Prince Of Persia (BD)

Awesome storyline and acting...........always fun to watch no matter how many times I see it............

Favorite movie. Very funny. Not really kid appropriate in our view that is. Lots of different Eddie Murphy characters. Def a funny must watch if you’ve not seen it!

This action-adventure fantasy about ancient Persia grabs you by the throat from the beginning and never lets go. Its intriguing plot has little to no factual basis but is culturally appropriate for Persia at that time. The fact that Prince Dastan isn't technically a prince by blood provides an interesting twist to how he relates to his brothers and his adoptive father. The bad guy in the movie is hard to spot until near the end, which makes for wicked good scripting. Jake Gyllenhaal trained for months for his starring role and did most of his stunts, which made his role as Prince Dastan even more stunning. His enemy-to-friends relationship with the foreign Princess of Alamut is intertwined with one of the spoils from conquering her kingdom--an unexpected relic that becomes an ultimate power struggle. Great plot twists; magnificent cinematography and acting.

I'm not sure why this film was so vilified. If you recognize that it's a Disney movie and a sand and sandal fantasy, you pretty much know what to expect. It's not hugely different from the Mummy films in disregard for historic or cultural accuracy, is just as humorous and anachronistic and even more opulent and visually gorgeous. Maybe it needed to also be a monster film to be accepted? For whatever reason it was hated, I have to say that it's really quite enjoyable on the terms in which it was intended: a modern version of the sort of Sindbad/Sabu movies from the 60s and 70s. Jake Gyllenhaal is so likeable as an actor that his thief-turned-prince is engaging regardless of setting. Gemma Arerton's character is initially as stiff as a board, then a stereotypic haughty priestess and most of the time the actress doesn't rise above the script but she does occasionally make a good impression. She has reasonable chemistry with Gyllenhaal and the banter between the two works just fine in service to the story. The time-slip gimmick, I presume from the video games which I admit I have never played, is interesting and well explored and the entire plot moves along smoothly and ties up well. It's a hundred times better than, say Scorpion King, no more fantastic than any other crazy artifact film (Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull for instance), and it moves through the paces deftly without falling apart or losing track of the story it wants to tell. Supporting cast are excellent. So. Gone into with the correct expectations, there's really nothing wrong with this film. It's all about updating Sinbad for the new generation and anyone who's seen those movies knows it's not about realistic situations and Academy Award level acting. It's a big shiny bauble of a story that sounds like Aladdin and looks like a theme park's version of royal Morocco.

Great movie.

As a personal rule of thumb, I tend to stay away from any movies (cartoons excluded) made by Disney. Or any movies based on computer games. Why? From experience, they tend to be very disappointing and boring. They tend to be "dumbed down" versions of real life situations. However, I'm glad to be proven wrong this time where Prince of Persia is concerned. It is a very entertaining movie and my entire family enjoyed watching it from beginning to end. The special effects are also wonderful, e.g. when the magical dagger is activated, it seems very realistic and is comparable to the "Back to the future" series where time travel is concerned. Just think of this as a medieval version of time travel. Another example of wonderful special effects is the view of the holy city. It was so wonderfully and realistically rendered in BLu-Ray that one of my family members actually thought that such a city existed in real life! Storywise, I'll refrain from any spoilers. Suffice to say that this is one of those "the butler did it" kind of movie. I kinda guessed who the "bad guy" would be the moment he first appeared in the movie, just like in "Angels and Demons". ;) The casting director did a good job here as all the actors and actresses had a perfect fit for all their respective roles. None of the actors/actresses ever appeared to be out of place in their roles. There are also sufficient twists and turns (both literally and figuratively) in the storyline and plenty of action to keep you and your family glued to your seats for the entire movie. This is one of those movies which deserves 5 POPCORNS out of 5!!! P.S. This movie is based on a computer game and it would be remiss of me to not add any comments about that. Well, the lead actor does jump and climb alot as in the computer game but anyone who has not played the computer game before would still enjoy watching this movie. It does not take away (nor add) anything from the overall visual experience.

PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE SANDS OF TIME [2010 / 2011] [Blu-ray] Defy The Future! The Sands of Time Epic Fantasy Action-Adventure! In the spirit of the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ trilogy, Walt Disney Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer Films transport you to the mythical lands of Persia for the wildly entertaining, epic action-adventure. It’s a race against time when a rogue Dastan [Jake Gyllenhaal] reluctantly teams up with a rival Princess Tamina [Gemma Arterton] to safeguard a magical dagger that gives its possessor the power to reverse time and rule the world. Filled with death-defying escapes and unexpected twists at every turn and the film ‘PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE SANDS OF TIME’ is a fun-filled adventure that will keep your pulse pounding long after the credit ends. Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Gemma Arterton, Ben Kingsley, Alfred Molina, Steve Toussaint, Toby Kebbell, Richard Coyle, Ronald Pickup, Reece Ritchie, Gísli Örn Garðarsson, Claudio Pacifico, Thomas DuPont, Dave Pope, Domonkos Pardanyi, Massimilano Ubaldi, Vladimir 'Furdo' Furdik, Christopher Greet, William Foster, Elliot James Neale, Selva Rasalingam, Darwin Shaw, Daisy Doidge-Hill, Charlie Banks, Jesse Mathews, Rohan Siva, Dimitri Andreas, Stephen A. Pope, Trampas Thompson, Joseph Beddelem, Rachid Abbad, Farzana Dua Elahe, Aziz El Kibachi, Simon De Selva, Felix Bachmann Quadros, Amin Mohammad Fouladi, Masoud Abbasi, Mehrdad Azmin, Zartosht Safari, Ali Nourbakhsh, Parham Bahadoran, Ehsan Parvizian, Shohreh Shojaeifard, Babak Babakinejad, Emmanuel Akintunde (uncredited), Deepshikha Arora (uncredited), Craig Braginsky (uncredited), Guy C.A. (uncredited), Mahmud Chowdhury (uncredited), Rene Costa (uncredited), Christine Estima (uncredited), Sean Francis George (uncredited), Leo Hunter (uncredited), João Costa Menezes (uncredited), Sandeep Mohan (uncredited) and David Orpheus (uncredited) Director: Mike Newell Producers: Chad Oman, Eric McLeod, Jerry Bruckheimer, John August, Jordan Mechner, Karim Abouobayd, Mike Stenson, Pat Sandston and Patrick McCormick Screenplay: Boaz Yakin (screenplay), Carlo Bernard (screenplay), Doug Miro (screenplay), Jordan Mechner (screen story) and Jordan Mechner (video game series "Prince of Persia") Composer: Harry Gregson-Williams Cinematography: John Seale, A.C.S., A.S.C. (Director of Photography) Video Resolution: 1080p Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1 Audio: English: 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, Italian: 5.1 DTS Surround Sound, Spanish: 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround Sound, Hindi: 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround Sound and English: 2.0 Audio Descriptive Stereo Subtitles: English, English SDH, Italian, Spanish, Português, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish and Icelandic, Running Time: 115 minutes Region: All Regions Number of discs: 1 Studio: Walt Disney Home Entertainment / Jerry Bruckheimer Films Andrew’s Blu-ray Review: The ‘PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE SANDS OF TIME’ [2010] film is a handsome, fast-paced adventurous film that certain can be enjoyed by all age groups. Based on a 2003 Ubisoft video game, the film definitely has dash and flourishes with adequate performances and expert special effects that keep a far-fetched tale buoyant that I know youngsters will enjoy and get a definitely lasting impression. But film buffs could enjoy it as a nostalgic throwback to the antics of Douglas Fairbanks and Errol Flynn. Jerry Bruckheimer’s computer-game crossover ‘PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE SANDS OF TIME’ is shamelessly camp and often unintentionally hilarious. The setting is an imagined version of ancient Persia, and it's all swords and horses, wind and sand, mighty cities and noble princes. The maguffin is a dagger that unleashes sands that can make time reverse, and in the wrong hands could bring about Earth's destruction. Jake Gyllenhaal plays Dastan, an acrobatic warrior who was adopted as an orphaned child by the benevolent King Sharaman [Ronald Pickup] and raised with two princes, Tus [Richard Coyle] and Garsiv [Toby Kebbell]. Guided by the king's silky brother, Nizam [Ben Kingsley], they lay siege to a city called Alamut where it is believed are hidden weapons of mass destruction. ‘PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE SANDS OF TIME’ comes closest to grabbing your attention early on. In the film’s opening sequences we are introduced to Dastan [Jake Gyllenhaal], a prince of the ancient Persia. Before an act of kindness brought him to the royal family, Dastan lived as a street urchin. It was there, in the