Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Review Thread (Spoilers) - Page 4 - Blu-ray Forum

BTobin · 11-03-2009, 04:52 AM

I actually laughed when I saw Gylenhaal in the role, he looks both goofy and like one of those cheesy Halloween hippies (but in a CGI laden Middle east)I know nothing about the games but the flick as a whole looks like it has some potential, unless Jake screws it up, the chick looks hot though, I'd be in just for that reason alone, the director not so much after he damaged Harry Potter 4, and I've heard his other work is crap, never seen any others but who knows. I might see this if I remember it's around when it's around.

Downhere · 11-03-2009, 06:07 AM

Looks awesome, another one to look forward to.

Foggy · 11-03-2009, 06:36 AM

that looks like alot of fun

vegeta88 · 11-03-2009, 07:07 AM

Anyone else reminded of Assassins Creed with that shot of that goes around him at the top of the building?

Also, that giant backflip thing he does looks awesome and is the exact imagery I have when I think of the game.

tbizzle · 11-03-2009, 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by vegeta88

Anyone else reminded of Assassins Creed with that shot of that goes around him at the top of the building?

Also, that giant backflip thing he does looks awesome and is the exact imagery I have when I think of the game.

Yeah it looks like they've got the look of the game down, and yeah that 360 view looked just like Assassin's Creed. I've hear a few other people online say that as well. Maybe the director got the games confused

Q? · 11-03-2009, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by tbizzle

I think it will automatically be better than that, being that it's 2 biggest stars are Ben Kingsley and Jake Gylenhall

Ben Kingsley will sadly not quarantee that this will be good.
He's been in many crappy movies lately.
Losing a bit of his credibility.
edit: just saw the trailer, all the cgi worries me...

masoud90 · 11-04-2009, 01:50 AM

How about picking actual PERSIANS for this movie? I am excited for this, but come on, where are the real persians?

Diesel · 11-04-2009, 02:02 AM

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Originally Posted by masoud90

How about picking actual PERSIANS for this movie? I am excited for this, but come on, where are the real persians?

They're busy.

KOTORninja · 11-04-2009, 03:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Eagle_23

I would of been interested in this and it looks good, but alas Jake Gylenhall has to be one of the biggest miscasts EVER and completely ruins the movie imo. His a good actor by all regards but please a persian, acrobatic badass he is not.

There are a number of light colored Persians; Jake is light skinned, but he's also half Jewish. If anyone was miscast, it was the princess.

masoud90 · 11-04-2009, 03:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Diesel

They're busy.

Again, bad representation of Persians in 300 as well. Awesome looking movie, but offensive to Persians all around the world. God forbid if any other race was portrayed that way!

Offender_Mullet · 11-04-2009, 03:08 AM

300 was never meant to be a History Channel-type documentary historical portrayal. I don't understand why people still can't understand that.

Diesel · 11-04-2009, 03:09 AM

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Originally Posted by masoud90

Again, bad representation of Persians in 300 as well. Awesome looking movie, but offensive to Persians all around the world. God forbid if any other race was portrayed that way!

I almost fell over laughing when Xerxes showed up....
and the big guy...
and the immortals...
and the Spartan "armor"...

Basically the whole movie

And on top of it I didn't think the movie was all that great anyway.

Lt. Aldo Raine · 11-04-2009, 04:08 PM

they couldve gotten someone better then Jake Gyllenhaal, i cant take this movie serious now
it just looks like a big joke too me

Darkhawk9587 · 11-04-2009, 04:17 PM

Just saw the trailer. Looks like it could be very good. If nothing else, it looks like an entertaining movie.

Q? · 11-04-2009, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by iceman_mw21

they couldve gotten someone better then Jake Gyllenhaal, i cant take this movie serious now
it just looks like a big joke too me

Agreed, also this looks like a cgi crapfest, though the cgi is to be expected.

PS3-Playb3yond · 11-05-2009, 09:05 PM

It's a lot better than what I imagined it was going to look like. I like it.

threefiftyrocket · 11-05-2009, 10:56 PM

gladiator was aight... and they cast an Aussie as a Spaniard... pretty off there... and it is one of my fav movies...

PrivatePixel · 11-06-2009, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by killowertz

Judge him as the character when you actually see the movie.

It's not enough for someone to deliver their lines competently or perform acrobatic feats capably; he has to command the screen, convince the audience that no other can fill this role except him; this is where Jake falls short (substantively, I might add). He has an aloof presence that I can't dismiss. He worked well in Jarhead and Brokeback Mountain, but is decidedly miscast for the role of Prince Dastan.

