Prince of Persia:The Sands of Time

[Wolfwood]

Is that the Death thing that chases him around in the second game?

 

[The Guardian]

I just got back from seeing the movie, I really liked it, it was fun!!! The story was good and the FX were great, I hope they make another one!!! The story is nothing we havn't seen a hundred times but it was well done and it draws you in, great movie 10/10!!!

 

[zeptron]

I just realized something. If Sony hadn't interfered with Spider-man 3, this movie would have two actors that played villains in that franchise.

 

[Poeman]

are people crazy here?

I was so excited to see this movie for the past few months...The best part about this movie was its trailer...This was a rushed, terribly edited, cheesy acted film...The visual effects were weak as well. It was not even close to POTC...There is no plot and no time to think about anything in the story...Its like a corny action flick gone really wrong...There is no time to think about the characters and moreso care about any of them.

Jake Gyllenhall just did not seem right for the role, Molina and Kingsley put to waste in their roles...Gemma Arterton looked hot though

My gf dragged me to see Sex and the City 2 last night and its embarrassing to say that I enjoyed that movie more than this...ugh what a big letdown.

If anything...maybe the little kids will enjoy this...


2/10

 

[dark_b]

how is this movie rushed?

 

[Big Daddy]

when was the last time you had to play a game or read a comic to understand the movie?

Watchmen

 

[Poeman]

how is this movie rushed?

From the starting point of the movie till the end...There is no time to absorb the plot...With all the action sequences Mike Newell inserted randomly into the movie there was no time to take in the landscape, the characters, and the freaking story. Im looking at each page here and I really dont understand the 7/10, 8/10, 9 or 10/10...I'll be honest, I dont bash movies this bad...But maybe the film's main problem is with Mike Newell's directing...Maybe the script was better but the transition in this film annoyed the **** out of me

I feel like this movie needed some time to explain the cities, characters (hassasins or even Molina or Dastan's bros) and even at least spend some more time explaining the ancient lore surrounding the dagger.

I LMAO out when the King sees a boy fight back with the guards over the apple and he instantly accepts him as his new son.

I knew I was in for a tough time

 

[xwolverine2]

are people crazy here?

I was so excited to see this movie for the past few months...The best part about this movie was its trailer...This was a rushed, terribly edited, cheesy acted film...The visual effects were weak as well. It was not even close to POTC...There is no plot and no time to think about anything in the story...Its like a corny action flick gone really wrong...There is no time to think about the characters and moreso care about any of them.

Jake Gyllenhall just did not seem right for the role, Molina and Kingsley put to waste in their roles...Gemma Arterton looked hot though

My gf dragged me to see Sex and the City 2 last night and its embarrassing to say that I enjoyed that movie more than this...ugh what a big letdown.

If anything...maybe the little kids will enjoy this...


2/10

lmao thats word for word what i wrote on the previous page...

and i even completely agree that somehow Sex&City2 was a better and more entertaining film

 

[omid17]

saw it today, thought it was good, pissed off the action scenes weren't that good but i liked everything else even the corny dialogue, acting, the sets and the story wasn't even that bad

7/10

 

[xwolverine2]

anyone else think the finale scene with jake and kingsley seemed exactly like the end of tomb raider with jolie and whats his face running up the pyramid lol

 

[Doctor Jones]

I don't think they needed to explain much. I just think they should have done a better job with the scenes themselves. They had the right scenes at how to tell the story, but they weren't completely there. Like the scene in tent during the sandstorm. It's a nice exposition scene, but I didn't feel like I absorbed everything. I wish Gemma was given moe to do than "We have to take this back to the city because it's sacred... it's my duty to protect it... etc" I felt Gemma and Jake had some chemistry, but it kind of suffered due to the scenes that weren't handled very well. The dialogue didn't really have a spark with them.

And I was annoyed by the slow motion. I mean it wasn't very good at all. When Dastan came from on top of the guy and said "Hey." Geez, it should have just been a quick take down.