dusty markets, that he learned amazing skills of agility, which back then he used to stay alive, and now uses to protect the Persian Empire. Though Great Britain won’t be populated for centuries, as played by Jake Gyllenhaal, who even with a Hollywood tan may still be the palest man in the Middle East, and Prince Dastan and everyone else in the film for that matter, has for some reason an inexplicable British accent. Much of the film’s early scenes send Jake Gyllenhaal leaping and climbing and clamouring around ancient buildings in what amounts to a cinematically dazzling Parkour demonstration and the definition of Parkour, is a method of overcoming obstacles by adapting one’s movements to the environment. In practice that means the fastest way to get past a parked camel might be to go over it, rather than around it, and the best way to get off a roof might be to jump down onto an awning, leap over to an overhang, and swing down to the ground using a bit of rope. Even though some of its computer enhanced, Prince of Persia’s great fun as long as Jake Gyllenhaal’s jumping and diving and slithering past obstacles, until that is, the plot kicks in. There’s a murder and Dastan is falsely accused. There’s some confusion as to who the story’s villain is, but only to the people in the film, not the audience, since this is a film which contains Ben Kinglsey. There’s a girl whom Dastan must take with him on his journey to clear his name. And there’s a dagger which, when you push a button on its hilt, rewinds time to give you another shot at whatever it is you’ve just screwed up. The dagger’s a neat little device, unfortunately it can only be used once or twice and only to rewind brief periods of time. At the start of the film it shows how Dastan was adopted by King Sharaman as a young street orphan, it shows the boy and his friend, Bis, escaping from guards after stealing food. Dastan protects Bis and leads the guards away from him. After a short chase, he is captured and slapped hard across the face several times. The guards hold out Dastan’s arm and raise a sword in order to chop off his hand but they are stopped by the King who is nearby. While nothing explicit happens and the part where the hand is about to be chopped off is done quickly, any children who do not understand this may be a little distressed by this type of punishment being carried out, especially to a child. Jake Gyllenhaal as the film’s protagonist, Dastan, is very likeable and carries the role well. Alfred Molina’s role Sheik Amar is a loveable rogue who brings plenty of comedy to the proceedings. As the magical dagger which reverses time is the main aspect of the film, it is a little disappointing that it isn’t used more often; however this doesn’t detract from the rest of the story. If you are looking for an action-packed film which doesn’t take itself too seriously, ‘PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE SANDS OF TIME’ is likely to appeal and be a firm favourite for a long time to come, especially as it is full of humour, fun and sword fights that I know everyone will enjoy. ‘PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE SANDS OF TIME’ falls into the ever-popular category of a summer cinema scenario which was best described by William Shakespeare as "sound and fury, signifying nothing." It looks totally impressive film and there is never a dull moment. Director Mike Newell understands the dynamics and rhythm of a big-budget fantasy adventure, and crafts something eminently watchable. With lots of running around and plenty of special effects, the only thing missing for the viewer is a game controller and the ability to replay some of the most challenging moves and jumps. But overall a very adventurous fantasy film, that you leave your brain elsewhere, as the film does not tax your brain cells and in the end you feel you have watched a very magical adventure film. PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE SANDS OF TIME MUSIC TRACK I REMAIN [Performed by Alanis Morissette] [Written by Alanis Morissette and Mike Elizondo] [Strings Arranged by Bruce Fowler] WHIRLING [Written and Performed by Azam Ali and Loga Ramin Torkian] Blu-ray Image Quality – Jerry Bruckheimer Films and Walt Disney Home Entertainment brings us this superb and impressive 1080p image presentation and also an equally impressive 2.40:1 aspect ratio. The result is a great looking fantasy film with excellent resolution of detail and excellent colour saturation. Natural grain is present throughout from the Super35 film stock and is untouched by any digital manipulation or grain removal. Desert colour tones are strikingly well delineated with inky blacks and great dynamic range in bright scenes. Contrast is well balanced to provide a fair amount of "pop up" images