"The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian" **1/2 (out of four): It's back to Narnia in this second, and only slightly more meaty, adaptation of the C.S. Lewis fantasy franchise.

The world of Narnia - the magical realm that fueled seven C.S. Lewis fantasy novels - has always struck me as something out of a children's story, filled with kitschy, harmless characters and capped by feel-good moralizing. "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe", the 2005 franchise-starter by director Andrew Adamson, only cemented that theory. The film's CG talking animals and PG battle scenes, along with a daintily-handled Christian allegory, made for a Disney-fied adaptation that went down like a spoonful of sugar. The second installment, "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian", picks up either one year or 1300 years after the first film, depending on who you ask. But not much has changed in this series which continues to feel like "Lord of the Rings" lite.

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