The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, the long awaited sequel to The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe does not disappoint; however, it fails to satisfy as well.  Not wasting time to develop the story, with the assumption that the viewers are familiar with the first film, the plot line sets up relatively quickly.

Prince Caspian, heir to the throne, is chased out of the kingdom by his jealous uncle with his own aspirations to the throne upon the birth of his first male heir.  Caspian unknowingly summons the 4 heroes to Narnia.  Peter, Edumund, Susan and Lucy suddenly find themselves back in a land drastically different than the one they left... 1300 years into the future.

The kids gear up for war and set about returning the throne to the rightful Prince Caspian and the land to the Narnians.  Unfortunately, the movie kind of middles for awhile and doesn't quite live up to the quick start.  The climax comes somewhat late and finds itself rushing along to the finish, not giving the final battle and the subsequent resolution adequate time to play out.  Nor does it explore the tension between Prince Caspian and the Pevensie children. 

This movie while entertaining, was not as good as the original.  For fans of the books and/or the movie, the nostaligia factor combined with the continuance of the story make it well worthwhile.  For those unfamiliar, I suggest staying away until you've come to speed. 

I gave this movie 3 out of 5 Narnians.