I enjoy the PoP games, so I have a specific rendition of the character in my mind, as far as what he exudes and how he is perceived; Jake couldn't be further from what I envisioned. In my book, he's just wrong for the role.

The upside is that the CGI looks great, and I'm not as conflicted with the casting of Gemma Arterton (in the role of Tamina) as I should be.

Gamma_Winstead · 11-06-2009, 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by PrivatePixel

It's not enough for someone to deliver their lines competently or perform acrobatic feats capably; he has to command the screen, convince the audience that no other can fill this role except him; this is where Jake falls short (substantively, I might add). He has an aloof presence that I can't dismiss. He worked well in Jarhead and Brokeback Mountain, but is decidedly miscast for the role of Prince Dastan.

I enjoy the PoP games, so I have a specific rendition of the character in my mind, as far as what he exudes and how he is perceived; Jake couldn't be further from what I envisioned. In my book, he's just wrong for the role.

The upside is that the CGI looks great, and I'm not as conflicted with the casting of Gemma Arterton (in the role of Tamina) as I should be.

Jake is a fantastic actor. I'm sure he will be able to pull it off. You have to remember, this prince is NOT the same prince as the one in the game.

PrivatePixel · 11-07-2009, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by gamma626

Jake is a fantastic actor. I'm sure he will be able to pull it off. You have to remember, this prince is NOT the same prince as the one in the game.

That may be, but it is still a video game to movie adaptation, and even though there have been three different Prince characters in the Prince of Persia series, Jake Gyllenhaal is ill-suited for this role, in my opinion. It has nothing to do with his résumé or his credibility as an actor; he lacks an intangible quality that lends to the perception of his originating from Persian royalty. In short, he doesn't look the part (to me); he lacks a princely stature.

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11-03-2009, 04:52 AM	#61
BTobin Active Member Member since:Feb 2009 4K collection:216 Blu-ray collection:361 Blu-ray reviews:3	I actually laughed when I saw Gylenhaal in the role, he looks both goofy and like one of those cheesy Halloween hippies (but in a CGI laden Middle east)I know nothing about the games but the flick as a whole looks like it has some potential, unless Jake screws it up, the chick looks hot though, I'd be in just for that reason alone, the director not so much after he damaged Harry Potter 4, and I've heard his other work is crap, never seen any others but who knows. I might see this if I remember it's around when it's around.

11-03-2009, 06:07 AM	#62
Downhere Power Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Central Florida Blu-ray collection:444 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:8	Looks awesome, another one to look forward to.

11-03-2009, 06:36 AM	#63
Foggy Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:UK 4K collection:29 Blu-ray collection:3591 DVD collection:47	that looks like alot of fun

11-03-2009, 07:07 AM	#64
vegeta88 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Nov 2007 Location:CA 4K collection:94 Blu-ray collection:666 DVD collection:116 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:1	Anyone else reminded of Assassins Creed with that shot of that goes around him at the top of the building? Also, that giant backflip thing he does looks awesome and is the exact imagery I have when I think of the game.

11-04-2009, 01:50 AM	#67
masoud90 Power Member Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Seattle, WA Blu-ray collection:180 Trading Score:3	How about picking actual PERSIANS for this movie? I am excited for this, but come on, where are the real persians?

11-04-2009, 03:08 AM	#71
Offender_Mullet Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Illinois Blu-ray collection:6 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:10	300 was never meant to be a History Channel-type documentary historical portrayal. I don't understand why people still can't understand that.

11-04-2009, 04:08 PM	#73
Lt. Aldo Raine Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Toronto Home Theater Gallery:17 Blu-ray collection:289 Blu-ray reviews: 11	they couldve gotten someone better then Jake Gyllenhaal, i cant take this movie serious now it just looks like a big joke too me

11-04-2009, 04:17 PM	#74
Darkhawk9587 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Wisconsin 4K collection:66 Blu-ray collection:487 Trading Score:30	Just saw the trailer. Looks like it could be very good. If nothing else, it looks like an entertaining movie.

11-05-2009, 09:05 PM	#76
PS3-Playb3yond Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Cincinnati, OH Blu-ray collection:19 Blu-ray reviews:5 Trading Score:13	It's a lot better than what I imagined it was going to look like. I like it.

11-05-2009, 10:56 PM	#77
threefiftyrocket Blu-ray Guru Member since:Apr 2009 Location:Carmel, IN Blu-ray collection:478 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:3	gladiator was aight... and they cast an Aussie as a Spaniard... pretty off there... and it is one of my fav movies...

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