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The New PRINCE CASPIAN Trailer Is Now Online!!

Still dont know by Bruce Thomas Wayne	Apr 23rd, 2008 08:25:54 AM
if im gonna see this.....with Iron Man, Speed Racer and Indy in the same month
most eagerly anticipated movie of the season! by just pillow talk	Apr 23rd, 2008 08:26:31 AM
Or maybe not. I don't see how this one will be much improved over the first one, they do have the same child actors after all. They are not awful I guess, but merely average.
Whatever.... by Underoos Hero	Apr 23rd, 2008 08:38:23 AM
The Lion, Hillary Clinton and The Wardrobe was an absolute forgetable movie with less a than stellar adaptation an "meh" cgi. This one looks like a lot of the same shit. And how bout Hollywood? They FUCKING LOVE CGI BIRDS!!!
Holy fucking shit!!! by Motoko Kusanagi	Apr 23rd, 2008 08:46:02 AM
This. Is. Fucking. Boring.
It's got Izzard... by beastie	Apr 23rd, 2008 08:46:25 AM
and it looks better than that Spy Kids 4 that is Speed Racer. But, Iron Man and Indy are definately top priority.
All right, get it over with, kick out the Shrekmaker... by Stalin vs Predator	Apr 23rd, 2008 08:46:46 AM
...and get del Toro or another competent director for the Dawn Treader and the Silver Chair already.
"Everything You Know... by Deep Roots	Apr 23rd, 2008 08:59:17 AM
...is about to change..." HAHAHAHAHA!!!! this does look good but god i hate that line.
fuck myspace by spidercoz	Apr 23rd, 2008 09:19:30 AM
when is the fad going to die?
Anyone that found the 1st trailer boring... by Sith Witch	Apr 23rd, 2008 09:25:55 AM
is definitely someone with ADD who should probably be dosing a bit more Ritalin.
Where's the "glorious Quicktime" version? by RogueWarrior65	Apr 23rd, 2008 09:47:23 AM
Bah! What was that? Like 3 FPS? Bleah.
Awesome with a side of awesome sauce by dcervera	Apr 23rd, 2008 09:47:53 AM
Fine, call me a fanboy all you want, but this one's gonna rock.
BIG MISTAKE... by hollywoodsummers	Apr 23rd, 2008 09:49:05 AM
to open this in May, should have gone for August or even late November. This will land with a thud... to much competition, not enough hype or love for this sequel. Indy will destroy all comers.
quit holding out by LegoKenobi	Apr 23rd, 2008 09:56:37 AM
show us REEP!
Looks Good! by mikegator	Apr 23rd, 2008 10:04:33 AM
Whatever some people may think, the Narnia books are perfect for the big screen and home library. I'm looking forward to it and this trailer shows they are listening to the fans. I wish more studios would listen to their fans. Maybe then we would see more improvements.
I worry that hollywoodsummers is right by zacdilone	Apr 23rd, 2008 10:53:43 AM
Still, if Dark Knight proves to be skewed for a much older crowd (my 12 year old is still unsure about it, and he's a huge Batman fan), and Indy is sold out...families will still go see this. I do think it would've performed better in November.
Looks great! by BLEST	Apr 23rd, 2008 11:00:00 AM
I'll be seeing this with the whole fam bam, nieces and all. Narnia 1 was cool, if a little light. This one looks to take that world and push it up a level. A perfect film to bridge Iron Man and Indy IV, for me. And I'll not be seeing that ghey Speed Racer nonsense, lest somebody buys me an IMAX ticket and I have nothing better to do that weekend.
Wow by SlickyVonBoner	Apr 23rd, 2008 11:00:47 AM
Those are some of the best special effects I've seen in a trailer so far this year. Better than Ironmand and Hulk.
Whatever.... by D o o d	Apr 23rd, 2008 11:11:34 AM
the first film was absolutely dire. I will not be wasting my money on this one either. The bit where the french guy say,"I am prince caspian" makes my skin crawl..!
