Get a sneak peek at the Prince of Persia movie, for a price
by Griffin McElroy 
on Nov 16th 2008 2:00PM
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Posted: Nov 16th 2008 2:18PM (Unverified) said
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Posted: Nov 16th 2008 2:29PM Keithustus said
Okay, people, note the irony. They're filming Prince of PERSIA in MOROCCO.
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Posted: Nov 16th 2008 2:33PM (Unverified) said
Where's the irony? The two locations have vastly similar landscapes, and architecture and culture similar enough for your average American.
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Posted: Nov 16th 2008 4:12PM Haggard said
Movies get filmed in the wrong countries all the time. Heck, even feature TV shows do. You think they're gonna go to exactly the right country which most viewers couldn't tell the difference between, when they could go to one where filming would be far cheaper?
Why do you think some of the greatest films set in America are 'Spaghetti' Westerns?
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Why do you think some of the greatest films set in America are 'Spaghetti' Westerns?
Posted: Nov 16th 2008 4:16PM ThornedVenom said
It's like when they filmed movies about the Vietnam war in Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia... for the longest time. The only people who'd notice is those who are familiar with the locals.
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Posted: Nov 16th 2008 4:52PM (Unverified) said
Oh come on. Even the German Castle in Indiana Jones 3 was filmed in Scotland. And let's not forget Tatooine - you think they've done it on a real Desert Planet?
They could've done a lot worse than Marroco, as I've been there myself and parts of it are probably as close to the general perception of "Persia" as it can get...
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They could've done a lot worse than Marroco, as I've been there myself and parts of it are probably as close to the general perception of "Persia" as it can get...
Posted: Nov 16th 2008 5:26PM (Unverified) said
Finally, someone who will understand my woes! How could Peter Jackson disservice J.R. Tolkien by filming in New Zealand! That's nowhere even close to middle-earth!
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Posted: Nov 16th 2008 8:36PM Keithustus said
It would be fine to film in other locations if the title was anything except "Prince of Persia", but doing so with that title is like if they had filmed "Mr. Smith Goes to Washigton" in any state capital that looks similar, and arguing it was "close enough".
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Posted: Nov 16th 2008 9:21PM Batzarro The worlds WOrst Detect said
Now, now, it's not the movies fault most people can't tell The Arecibo Telescope for a "Secret Base in Cuba". Or Bayamon, PR for freakin' Iraq.
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Posted: Nov 16th 2008 10:25PM (Unverified) said
It always bothered me that a great many American movies and TV shows are filmed in Canada. I know Canada looks exactly like the US, it's just that many Americans actually think of Canada as something alien or foreign, yet almost everything they see on film is actually Canada. It really blows my mind.
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Posted: Nov 17th 2008 12:26PM Zoot Suit Jedi Grammar Hammer En said
Maybe I misunderstood, (I'm not sitting through that garbage again to find out) but I think that they are filming on location in northern Africa. It is the soundstage REPLICA that is of Morocco, which I don't belive is irony per se, but is ridiculous, as they could have just made a REPLICA of PERSIA.
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Posted: Nov 16th 2008 3:40PM Temidien said
It's good.
If the film turns out to suck, the video game community won't be penalized for the bad project and other game-to-film projects can step forward without the bad publicity.
If in some way the film is actually good, then more projects based on games will be greenlighted and more importantly, games can begin to be placed on a pedestal akin to novels by the general public as sources for excellent writing and story-telling.
I'm hoping the media and marketing downplays the films connection to the games if for no other reason than what I just listed.
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If the film turns out to suck, the video game community won't be penalized for the bad project and other game-to-film projects can step forward without the bad publicity.
If in some way the film is actually good, then more projects based on games will be greenlighted and more importantly, games can begin to be placed on a pedestal akin to novels by the general public as sources for excellent writing and story-telling.
I'm hoping the media and marketing downplays the films connection to the games if for no other reason than what I just listed.
Posted: Nov 16th 2008 4:51PM snarfoogle said
@Temidien
Video games, sources for excellent writing? Doubt it.
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Video games, sources for excellent writing? Doubt it.
Posted: Nov 17th 2008 2:37AM ConcerningOranges said
The guy playing the prince, Jake G. is a very good actor, so hopefully it will be alright. :)
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Posted: Nov 16th 2008 7:17PM (Unverified) said
Eh.. eh eh eh...
Not looking great, but I didn't have any expectations anyway. I don't like how they seem to be going for comedy in the scene he's being attacked by the girl (forget her name).
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Not looking great, but I didn't have any expectations anyway. I don't like how they seem to be going for comedy in the scene he's being attacked by the girl (forget her name).
Posted: Nov 16th 2008 9:55PM (Unverified) said
Isn't the Prince middle eastern in a middle eastern land? Why is he a white american guy here?
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Posted: Nov 16th 2008 10:42PM (Unverified) said
Am I the only one who thinks it looks great. I mean I loved Max Payne but maybe its just me. But I for one am looking forward to this Prince of Persia film.
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Posted: Nov 16th 2008 10:28PM (Unverified) said
It's a Jerry Bruckheimer movie. It's going to be exactly the same as every other Jerry Bruckheimer movie ever made, except instead of cars or pirates, it will be brown people with curved swords. There. I just saved you 12$.
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Posted: Nov 16th 2008 10:38PM dr steve brule said
so is this scorpion king 3 going straight to dvd or will it be released in theaters?
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Posted: Nov 17th 2008 2:30AM ConcerningOranges said
Isn't that the same guy who played Donnie in Donnie Darko?
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Posted: Nov 17th 2008 9:48AM (Unverified) said
Yes it is. And he was sooooo flirting with that reporter. $5 I don't have says he got her number.
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