New Back To Te Future Game goes on the market this month...
Sure it'll be brilliant, but I have to say, with all the amazing hyper real texturing and CG moeling that goes into games these days, this looks a little flat...
Showing posts with label Computer Game. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Computer Game. Show all posts
December 6, 2010
June 7, 2010
Prince of pauper...
Once more a video game is adapted to the big screen and once more it fails.
Not quite as badly as past efforts (Super Mario Bros.) but still for all it's leaping, jumping and impressive Parkour antics it still falls short. Mike Newell's Prince of Persia: The Sands Of Time adaptation efforts are sturdy and some of the set pieces are impressive enough but for a Bruckhiemer production you can't help feeling that there was simply not enough money in the pot.
The script feels as though it was written with a classic Indiana Jones vibe, in one scene it almost lifts dialogue straight from Raiders, but then re-written to explain the time bending powers of the mystical dagger maguffin. Indeed this explanation is so painfully over explained that you can't help feeling patronized. Jake Gyllenhaal never really reaches his stride as a leading man and God knows why they decided on his 'British' accent. The most solid performances come from Gemma Arterton as the plucky princess and Alfred Molina as the sleazy bandit whilst Sir Ben Kingsly simply put on loads of mascara and seemingly turned up for duties as a pantomime baddie.
That said it's not that bad a film, it ticks all of the genre boxes and although you won't be scoffing popcorn it is still and enjoyable romp. Let's just hope they don't angle for a sequel as it would be as pointless as making this film in the first place.
Not quite as badly as past efforts (Super Mario Bros.) but still for all it's leaping, jumping and impressive Parkour antics it still falls short. Mike Newell's Prince of Persia: The Sands Of Time adaptation efforts are sturdy and some of the set pieces are impressive enough but for a Bruckhiemer production you can't help feeling that there was simply not enough money in the pot.The script feels as though it was written with a classic Indiana Jones vibe, in one scene it almost lifts dialogue straight from Raiders, but then re-written to explain the time bending powers of the mystical dagger maguffin. Indeed this explanation is so painfully over explained that you can't help feeling patronized. Jake Gyllenhaal never really reaches his stride as a leading man and God knows why they decided on his 'British' accent. The most solid performances come from Gemma Arterton as the plucky princess and Alfred Molina as the sleazy bandit whilst Sir Ben Kingsly simply put on loads of mascara and seemingly turned up for duties as a pantomime baddie.
That said it's not that bad a film, it ticks all of the genre boxes and although you won't be scoffing popcorn it is still and enjoyable romp. Let's just hope they don't angle for a sequel as it would be as pointless as making this film in the first place.
September 22, 2009
Kane and Lynch...
Underwhelming xbox/ps3 shoot em up Kane and Lynch is to be given the movie treatment with Bruce Willis involved already. Anyone care? thought not...August 14, 2009
and another thing...
On the subject of game to film adaptations why does everyone forget the massively underrated Silent Hill. I was pleasantly surprised by this film and even happier that it seemed to scare some "youths" in the cinema into stunned silence. Good work!!His Name Is Prince...
That's right people another computer game to film adap. Maybe this one will be good! Or maybe it will follow the route of The Super Mario Bros...dear God let's hope not. Mike Newell is set to direct a Jerry Bruckheimer production of The Prince of Persia, with Jake Gyllenhaal picking up princely duties. Throw into the mix Gemma Arterton as the love interest and Ben Kingsley as a Jafar style baddie and all is not lost. Also something to bear in mind is the Prince's ability to slow down, stop and even reverse time. Let see how those sfx peeps deal with that... and the writers for that matter. No doubt it will be largely aimed at the younger movie goer and game fan but you never know it might just surprise us all.April 30, 2009
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)