My main complaints were turning the charmingly domestic beavers of the original into the stereotypic wise-cracking CGI animals which now constitute a whole genre of film, the overly-eccentric appearnace of Prof. Kirke, and the cutting down of the conversations between the children and Prof. Kirke.
(I would also have liked the scene with Aslan and Peter discussing tactics, where Aslan says he can't promise to be at the battle, left in, and used to make the very cinematic bombardment by the griffons be based on a blitz-inspired flash of tactical genius by Peter--would have shown him rising to the role of High King rather nicely.)
oo, I loved the beavers. I guess they were a bit Disneyfied. I don't think Lewis would have minded. And the strategy was, to me, obviously Peters. I know what you mean about the conversations... the movie needed about another hour to really do the book justice. We spent more time on the witch and her conversations but it's always easier to show evil than divinity and good. All in all, a good effort tho.
The friend I was with says that the Professor was Prince Caspian...anyone confirm this? I have only read LW&W.