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About 1,300 years after they vanquished the White Witch (in The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe), the Pevensie kids are summoned back to Narnia.
- By Cyril Pinto, e+ Editor
- Published: 23:39 December 10, 2008
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The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Cast: Anna Popplewell, Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, William Moseley, Ben Barnes
About 1,300 years after they vanquished the White Witch (in The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe), the Pevensie kids are summoned back to Narnia.
At the magical moment when the call comes, the tube station they are in crumbles and changes into a large cave overlooking a stunning cove. But the Narnia in which the four kings and queens of old emerge is not the place it used to be.
It is so beautiful that you'd give anything to stay there, but the kids are distressed to see the ruins of the palace which was once the seat of their power. It is soon clear that this is the handiwork of the Telmarines who invaded the place after the Pevensies left. But it's not clear why Aslan the lion with supernatural powers did not intervene. Equally not clear is why the Narnians did not use the magical horn to seek help.
Anyway. Now the evil Lord Miraz and his wife Prunaprisma are trying to eliminate their nephew Prince Caspian so that their newly-born son will be the next monarch.
This time the horn was blown and the mighty foursome is here. But where is the majestic Aslan?
This 2-disc collector's edition is packed with bonus features. I liked the featurette Big Movie Comes to a Small Town. Bovec in Slovenia, on the banks of the river Soca, is the setting for the final battle scene in Prince Caspian. This featurette introduces you to the residents of the town and takes you around one of the most beautiful valleys in the world.
Buy this video. You'll love it. And yes, see you in Bovec next summer.
Rating: G.
Horton hears a who
Voices: Jim Carrey, Steve Carell, Carol Burnett, Seth Rogen
On the 15th of May, in the jungle of Nool / In the heat of the day / In the cool of the pool / He was splashing, enjoying the jungle's great joys / When Horton the Elephant heard a small noise.
That's how Dr. Seuss begins his 1954 children's book which this year leapt onto the big screen and look ... it's now on DVD and let me tell you it's a must-see.
Well, now it's imperative that we go back to the narrative. What Horton (Jim Carrey) heard was a yelp, somebody calling for help.
The prayer was from McDodd (Steve Carell), mayor of Who-ville – a city on a small speck of dust. Let the callous kangaroo (Carol Burnett) say what she's got to say, at the end of the day the pachyderm we must trust. Because elephants have big ears and they surely can hear what to ordinary creatures is not that clear.
And Horton is sure that he said what he meant, and he meant what he said, and an elephant is right hundred per cent.
Roo on the other hand cannot understand: if you can't see it, hear it, or feel it, it doesn't exist. So Horton is a threat to the community, he is questioning authority, he is spreading anarchy. The best thing to do is to erase him from our list.
But Horton has heard a Who. To his soul he's got to be true. After all, a person's a person, no matter how small. Soon he'll take the speck to higher ground and ensure everyone's safe and sound.
Rating: G.
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