Holy crap, I saw the trailer a few days ago, and I’ll just repeat what others have been saying: it is absolutely breathtaking! I mean, it has the same ‘mood’ and ‘feel’ as Pirates, and Ms Arteton looks drop-dead gorgeous! Jake Gyllenhal has a very ‘Jack Sparrow’ vibe with the wise-*ss quips, and some of you may recognise the villain as Alfred Molina, aka Dr. Octopus from Spiderman 2! When I showed this to my animation friends, they were similarly impressed by the CGI. It’s seamless! One of my friends commented that they should have picked a younger-looking and ‘less uglier’ guy to play the title role, but I think Mr Gyllehnhal looks okay with his five o’clock shadow and matted hair. Seriously, I think the ‘pretty-boy’ look would not fit here!
But yeah, I’m quite excited. It’s been a long time since we had an adventure epic. The closest one at the moment is probably Avatar (which just released another wicked trailer, Gaaah!!! ), but next summer looks to be pretty entertaining!
Just reviving the thread because the movie comes out this month! I don’t know about you guys, but I’ve really liked everything I’ve seen so far (especially all the Jake photos ) What do you guys think - first of Jerry Bruckheimer’s blockbuster this summer?
Really cool, CoCoMeister! Though I was disappointed they didn’t go all the way and finish the rest of the trailer.
As for Ain’t It Cool’s review, I always take their ravings with a pinch of salt. Almost all bad movies would take quotes from Harry on the back of their DVD covers, but not all of Harry’s quotes are on the back covers of bad movies’ DVDs.
You get what I mean? But a useful first impression to measure your expectations.
True…well, we all shouldn’t really live and die by reviews, right? They are just that - a measurement of expectations. That being said, I have been reading some pretty good things about the movie…the main thing that stands out is that it’s a good, entertaining, fun action movie. I think that’s really what they set out to do (at least, that’s what I think Jerry Bruckheimer ALWAYS sets out to do). So I’ll see - the movie doesn’t come out for another two weeks yet!
So, I gotta say, I loved this movie . I mean, it’s not as good as Pirates of the Caribbean, but it’s not as bad as G-Force. There were a few parts where it did kinda get a little boring, but I think that overall, the movie was wonderful My second favorite behind live action movie after at World’s End! So, if you haven’t seen it yet- I highly recommend it!
Yay! I’m glad you liked the movie woody! I have to agree - I thought it was a pretty entertaining. I wasn’t really expecting anything more than that, and it is definitely a good, summer popcorn flick. I liked Jake Gyllenhaal in the part - not only because he looked really good doing all the action scenes, but also because he makes a pretty likable action star in general
Great reviews, you two! I was hoping it would top or be as good as POTC, but it appears it ain’t bad either. One of my mates asked me to watch it tomorrow, so hopefully I’ll have tons of fun on my little trip to Persia!
As with many movies nowadays, I’ve done my best to avoid the hype on this one. What I’ve seen so far looks very promising, in a cheesy action romp kind of way. I intend to see it tomorrow, and I’m sure it will be the best video game movie ever (which isn’t saying much, but it is saying something).
Is this a parental permission thing, Incredigirlvirginia? Cos’ you can always use the excuse- I mean, reason, that you need to socialise with your friends, and going to the movies is one of the ways to do that. It’s my ‘Get out of jail free’ card, or rather, my ‘Get into the cinema’ card, but it’s true since my friends are movie buffs anyway.
If it’s a financial thing, maybe you could convince your parents to do chores for a couple of cents. Enterprising kids in America do this all the time and get away with it!
When I showed this to my animation friends, they were similarly impressed by the CGI. It’s seamless! One of my friends commented that they should have picked a younger-looking and ‘less uglier’ guy to play the title role, but I think Mr Gyllehnhal looks okay with his five o’clock shadow and matted hair. Seriously, I think the ‘pretty-boy’ look would not fit here! 
