Most of my friends are Lord of the Ring nuts. They are the type of people who were really looking forward to The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, and were really deflated and disappointed after having seen it. I’m not sure if they were expecting a harder edged movie, or what. I was very unimpressed by the computer generated effects in the trailers, and a little turned off by the prospect of the religious undertones of the story. That said, I ended up walking out of the theater two years ago surprised at how much I actually enjoyed the film. Sure, I agree that the film could have done with dome more action and a little less exposition, and at Comic Con 2007, director Andrew Adamson promised to fix the issues most people had with the first movie.
The theatrical trailer for The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian is a good teaser for the next chapter in the series. It offers some cool looking effects, magical fantastical imagery, promises of more action, and leaves you wanting more. Watch the trailer after the jump.
You can also watch the new trailer in High Definition at Yahoo! Movies. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian hits theaters on May 16th 2008.
December 5th, 2007 at 2:43 am
not bad at all. i think the main reason people were dissappointed with the first narnia movie was that they really wanted it to have its own personality and identity like rings, but it came off aesthetically similar to the harry potter movies which no doubt made the studio crazy with glee. big fan of the books though, hopefully someone like guillermo del toro will do the silver chair and the last battle ‘cos those books’re creepy
December 5th, 2007 at 6:20 am
I’m a super huge fan of the books. To the point were my complaints weren’t a lack of action (I don’t like when movies based on books I’m a fan of create scenes just for the movie) they were things more like there should be a blue glass bottle in the window in the wardrobe room and the centaur from the Witch’s Castle should have said “And join in, I hope Sir” when Aslan says that they’re going to the battle.
so while I’m not a fan of the imagined “Castle Raid” scene, I do like the trailer in all and can’t wait to see this :}
December 5th, 2007 at 7:52 am
Nice!
But that line “All that you know is about to change” … Silver Surfer-esque?
December 5th, 2007 at 7:52 am
I like how the trailer is consistent ith the 1st movie’s trailer… Like with the title at the end for example.
December 5th, 2007 at 9:51 am
I’ll pass. If I have to watch CGI armies charging across a battlefield at each other one more time I just don’t know what I’m gonna do.
December 5th, 2007 at 10:54 am
If you were offed by the religious undertones of the Chronicles of Narnia then you have no idea who C.S. Lewis is and the books he has written. He is very big into christianity and the story behind it. All of his books have the same underlining tone.
I found the first movie to be a good representation of the book and this second movie could be just as good. There was a lack of action in the first film but it was just enough for me. Unlike Lord of the Rings this movie series will not be for everyone. I think some of the nitpicking on the film happened because people were expecting it to be another Lord of the Rings. Which is a completely different style of writing and story. Hopefully this next film does not let down.
December 5th, 2007 at 11:05 am
I’m looking forward to this movie. :)
December 5th, 2007 at 12:31 pm
Looks great. I loved the first one, and I was a fan of both Narnia and LOTR as a kid. I felt the movie adaptation was just what it should’ve been, specifically a bit more kid friendly and lighter in tone than LOTR, just as the book was.
December 5th, 2007 at 12:32 pm
I love the concept of the movies, the cgi, the feel, everything but the child actors playing the parts. None of them have any soul. They are so one dimensional it detracts from the entire experience.
I guess I will see it but
December 5th, 2007 at 2:18 pm
Their depiction of the duel scene reminded me of Gladiator. . . similar camera work and of course the silver mask.
December 5th, 2007 at 3:04 pm
C.S. Lewis was a Christian apologist. The religious undertones were pretty much inevitable. I’m sorry if you do not like them, but they are there and an integral part of the series. Rest assured that Prince Caspian doesn’t have any of the blatant Christian themes as the first. There are a few things here and there, but not a whole lot.
I, personally, like the undertones. It is one of the things that attracted me to the series in the first place. All writers reveal their life-philosophy in their work and C.S. Lewis is no exception. JRR Tolkien was more subtle, but there are plenty of Christian themes in the Lord of the Rings as well.
December 5th, 2007 at 4:13 pm
It’s so funny to me to hear people say how bad the first one was when it was a blockbuster..lol I look forward to all Narnia movies.
December 5th, 2007 at 11:34 pm
people hate narnia? it’s not as repeatable as any of the LotR movies, but once I start Narnia i have trouble turning away.
As far as Christian undertones, duh. The movie would just be a visual feast without it. Azlan looked awesome, but without the whole sacrificial Lamb aspect, there’s not much of an impact.
December 6th, 2007 at 3:34 am
it’s amusing that people are ‘offended’ by an allegorical aspect in this film, moreso becuase they’ve been told it’s there…
everyone from neo and superman to john connor has a biblical element thrown into their mythos, no one’s trying to convert you but the narrative tics have been around for a couple thousand years, lewis just happens to have believed
May 3rd, 2008 at 11:24 am
I hope this movie isn’t all serious like the first one was. They seem to cut out all the beautiful, joyous moments, like Aslan making a boy’s grandma well, or letting the teacher go from the class of boys that later turn into pigs. At least in the book, people change into what they really are as they react to Aslan coming along.