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A Review of PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE SANDS OF TIME, by me, El Foggy
Mike Newell might want to reverse time back to Film School.
The best way to describe this film is amature, it over uses everything it has, CGI, Slow-mo, that blurry cell moving thing that has never looked cool from it creation back 15-20 years ago. There are fight scenes in here, that look like they spouses of the power rangers.
But then, there's something to this film, you struggle to hate it, as you know it's going to be entertaining throwaway trash, but then there's just something not there for you to enjoy it. It's not that it's entertaining, it's not that it's fun. It's just something thrown into the mix that just doesn't work out.
I'll start with the story, which I'm split half and half on, the first half I just couldn't get into. It's cannot sit still, you blink and you've missed a plot point or two. It rushes everything so fast you're not given a chance to condense, think and make out of whats going on. Due to the way it's edited, you feel disorientated.
But after about 30 mins, maybe 45. It stops being smart and turns into what it wanted to be from the very beginning, a simple adventure story. It gives up throwing plot points at you, and just settles with a simple story. It takes the long way getting there, as it filled with pointless filler. But once it reaches that point it becomes an enjoyable enough film. Nothing memorable, but innocent enough of a film. So innocent in fact, you can almost forgive it's shambles attempt at a smart ending, instead of going for a simple one.
The main problem with the film isn't it's messy story, but the sheer daft direction. It's so odd how they make something that looks so expensive, look incredible shoddy, with it dumb camera tricks, a slightly toned down dose of a Zack Snider co-slow-motion-cain, and as I mentioned before, it's stupid use of that blurry cell movement thing that I don't know the name of but you'll see when you watch the move.
The is all a near recipe for disaster, but it's saved by one thing. Jake Gyllenhaal and all the other actors in this film. Believe it or not, they carry this sloppy mess across the entire 2 hour running time. Gyllenhaal is charismatic enough without being obnoxious and annoying, with a touch of seriousness to the character to make him feel a little vulnerable. Gemma Arterton is more than a simple damsel in distress, and Ben Kingsley is one of the oddest choices to play a villian in this movie yet, good or bad, it kinda owes itself to being seen.
I'm split on this film, I want to give it a good rating, mainly because it isn't all that bad, but I think many people will really dislike this film, mainly based on it's dumb choice of an ending. It's fun enough, though it takes the long route of getting there. It's harmless enough. And it's good enough to watch and then buy cheap on the DVD or Blu-Ray. I really can only give this a enthusiastic...
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Comment by Guian manalo on June 1, 2010 at 7:11am -
the movie was good enough! it was a fun movie! accuate enough to the videogame also!
i would give it a very SOLID MATINEE!
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Comment by Ethan on May 31, 2010 at 3:05pm -
this was way more fun than it should have been. i enjoyed it even though it was highly influenced by other disney movies.
HIGH MATINEE
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Comment by Lord Galvatron on May 30, 2010 at 5:15am -
I'll just stick to playing the games
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Comment by The Leo of Costa Rica on May 29, 2010 at 12:08am -
I just got home from the movie, and I have to admit it was pretty entertaining. It is kind of the same level as The Scorpion King.
I would give it a Matinee.
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Comment by masterofthematrix91 on May 28, 2010 at 11:38pm -
I agree
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Comment by KarthXLR on May 28, 2010 at 9:48pm -
I saw this as well. I'd give it either a high rental, or a low matinee. It wasn't awful, and a huge step forward for video game-based movies.
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Comment by Hero on May 28, 2010 at 12:10am
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To be honest I personally loved the movie, Full Price, ending was fine.
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Comment by NotTheWhosTommy on May 27, 2010 at 11:25pm -
Funny; I just noticed the Army of Darkness skeleton army in the lower righthand corner of the poster.
I would have suspected a rental; nothing special, yet nothing terrible either. BTW, I love how varying the fonts are on the names above the title, with Disney obviously being the largest.
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Comment by Don Panini on May 27, 2010 at 7:49pm -
I might hate your profile pic, but I sure do love your reviews.
Good job
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Comment by Chillax on May 27, 2010 at 7:43pm -
Good Review. So how do you feel about this movie as video game adaption? Is it a somewhat step in the right direction?
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