that gives you a sort of three dimensional picture quality and resulting in an excellent depth of field and total immersion. While the colour temperature is at times slightly warmer than expected, but despite this it is entirely natural looking and doesn't give the viewer any sense of artificiality. While some dark scenes, especially the one with the Hassansin temple scene, demonstrates a slightly reduced shadowy detail and minimal black image, but by and large dark scenes in the film are perfectly resolved and very little information is missing. Technically speaking there is little to fault in this wonderful presentation from Walt Disney Home Entertainment, and I know you will love this Blu-ray video transfer. Blu-ray Audio Quality – Jerry Bruckheimer Films and Walt Disney Home Entertainment presents us with a superb 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio experience and is a worth addition to the superb and stunning video presentation. You get to experience soaring dynamic range, aggressive use of all the channels, with definitely excellent directionality sounds. The brilliantly designed sound effects are equally impressive at whisper quiet or ear popping levels with excellent definition and striking realism. But most impressive is the Harry Gregson-Williams music film score that provides a really excellent ambience to the film, and is integrated perfectly with the remainder of the sounds you hear. The surround sound effects are used actively in combination with perfect pans lending far more directionality to the audio than I am used to; I often found myself hearing action occurring around and behind me and grinning like a Cheshire cat. From the opening scene of the film your subwoofer speaker will be in for a good workout. So all in all the entire audio mix will convey what you will enjoy about this fantasy film. Blu-ray Special Features and Extras: Special Feature: Disney CineExplore: The Sands of Time: Take control of the dagger and use it to unlock secrets behind your favourite scene! Turn back time and uncover over 40 spellbinding segments that includes “Walking Up Walls,” “Filming in Morocco,” “Ostrich Jockey Try-outs” and other really fascinating items. The segments are only a couple of minutes each and they are really well made. It runs alongside the entire film and during some scenes a small dagger of time will appear on the right hand side of the screen and when it appears you can press the ENTER button on your remote control before the sand runs out to trigger a small behind-the-scenes clips, interviews, how shots were created, how actors were trained for certain combat and movement. It is a fairly substantial collection and enough to fill in your vast curiosity about this fantasy film. With this exclusive interactive feature, this Blu-ray disc puts you in control and really makes watching the film a much more rewarding experience instead of the audio commentary track you get with some Blu-ray discs while watching the film. Special Feature: Deleted Scene: The Banquet: Garsiv Presents Heads [2011] [1080p] [2.40:1] [1:26] Here we get only one deleted scene that could have changed the audience’s whole view of a certain character, especially the entire story and especially other characters. Here we find Dastan is supposed to escort Tamina to the victory celebration and Gastav offers a gift to his father in the form of the heads of his enemies, set atop a silver platter. This is presented in 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio. SNEAK PEEKS: Here we get to view the following three trailers, which are: Our Family Scrapbook Disney Blu-ray promotion [2010] [1080p] [1.78:1] [00:59]. Beauty and the Beast: Diamond Edition [2010] [1080p] [1.78:1] [1:38]. TRON: Legacy [2010] [1080p] [2.40:1] [2:14]. Finally, ‘PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE SANDS OF TIME’ [2010] is probably the best computer game scenario to hit the big screen adaptation I have seen in a very long time. The visual and audio aspects of the film speak for themselves as both approaches to reach that demo image quality and this along with a story that is family safe is a really refreshing fantasy film to review. Both casual film goers and enthusiast home theatre buffs will find the fantasy film very enjoyable and will probably be particularly enthralled by the story scenario, and the film does a great job of living up to its potential. Jake Gyllenhaal is a surprisingly convincing Prince alongside Gemma Arterton as Princess Tamina. Overall this is a superb fantasy film release with excellent 1080p image quality, superb audio quality, and a collection of extras that are entirely in 1080p HD quality. Highly Recommended! Andrew C. Miller – Your Ultimate No.1 Film Aficionado Le Cinema Paradiso United Kingdom

