I'll be doing both of these reviews in one post.
Robin Hood-
Beginning with Robin Hood, I'd like to inform all of you that this is a prequel to every Robin Hood film you've seen. He is not the stealing from rich for the poor hero we all know...not yet at least. The film begins with Robin returning from the crusades and goes on to see a power struggle within England to the French invading to kissing in the middle of a battle. Its full of non sense and way too much for its own good. It feels like when you pack your bags for a trip and you keep trying shove more shit into your bag and it just won't close. That is the best analogy I can come up with for this film.
As for Ridley Scott, the man knows what he wants when he shoots a film. He has quite the eye for beautiful shots and I applaud him. He has some of the best movies out there such as; Gladiator, Alien, Black Hawk Down and the ever genius Blade Runner (A must see if you haven't). There are beautiful landscape shots in this and it truly captures the essence of England. The recreation of England during the Middle Ages is masterfully done. There are some issues with accents as can be heard throughout the entire film.
As far as performances go this is Gladiator 2.0 for Russel Crowe which isn't a bad thing in my eyes, I happen to be a fan of his work and an even bigger fan of Gladiator. Cate Blanchett proves as usual she is one of the greatest female actresses out there as always. The supporting cast is strong as well. Mark Strong is a great bad guy and continues to prove through every movie I've seen him in that he is a strong up and coming actor that I can't wait to see more of.
For all of you hoping for a bunch of action scenes, there is a handful and they are pretty lack luster. The PG-13 rating cuts back on a lot of violence in the film overall. This is no Kingdom of Heaven when it comes to gore or scope really. There is a nice kill at the end that I won't spoil here.
THE VERDICT: C
This film has too much for its own good. Perhaps a sequel of him as the thief will be better? I doubt we'll find out though. Rent it if you like Russel Crowe and Ridley Scott collaborations otherwise leave it on the shelf and pick up Prince of Thieves which is far superior and that is not saying much.
Prince of Persia-
This is the movie adaptation of the video game of the same name. The story is kind of simple on this one. Our hero found a magic dagger, dagger has powers to change time, dagger goes back and forth between the main character Destan and the Villains quite a few times, eventually he gets the dagger back changes time using some pillar of sand and fixes things and lives happily ever after with his new babe. Whew, now that that run on sentence is done, this story sucks. There are so many issues with plot and pacing its not even worth listing. I won't bother mentioning the atrocious dialogue that ensues throughout the film.
This director lacks the finesse or experience to create this epic film. The fight scenes are bland and choppy. The motion blur that is used during slow motion makes every thing feel cartoony and does not give you the epic sense that is usually portrayed through slow motion. CGI overall is very unsatisfying and it is very disappointing considering the price tag on this one was a nice 200 million not including advertisements and promotions.
Performances are mix and matched, while most deliver decent performances some are hindered, mostly our main character. The biggest issue is the fact that this is Prince of PERSIA not prince of England. I find it odd that everyone in this movie had to have a British accent, it doesn't even make sense. Because of this I believe that Jake Gyllenhaal was very hindered, he didn't seem to have any of the emotional range he normally has in his films. He would have been far better off using his normal American accent. The rest of the cast is mediocre and just not worth really mentioning.
THE VERDICT: D+
I came out of the film thinking it was garbage. Don't waste your time. If you must, wait for DVD. As much as I wanted to like this movie. It was not good at all. Waste of 200 million dollars. As far as video game adaptions go though this is one of the best but that isn't saying much. Play the game for the PS2.
Robin Hood-
Beginning with Robin Hood, I'd like to inform all of you that this is a prequel to every Robin Hood film you've seen. He is not the stealing from rich for the poor hero we all know...not yet at least. The film begins with Robin returning from the crusades and goes on to see a power struggle within England to the French invading to kissing in the middle of a battle. Its full of non sense and way too much for its own good. It feels like when you pack your bags for a trip and you keep trying shove more shit into your bag and it just won't close. That is the best analogy I can come up with for this film.
As for Ridley Scott, the man knows what he wants when he shoots a film. He has quite the eye for beautiful shots and I applaud him. He has some of the best movies out there such as; Gladiator, Alien, Black Hawk Down and the ever genius Blade Runner (A must see if you haven't). There are beautiful landscape shots in this and it truly captures the essence of England. The recreation of England during the Middle Ages is masterfully done. There are some issues with accents as can be heard throughout the entire film.
As far as performances go this is Gladiator 2.0 for Russel Crowe which isn't a bad thing in my eyes, I happen to be a fan of his work and an even bigger fan of Gladiator. Cate Blanchett proves as usual she is one of the greatest female actresses out there as always. The supporting cast is strong as well. Mark Strong is a great bad guy and continues to prove through every movie I've seen him in that he is a strong up and coming actor that I can't wait to see more of.
For all of you hoping for a bunch of action scenes, there is a handful and they are pretty lack luster. The PG-13 rating cuts back on a lot of violence in the film overall. This is no Kingdom of Heaven when it comes to gore or scope really. There is a nice kill at the end that I won't spoil here.
THE VERDICT: C
This film has too much for its own good. Perhaps a sequel of him as the thief will be better? I doubt we'll find out though. Rent it if you like Russel Crowe and Ridley Scott collaborations otherwise leave it on the shelf and pick up Prince of Thieves which is far superior and that is not saying much.
Prince of Persia-
This is the movie adaptation of the video game of the same name. The story is kind of simple on this one. Our hero found a magic dagger, dagger has powers to change time, dagger goes back and forth between the main character Destan and the Villains quite a few times, eventually he gets the dagger back changes time using some pillar of sand and fixes things and lives happily ever after with his new babe. Whew, now that that run on sentence is done, this story sucks. There are so many issues with plot and pacing its not even worth listing. I won't bother mentioning the atrocious dialogue that ensues throughout the film.
This director lacks the finesse or experience to create this epic film. The fight scenes are bland and choppy. The motion blur that is used during slow motion makes every thing feel cartoony and does not give you the epic sense that is usually portrayed through slow motion. CGI overall is very unsatisfying and it is very disappointing considering the price tag on this one was a nice 200 million not including advertisements and promotions.
Performances are mix and matched, while most deliver decent performances some are hindered, mostly our main character. The biggest issue is the fact that this is Prince of PERSIA not prince of England. I find it odd that everyone in this movie had to have a British accent, it doesn't even make sense. Because of this I believe that Jake Gyllenhaal was very hindered, he didn't seem to have any of the emotional range he normally has in his films. He would have been far better off using his normal American accent. The rest of the cast is mediocre and just not worth really mentioning.
THE VERDICT: D+
I came out of the film thinking it was garbage. Don't waste your time. If you must, wait for DVD. As much as I wanted to like this movie. It was not good at all. Waste of 200 million dollars. As far as video game adaptions go though this is one of the best but that isn't saying much. Play the game for the PS2.
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