Not dead, just busy

[ciroccoj]

• Saw Prince Caspian. EEEeeeee!
  
  
• Chris had a fantastic time at his gaming con.
  
  
• Daniel had a fantastic time on Saturday, when the kids' games were running.
  
  
• Justin had a fantastic time on Saturday. Chris and Daniel's delight was no surprise; they're both ardent gamers and have been to the con for the last three years. Justin's delight was a wonder. He likes D&D, but not nearly to the same extent, and this was the first year he's been old enough to go. I was worried that nine hours of gaming would be a bit much. It wasn't. As he put it, "I was gaming for NINE HOURS!! And it went by SO FAST!!!"
  
  
• Finished building a Roman road today.
  
  
• Am finishing a fic.
  
  
• Hating the Solicitor readings with all my heart and soul.

Comments

[bast2.livejournal.com]

How was Prince Caspian? As good as the first Narnia movie?

[ciroccoj.livejournal.com]

Um... it's hard to tell, only having seen it once, but I didn't think it was nearly as good as the first. There was too much left unsaid, for one thing. Places where if you were a grownup who read the books you could easily tell what the characters meant, but I wonder how many kids or non-readers got left in the dark. There were too many fight scenes, and the music was lovely but exactly the same as the first movie. I'm sure I'll have other negative moments after I've seen it again/mulled it over a bit more.

That said? It was still pretty damn good. Some other parent pointed out, "There is no such thing as too many fight scenes for an eight-year-old boy" and it's definitely true; the boys were thrilled. The actors were all pretty good, though Caspian didn't do much for me. Edmund? Amazing.

I'd give the first movie an A. I'd give this one a B+, reserving the right to edge up to A- or down to B after I've seen it again :)