• It looks like... a generic hollywood action film but with a few elements of Prince of Persia. Which is fine, really, but why exactly did they not name the princess Farah and get a real Indian to play her?

• Looks like a by-the-numbers Hollywood action adventure. Should be a fun way to pass a couple of hours but I'll be surprised if they manage to attain the greatness of POTC.

• Ok, so it looks like Pirates. But I liked Pirates. Not because it's cinema history (it's not,) but because it entertained me. Additionally, complaining about the British accents is pointless, given that Hollywood decided long ago that all ancient civilizations clearly spoke modern British. As far as matching up with the game, I actually have hope. Wall-jumping? Check. Awesome dagger powers? Check. Great visuals...well, this is still a preview, but it's Disney. So check. Additionally, all movies with Jake Gyllenhall tend to make me have flashbacks to Western movies and their subtexts, so even if the script isn't great (it probably won't be) I'll still be entertained.

• Wait, I never noticed the PG13 at the start, that wasn't there when I first watched it...I'm confused :\

• Just so long as its PG 13, that may be a petty complaint, but seriously, I want some of the violence from the game.

• The action looks great, but that's about it. The british accents are strange, the lame flirting and the fact that the princess should have been Indian put me off a bit. Is really that hard to find a hot Indian actress who can keep up with Gellynhall.

• I give it a meh, but atleast PoP is now part of the Kingdom Hearts-verse. I could find it awesome that they use alot from the game, but still, it does look like some sort of AU-fanmovie. But fuck yeah, English Accents 83

• Yuck. Is there anything worse than average people?

• Has it been acknowledged here AT ALL that Jordan Mechner is a screenplay writer for this? You know, the original creator of Prince of Persia and collaborated on both the script and game design of Sands of Time? So yeah, bearing in mind that, it should be reasonable to have AT LEAST somewhat-more positive expectations, considering the heavy involvement of its daddy. Also, about the British/American actors here.... much of it more likely has to do with Disney wanting some big names in a big-budget movie, because really, as accurate as it would be, what would average people be more excited about? The Prince being played some by some unknown Iranain actor or prince what's-his-face, or the Prince being played by freakin' Jake Gyllenhaal, co-star of Brokeback Mountain and star Jarhead? Plus, well.... it's not like there were any authentic Iranian accents in any of the PoP games.

• I've never played PoP so I don't really have anything to compare it to. The film looks good though! I really like this kind of film anyway, but the effects in this look like they're gonna be pretty awesome, which makes me really wanna watch it. Also, you know, Jake Gyllenhaal. yum. :p

• The movie looks fun, but the British accents on everyone are quite a wall banger.

• A lot of people are going ape shit over the British accents but the PS2 game of the same name, all the voice overs were done with British accents as well. At least they're being true to their source material. =P

• @Frazmo , listen I know Iran contains a multitude of people who does not live up to the classic mid-easten kliche, half of the Iranians living here in Denmark, could pass of as natives. But Ben fucking Kingsley, come on. Is there a secrete British-American trade agreement that says certain kvota of the ethnic characters needs to played by Brits

• She's just moved onto my tap dat list given the news of the extra digit. Let's just say I'm more than a handful for most ladies.

• Eeeeewwwww.... She's officially off my 'Tap dat' list, I'm sure she'll be devastated.

• Fun fact: Gemma Atherton was born with 6 fingers on each hand! Still hot though.

• Sorry, What? The Prince of where? The Sands of who? I was completely distracted by the long haired, buff, tanned Jake Gyllenhaal to pay any attention. Tee-hee! Hollywood is particularly ethnic clueless in anything foreign related (DB Evolution anyone?), and in POPTST there are any Arabic actors in the cast, must of the characters/cast are very whitey & British sounded (that is the more "foreingy" Hollywood could get) BUT Gyllenhaal at least looks quite Persian/Iranian/foreign to me. Google "Iranian male model" and see what I mean. The movie success rests in his very broad shoulders and I think he is up to the task. The rest, specially Gemma Atherton & Ben Kingsley characters, looks generic as a Jerry Bruckheimer movie could get. Sure, it looks like it would be a mindless fun movie. But what Hollywood movie hasn't being mindless fun in the past few decades? Specially a Bruckheimer one?

