Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)

[Bells]

http://www.moviesonline.ca/movie-gallery/albums/userpics//poster_princepersia-1.jpg

Passing through India en route to Azad, King Sharaman and his son, the Prince of Persia, defeat the powerful Maharajah of India with the promise of honor and glory. After looting the city and capturing a giant hourglass full of sand, a mysterious dagger, and the Maharajah's daughter Farah along with other treasures, they continue to Azad. A dying Vizier, who had betrayed the Maharajah and aided King Sharaman in return for a share of the spoils, demands to have the dagger, as he was promised his choice of the Maharajah's treasures. But Sharaman refuses to take the dagger from his son, who captured it first.

So the Vizier, who wishes to harness the power of the sands in the hourglass for himself, making him an immortal god and giving him control over time itself, tricks the Prince into opening the hourglass. When the Prince uses the dagger to unleash the Sands of Time from the hourglass, the Sands destroy the kingdom and turn all living beings into hideous sand creatures. Only the Prince, the Vizier, and Princess Farah, the kidnapped daughter of the Maharajah, remain unchanged due to their possessions; the Prince's dagger, the Vizier's staff, and Farah's medallion.

Ok, so this movie... on one hand, this really does look like a good poster (a tad "300" but on a positive note), except that i can't shake this feeling of "Where did i park my car?" that i get whenever i look at it.

The plot doesn't seem to over-complicate things much too, which is good... maybe this is the video game movie that will break the rule?

[Mirai Gen]

I'll have faith in this movie for now.

I mean they could have picked better than the most caucasian of white men, but as far as looking eastern goes they could have done much, much worse too.

[Seil]

What's with the Warrior Within getup?

Come to think of it, what's with the Disney logo? Are we in for a watered down time travel shtick?

[Archbio]

[This] really does look like a good poster[...]

Honestly?

I don't see what they could have done to make it look more bland and slapped together, what with the grey background of vague doom and the blocky lettering that really doesn't seem set up in any particular way.

[The Wandering God]

Well considering that's the the exact plot of the game almost exactly, I'm actually feeling pretty good that it will try to remain true to the source material.

But yeah, Jake? I'm guessing it's because they wanted some star power because they were afraid people wouldn't go otherwise.

Still, as long as he can be acrobatic and snarky that's all I care about.

The Wandering God

[RickZarber]

Well considering that's the the exact plot of the game almost exactly, I'm actually feeling pretty good that it will try to remain true to the source material.Well, one would hope so, seeing as both the game and the movie were written by the same guy!

I like the poster, but I really hope that's not the final title font.

[Mirai Gen]

Yeah I have to wonder why it is that the game had this great blue-letters against golden sand washing across and then they take the movie poster stick Jake on there and go "All caps Arial and 70% opacity, that should do it."

[Seil]

He's wearing the wrong damn costume! With the wrong swords!

http://www.bysmitty.com/Soundtracks/PrincePersiaSOT/PrincePersiaSOT_Front_Full.jpghttp://smilegame.tht.in/images/KDSD-00081_front.jpg

Still, as long as he can be acrobatic and snarky that's all I care about.

As long as he talks to himself.

So presumable there's going to be less jumping around and more sand monsters, more Farah romancing - unless they slide in the bath scene, and stick to the original plot - and less of the Prince talking to himself. Which was a great point of the game, I thought.

Anyways, I hope this is successful, because then we get a "darker and gritter" sequel and then the third movie will be all about Jake Gyllenhall arguing with the voice inside his head.

[Mirai Gen]

I hope this is successful, because then we get a "darker and gritter" sequel and then the third movie will be all about Jake Gyllenhall arguing with the voice inside his head.
LORD no.

[Fifthfiend]

I honestly don't know how this is getting made.

It's so obviously a slow-motion trainwreck. How is nobody on the inside of this thing going "Guys. GUYS. This is a terrible idea. We have to stop."

[BitVyper]

I'll have faith in this movie for now.

