Prince of Persia:The Sands of Time

[guitarsingerguy]

I wanted to like the movie...I really did. There was just nothing special about it.

 

[Downhere]

The movie was a huge flop. The fact is the U.S boxoffice is more important because the studios make more money from the domestic front. Persia cost 200mil to make and probably an ungodly amount to market and it only my 90mil stateside. The studios share the money a movie makes with theaters and not just a little bit. The movie has made no profit whatever and probably never will. I thought that it was a cute movie but a sequel has no chance of being made. No chance what-so-ever.

I wouldn't say that studio's make that much more stateside than internationally, but overall, most studio's get to keep 50-55% of the box office take worldwide. So, Persia has made $330 million so far, so Disney has gotten to keep roughly $165-181 million. With DVD's and TV rights, I'm sure this will end up in the black, but a sequel may not be worth it unless the budget is reduced drastically.

 

[The Executioner]

The only Pirates movie I thought was good was the first one. I didnt care for the sequels, so Id agree with what you said

Pirates 3 did suck and they making a sequel to that...so a POP 2 can work.

 

[Mr. Earle]

The only Pirates movie I thought was good was the first one. I didnt care for the sequels, so Id agree with what you said

Yeah, Pirates 2 and 3 kinda sucked, didnt they?

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

I wouldn't say that studio's make that much more stateside than internationally, but overall, most studio's get to keep 50-55% of the box office take worldwide. So, Persia has made $330 million so far, so Disney has gotten to keep roughly $165-181 million. With DVD's and TV rights, I'm sure this will end up in the black, but a sequel may not be worth it unless the budget is reduced drastically.

I'm looking at the facts. It flopped hard and a sequel will not be made. The movie is unremarkable but I had fun with it (7/10) and the flopping nature of it won't change that opinion one way or the other. Also it aint important but I know what I'm talking about regarding the boxoffice. There is a reason that everybody and their grandmother is saying that this is a bad year for Jerry B. He's had two huge bombs in a row and I'm not going to sugarcoat that.

It's kinda like the people who say that Golden Compass made 370mil worldwide so why aren't they making a sequel? You can't just look at the numbers you have to look at the facts. The facts are Golden Compass killed NewLine because the movie cost a s**tload to make and market and only did 70mil domestically and NewLine didn't make any money from overseas grosses because they sold the foreign rights.

Regarding the topic at hand, I'm sure Disney didn't sell their foreign rights so yes, they made some money from the overseas markets but it wasn't nearly enough to cover the cost of the movie, marketing, prints ect..ect. Even with DVD sales and t.v rights I would be shocked if the movie made any money. And you add the fact that people were meh on the movie, that just means no sequel...ever.

 

[TheVileOne]

I SEE SPIDEY has it right here.

I enjoyed the movie but yeah it could've been better. All the political allegory stuff just felt like lame hamfisted BS. It's not well-served in a fantasy action adventure movie based on a series of videogames. Its not a METAL GEAR SOLID movie.

Just saying you don't go into Indiana Jones getting ready for all that type of nonsense.

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

I'm not a Republican, (even if I wanted to be I'm sure they wouldn't accept me because I am a black muslim "terrorist" female) I think that the Iraq war was a huge evil act so I have no problem with that sort of message. I just felt that the message was too in your face, if it wasn't shoved in your face in the overbaring way it was I wouldn't have had a problem with it being in the movie at all. A movie can be fun and still have a message thats politically/socially relevent.

And before anybody gets their undies in a bunch I am refering to the people who are leading the republican party right now, not the everyday joe republican who isn't a huge bigot who likes the blow up them dark skinned, monkey god praying, savages.

Yeah this post got too political but what the f**k? I'm angry.

 

[The Executioner]

Lol I See Spidey relax man...take a chill pill. Like I said the sequel if they give it a chance can have the Indiana Jones like adventure and fantasy elements the video game had.

 

[dark_b]

Jerry B was on Charlie Rose Jul 9.
http://www.charlierose.com/search/search/3002?text=jerry+bruckheimer

and i thought that he would had the balls to ask him about the POP bomb. you know for so many years they talk how is a good producer and how he makes those big blockbusters.

but nothing. come on. i want to see hes face.

 

[ChrisBaleBatman]

Saw the movie.

Thought it was awesome. Might be because I'm a fan of the games...and alot of the things in the film felt legit to the series.

I wish they had hinted more of the price the Prince will need to pay in the sequel, but I'm also happy they kept the film self-contained.

 

[Octoberist]

I wanted to like the movie...I really did. There was just nothing special about it.

I feel the same way. The funny thing is that, the movie didn't anything wrong. Maybe they didn't take advantage of the dagger and using it in more interesting situations but otherwise it was good. But it was missing something.

Also, I DO have to say it's stupid to intercut and edit the parkour. Parkour WORKS when it's done in one shot, at a wide angle. It's all about spaces. Same thing when you watch a martial arts movie (Donnie Yen for example), you wanna see some of his moves in ONE CONTINUOUS SHOT.

