7/10
Fun third part with rousing adventures , incredible monsters and dazzling sea fights .
12 March 2012
C.S. Lewis' classic is reborn in this third 'The Chronicles of Narnia' when three children from war-torn England find themselves transported to a land of myth and fantasy . Return to magic ,return to hope , return to Narnia. Some journeys take us far from home . Some adventures lead us to our destiny . It begins during German air raids over London in WWII . Three kids travel through a picture to the land of Narnia and learn of their destiny to free it and help Prince Caspian . Lucy (George Henley) and Edmund Pevensie (Skandar Keynes) return to Narnia with their cousin Eustace (Will Poucher) where they meet up with Prince Caspian (Ben Barnes) for a trip across the sea aboard the royal ship The Dawn Treader . Along the way they encounter dragons, dwarfs, merfolk, and a band of lost warriors before reaching the edge of the world . Then, all of them go throughout the fantastic world and where animals speaking as a likable giant swords-rat , a bull and many others . It has been foretold that they will bring peace to Narnia with the guidance of the mystical lion . They must survive the evil treachery of the mysterious White Witch (Tilda Swinton) who still claims to be Queen . They team up with Aslem (Liam Neeson), the mighty Lion , fighting to defeat the evil in an epic finale battle against a huge sea monster .

In this impressive production , C.S. Lewis' imagination is brought to life with top-notch computer generator special effects . It packs amazing fantasy , breathtaking adventures and overwhelming sea battles . This enjoyable story is lavishly produced by Andrew Adamson from ¨Shrek trilogy¨ and Mark Johnson . The pic is a magic story with rip-snorting adventures , exciting fantasy , state-of-art FX , sensational scenarios and good feeling . Plenty of action and emotion with incredible sea battle scenes and really influenced by ¨Pirates of Caribbean¨ . Provide enough amusement to keep the hands on your seat and dazzling eyes until the epic ending . In spite of overlong runtime and the difficult of adapting , the film still managing to keep a quick enough pace for those unfamiliar with the fantastic saga . Sympathetic performances for all casting with special mention to Will Poucher who steals the show as a grumpy kid turned into incredible hero . The film displays a colorful and evocative cinematography by Dante Spinotti . Musical score fitting perfectly to action-adventure by David Arnold . The motion picture is marvelously directed by Michael Apted , he's director, producer of several successes such as ¨The word is not enough¨, ¨Gorillas in the mist¨ , ¨Class action¨, ¨Nell¨, ¨Enigma¨ , among others . Rating : Above average and worthwhile seeing , the whole family will enjoy this film . It's a very likable adventure-fantasy and enormously appealing for kids, adolescents and young men . Overall this is a really nice movie . If you are familiar with the story, then there are no real surprises, but makes up for it with overwhelming CGI animation.
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