I am entirely confident that it would be called "The Videogame Movie Cycle" if it weren't for the fact that "The Sonic Cycle" fits and sounds better.

[Mirai Gen]

Well of all video game movies this is seriously the only one I could at least halfway see working, if only because the game had periodical cutscenes that could fit well as a movie just as they were with a bit of trimming and filling in and action scenes.

So basically it'll be the Sonic Unleashed of the Sonic Cycle.

[01d55]

I honestly don't know how this is getting made.

It's so obviously a slow-motion trainwreck. How is nobody on the inside of this thing going "Guys. GUYS. This is a terrible idea. We have to stop."

I'm pretty sure that once a movie enters a relatively early phase of development there's no stopping it, too much money has been spent to convince the investors not to just go ahead and try to make as much of their money back as possible.

It doesn't help that Hollywood seems to have no sense of brand.

[Azisien]

What movie cycle? I just watched Dragonball Evolution and it was awesome.

Well except for the story. And the actors. And most of the scenes. The effects were pretty average too. But the gel in hair part was funny!

[Archbio]

Personally, I'd say I've seen much worse videogame candidates for movie adaptation than Prince of Persia... I'm just not liking the signs too much at this point.

[EVILNess]

He actually does look like the Prince, if he keeps a shirt on. He seems kinda pudgy compared to the super cut Prince without it on.

[Magic_Marker]

This is why you don't go see them and just be pleasently surprised if they turned out to be any good.

[MFD]

Sands of Time is probably the ideal choice. I mean, it takes only three hours or so to play, and they can definitely lose some of the fight sequences and parkour to trim it down to a manageable length without sacrificing plot.

Plus, it's one of the few with a good love story in it for the lay-deez.

Also, as a movie, the fight between the Prince and the Vizier will probably work better. Minus the shadow clones, that was weird.

EDIT: Although, I would have cast someone more ethnic. You're telling me that Naveen Andrews can't carry a movie?

[Magic_Marker]

Wow, I must suck at PoP becasue SoT took like 12 hours to beat.

[MFD]

Well, yeah. Sure. The first time. I had to go through it again to unlock the classic game because I didn't know what I was supposed to do. Got down to that point in 1.5 hours.

If it weren't for the freaking dream sequence thing where you have to bruteforce the solution to the right door, and climbing the tower without your time dagger, it would be a really easy game the second time around. 3 to 6 hours, tops.

EDIT: Gamecube version, and that's using the same two fucking moves all game because why waste your time with anything else. ABY (Jump over the enemy, slash it with your sword, land behind it, and then stab it with the Dagger, absorbing it instantly) and XBBY (?) (Jump off the wall, slash as you roll around the enemy, again when you're behind it, and then stab it with the dagger, absorbing it instantly).

And each of the later monsters only blocks one of those moves.

It's been years, so those might not be the right moves, but there are two moves that handily dispatch every enemy in the game, except for, like, the two or three boss fights.

[Fifthfiend]

Personally, I'd say I've seen much worse videogame candidates for movie adaptation than Prince of Persia... I'm just not liking the signs too much at this point.

Basically what upsets me about this entire thing is that the first Prince of Persia game was actually one of the most effortlessly cinematic experiences I've ever seen in a game and it's pretty amazing to see these guys making the movie fucking that up.

[stefan]

Basically what upsets me about this entire thing is that the first Prince of Persia game was actually one of the most effortlessly cinematic experiences I've ever seen in a game and it's pretty amazing to see these guys making the movie fucking that up.

I know, right? its like, if you gave Hollywood executives a pile of money with an itemized budget with all the actors and directors negotiated to workable fees and a final script prepared with a list of directions telling them exactly how to make an amazing movie, you could tell them "there is no way you can fuck this up" and you already know their response would be, "oh really? We'll see about that!"

