I loved the movie!!! I walked into the theater at midnight a bit pessimistically, but I'm glad to say that I was quite pleasantly surprised! For the first 15ish minutes, I could barely even comprehend that I was FINALLY watching the movie, because I was so excited. It really has been a long journey, more than two years of wait. However, it was definitely worth it. Here's my review; note, there are some minor spoilers. I'll go over pretty much the whole plot of the movie.

I liked how they set up the beginning, showing Edmund's hunger for power, Lucy's jealousy, and the clear snobbishness of Eustace. The painting swallowing the kids up was spectacular, and the score really enhanced the scene!

The battle at the Lone Islands was a fun little skirmish, and Eustace was hilarious there. [SPOILER] "Oh God, I hope that wasn't the British Consul!"

The green smoke...well, being a book fan, I wasn't too happy about it. But I completely understand why they added it, and I thought that it was done well. Except it was occasionally overdone (SPOILER: it would appear every time someone was being tempted, as if you couldn't already tell they were being tempted). But I ended up actually liking it near the end (gasp).

The magician's island was funny, and I just can't get over the Dufflepuds. They were hilarious! "Yeah. Yeah. … Yeah." The set (the garden and the Magician's house) was great too. I really liked Lucy's face just before she went into the Magician's house; that was some pretty good acting! Coriakin's lines were a bit unoriginal, but he still got his point across. Oh, and Google Maps has nothing on Narnia Navigator!

Goldwater/Dragon Island was fantastic as well, and dragon Eustace was spectacular! Definitely the best CGI dragon I've ever seen (Smaug is the only dragon who could even think of potentially beating him). [SPOILER] Edmund and Caspian's little quarrel was a little odd, particularly Ed's sudden love of the gold, but I liked how well their serious duel contrasted with their fun duel from the beginning of the movie.

Ramandu's Island was pretty beautiful. Tavros the minotaur had me laughing my head off when he kept trying to eat the food from the table, haha. Liliandil descending as a blue ball of light was so beautiful! Caspian's line to Liliandil just before they left ("Will I ever see you again?") was a little odd, considering they'd known each other for all of two minutes...but it was still sweet. =D

I loved Caspian's speech to the crew as they sailed into Dark Island. (SPOILER: Reepicheep's encouragement to Eustace was also quite inspiring) The battle with the Sea Serpent had me on the edge of my seat the entire time. It was absolutely epic. Even the Kracken from "Clash of the Titans" would have been scared of THIS sea serpent. Be aware, little children might get really scared (haha, for that matter, so was I...) at this part.

I had been a little worried about Eustace's un-dragoning before I walked into the movie, but I loved the way they did it! Obviously, they couldn't do it exactly how it was in the book while keeping it PG (a lion ripping the skin off a boy!), but the way they did it was great, and the cinematography was awesome. You could tell that it hurt, and that Eustace didn't EARN it or anything. I won't say anything more about it; you have to see it for yourself.

The ending…oh what can I say about it? I loved it! It was really emotional; I see why Her Majesty the Queen of England cried. Lucy's hug with Reepicheep, him going to Aslan's Country, Aslan's "But there I have another name" line…it was all fantastic. And the CGI for the tidal wave was spectacular as well.

I thought the character development was well done throughout the whole film. It was quite obvious what each character's fears or jealousies were, and how they addressed and resolved them was great! (SPOILER: The bit about Caspian's father was a little random, but it worked) Will Poulter as Eustace was brilliant; that's great news, since he needs to be awesome for The Silver Chair and The Last Battle! It was fun watching his character grow. Oh, and I loved Drinian! He was so cool and set back.

This movie had a different feel from the other two, but overall, I think I liked this one the best! I watched it in 3D, and I liked how they used the 3D. It didn't have much stuff popping out at you, but that's (in my opinion) a good thing. I like 3D better as just an addition of depth to the movie than a distraction (like it is in some other movies). I'm definitely going to watch it at least a few more times in theaters.

Overall, I highly recommend the movie; I think it was my favorite of all three movies. It was a little slow in the beginning, but it really picked up pace around the Magician's Island, and from there on it flowed well. The visuals (sets and CGI) were stunning, particularly the dragon and the Sea Serpent. The movie was also quite emotionally satisfying. My final rating: I'll give it a 4.8/5. =D FNAFA!