I liked the first "Narnia" film. It wasn't perfect, but it was a very enjoyable and well-directed fantasy flick for the whole family.
"Prince Caspian", on the other side, takes a different approach, being darker and more serious, and while it still keeps some of the "magic" and good elements that the first film had, the truth is that (in my opinion, at least) this sequel feels a bit tedious in several scenes (Particularly the battle scenes), being way more dense and heavy-handed. It seems that Andrew Adamson decided to give Narnia the same treatment that Peter Jackson gave it to the trilogy of "The Lord of the Rings", in order to make it "more epic". This forced imposition results in a sober and well directed film, which sadly lacks of several of several of the enjoyable qualities that "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe".
There are still some interesting scenes, though, but I think that this would have been a little bit more entertaining and better developed. Also, I think that The romance between Caspian and Susan was a bit forced, lacking of a more elaborate treatment, due the excessive focus in the battle scenes.
Overall, this isn't a bad film, I just think that it could have been better. I guess that it is just like Aslan said, "things never happen the same way twice".
"Prince Caspian", on the other side, takes a different approach, being darker and more serious, and while it still keeps some of the "magic" and good elements that the first film had, the truth is that (in my opinion, at least) this sequel feels a bit tedious in several scenes (Particularly the battle scenes), being way more dense and heavy-handed. It seems that Andrew Adamson decided to give Narnia the same treatment that Peter Jackson gave it to the trilogy of "The Lord of the Rings", in order to make it "more epic". This forced imposition results in a sober and well directed film, which sadly lacks of several of several of the enjoyable qualities that "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe".
There are still some interesting scenes, though, but I think that this would have been a little bit more entertaining and better developed. Also, I think that The romance between Caspian and Susan was a bit forced, lacking of a more elaborate treatment, due the excessive focus in the battle scenes.
Overall, this isn't a bad film, I just think that it could have been better. I guess that it is just like Aslan said, "things never happen the same way twice".