[Meister]

maybe this is the video game movie that will break the rule?
I have a bad feeling that, these days, this is what video game movie producers want you to think and to pick as a reason for watching it. Not "this will be a good movie" or even "maybe it's so bad it's good", just "maybe this one won't be complete shit for a change."

I should also point out that this scheme only works long-time if they all continue to be shit forever and ever.

[Bells]

It's a Disney movie and aimed at early 2010, so, i'm guessing we should get a trailer aroud... October ~ November?

The trailer is what is going to sell it for me. If it's not good (or if it's too generic) i'm not going to touch it.

[Magus]

The movie should be true to the original and have so many bugs that the game--I mean movie, permanently stops when you get around 70% through it like with the oriignal. Ooh, and then when you try to play through it--I mean watch it again, it stops at 30%!

Anyway, I don't really have any hope for video game movies after they screwed up Max Payne. That shit was just copy and paste and cut a little, Hollywood, how could you screw that up? And yet you did.

[Solid Snake]

Basically what upsets me about this entire thing is that the first Prince of Persia game was actually one of the most effortlessly cinematic experiences I've ever seen in a game and it's pretty amazing to see these guys making the movie fucking that up.

This.
This is the credited response.

At the very freaking least, Disney, have the guts to hire an Iranian actor. Or, you know, someone with the tiniest drop of Persian blood in them, period. I'd say it's stereotypically Disney to have white guys prancing around as different ethnicities, but at least movies like Aladdin had the decency to only match white voices with Arabian appearances.

And hell, if you're not going to go Persian? Naveen Andrews could pass as the Prince in his sleep, has a southern Asian look to him, is an extraordinary actor (one of LOST's best) and could certainly embarrass this poser in the acting department, could be hired for less and still attract a large audience, and would make a deep, conflicted, charismatic Prince. Why, Disney? Why?!?

(Ugh. There's a Farah poster too, in which she looks equally Caucasian.)

[Bells]

You guys really wanna go there?

http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/comment/9/2009/07/e0e2e31f9c19af123f41a92a7d8f0959/340x.jpg

Because we could totally go there

[Mirai Gen]

At the very freaking least, Disney, have the guts to hire an Iranian actor. Or, you know, someone with the tiniest drop of Persian blood in them, period. I'd say it's stereotypically Disney to have white guys prancing around as different ethnicities, but at least movies like Aladdin had the decency to only match white voices with Arabian appearances.

And hell, if you're not going to go Persian? Naveen Andrews could pass as the Prince in his sleep, has a southern Asian look to him, is an extraordinary actor (one of LOST's best) and could certainly embarrass this poser in the acting department, could be hired for less and still attract a large audience, and would make a deep, conflicted, charismatic Prince. Why, Disney? Why?!?
As I said before yes they could have gone better with the casting choice however they also could have done much, much, much worse. I don't see it individually as a reason to condemn the movie thus far.

[Archbio]

http://static.guim.co.uk/Guardian/film/gallery/2008/sep/11/1/lib3630-8346.jpg

[Magus]

I'll see your John Wayne as Genghis Kahn and raise you Victor Mature as Crazy Horse.

http://www.moviegoods.com/Assets/product_images/1020/288718.1020.A.jpg

EDIT: Hell, let's just go with Val Kilmer as a Native American, that's hilarious enough and is much more recent.

https://www.hotmoviesale.com/dvds/12945/1/Thunderheart.jpg

At least the plot said he was only half Native American, but still.

So yeah. I think that when at all possible (and it's quite possible) they should find actors who are part of the ethnic and cultural groups being portrayed.

[Archbio]

I'll see your John Wayne as Genghis Kahn and raise you Victor Mature as Crazy Horse.

Take it away! Take it away!

EDIT: Hell, let's just go with Val Kilmer as a Native American, that's hilarious enough and is much more recent.

I'll give you recent!

Boom! (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/Last_airbender_cast.jpg)

[Jagos]

I honestly don't know how this is getting made.

