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Friday 25 June 2010

Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time

Having played the original game a long time ago I'd pretty much forgotten everything about the story other than the whole dagger thing. Saying that though my friend told me that the movie doesn't really follow the same story as the game. So if you're a big fan of the first game then you might be a little disappointed there.

Another thing you might be a little disappointed with is how much the dagger gets used. It really isn't that much at all. On the other hand though, when the dagger is used the CGI is amazing.

Those are the only two problems I really had with the film (although the first wasn't really a problem for me), otherwise I found it very entertaining.

One thing we do see a lot of in the film is what I guess you would call some form of free running. In the game he was a very accrobatic person which is something I'm glad they've kept in the film.

A thoroughly entertaining family film, definitely see it if you liked The Mummy and The Mummy Returns.

Saturday 12 June 2010

Sex And The City 2

I've not seen any of the series or the first movie, but I did enjoy this one. As a guy I would say its definitely one for the girls and any guy who is a fan of the series or first film. But if you're a guy that's not a fan of either then this isn't exactly a must see. But if you do end up going to see it then don't worry because it is quite amusing.

My friend who is a massive fan of the series and film found this one a little disappointing because of the whole Aidan thing. Where as for me I just thought there were a few to many "movie" moments.

For example, Carrie leaves her passport somewhere unfortunately, and there really is no point, because it doesn't exactly hold them up when they leave, because they just go straight back to where she left it and it's there. So I think it could have been a bit shorter. Not that I got bored, just because there was a lot of unnecessary moments in the film.

Definitely a woman's film though, although I did find myself still laughing a little throughout which was good.

Saturday 5 June 2010

Robin Hood

Everyone knows the story of Robin Hood, but this film is basically a prequel to the normal Robin Hood story. I really enjoyed it and thought it was very good. My only major problem with it was the all of the cast were just too old.

People back then didn't live very long so it seems strange that Robin Hood would be peaking in at 46. The cast of Saving Private Ryan were younger and at a better age than this cast. However, if you look past this factor then the film is very good.

It's filmed amazingly and there is some great camera work in it which I really enjoyed. The music was great and even the end credits were amazing.

One thing I did find interesting though was that the end battle scene was basically the Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe version of the opening battle scene in Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan with Tom Hanks. Not that that's a bad thing as it was still pretty cool. So if you like Saving Private Ryan then I'm sure you'll like Robin Hood.