• All it's missing is an over-the-top side characters to chew scenery. That was half the fun of Pirates anyway no Rush and Depp hamming it up and you've got a forgettable action flick with Bloom. Trailer makes it look like a very by-the-numbers action film right now. :\

• You're right, this is just like Pirates of the Caribbean in the desert.

• I watched this video and thought to myself, hmm, Jake Gyllenhall does a pretty good British accent. A few minutes later I remembered that the character is, y'know, Persian.

• In related news, Iran has resumed its nuclear development with unqualified resolve. Experts estimate that they will be capable of launching ballistic missiles equiped with nuclear warheads within the week. President Ahmadenijhad has been quoted as saying, "Fuck you, Jerry Bruckheimer."

• bookfisher said: "Shouldnt the actors in "Prince of Persia" look more, ehr, persian" They look Persian to me. And I'm "Persian" (now called Iranian), so I should know ;)

• Whitest Persians I've ever seen.

• So the "Persians" in this movie are all white people with British accents? Yeesh.

• Yeah the first game(played it on my compy 386) had a prisoner escaping prison by maneuvering through strange traps, sword-fights, getting slow-fall potions, etc. It was strange but hella fun. Also oddly violent for its pre-internet time period. For those interested in watching its first level: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zyQ_OVyhNE

• Yay, white people.

• Actually looks okay. I'm hoping for some kickass effects and awesome Persian landscapes. Three things that do annoy me: Princey has a name, he's not just 'The Prince'. I honestly don't see why they've changed this, it doesn't effect the character much unless they've really changed him. It doesn't look like he'll be fighting zombie sand monsters, which isn't cool. The 'flirty' banter between the Prince and Gemma Arterton's character is lame with a capital lame. But it's all that can be expected from a Disney-made video game movie, I suppose. Hope this spawns a new age of video game movies that don't suck, like X-Men did for superhero movies, thus giving hope to Gears of War and Halo fans everywhere.

• Looks better than I was expecting.

• Actually looks pretty darn good! :D

• @MattK The sands of time trilogy is the only Prince of Persia games where the "prince" is actually a prince at the start. But I still wonder if they are keeping this price from being a real prince.

• Hmmm... said: "I think Jerry Bruckheimer should die slowly for all the shit he's put into this world." pffft Beverly Hills Cop itself gives the man a stay of execution.

• Fuck. I wanted to completely hate this since the moment I heard 1) Jake Gyllenhaal would be the lead, and 2) the character would not be a prince. I mean, how stupid is it to call a movie "Prince of Persia" and not have the guy be a prince, let alone not Persian? That'd be like making a moving called "Star Wars" and having it be about underwater basketweaving! But this...man, this visually looks fun, and the trailer evokes the excitement of not only the game(s) it's based on, but also the excitement of the trailers from the first Pirates of the Caribbean. Looks like it'll just have to be one of those movies I'll just have to shut my brain off for to enjoy. And is it just me, or does the narration voice, which almost sounds spot on like Yuri Lowenthal (the Prince from the first and third games), sound nothing like Gyllenhaal's voice later on (which goes in and out of a 'Persian' accent). I assumed that they were supposed to be the same, considering the narrative style of the first game.

• Sold

• Shouldnt the actors in "Prince of Persia" look more, ehr, persian

• "You can search me for it, but you'll have to be thorough." Supposed to be innuendo, but is really more like, "I hid it up my ass."

• I'm pretty sure what you're talking about is not actually the "spirit of the first game." As I remember it from playing the Apple IIe version in the 1980s, the original game didn't have much in the way of "spirit," although it was certainly fun. I suspect you meant the 2003 remake.

• I thought this looked great. Wish they some how put Monica Bellucci in this somehow.

• Looks pretty good, though for some reason I found the voice of whoever's playing what I presume to be Farah incredibly annoying.

• It looks to be about 20% of the game story 80% hollywood. I am just fine with that and I think it looks like it will be a good movie.

• I'm one of five people who managed to get some enjoyment out of <em>The Scorpion King</em>, so I'm down for this.

• Doesn't look bat at all. Looks like a great, fun movie, something that's just entertaining.

• I think Jerry Bruckheimer should die slowly for all the shit he's put into this world.

• Not bad. I'm more excited to see it than I was before, which was not at all.

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