It's so obviously a slow-motion trainwreck. How is nobody on the inside of this thing going "Guys. GUYS. This is a terrible idea. We have to stop."

... I agree with Fifth. Holy shit does that ever happen?

[Bells]

But seriously, just how far away is he really from the part? I mean, this is what i got from "Persian Actor" on google

http://www.davidackert.com/images/david-acker.jpg

David acker is Iranian, and quite frankly, i can't see that much difference between him and "Mr Six pack" up the poster there... who do you guys had in mind?!

[Magus]

Avatar casting (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/Last_airbender_cast.jpg)

Knowing nothing of Avatar, I'd say that the second guy down on the right is the only one who actually looks caucasian and yet the actor does not look extremely caucasian like the rest of the cast who are playing non-caucasian looking characters.

So it's even funnier.

[Masked Jedi]

Okay, I have to step in now. I agree that they shouldn't have gone the way they did casting wise, and I like these Naveen Andrews ideas, but this just some random "Mr. Six-pack" shit actor they have as the Prince. It's Jake fucking Gyllenhaal. He's one of the best actors working in Hollywood. I don't think the man is capable of giving a bad performance. Be nice.

[Bells]

I said "Mr Six Pack" mostly because i forgot how to pronounce his name (and was lazy to look) however i could not forget (at all) about this

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NvhnTb-4j3k/SKIYSFP9rVI/AAAAAAAAAZA/WaVR460LHD8/s400/jake-gyllenhaal-shirtless-prince-of-persia-02.jpg

At all.

So, sorry =P i'll be nice

[Archbio]

Avatar casting

When I type "Boom!" you click the link!


So it's even funnier.

That character's people are the villains! Isn't that great?

[Magus]

I did click the link but edited that link into my own post due to other people posting in the time it took me to post my response so that people would know what I was talking about, I was also too lazy to edit a quote into my response.

Also how do you go from playing the lead in Zodiac and Brokeback Mountain to playing the Prince of freakin' Persia? I mean, other than like Heath Ledger from Brokeback Mountain to the Joker or something...you know what I mean. It seems a little out of his normal roles.

Then again he was in The Day After Tomorrow.

[Seil]

Since when was Gyllenhall a good actor? Unless you're talking about Maggie.

[Mirai Gen]

Since when was Gyllenhall a good actor? Unless you're talking about Maggie.

Also how do you go from playing the lead in Zodiac and Brokeback Mountain to playing the Prince of freakin' Persia?

I think that counts. Plus you're forgetting Donnie Darko.

[Archbio]

I think that counts.

An actor can be in a good/acclaimed/popular movie and still be a poor actor.

[Mirai Gen]

I won't deny that Ledger was the star in Brokeback Mountain but Jake G. did a great job if you ask me.

[The Gunslinger]

Hey guys, 6th century Persians were mostly caucasian before shacking up with the Arabs. Just sayin'...

[Fifthfiend]

If you can honestly prove to me that 6th century Persians looked like Beefy McDarko back there in the OP I will buy a hat and photograph myself eating it.

P.S. I would prefer if you would not prove that because I don't really want to have to go eat a hat.

[Smarty McBarrelpants]

Actually the Sassanid empire of the 6th century was a mixture of medes and arabs and was already quite different from their greek past a few hundred years ago and was a time of great cultural change in the empire. We don't really know what they look like because most of our sources are like "Lol, barbarians, lol." but we do know there was considerable difference betweeen the western cultures and a reasonable muslim influence.

In addition the game looks to be set much later than this.

[The Gunslinger]

I don't remember where I read, I won't seek it out because eating a hat would suck somethming awful. And you guys have a point, the Persians wouldn't look like Bubble Boy but they needed someone somewhat popular with my age group. Also, I'm okay with Arterton cause she was hot as hell in Quantum of Solace.

Oh, Bruckheimer said it was sixth century.

