for being good and fun, but not spectacular
I actually saw The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian on Monday at a screening, but since it opened yesterday, I figured I’d go ahead and put up a review. Keeping in mind that on my ratings scale a 7 means “average, not bad but also not good”, I’m giving this movie a 9. It was better than average, but…
Okay, so, I’ve never read the Narnia books. Even so, from the opening scene all the way to the end, this movie did not surprise me. Not once. Every turn of the story was, to me, telegraphed. I saw everything coming. It was… formulaic. Now, while nothing surprised me in a plot sense, the special effects were fantastic, the fight scenes were great, but without a plot that really drew me in it felt like any other summer special effects laden blockbuster.
I enjoyed the film… really, I did… it just didn’t knock my socks off. See it, but I would definitely say to catch this one at a matinée or early morning price.