Cool Trailer !! by Seth Balmore	Apr 23rd, 2008 11:18:45 AM
I like.
hollywoodsummers by EagleDelta1	Apr 23rd, 2008 11:32:54 AM
Prince Caspian - via a poll on Moviefone.com - is the third most anticipated summer movie(falling only to Indy4 and Dark Knight) with Iron Man coming in a very distant fourth w/ around 7-8% of the votes
^^^Indeed. by BLEST	Apr 23rd, 2008 11:55:06 AM
I think people will be surprised at how big of a hit it will be. I'm betting 75-80 mil opening weekend. Speed Racer, my favorite thing to trash for the moment, will be a surprise bomb.
EagleDelta1 by hollywoodsummers	Apr 23rd, 2008 11:57:57 AM
That may be so, but I have a hard time thinking it will come near to touching the $290 mil domestic BO that the first did releasing on this date. It feels squezzed in, but truth is I'm not 6-14 yrs old. I think December is a great place for this type of film... just saying.
So it's not just the poster... by loafroaster	Apr 23rd, 2008 12:15:32 PM
...that's shamelessly ripping off Return of the King.
For everyone that "hated the first one"... by mgibson72	Apr 23rd, 2008 01:37:21 PM
...get over it. This isn't YOUR movie series. This is something for families. This is something for fans of the books. The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe was a GREAT movie for dads like me who can't share Lord of the Rings with their young ones yet. If you don't like this, then I've got a note for you: DON'T GO SEE IT. Sheesh.
Makes me appreciate Peter Jackson by RandySavage	Apr 23rd, 2008 01:37:29 PM
While I some issues with PJ's version of LOTR, watching the first Narnia and these trailers makes me appreciate the what Jackson was able to do with Tolkien's masterpiece. Middle Earth's peoples were believable and its places looked lived in. Narnia, on the otherhand, with its neatly mowed battlefields, swept battlements, stereotypical dwarves played by dwarves, etc. looks so bland, textbook and plastic by comparison.
Somthing for Familes by NKVerde	Apr 23rd, 2008 01:43:27 PM
I totally agree. It's not going to be LOTR but it's not aimed at that group either. If I were 10, this would be the best thing that ever happened to me.
We'll See John Mcain Holding hands.. by Underoos Hero	Apr 23rd, 2008 01:59:08 PM
with some Christian Church groups as they all walk in together to see this movie. Fuck you.
Hero by mgibson72	Apr 23rd, 2008 02:17:54 PM
Nice language, UH. It's really surprising that you can't seem to enjoy these movies.
Reepicheep? by idonotseekabanning	Apr 23rd, 2008 03:05:06 PM
I'm with LegoKenobi. Let's see him, already.
"Everything you know, is about to change..." by Mike_D	Apr 23rd, 2008 03:31:20 PM
thats like the tagline for every fuckin movie trailer. ever.
if i were 10... by Bouncy X	Apr 23rd, 2008 03:43:37 PM
i'd still prefer LOTR, i'm so glad i wasn never limited to what i could watch or go see. well ok i was somewhat limited for what i could see cuz of ratings but other than that, free reign...yay movies.
neeson by vaterite	Apr 23rd, 2008 03:44:41 PM
The tagline is made far worse by the fact that Aslan's voice is offscreen. And when I hear that voice, I don't hear Aslan, I hear Qui-Gon or Schindler or ValJean or Darkman or........
sad by vaterite	Apr 23rd, 2008 04:01:42 PM
Mgibson72, what a frustrating argument: "it's for kids and fans of the books so of course you won't like it." There are TONS of fantasy movies for kids which I love, and Narnia just isn't one of them. Stardust, Enchanted, Monster House, Holes, Harriet the Spy, Toy Story, Wallace and Grommit, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Ratatouille, Harry Potter 3, Neverending Story, The Goonies, Willow, to name a few off the top of my head. Then there are examples like Cars or Lemony Snicket or Narnia where all the production values in the world won't save a script that talks down to you or doesn't itself believe in the fantasy world that it's living in. I grew up on the Narnia series, and watched the BBC film more times than I can count, so I definitely won't argue that kids won't like it. But that doesn't mean that it's a great film that they'll watch fifteen years from now with the same enjoyment. Just because it was useful in your parenting doesn't mean people can't wish it was a better movie.
