Thats because everyone thought its going to be another LOTR. Just like Golden Compass. Anyway Prince Caspian is one of the darker stories in Chronicles of Narnia. Should be more action packed.

Please don't compare Narnia to Lotr. Narnia is a children's book whereas Lotr even though is aimed at young adult is much more heavier and complicated. Its the curse of Lotr. Every fantasy movie that come out, people compare it to Lotr. Why no battle scenes? Why no elves or dwarft? etc. I am a big fan on Lotr but Narnia is a different type of movie. I you want an action pack with lots of war scenes, Narnia definately is not.

Unfortunately, most Malaysian thinks all fantasy movies should be like LOTR. They think all fantasy movies should have war and action scenes like LOTR.

Glad that you find Golden Compass OK and not as bad as everyone thinks. Unfortunately I don't think you'll get to see a sequel because of the bad American box office of GC.

Just came back from watching it and find it better than the first movie. Most people forgets that Narnia is a "CHILDREN'S" book. So don't expect it to be the next LOTR and don't compare it to LOTR and you could enjoy it better. But if your choice of movie is kick ass action movies such as Iron Man, I think you should save your money and watch Iron Man again instead or watch Indy 4. For me, I enjoyed it because I find the directing this time is more tight and they tone down the religious part alot. Still its a children's movie and the action is geared towards children so don't expect limbs flying or blood splattering all over the place "ala Braveheart". Still I was shock that there were a beheading scene. I feel that this time the directors really changed the tone of the movie alot and tried to make it more grown up which I think they have succeeded. For me I give it a 7/10 and I think its one of the better children's book adaption for along time and it better than the last Harry Potter.

I think they did not cut a lot from the books. The book is quite short and its written in very simple to understand English and is targeted at kids. In fact, the battles are not really much described in the book and the directors have taken their liberty and added a lot more of action. Heck, they even made Susan into a female Legolas whereas in the books girls are not supposed to fight (some people says C.S. Lewis was a sexist especially if you take into account what happened at Susan at the last book).

If they are going to make another movie, a lot of people will be more disappointed because the most action packed book in Chronicles of Narnia was Prince Caspian. The next few books are more about exploration and discovering strange new places.

If I am not mistaken, the beheading scene was right after King Miraz was killed and one of the soldiers/bodyguard attacked Peter. The beheading was not very obvious because it just showed the heargear/mask fell to the ground with no blood. Its a split second scene because after all this film is geared towards kids.

If you read the book, you'll know that Narnia could have been all been just the kids imagination. Therefore, the 2 older siblings will not be coming back to Narnia because they have reach an age whereby you do not believe in such things anymore and move on to something else. Its like you reach a certain age and do not believe in Santa Clause anymore.

As for the tree, its just a portal into our world. The Telmarines were actually from our world and Aslan just sent them back to our world but not the same timeline as the 4 kids timeline.

Why does Aslan only comes at the end. People do not believe in him anymore but with the return of the 4 kids brought back the Narnians faith in Aslan. Remember what Lucy said everyone couldn't see Aslan because they do not believe in him anymore. Its a question of faith. Thats why the Narnians books are based on Christian ideology. And the reason why Aslan can summon all the magical creatures is because he created Narnia its in the first book. Aslan is supposed to be like Jesus/God.

As for why the 4 kids know how to fight. They were actually adults when they left Narnia in the last movie. They ruled Narnia for sometime and the time of their ruling is the Golden Age of Narnia and they were involved in wars during their rule even though its only briefly mentioned in the book. Thats why you see the frustration in Peter when fought Caspian and found out that he is younger and weaker than Caspian. Thats why he wanted to prove himself with the night raid. Also, thats why he got into a fight at the beginning of the movie at the subway station because he's frustrated for being trapped in a teenager's body.

The only thing that can be considered ad error is at the end where Lucy said she will never understand the "thing" between Caspian and Susan but this can be explained as she did not fell in love before even when she's an adult. After all, in the books, none of the 4 kids got married.

The 2 older kids will not be coming back anymore. Peter only appears at the end on the last book which I doubt will be made into the movie. As for, Susan she moved to America and will never go back to Narnia. The next story will have Caspian, Edward, Lucy and Reepicheep on a sea vovage together with a new kid. No more huge battles or war scenes and more of an adventure story.