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The PRINCE OF PERSIA Poster Is Here!!
Merrick here...
A poster for PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE SANDS OF TIME has been released; it can be seen below.
EMBIGGEN JAKE!
So very Jerry.
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Looks too Persian-y
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This is the gayest thing ever...
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Someone needs to take that red contrast down a fucking notch or 2. Looks like a pirates of the caribbean pose.
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I won't be seeing it.
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I'm not feeling it.
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Damn this is gonna suck. Or be totally awesome. Prolly suck though.
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Dude... so wrong.
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Would have been 1st if I hadnt forgot my password.
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Looks too Jarhead-y minus the Jarhead-y haircut-y
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Is that Persia, Iowa?
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Jumped the Shark, enjoy.
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But I've never played the game, so maybe it takes place in New York, and the type is right after all.
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i can't tell if this will be cool or not. i never played the games. at one time that disney logo would have put me off, but not after dead mans chest one of my fav movies. maybe if it has like a dark tone and some cool ancient persian settings it will be good. i dont have a strong opinion on jake but i think after this movie i'll know if i like him or not.
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Video games movies are all cursed. don't they realize that? Why is Disney involved? What's next, Disney presents with Jerry B. Gears of War?
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The guy that placed stars and concept ahead of story and script.
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Jul 21, 2009 11:03:49 AM CDT
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by anything but tangerines
Way to go Merrick!
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And others can, please fix when you can Merrick. Would be greatly appreciated.
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have a goddman link?
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Nothing else matters.
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Not some puny blades.
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...blowing in its day. That big leap into nothing at the end after spending an hour climbing the tower?...my little sweaty hands were shaking...
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Pull my finger.
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and I might get interested in this. Although the fact that they're giving this the Memorial Day slot seems to indicate a certain level of confidence. I hope this movie is bad ass. Still, kinda wary...
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an actor who actually LOOKED Persian?
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What's wrong with your site?
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including Ben Kingsley as Vizier/Jaffer. They been all over the place for quite a while now, I last saw them here.
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/prince_of_persia_sands_of_time/pictures/ -
with the Prince Of Persia "pose". Did Persians ever have blazing blue eyes?
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Jake's just not an action star. I know people are going to cite Tobey McGuire, but that's different, Peter Parker/Spidey is a pussy, so Tobey worked.
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can't see the gayness.
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that dude looks queer as a 3 dollar bill, his face does NOT fit the body, almost as if someone photoshopped his head on someone else's body. plus is bruckheimer.. talk about shit, get ready for an 80's synth drum ass kicking
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I've seen 10 yr olds do better typography for fan art of the game.
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Wow, she is HOT!
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Most movie posters these days are so lame. Usually, they're just close-ups of the stars' heads, with their names plastered above them (and usually above the wrong face), as if you needed their name printed in the first place if all the poster was selling was the damn star who, thus, is well known what their name is. Whatever happened to posters that told you something about the plot or theme of the movie? Now, all three Pirates movies had rockin' posters, so with Jerry B producing Prince of Persia (he also did Pirates), I expected something better than this. Actually, this poster looks like a rip-off of "Gladiator". A "Prince of Persia" poster could have been sooo damn cool, too. It's a shame. Maybe this is just a "teaser" poster? And the one with skeletons and sand dunes and mysterious temples worthy of Indiana Jones will come along soon?
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Posting non-functioning links is lame.
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There is nothing wrong with the pic. It's just HUUUUUUUGE, takes a while to load.
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The game is still on of the best adventure/platform games I've ever played. I just don't think I'm going to be able to watch this without thinking "Hey there's that doucheface Jake Gyllenenenehaalalalal" during every scene appears in.
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like, they dont think its a state of mind or something do they? that font is awful. high school graphic design students will laugh at this.
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That poster is just sayin' what we're all thinkin'.
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Worst font for a movie in a long time. What lazy marketing.
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Because based on his look for this film, Jake could pass as his son.
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I know it's used for everything, but for the film's branding, that's not very creative. Maybe they don't have a logo yet.
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And search for Prince of Persia. Not only will you find two movie posters but in the search you'll see a link for a bit of movie footage with an interview of Bruckheimer. Tell you the truth? I'm looking forward to it. I've never played the game (although I've wanted to, I just get too obsessed so I tend to stay away), so it just looks like a fun sword and fantasy kinda adventure to me. And yes yes, Jake looks pretty hot. I'd have to be a lesbian (or blind) not to admire him a little bit.
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sounding themes rummaging around in his brain. I'm on the fence on this. If it features a lot of practical stunt work, which it sounds like it may, it could work.
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...the ORIGINAL original, on MS-DOS, not the fancy later ones. At the time it was the bloodiest game I'd ever seen. Maybe that's why it seems so strange to me to see Disney doing the film adaption.
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The font is all wrong. That coupled with the tag line, make it look like some sci-fi movie.
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We've enjoyed a decade of genre films; Pirates, SW prequels, The Matrix, and of course Lord of the Rings, plus jewels like Stardust. It started around the time of Mask of Zorro (1998) when they finally cast, ya know, a Hispanic actor as a Hispanic character, after decades of white dudes playing him. I think our new golden age is ending, and Hollywood is reverting back to its old ways of grabbing a cheap buck. Expect genre films to just decline in quality. Now, Prince of Persia may be a good movie yet, but the font and the casting are sure signs that we're nearing the end of this decade-long run. Expect fantasy, sci-fi and horror to just get worse and worse from here on out. The Hobbit films will be the exception, probably marking the official end, the finale if you will, to this great decade at the movies.