Speed Racer a "surprise" bomb? by flickchick85	Apr 23rd, 2008 04:20:53 PM
Would it really be a surprise at this point if Speed Racer bombs? Don't get me wrong, I actually think it may be a good movie, but I have no intention of going to see it at the moment (never watched the cartoon, and too many other good-looking movies to spend my money on this summer), but I'd be far more surprised if it turned out to be a hit at the box office. Let's face it, that kind of thing just looks too bizarre for the general public. And without the "badass appeal" for teenage boys that 300 had, and with the cartoon being too old for any kids to be familiar with, what exactly is the intended demographic for the movie besides Wachowski/old Speed Racer fans? We'll see, it may be a hit, but that would be far more surprising than if it bombs. Oh, and Prince Caspian will be successful because it's a safe family adventure flick based on classic books that everyone knows. Just like the first one. Never underestimate the family demographic. They're the ones responsible for the damn Cars sequel.
sadder by mgibson72	Apr 23rd, 2008 06:07:59 PM
I didn't write "of course you won't like it (the movie)". I also didn't write that it's an instant classic or that everyone should like it because I did. I just tire of all of the "itsucksitsucksitsucksitsucks" chat that continually goes on here. Dropping the F-bomb when talking about a children's movie with no constructive criticism doesn't make anyone appear like they should know what they're talking about...quite the opposite. I happened to think the first one was fantastic. Instead of t
saddest by mgibson72	Apr 23rd, 2008 06:09:29 PM
Instead of talking smack about it, go make your own to do better. Just to prove my own holier-than-thou point, I won't even mention how stupid I thought Never Ending Story was.
Yeah! More Action! by sarsy	Apr 23rd, 2008 08:06:03 PM
So we can then bitch about the lack of character development and the bad pacing!!
I'm sorry they're second-guessing Narnia by Drath	Apr 23rd, 2008 08:31:03 PM
The story is that the studio isn't so committed to more Narnia beyond the Voyage of the Dawn Treader (and possibly not even that if this one tanks). I assume this attitude is all based on the failure of the Golden Compass and the relative blandness of other family-fantasy movies over the past year. Just to point out, the Seeker was a terrible movie that had horrible buzz and hardly any hype. Stardust was good but also had no hype and besides it was more of a small Princess Bride movie rather than a Harry Potter/LOTR event. Spiderwicke did okay business from what I remember, though I thought it was more Jumanji than Potter. The Golden Compass was the big fat loser of the fantasy movie genre, and I still think that's because of the books' and author's hostility towards Christianity and the movie's general stiffness (best book in the series should have produced a much better movie I thought). Narnia isn't going to have these problems. If anything gets in the way of it, I think it's Indiana Jones coming out a few days later. That kind of scheduling sucks rocks. Of course, I plan to see both, but not everyone has the time for such things anymore.
WARNING: gay mode required to see this film by ludmir88	Apr 23rd, 2008 08:31:21 PM
mehhhh
yah, i want to see that by Judge Briggs	Apr 23rd, 2008 09:51:58 PM

The 1st one WAS boring! by slicer	Apr 23rd, 2008 10:32:57 PM
Looks like this one should be called: Chronicles of Potter: Lord of the Spyderwick
lol by slkboxrman	Apr 23rd, 2008 11:45:47 PM
sarsy is right, the whiny bitches will say "weak characters, bad cgi" the first movie was great, what upsets most people is that they have to actually pay attention and get thru a setup....with the seeminly low attention spans of current moviegoers, at least the ones in this room, thats a horrible prospect...the first movie wasnt boring , ur too dumb to sit thru anything without lots of movement....parents prob doped u up on meds as a kid cuz u ran around ur bedroom flapping ur arms all day right ?