But not a biggie.

 

[Doc Ock]

Saw the film over the weekend, I loved it! I'm not sure how accurate it was to the game as I have not played the Sands of Time(but I have played Warrior Within and The Two Thrones). I sure hope for a sequel.

 

[Havok83]

You really need no knowledge or prior experience to the games to enjoy the movie and thats one thing I like about it. It shares a common theme without necesarily tying down to any of the contiuity from the games

 

[Punisher_MAX]

finally saw it...i dont see how it did bad, it was a pretty entertaining movie...i havent played the games but after reading up on them it sticks relatively close to the theme of the SoT game.

anyway this movie really made me want to see Hollywood do Assassin's Creed

 

[ChrisBaleBatman]

Yeah, the scene where the Prince stands with a rope in hand and takes a breath before doing the (eagle) dive...was straight out of Assassin's Creed whenever you reach a tower and enter eagle vision.

The parkour felt amped up, way more a part of the film than others I've seen, instead of a cool little segment. Jake was great I thought. I have no knowledge of how a Persian accent is supposed to sound for the time period, except all I do know is that the accent was the same in the games...which is what I'm going on with his performance. The constant back and fourth relationship with the Princess was straight out of the game as well. The ending was slightly different than in the game, and again...I think it would have been nice to hint at the price the Prince will be hunted to pay in the sequel, but it's was all cool I thought.

There was way more violence than I thought there'd be too, which was nice.

I mean, I'm hardpressed to think of a more faithful videogame film adaptation...which equals the best one for me. I'm not exactly sure how someone could argue it's not the best videogame film...but it's hands down the most faithful adaptation.

 

[GhostPoet]

Saw it.
It wasn't a BAD movie, but wasn't a great movie either.
It was decent.

My main issues were the heavy handed, hammer over the head political commentary of the story and cartoony river of sand action sequence.

 

[GhostPoet]

Yeah, the scene where the Prince stands with a rope in hand and takes a breath before doing the (eagle) dive...was straight out of Assassin's Creed whenever you reach a tower and enter eagle vision.

The parkour felt amped up, way more a part of the film than others I've seen, instead of a cool little segment. Jake was great I thought. I have no knowledge of how a Persian accent is supposed to sound for the time period, except all I do know is that the accent was the same in the games...which is what I'm going on with his performance. The constant back and fourth relationship with the Princess was straight out of the game as well. The ending was slightly different than in the game, and again...I think it would have been nice to hint at the price the Prince will be hunted to pay in the sequel, but it's was all cool I thought.

There was way more violence than I thought there'd be too, which was nice.

I mean, I'm hardpressed to think of a more faithful videogame film adaptation...which equals the best one for me. I'm not exactly sure how someone could argue it's not the best videogame film...but it's hands down the most faithful adaptation.

hah, I kep tthinking "Wow...I think these guys really wanted to make an Assassins Creed film instead"

 

[Octoberist]

I did the like the Boba Fett of the movie: The nameless Snake man.

 

[Spider-Who?]

it wasn't amazing, but it was a decent popcorn flick. i would see a sequel.

and i really really want an assassin's creed movie (though i'm admittedly terrified about how badly it'd be butchered).

 

[Punisher_MAX]

honestly whoever is bothered by the political allusion to the Iraq War and use it as the main reason that the movie bothered them need to grow up, who cares? all movies allude to something i dont see what the big deal is.

i need to pop in my AC and play it again...i have yet to get ACII...i should get on that.

 

[ChrisBaleBatman]

I can see how someone could read into it...except, really...the concept was key to the plot. Without it, nothing happens. Although technically....nothng did happen...so, hmm.

I found Alfred Molina's character very entertaining. Him wanting to escape the tyrannical government and they're evil taxes was thematically relevant to our current politics...and still funny. Wasn't preachy or anything.

I also liked how they toyed around with the Prince's attire, him looking like the Warrior Within version...and then looking like the 2008 Prince of Persia version with the headgear.

 

[Vapor]

I saw it and enjoyed it but some how, something didn't quite feel.. right.

I don't really know what.. Jake was good and the action was good but it seemed to come in fairly sparse, short bursts.. and I don't think they really took full advantage of the concept of the dagger.. I personally would have liked to have seen more rewinding of time, perhaps with broken items being repaired and also the slowing down of time and freezing of time during fights. More parkour and acrobatic fighting too would have being good. The directing wasn't bad by any means either (although the parkour could have been handled a little better I think) but someone else would have maybe being a better choice? I dunno.. Mike Newell did alright.. it did feel like a POP movie, it just didn't quite fulfill it's full potential, I guess.

3/5

 

[Octoberist]

I agree, they should have used the dagger more often, and less editing of the parkour.

 

[Doc Ock]

I wanted more time travel.....

 

[Octoberist]

I also thought the final scene when the walls were crumbling around Jake in the temple looked so...green screen fake. I wish it could have been cleaned up and more real because I didn't buy it. Otherwise the other CGI looked fine in the film.