Sorry for the very belated comment - I finally went to see Prince Caspian last night (it has been out for about three weeks here). I wasn't really sure what I was expecting - I had only seen one review of it, which was unremittingly hostile and clearly politically motivated - but I was very pleasantly surprised. Like you, I thought there was not enough Aslan (is Liam Neeson getting expensive?), and I didn't particularly like the way they had Lucy ride out through the battle to find him - it stresses the importance of faith, I suppose, but in a way that turns it into a mad, dramatic, completely counter-intuitive gesture, rather than the book's more low-key message of trusting Aslan and finding that the very wrong-seeming way is in fact the right one. But I did like the way that it was only after they had done that that everyone could put aside their egos and start co-operating (although I agree with you, I think we could have done with more of an apology from Peter). And I also liked the way that, animated by Aslan, the land itself seemed to rise up against the Telmarines (the animation for the trees was excellent, much better than the Ents in LOTR - I loved their roots). I'm not sure about the amount of fighting - one of the criticisms in my review was that it was far too easy for the Narnians and that everything always went in their favour, and what principally struck me was that this was very unjust, and that the fighting was very bleak and nasty (those poor Narnians trapped in Miraz's castle . . .). Susan, warrior princess, is annoying, I agree - but I'm afraid inevitable in today's world. I thought that Trumpkin was excellent, and also Nikabrik (the same actor who plays Flitwick in the Harry Potter films, I think) - his desperation came across well. (In that regard I also liked Trumpkin's comment on the bear: if you're treated like an animal for long enough you'll become one.) CaspianLatino would never have occurred to me, but I liked him a lot (although I wish I'd seen the film a couple of weeks ago - last night I kept half-expecting him to start thanking Roger Federer for an excellent match!). In fact I loved the whole conquistador look for the Telmarines - it makes sense in the light of their origins in our world, and, as you have said, it resonates very well with their role in Narnia. Looking at the book last night, it even works quite well with the Pauline Baynes illustrations. I loved the way they came across as a complex people, not just a bunch of villains - and that Caspian the Telmarine could nevertheless become a legitimate king. All of which is there in the book, but could easily have been ignored . . . And the effects were great (another gripe of my review). So I am very impressed - roll on Voyage of the Dawn Treader!