Still feels SMALL, just like the first Narnia... by Rindain	Apr 24th, 2008 03:29:37 AM
Why is it that they can't inject a sense of SCALE and epicness into these Narnia movies?
Drath, Golden Compass bombed because.. by Lemming	Apr 24th, 2008 06:01:48 AM
it was as shit, shit movie. And if you've read the book - it's an even WORSE movie. They totally fucked the adaptation up. Hollywood is to blame for that piece of shit. They should have dived right in with the book instead of chopping/changing scenes around and entirely leaving out one of the best cliffhanger endings to a story ever.
And I liked the Narnia film by Lemming	Apr 24th, 2008 06:03:29 AM
as well as LOTOR. You can like both for different reasons you know? These are more family friendly and alot less heavy-going thematically. Sometimes you just want a popcorn flick, not a fucking face-melting 9 hour trilogy.
Oh and Lion, Witch and Wardrobe was better than.. by Lemming	Apr 24th, 2008 06:06:03 AM
any of the Harry Potter movies, IMO. At least the fucking kids can act. Suck it bitches! :)
Lemming - no by just pillow talk	Apr 24th, 2008 06:44:44 AM
In fact, the acting of the Potter kids have gotten better. We'll have to wait and see if the Narnia kids' acting has improved. And there was no weight to the first one, it was missing heart.
indy indy indy by Mr Gorilla	Apr 24th, 2008 07:09:08 AM
I love Harry Potter, and Narnia wasn't all bad, but is anyone like me worried that the art of staging a damn exciting action setpiece seems to be dying? Here's hoping that in Indy IV Spielberg reminds everyone that it's thrills and spills set within an exciting story - not noise, not scale, not FX, not huge battles - that summer audiences are most pleased by. Anyone here care to mention their favourite action sequences of recent years?
I can't remember Prince Caspian by kesoze4	Apr 24th, 2008 10:42:05 AM
And I read it about 50 times. What I do recall is that it was the weakest, shortest book of the lot, with no real story other than the Penvensies come back, travel a bunch, and Caspian duels. The NEXT one, however -- Voyage of the Dawn Treader -- is one of the most amazing "kids" books ever written (those aren't daydreams, they're DREAMS? willfully sleep an eternal dreamless sleep?), with one of the most thought-provoking endings I ever read as a kid. So guaranteed they'll lop it off, add big CGI sea battle with no emotional impact, followed by short conversation about how "but the real battle has only just begun", end credits.
mgibson72 by kesoze4	Apr 24th, 2008 11:15:06 AM
I can sympathize with your need as a dad to find quality family entertainment, but as a fan of the books you also must admit that the first was a huge letdown in that it completely lost the character and magic of the book. The wonderful thing about Lewis's stories was not the battle scenes (which he all but skipped) but the little loving nuances that made Narnia such a unique world. I've got my fingers crossed that I'll be wrong, and my two favorites -- The Dawn Treader and The Magician's Nephew -- will focus on the stories and bring back the sense of wonder to kids that I felt as a child watching The Neverending Story, or that I felt more recently watching Pan's Labyrinth. But I'm lowering my expectations early with the knowledge that these movies are in the hands of an average director being controlled by risk-averse bankers, and as such they're every one going to be "safe" blockbuster fare. I.e., Value Meals completely lacking in flavor. But have fun with your kids, though. I wish I had the eyes of a six-year-old again so I could enjoy them more... as six-year-olds do most anything.
Would see this 10 times before seeing Han-FUCKIN-cock. by Puddleglum	Apr 24th, 2008 11:23:37 AM
At least Prince Caspian isn't doing the "oh no he didn!) routine he did from all his previous movies. And at least this trailer isn't full of its fucking self like Han-muthafuckin-COCK! www.HANCOCKEATSSHIT.FUCKYOU.CO M

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