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Prince of Persia: Sands of Time (2010) review

Synopsis: Based on the video game, which follows an adventurous prince who teams up with a rival princess to stop an angry ruler from unleashing a sandstorm that could destroy the world. I went into Prince of Persia: SoT with mixed feelings. Seeing the trailer didn't impress me very much, some of the scenes seemed to resemble Pirates of The Caribbean to me- Another reminder not to base your opinions on the trailer. Anyway, this was certainly nothing like my preconceived notions led me to believe. Prince of Persia was one of the few films lucky enough to actually pull off a decent video game-film adaptation. With Gyllenhaal playing rags-to-riches hero 'Prince Dastan'(Who by the way, pulled off a near-perfect English accent, just not sure why Persians had English accents...), he overshadowed co-star, 'Princess Tamina' played by Gemma Arterton(Clash of The Titans, Quantum of Solace). Arterton was satisfactory,  nothing that stood out to me, really just a repeat of her role as 'IO' in Clash. The visuals in Prince of Persia were, for the most part, impressive, other than the moments when the Dagger was present; the CGI version of The Prince looked quite 'Polar Express-y', that's not to say it wasn't well done, it just didn't feel as real. The score is another factor which always seems important to me in film, and in PoP, it shined(Can music shine?). Perfect combination of power and action in all the right places. There wasn't really anything in this film that made me want to smile and say- "That's effing badass". Just a few scenes which were visually stunning, and there were a few occasions where I thought the dialogue was quite humorous. Overall, a good attempt at a video game-to-film adaptation. 5.5/10 Kazed

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Clash of The Titans (2010) review

Synopsis: The mortal son of the god Zeus embarks on a perilous journey to stop the underworld and its minions from spreading their evil to Earth as well as the heavens. Clash of The Titans. A remake of the 1981 classic. Although I wasn't a huge fan of the original, when compared to against the 2010 remake, the former takes the cake. This film was most probably one of, if not THE worst 'epic' I have ever seen. Now don't get me wrong, the effects impressed me, there were certainly scenes which I thought looked great, (notably the scene in which Perseus is racing through the streets of Argos to re-claim the head, and in the background the Kraken could be seen; It looked quite impressive.) something you'd expect for a film of this calibre, but despite all of this, I found Titans to be mundane and quite honestly, something which ultimately fails to deliver. There were several instances which made me question what Leterrier was trying to do; whether he was going for a remake or one of those 're-imagining' things they do so much of these days. I'm aware that generally remakes are supposed to be different, but I wasn't asking for a shot for shot remake, there were just certain elements in the original which I felt should have stayed in the new film (The mechanical owl, the trident on Calibos' hand). I won't say this was the worst film I have ever seen, because it wasn't. It was an epic which ultimately falls short of the reputation the classic has built up. Clash of The Titans was an average mythological outing which entertained me for the best part of the film- the opening titles. I'll address the 3D- What a waste of the surcharge on the ticket. Utterly disappointed with this remake of the classic 1981 film, decent visuals and lovely score make it a little better. 5/10