Walden Media

• Chronicles of Narnia, The: Prince Caspian directed by Andrew Adamson (2008)

  [7/10]

  "Director Andrew Adamson again does an excellent job bringing the spare details of C. S. Lewis's Prince Caspian to epic proportions on the screen."

• Chronicles of Narnia, The: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe directed by Andrew Adamson (2005)

  [8/10]

  "On the whole, Adamson has faithfully captured the essence of Lewis's book and given a movie audience the adventure story it expects."

• Holes directed by Andrew Davis (2003)

  [7/10]

  "I would have to guess that the book provides more satisfactory development of Stanley's character than the film. I liked the film, and as with any good underdog story, we cheer for Stanley and Zero as they work to overcome both the oppression of their immediate situation and their family history."

• Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium directed by Zach Helm (2007)

  [5/10]

  "The film tries to do to much in the short running time. Just resolving any one of the four major plot problems could have occupied the entire space of the film, and the resolutions we do get leave too many unanswered questions."

• Seeker, The: The Dark Is Rising directed by David L. Cunningham (2007)

  [6/10]

  "The Seeker has it fun and scary moments, but the threat of evil -- in spite of its well demonstrated power -- feels hollow, and the teenage protagonist too easily defeats in five days a force that has had thousands of years to prepare."

  Average score: 6.60