[Smarty McBarrelpants]

Well the original view in the early 20th century was that the arab intermingling happened in a big wave after the arab conquest but mroe recent work has suggested that it was a much slower, more gradual and earlier phase.
The royal family would, to some extent, be somewhat different. As far as I remember it was mostly a mixture of parthians and persians so could go either way but not as bad as that fellow they have got.
Games don't look anything near 6th century as the Roman and Chinese influence is practically nowhere to be found and there are quite a few distinctly arab designs. But maybe they are changing it for the movie.

So I guess what I'm saying is that a 6th century persian noble could be a bit whiter than we suspect if he was of persian (rather than parthian) descent but nowhere near as bad as the actor they have gone with.

[The Gunslinger]

Count your blessings cause they could have picked Justin Chatwin.

[The Gunslinger]

Fifth, since we didn't give you undeniable proof I would like to compromise on you writing about eating your hat. Or not.

[Kerensky287]

I can't believe you're all posting about how Jake Gyllenhaal isn't Persian enough and nobody's posted this (http://www.wat.tv/video/saturday-night-live-iran-so-far-sijz_sij2_.html) yet.

you aint wrong to me, so strong to me, you belong to me
Like a very hairy Jake Gyllenhaal to me

In the picture, he's got more facial hair than usual.

Thus, he's totally Iranian/Persian.

[Fifthfiend]

http://www.empireonline.com/news/feed.asp?NID=25420

WHAT

[Magus]

The idiocy of whoever wrote that aside, I think it's supposed to be: "The Prince and whats-her-face have jumped from a high area into a pool of water, and then they get away on a horse."

The only thing odd is I don't remember a horse in the game. But who expects this movie to actually follow the plot? Plus, I bet the addition of a horse to a scene is the least of the butchery that will be done to this adaptation!

[The Gunslinger]

Don't complain about the story, Mechner wrote it himself and he said the story he wrote survived the other writers who worked on it. I read an early draft from a while ago and it was great, I found a link to a script and it had the same names and plot before the official releases.

[Smarty McBarrelpants]

Wait a second, Sultan is an Islamic title and not brought about until about 1000 AD. How can you have an evil sultan then?

I think they moved the date earlier merely to allow them to cast a white skinned actor but it caused far more problems in the long run by invalidating like the rest of the movie. If they had just set it in say 1200 it would have caused far less problems and would be more reflective of the game as well. Picking the date they did causes all kinds of problems and I don't know why they did. Also filming would have been far cheaper because you could use say arabic ruins or arabic cities whereas the 6th century was a mixture of Roman and Greek with some Indian influences alongside their own developments (based on the building materials available mostly) and quite different from anything really standing today.

[Mirai Gen]

Wait a second, Sultan is an Islamic title and not brought about until about 1000 AD. How can you have an evil sultan then?

I don't think that PoP is the only one who fell for this trope, honestly.

EDIT: And yeah the article just seems like it was written by an incompetent twit, or someone trying to play the 'sex appeal' angle. HEY WE GOT THIS GIRL DRENCHED IN WATER IN A WHITE ROBE HURR HURRR

[MFD]

"Tamina"? Was Farrah not exotic enough?

[The Gunslinger]

The perfect Prince Dastan would have been Kebel, who is in the movie. Can't think of anybody else. If the studio didn't care about the movie they would have picked an even worse actor, lookin' at you Chatwin, and they wouldn't have had Mechner, the goddamned creator, write the script.

[Fifthfiend]

That WHAT from earlier was mainly me wondering why "Prince Dastan" (UGH) is apparently now dressed like a pirate.

[The Gunslinger]

He does look like Captain Jack got drunk one night and somehow impregnated Orlando Bloom. Ew...

[The Gunslinger]

He does look like Captain Jack got drunk one night and somehow impregnated Orlando Bloom. Ew... And the Prince needed a name for the film and it fits. It either means story or trickster.

[Fifthfiend]

If going an entire movie without naming your main character is good enough for Quentin Tarantino then it's good enough for these jerks, too!

