I dunno, looks OK. True to canon, in a good meaning of that word. Gylenhaal seems to capture the essense of the "original", Sands of Time prince's character.

Slow mo freezes, however, made me involuntarity reach for a controller. I didn't know those quicktime events etched into my memory so permanently.

Am I the only one still having trouble buying Jake Gyllenhaal as the prince of Persia?

I didn't have high hopes, but I was willing to give it the benefit of the doubt simply because Jordan Mechner is one of the screen writers on the thing. I have to say, the trailer made me feel better about it.

I think Gyllenhaal makes a pretty good Prince. He looks and sounds the part enough for it to work for me. I mean, go back and play Sands of Time. That Prince totally looks like Donnie Darko.

Plus, I didn't realize it was Disney. I thought it was from Universal. That made me happy, even though it doesn't really make a difference in the end. In my mind, though, this will help it end up being something closer in feel to the awesome Pirates of the Caribbean movies and much farther away from those terrible Mummy movies.

I'm reasonably hopeful.

Gyllenhaal may seem hard to take seriously, but remember when Heath Ledger was announced as the Joker? At the end of the day actors act for a living, except for Hayden Christensen, so most should be able to carry most roles.

I was about to accuse you of blatant cynicism, but then I realised you were right.

I am not giving up on this yet though. I haven't seen the trailer (damn work) but I will look when I get home. I loved the games - even the much maligned second installment - so I refuse to write this off until it is actually out.

I like it.

I'm throwing down a new rule. The Phantom Menace is the Hitler of movie discussions. Any comparisons to the Phantom Menace are terrible, and only hurt your argument. I call it Qui-Gon's law.

Seriously, saying that The Phantom Menace had color in it is a solid argument for black and white movies.

So.. this is Assassin`s Creed movie, am I right?

I'll wait for reviews. Saw a bladed whip a few seconds in that clearly belonged to the Dark Prince, who wasn't introduced until The Two Thrones. Non-canon. THEY'RE RAPING THE FRANCHISE!!!

I'm hoping this movie is really good and opens the doors to more video game movies that are allowed to not suck and that somehow there is an inexplicable series of events that manages to place me as the writer/director of a Katamari movie. Cannonball Run meets Godzilla with Katamaris. Best movie ever two thumbs up five stars A+!

The trailer looks terrible.

Agreed.

I realize that I'm in the minority opinion here on the internet, but I'm not all that impressed with the writing, acting, direction, and editing of Star Wars itself. It, like The Phantom Menace, is a great movie when you're a kid that doesn't hold up as well, sans nostalgia, when you're older (although I will grant you that the special effects are better in the original trilogy than the prequels).

It's not useless! We can change his opinion with online debate!

I'd agree with you that the original Star Wars isn't brilliantly written or put together either, but it's still substantially better than The Phantom Menace, and there's a spark there that's completely missing in the prequels.

As someone who hasn't played the game, looking at the trailer, it looks interesting. The plot is pretty much one of those fill in the blank things. For me, it is in the same vein of movies as The Mummy, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Die hard (to name a few). Mindless entertainment. Summer Blockbuster.

I won't go to see this move expecting it to have the same impact upon me as, say The English Patient or Saving Private Ryan. Heck, I don't think it will have the same impact as Wall-E or Finding Nemo. I will go into this movie with my suspension of disbelief set to full power, ready to be entertained.

For me, it is all about expectations.