(the newest one they came out with was meh.) and rather than following the trilogy story line they took the basics and made a sort of alternate timeline for it. It worked about as well as the new Star Trek movie
, a great movie by itself that nodded to it's established universe but ran parallel to what "really" happened.I do have to admit I was impressed with the accuracy of the stunts compared to the game. They didn't go over the top with it, and the didn't make it meh. The Prince is an agile guy, more so than most people, and actually the actor made his stunt crew play the game to get the movements right. So props to them on that.
The combat in the movie was far more down to earth than the game. No getting surrounded and using acrobatics to flip over a villain that happily stands there and lets you. No sand monsters. Again, it worked, but I was hoping to relive the game. Just my expectations weren't jaded enough, not a mark against the movie.
The actress playing the princess was a very good choice. Not too prissy, not a strong stereotyped "anything you can do I can do better I'm superwoman", but something in between.
Like I said, it worked. I'd really like to see this movie succeed and a sequel be made by the same people. If you're a fan of SoT trilogy, see this movie. If you've never heard of PoP or SoT, see this movie. Oh, and it's pretty kid friendly too, it's only pg-13 and reminded me of Star Wars as far as the action and people getting wounded go.
So props to the actors, to the directors, and especially to the writers. I think this is the first movie I've enjoyed completely from start to finish. I didn't have any "OH SHIT THAT WAS SIIIIIIICK" moments, but keep in mind I played all three games. I have to give this movie a 10/10, totally worth the 8 dollar ticket!
And thanks to my friends that went with me. It was fun times. Oh, and there was a belly dancer in the lobby promoting the movie. Icing on the cake ^_^
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