[The Gunslinger]

If you are talking about Kill Bill her name is Beatrix Kiddo, not sure about the spelling.

[BitVyper]

As of the second movie.

[The Gunslinger]

Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 are one movie released in two parts. At least thats how Tarantino sees it, but then again, he may not be qualified enough to tell you how his own movies work.

[NonCon]

Someone sounds cranky.

He released the movie as two movies. One movie split into two parts that are both as long as movies equals two movies in my book.

[Mirai Gen]

There's also the fact that even if it wasn't the 'entire movie' it was still, like, almost all of it.

The games did it and I would have liked to see this trend continue, where people know his name but he never says it out loud.

[The Gunslinger]

Yeah, I went a little far on that one... Point is, for a mainstream film, the Prince needed a name. He just couldn't pull a Man With No Name cause it would bother audiences.

[Fifthfiend]

Look basically all I am saying is 1. the Prince should be nameless 2. ffffffffffffffffffuck alla y'all.

[The Gunslinger]

That is rather eloquent in its simplicity.

But being a noble means he would have to be addressed by name at some point, especially in the court. I simply accept it cause Mechner chose it.

[Fifthfiend]

2 should pretty much just be my sig, then it'd always be right there and people'll know.

Yeah, I went a little far on that one... Point is, for a mainstream film, the Prince needed a name. He just couldn't pull a Man With No Name cause it would bother audiences.

Other movies with nameless heroes: Layer Cake.

Movies that are bitchin' rad and everyone loves: Layer Cake.

Other other movies with nameless heroes: Fight Club.

Other movies that are totally bitchin' rad and everyone loves: Fight Club.

[Archbio]

Point is, for a mainstream film, the Prince needed a name. He just couldn't pull a Man With No Name cause it would bother audiences.

Clint Eastwood bothered audiences? I really couldn't tell.

[Mirai Gen]

Nameless heroes work quite often, not just when Tarintino thinks "Hey that'd be fuckin' cool!" and bleeps it out of the final cut.

Though of all things this doesn't bug me THAT much.

[The Gunslinger]

Clint Eastwood's character not bothering anybody was my point cause being mysterious was his purpose.
With the Prince being surrounded by people he knows it wouldn't make sense.

[Archbio]

People he knows and that would usually call him by various titles!

Also, Dastan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dastan) is "a Persian word, meaning story."

[The Gunslinger]

Nameless characters are usually mysterious. Dastan isn't mysterious, he's at home, so he gets a name.
Why do I even try to make a point when some people are just stubborn and twist my words?

[NonCon]

But being a noble means he would have to be addressed by name at some point, especially in the court. I simply accept it cause Mechner chose it.

They could totally hide his name away behind a legion of "Sire, sir, liege, prince, etc." Who needs a name when all your vassals can call you, "My Prince!"

[Archbio]

They could totally hide his name away behind a legion of "Sire, sir, liege, prince, etc." Who needs a name when all your vassals can call you, "My Prince!"

I'd go even farther: it doesn't make sense to have a bunch of character acting familiar with the Prince of Persia for fifteen minutes at the beginning to establish a name the character doesn't need.

[The Gunslinger]

NonCon, you made your point well, as did Fifth, so I could accept that working in a film.

[Premonitions]

So I'm like the only person who actually played the damn game and listened to it? Because he was'nt at home but at another sultan's castle, visiting and delivering gifts. He was'nt surrounded by people, but mindless monsters who could'nt speak, and one girl who had never met him before. It does'nt make sense to give him a name in that context, since nobody present would either know, or be able to speak.

[The Gunslinger]

Bro, it ain't a straight adaptation cause that wouldn't work on screen. We know scenes will take place in his homeland.

[Premonitions]

And this, is very stupid and could have just been a Mummy Prequel or another Scorpion King movie for all it's gonna be like the Prince of Persia.

[Archbio]

The purest adaptation would have the Prince be sideways to the camera the whole time.

