Thoughts on "Prince Caspian"

- all of the kids have become better actors, though the two youngest (who play Edmund and Lucy) are still the best

- the first half is incredibly boring, even with the palace intrigue that sets off the story

- the armor actually looks like ARMOR and not like high-end Party City costumes

-Ben Barnes, who plays Caspian, really can't act at all

- some of the creature effects are still awkward. Even Aslan looks like he's been superimposed onto all of his scenes.

- great things come in small packages: some of the best moments come from a dwarf (played by actual dwarf Peter Dinklage) and a warrior mouse (voiced by Eddie Izzard).

- the action sequences are actually exciting, as opposed to coma inducing like in the first film.

- by itself, the music is good, but within the film it often feels over the top and misplaced

- even though she's barely on screen for more than a minute, Tilda Swinton manages to almost steal the whole show (which is 2.5 HOURS)

- better than the first film? Hard to say, considering that even in the action packed second half, there are still some moments of unintentional laughter...

Grade: B-

Current Nominations: Best Supporting Actor - Sergio Castilletto(#5), Best Art Direction (#2), Best Costume Design (#2), Best Cinematography (#4), Best Original Song - "The Call" by Regina Spektor(#1WINNER) Best Visual Effects (#2), Best Sound Editing(#2), Best Sound Mixing (#2)

Number of 2008 Films seen: 7