in hopes of saving Narnia. The soon begin looking to the great Savior of Narnia, Aslan (Liam Neeson), the "Great Lion" and only one who can ever hope to truly save the land of Narnia from the evil schemes of the White Witch. Intrigue, suspense, and adventure, this wonderful film depicts excellent cinematography that is sure to delight viewers young and old. Released theaters in 2005 and in DVD format in 2006, this movie quickly became a smashing worldwide hit through its top of the line mix of real actors and computer generation. Vividly real in its color and detail, the film seemingly draws the viewer into the story, and leaves them wishing they too could stumble into such delightful fairy worlds. Depicting child actors as its main characters, these youngsters do an excellent job carrying the starring roles through a perfect mixture of their own personalities that seem to genuinely fit so well with that of their roles. The only character who could possibly use a bit of improvement is that of the White Witch, who although plays her role in an excellent dramatic fashion, could have been portrayed a bit better with costumes and props that might have "fit" more with her harsh and horrid, evil role. Fitting with the "family friendly" style of the film, this movie depicts a suspenseful river crossing and climatic "bloodless" battle of the good Narnians against the evil White Witch and her minions in a classic battle of good versus evil, in a dramatic, yet tasteful fashion which leaves the suspense, but takes away the ugly goriness of real life battles. The great wild, yet good Lion, Aslan must also play the key role in this tale of not only being the "savior" of Narnia, but one who is even willing to even give his life in the place of an undeserving traitor, while his role provides a clear parallel to another "Great Savior" as well. Quickly becoming one of my personal favorite movies, I would highly recommend this film to viewers of all ages who would enjoy an adventurous touching tale of a land where children can save the world, a great Savior pays the final price, and good always triumphs in the end. Astounding cinematography, a delightful soundtrack, thrilling effects, and wonderful acting, this movie certainly leaves viewers of all ages well pleased and wishing for more, or at least hoping to discover their own fairy land in the depths their own wardrobes.

I was skeptical but was very pleasantly surprised. I would recommend this to anyone from 4 to 1004!

The book is a 5 star out of 5 story. The movie almost gets there. It's visually stunning however I feel that the characters of Peter & Susan don't have much warmth. A bit too much complaining on their part in contrast to the heroic characters on Aslan's side.

I sat down to watch this with my young son. Everything was going fine for a while until Aslan appeared. I could tell something was not right in the scene in which we saw him from behind, but I was hoping my son wouldn't notice. But at exactly 1:29:01 (at least by my DVD player), that's when he made me pause it. "Dad," he queried, "did someone take Aslan to the vet?" Sure enough, the lion savior of Narnia seemed to be missing a pair. You can see this quite clearly if you pause the movie at certain points. Sure, you tell yourself that they're out of view behind his prodigious tail, but you know you're just kidding yourself. No, there's no way around it: everyone's favorite lion was somehow gelded -- possibly in a previous battle with the White Witch. Anyhow. My point is that I don't much appreciate Disney's forcing me to explain the concept of a "eunuch" to my son at such an impressionable age!

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These are detailed action figures based on characters from the "Prince Caspian" movie. We read all of the Narnia books, which provides a basis for their love of these toys - and these little doo-dads allow them to relive or create their own favorite scenes.

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This is a huge action figure of the minotaur Asterius! He carries an axe and is well-articulated. His face and body are very detailed.

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My 7 year old loves to set up Narnia scenes, but these figures have small (and some very delicate) parts that break easily. Not everything is as durable as Playmobil, so for that they get 3 stars. HOWEVER, they get 5 stars for the imaginative interaction factor.

I ordered this for my grandson. He was really pleased with it. I was pleased with the speed of delivery as well as the quality of the product. He has a great interest in Narnia, and this toy realistically depicts the character in the movie.

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This is an enjoyable game for the $10 I paid for it. My 6 yo daughter has enjoyed playing it but some of the puzzles are not obvious to her. Sometimes even I have trouble figuring out what we are supposed to do. I like the ability of player 2 to join and leave at will and the multi-character playability. There is no consequence of death in the game so that is nice for young players. Overall a 4/5 star game. It will be a breeze and perhaps even boring for teenagers but 10 and under group should enjoy it.

I can't rate this game as some sort of expert, because I'm pretty lousy at games like this. But this one is fun and fairly easy to understand, even for a beginner. I'm really enjoying it!

We liked playing the first Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, Witch and Wardrobe better. We felt there was more interaction with all the characters and with multi player, and that each character had a specific purpose or action to accomplish. This game lacked in these areas. Because of the nature of the story, this game would be harder to make a multiplayer game than the first, but they did a good job creating different boards. It could have been longer and harder too. We did enjoy playing it.

the graphics are as expected. my daugther who is the true expert found the game a little bit complicated to grasp and play.I BET IT'S A MATTER OF PRACTICE,PLUS THE FACT I MUST SAY THAT KIDS NEVER READ THE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST.

This game is very fun and action packed. You don't know what is coming even if you have seen the movie. It isn't rated T for Teen because of violence it is just very challenging. The only thing I didn't like it is hard to aim when you are shooting arrows. The controls for Prince Caspian are a little harder to get used to, as opposed to other video games.