[Premonitions]

The purest adaptation would just be another video game, but our culture's obsession with hollywood means everything has to have a movie.

[The Gunslinger]

Dude! How many times do I have to tell you Creator/Writer wrote it and said in an interview that the final product was what he wanted?!

[NonCon]

Dude! Chill!

Just because the original writer for the game wrote it and liked it doesn't mean it's good, nor does it mean that the translation from game to movie works well.

[The Gunslinger]

They just shouldn't complain about a 'pure' adaptation when Mechnar wanted to give us a good adaptation.

If you dont know the difference go rent the theatrical cut of Watchmen then for the good adaptation watch V for Vendetta.

[Mirai Gen]

Gunslinger I think you're taking some of the comments people are tossing out to be direct confrontation at you.

Take a chill pill, man.

[Premonitions]

Uhmmmm Internet, where people complain about things. My second comment was more along the lines of needing to make a movie instead of just letting works of art like V and Watchmen and PoP exist as good things on their own.
That being said I DO understand what a good adaptation is and think sometimes what can make something good in one medium does'nt work regardless of how well the story is transplanted. Like farah and The Prince's relationship built up in the actual game while you were playing, which made the game a better game.

[NonCon]

Gunslinger, what some people are arguing is that the changes that he made to make a 'good adaptation' actually detract from it. The fact that the Prince was never referred to by his name in the game was fairly cool and well done, and some people would like to see that done on the big screen as well.

[The Gunslinger]

Chill pill has been taken, sorry if I offended anyone but the vibe I'm getting is that nobody is open to change.

I'm just making a case that there is no way in hell that they will do to this film what Fox did to Dragonball.

[Kerensky287]

I'm just making a case that there is no way in hell that they will do to this film what Fox did to Dragonball.

Somewhere, a Fox employee is reading this line and thinking, "I'll take that as a challenge!"

[The Gunslinger]

That just makes me happy to know that they did not get this.

I just hope people are careful with Fox.

[stefan]

Dude! How many times do I have to tell you Creator/Writer wrote it and said in an interview that the final product was what he wanted?!

you do realize that a pure writer is basically dogshit in hollywood. the script may have been fine once the writers were done with it, but the execs and producers very likely had a hell of a time fucking with it before the final revision.

[bluestarultor]

I can't get past the nagging impression that the poster looks like a bad photoshop. Grainy quality + generic font (Arial Black, much?) + funny placement of text = a really shitty design. There's also a nagging issue with something about his head.

That said, I really wouldn't be surprised if Disney DID go with such a generic font simply because they had no fucking clue what they were handling. It's like someone forgot the games weren't a Pixar production and wanted to make sure it was family friendly, ignoring the obvious incongruity with the image.

[Smarty McBarrelpants]

I mean, shit, they could at least have put in some curly text and things.
Like looka t aladdin:
http://www.impawards.com/1992/posters/aladdin_ver2.jpg

It curly like Farsi!

[Magus]

What I want to know is how they're going to handle the considerably darker and bloodier sequel, Warrior Within, if this movie is a success and the sequel is green lit.

[Mirai Gen]

I can only hope they acknowledge the bare bones of Warrior Within and make something completely separate if they seriously must adhere to the storyline. Which, if this movie so far is any indication, they will not.

[The Gunslinger]

Mechnar said that they won't adapt the sequels because they want this movie to be its own thing and branch out into a different direction.

[Magus]

Hopefully a less angst-ridden, less punk-rock, less X-TREME direction.

[Zanaril]

I just hope they stick to the ending in the game. I can all too easily see then re-writing it to give the prince and Farrah a happy, ride-away-into-the-sunset-together ending, rather that her forgetting everything.

I hate it when movies do that. :shifty:

[The Gunslinger]

she does but he falls into the fountain and its possible that they hook up. Perfect ending for a PoP movie cause its open ended but you still get closure. Read the script if you don't believe me; its from 06 so there are minor differences from the end result.