Tout comme le film "la guerre du feu" qui commence et fini par la même image , ici un soleil orangé annonce le film et le termine. L'histoire nous emmenne dans cette cité prise par les perses dans un environnement quas-fidèle au jeu. Pour une fois, c'est une pure réussite et n'en déplaise à aux décracteurs, comme toujours, des adaptations de jeux. L'histoire est rondement menée, jamais de temps morts et de l'action, des cascades parfaitement menées, de la magie et un brin d'amour font le reste. du début à la fin, la magie opère, scintillante de ses milles atours, et encore une fois, voici un film qui est parfaitement expliqué du début, jusqu'à la fin et vraiment jusqu'à la fin. On comprends tout et au risque de me répéter, on ne reste pas, justement, sur sa FAIM! Grace au support blu-ray, la palette graphique est exceptionnelle. Les couleurs sont resplendissantes, la profondeur de champ surprenante et la nêtteté, ... quelle nêtteté, est carrement parfaite! (on pourrais même compter lesgrains desable! C'est un pur régal pour les yeux de la première à la dernière seconde du film. Ce blu-ray est à posséder ABSOLUMENT si on est amoureux de HD. Si l'on met de côté l'histoire, alors rien que pour les images, cela vaux le détour! Concernant le son, encore bingo! Pour ceux d'entres vous qui disposer d'un "vrai" ensemble 5.1 avec un bon caisson de basses, alors, attachez vos ceintures, la bande son est une vraie tuerie! Ca envoi sévère et donne au film une dimension ahurissante. les effets sonores sont partout, les flêcles et autres carreaux (flêches des arbalètes), vous passent ça et là, ça craque, ça souffle, ça donne de ces bruits dont vous allez sacrément entendre passer. Pour peu que vos enceintes soient judicieusement réglées, alors vous êtes au coeur de l'action! J'en ai écouté des bandes sons, et vu des blu-ray, mais celui ci mériterait une note d'excellence de 6 rien que pour cela! Bref, bienvenu dans ce pur régal pour les yeux, pour les oreilles, et pour son histoire fidèle au personnage du jeu et sa morale finale plus que saine. Bravo!

Très bon film avec l'acteur Ben Kingsley, très bonne production. A regarder.

I had read one or two negatives reviews in the press for this film, but this is just my sort of thing. What's not to like about a rollicking good yarn, full of action, amazing costumes, beautiful sets and an attractive cast?! I thoroughly enjoyed it from beginning to end; much more so than Clash of the Titans. Jake Gyllenhaal, who I've never really taken much notice of before, was GORGEOUS; totally buff, totally believable as an action hero AND a pitch perfect English accent. Gemma Arterton was great too - feisty, difficult and stubborn and the relationship and comedy between them was perfect. The supporting cast were all just right and well cast and the whole spectacle was visually stunning. I thought the story was good - not too fantastical, but with a touch of magic. I'm reliably informed by my brother who plays computer games that it was fairly true to the game as well in terms of the panoramas and some of the action moves. All in all, great fun that looked good and was hugely entertaining.

Excelente pelicula, llego justo en el tiempo determinado. La recomiendo su calidad es muy buena.