Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
2010 Directed by Mike Newell
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A rogue prince (Jake Gyllenhaal) reluctantly joins forces with a mysterious princess (Gemma Arterton) and together, they race against dark forces to safeguard an ancient dagger capable of releasing the Sands of Time—a gift from the gods that can reverse time and allow its possessor to rule the world. Based on the action-adventure video game of the same name.
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Er.... Button-Moon-faced beauty Gemma Arterton kicks a man-shaped stage wig through a series of one-note CGI-assisted set pieces. Featuring Gyllenhaal's hair attempting a non-blow dry Harry Hamlin, Alfred Molina's bizarre slightly-off-beat comic timing, and Sir Ben looking as if he needs a few years Panto practice in Blackpool to nail his dastardly Evil-Lyn.
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Wasn't nearly as annoyed as I perhaps should've been by this noisy big budget take on the classic game series Prince of Persia, a title that is actually very dear to me and really reminds me of the great times I had on the SNES.
While there are no real qualities to speak of it's no Pirates of the Caribbean and I'd say it's one of the more watchable CGI-circlejerks of recent years, despite not really doing anything with the fantastic material the games offer for movie adaptions, but I wouldn't recommend it as it is plagued by the same problems as all of these types of movies. Weak storyline, weak characters, a complete lack of anything of interest and zero memorable scenes.
It's rubbish, but it's forgettable rubbish.
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This is yet another example of why computer games should never be made into films.
I think Disney threw their weight behind this in the hope of another Pirates of the Caribbean, John Carter was another example of Disney breaking from tradition and backing live action rather than animation. And dont get get me wrong, when Disney back the right horse, their live action films are not only blockbusters doing big business at the box office but also fun and enjoyable. Prince of Persia didnt tick either box and you'd have thought that Disney would have learnt from this error before backing John Carter. Apparently not.
Computer games are fun. They are formulaic and often very very structured, at the…
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Of the cast, there are mainly good performances from Jake Gyllenhaal and the actors who played his onscreen brothers. However, Alfred Molina and Ben Kingsley ham it up while Gemma Arterton manages to come off as irritating. The competently directed action makes for fun moments, but they can't compensate for the film feeling both derivative & formulaic, nor for its plot holes.
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La historia peor contada que he visto en mucho tiempo
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There's a real problem with casting Ben Kingsley in your films nowadays, especially when you equip him with this quantity of kohl: it makes the protagonists who trust him look really, really stupid.
Anyway. Just a let's-be-unwise-and-watch-a-stupid-movie-and-drink-wine evening with BF, and it's not bad for that, providing tons of opportunities for snarky commentary. For instance, the both completely unnecessary and all-out terrible English accent Jake Gyllenhaal is using provides amusement, as does the repetition of the ridiculous word "hassansins". Gemma Arterton looks luscious, and Alfred Molina brings some much needed life to the proceedings.
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Of the cast, there are mainly good performances from Jake Gyllenhaal and the actors who played his onscreen brothers. However, Alfred Molina and Ben Kingsley ham it up while Gemma Arterton manages to come off as irritating. The competently directed action makes for fun moments, but they can't compensate for the film feeling both derivative & formulaic, nor for its plot holes.
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¨I've seen its power with my own eyes. Releasing the Sand turns back time. Only the holder of the Dagger is aware what's happened.¨
Prince of Persia may perhaps be the best film adapted from a videogame that I`ve seen along with the Resident Evil franchise. However, this statement is not saying much because I can`t remember any other game turned into a movie that I have enjoyed. Most of these films turn out to be a complete failure, but Prince of Persia is not the case because it delivers good action scenes along with a decent cast. The movie works as pure entertainment, it is not a film you want to go see for the dialogue or the story,…
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Jake como principal reclamo no está nada mal. Luego tenemos una clásica historia que sigue los mismos esquemas de otras superproducciones del tipo aventuracas con maromo que salva a princesa en apuros y luego se morrean.
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I am giving this an extra half star solely for the scene in which Alfred Molina kisses an ostrich.
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Hogy miért nem tudják az ilyen jónak induló filmek az alapul szolgáló játék sztoriját 1-az-1be átvenni? Nem értem.
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Fun and goofy. Perhaps the best video game movie made!
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Un Block-Buster veraniego con sabor a aventuras, estilo Piratas del Caribe. ¿Qué casualidad que Prince of Persia y Piratas del Caribe se parezcan tanto teniendo al mismo director y la misma productora (Disney) no creen? Basado en el juego homónimo creado por Ubisoft.
Como buen Block-Buster Disney su argumento no es precisamente su punto fuerte, es una aventura light con efectos especiales muy bien conseguidos y con muchos tópicos de por medio haciéndola muy clásica. Ya de por si el guion es un tópico, el protagonista es uno de los buenos, es algo chulo y sabe hacer muchas acrobacias, la co-protagonista es la chica dura que no se dejara domar tan fácilmente y por último el malo que quiere conseguir…
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I found this rather boring (and forgot to review it when we'd finished it) but my kids seemed to enjoy it, so as an adventure film for younger teens it's probably fine. For adults wanting quiet young teens it's fine too.
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Ar šo filmu ir tā - vizuāli jau viss ir baigi smuki utt., bet saturiski man likās, ka es filmas laikā nobeigšos. Varbūt es vienkārši esmu idiote ar gaumes trūkumu, bet filmas beigās man bija tāds - "Un kāda no tā visa bija jēga?" Kāds kaut kur gāja, nāca, aizceļoja atpakaļ laikā, bet jēgas taču no tā nav! Nevaru noliegt, ka vizuāli šī filma rada nedaudz tādu "WOW!" sajūtu, bet tas diemžēl arī viss.