The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
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• Full Screen
• Original recording remastered
• NTSC
In Theaters : 1989
DVD Release : 03 October, 2006 |
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The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader Customer Reviews
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Two Stories Stories for the Price of One, PLUS Great Production
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Preface: Although I have previously reviewed BBC's "The Chronicles of Narnia" as a series (sometime ago now), I will still be reviewing each installment individually, in order to give them all the detailed, and attentive critique they deserve.
Part 2: Prince Caspian and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. With this second installment, a joint dramatization of two more of the seven chronicles, we gt two good stories for roughly the price of one. Each story ( and film) has its own strengths and minor flaws, but by and large, I feel these are sincere, and well-made (at least for the times) films.
First off, Prince Caspian. Although this story is not a personal favorite of mine try (LWW, Voyage of the Dawn Treader for that), this is a good dramatization. The acting really is first-rate. The four children Pevensie children all perform very well, with Peter perhaps more of a standout this time around (the others are good, Peter is just really involved in the story here, and stands out in my mind.) Jean-Marc Perret features in a highly convincing, very realistic performance as young Prince Caspian, while "Big Mick", and George Claydon come on as a pair of bickering dwarves in hiding from the evil King Miraz. Along with a speaking badger voiced by Johanna David (with Julie Peters inside the costume), they have brilliant on-screen chemistry, and each delivers a near-perfect, and very characterizing performance ( the characters have chemistry, the actors have KILLER chemistry. The actor portraying Dr. Cornelius (the prince's half-dwarf teacher) delivers with great realism, sincerity and outstanding quality of performance as well. Robert Lang, a British actor who has had a good number of major roles, co-stars as the aforementioned Miraz, and is both evil, and highly unpleasant in character. Though Lang's performance is not exactly the highpoint of the film, he does more than fine, and comes across as unpleasantly, if a little humorously (thanks to the dialog)evil. Finally, kudos go once again to Barbara Kellerman, and Martin Stone who return here, rather briefly, to play two evil doers in a cave. This is the greatest highlight of the episode, as Kellerman delivers with brilliantly high-pitched zeal, and Stone in fine form (watch also for a brief shot of Cornelius being attacked and partially strangled in an ensuing battle; this is the most adult, darkly dramatic thing in the entire series, in my opinion, and shows some real effort at drama.) Rest of the cast is fine (let's all say "Ronald Pickup is Aslan"), effects are not great, though less distracting than before (possibly due to lighter use), and the ending sword fight, and battle are exiting (even if parts of the battle do look a little like fauns playing an intense game of tug-o'-war!) and the sets, props, scenery and costumes, makeup, and hair on live action performers continue to look great. Photography, atmosphere, and even some nice lighting add to a production which thrives on gentle nuance. 4/5, not the best...
Voyage: This film is absolutely magnificent. A great story combines with beautiful imagery ( that big ship, anyone), costumes, sets, props scenery, hair, make-up, screen writing and acting to make just about the best film in the series. All acting is brilliant, with special mention to David Thwaites as Eustace, and Warwick Davis as Reepicheep the mouse.
Great performances, shipboard adventures, production design and visuals, and some fine props (the cliff) and surprisingly good sea monster, and dragon special effects make this entry an all-around highpoint for the series, well done indeed! Overall verdict:classic stuff, not be missed, especially for fans of the book series. 5/5;take a good, open-minded look at this pair films. Maybe, just maybe, you will enjoy them!
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