Some of the editing sucked too. I was surprised because Michael Kahn was credited as one of them. Those fast motion shots of the Hasanssins annoyed the hell out of me (those shots in general do; they make the shots look cheap)

That black knife throwing dude was pretty bad too. He looked confused and kept wondering "What do I do?" while going through the scene. Or he looks as if he half reheasred or wasn't clear on what to do.

Anyone else think the Hasassins should have come into the plot at an earlier time?

 

[omid17]

I don't think they needed to explain much. I just think they should have done a better job with the scenes themselves. They had the right scenes at how to tell the story, but they weren't completely there. Like the scene in tent during the sandstorm. It's a nice exposition scene, but I didn't feel like I absorbed everything. I wish Gemma was given moe to do than "We have to take this back to the city because it's sacred... it's my duty to protect it... etc" I felt Gemma and Jake had some chemistry, but it kind of suffered due to the scenes that weren't handled very well. The dialogue didn't really have a spark with them.

And I was annoyed by the slow motion. I mean it wasn't very good at all. When Dastan came from on top of the guy and said "Hey." Geez, it should have just been a quick take down.

Some of the editing sucked too. I was surprised because Michael Kahn was credited as one of them. Those fast motion shots of the Hasanssins annoyed the hell out of me (those shots in general do; they make the shots look cheap)

That black knife throwing dude was pretty bad too. He looked confused and kept wondering "What do I do?" while going through the scene. Or he looks as if he half reheasred or wasn't clear on what to do.

Anyone else think the Hasassins should have come into the plot at an earlier time?

im with you, the editing was horrendous, everything was a blur

 

[omid17]

made $10 million on Friday

 

[Doctor Jones]

Wow, $3 million behind Sex and the City ain't bad.

 

[Karelia]

I thought it was a pretty good movie, it could have been a lot better but it was still enjoyable. Some of the slow-mo scenes just didn't fit at all. I didn't expect Doc Ock to be in this, he was probably one my favorite parts of the film. t:

 

[Upset Spideyfan]

Oh God.

Why do I watch these things?


*Big ol thumbs down.

 

[Avengers-Report]

So is this movie a huge flop? I heard the budget was ridiculous.

 

[bullets]

Alfred Molina was the highlight of the film for me. Other than that it was ok , a lot of action and the scene where Jake fights the snakes was cool . The ending kind of lost me a bit though.

 

[dark_b]

Watchmen

come on.

 

[dark_b]

So is this movie a huge flop? I heard the budget was ridiculous.

where ?

i think it had a normal summer blockbuster budget. so over 150 .

 

[matrix_ghost]

So is this movie a huge flop? I heard the budget was ridiculous.

It's too early to say if it's a flop because we don't know how it'll hold up.
Look at How To Train Your Dragon. The movie opened below expectations yet had minimal drops in the subsequent weeks.
PoP definately opened below expectations and using the OW and the budget to discuss the BO prospects.
There are unconfirmed reports that PoP cost 200 million though i seriously doubt that because 200 million gives you POTC 2 visuals and this movie just didn't have those kind of VFX.
Also there are reports that the reason why PoP was delayed was because of the budget not rising so high.

The movie was delayed so there wasn't a rush job to finish all the VFX. THe movie doesn't have $ 20 million commanding actors and the VFX are nowhere near the level of what you expect of movies that cost 200 million ( or more).

I'm going with dark_b's number as well. 150 to 180 seems about right.

 

[AnorexicBatman]

Just saw the movie. Very "Meh"
Nothing particularly impressive or memorable

 

[terry78]

We still got today and Monday to wait.

 

[The Geek Vault]

I'm so disappointed at this movie. The Game has such an amazing plot and from what I've seen the movie has nothing to do with the original games plot aside from the dagger being in the film. No sand monsters, no hourglass of time. This is the exact reason I don't want a bioshock movie being made.

 

[AnorexicBatman]

This could have essentially been a fantasy zombie movie. 4 or 5 people trying to survive a literal apocalypse trying to find a solution to their predicament. It should have been Dastan & Tamina exploring the castle just like in the games.

But instead we get an Alladin wannabe complete with a street rat becoming prince
In the games, the prince was in fact of royal lineage and he was the snooty one, not Farah/Tamina

Oh and sex scene in the royal hot tub... COME ON!!!