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pass
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I mean, what the fuck?!?!
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In stead of Jake.
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jake can do gayer.
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That's all I got.
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In Zorro they technically cast the right type of person but did not characterize him the right way. Zorro was Spanish, as in Spain, he was a white guy. When they cast Antonio who is from Spain it was perfect but the made the character a Mexican, they could have hired a Mexican actor but hey didn't. They hired a white guy. Just saying.
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Whoever chose that font/typeface was an idiot.
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http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/14684/new-prince-of-persia-materials
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Jul 21, 2009 12:26:05 PM CDT
A teaser to say the least, freggin MAx Payne meets Teh Prince
by mattforce7
this looks like crap
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That usually means it's PG or G. Well, there goes your audience over 10. Nice move.
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http://tinyurl.com/lwkyrk
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At least the Type is better
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Maggie: “I’m more off-putting!” / Jake: “No, I’m more off-putting!”
(further argument over who’s a bigger box-office drag)/ Papa Gyllenhaal: “Kids.. you're.. you're both just awful.” -
Man, I'm internet old... picpost too.
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He woulda been badass.
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They could not get even one real Persian dude to act in this role? REALLY??? And I am a huge fan of the game, just a great game. This makes me want to turn back time... sigh!!
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Where's Jakes's 'Riding Buddy' Lance Armstrong? In the caravan 'bringing up the rear'?
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...teaser poster, featuring a shirtless Jackman with an angry face in what looked to be a hot tub, i.e. gay.
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...like this is to have a character still, frozen in the midst of "action". Show a shot of Jake, in mid leap with a rope from a high place. Maybe with a drawn sword surrounded by an army of badass villains. Have it show something to convey, "swashbuckler", not "SWISHbuckler".
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Jul 21, 2009 1:09:40 PM CDT
3.5 hours of the Prince falling down cliffs and using the sands
by tall_boy66
If they were true to the source and gave a shit about the fans that kept this franchise alive, they'd make the whole movie just "Jump. Shit. Death. Rewind. Jump. Shit. Death. Rewind." etc. etc. Just like how the Resident Evil movies are bullshit because there's no magic boxes and mindlessly running about trying to find keys.
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Gyllenhall can actually act. Bloom cannot. Big diference there.
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I totally agree! Sayid (Naveen Andrews) would have great but might have been a bit old for the role. Still, I'd prefer to have him in the role over Jake.
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was excellent. One of my favorite movies. Don't see the theatrical version, get the director's cut. Until I saw him in that movie I thought he was just another Hollywood prettyboy. The guy can act.
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That just looks so worthy of a shrug of the shoulder.
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He can play Arab AND gay!!!!
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Nothing great, but not bad. I'm not sure anything about the poster requires all the gay jokes in the thread; I suspect that those are just the talkbacker meme for this movie, and will show up in every PoP thread regardless of whether they make any sense or not. It's the easy joke for uncreative talkbackers.
I agree that the font's bad. If any movie calls out for an ornate font, it's "Prince of Persia". -
as usual...might want to fix that..AGAIN
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you'd think he was making out with some guy in that poster. he's just standing there. how is that gay?
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i get it now. thanks.
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...just a little peek at that poster makes you long for a sensual massage...just like everyone else here. Don't be a faker.
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http://tinyurl.com/lwkyrk
For a long time it was the teaser sheet for POP -
damn, you got me. now i have to go watch transformers 2 again and play with my GI joe action figure to reinforce that damn flimsy shell of masculinity...
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I am now gay after having seen this poster. Seriously - this is the most incredibly fucking gay poster since the photo shoot with the Wolverine cast. I feel dirty.
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BEST END CREDITS MUSIC IN A GAME EVAH!!!
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...just don't make the action figures...do stuff. It's a slippery slope...
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I hope this is animated. Man they may as well called it Pirates of the Caribbean 4: The Prince of Persia! Just to make sure to plop butts in seats. And man this movie is going to suck, look at the fucking director.
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The pictures that have come out so far have just made me cringe. Ugh.
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... Maybe a lot.
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The rest of the poster looks great but since the first photos I can't understand why they didn't do something with that hair. Perseus curls or something. Or maybe something Qui-Gon JInn-ish. It makes him not as attractive and who wants the star of their big budget picture to be less attractive?
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Man, AICN is slow, and this poster looks weak...what's with the font, ARIAL UNICODE MS, way to class it up. Another paycheck for the Kings. Little known fact...Sir Ben used to be a good actor!
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Is it because the gap between interactive media and non-interactive media can't be jumped?Personally, I don't think so. I think Hollywood writers and directors are generally disdainful of video game stories. They can't resist the monetary possibilities with adapting a popular game series but they just can't not touch the story. They've got to "improve" it for the movie going experience.I very much hope that, one day, one of these directors actually PLAYS the damn game instead of having one of their 50 assistants do it and realizes that many of the best selling modern games already have a great story with engaging characters and engaging plot elements. I would totally pay to go see a FAITHFUL live action version of FFX, Prince of Persia (any of the Sands of Time series), Ocarina of Time, Metroid Prime, etc. I realize the actors don't talk in most of these and that would probably need to change, but keep the plot elements, the story, and the characters the same.These games were bestsellers with high ratings for a reason.
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Yeeehaaw!
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It can't be that hard to add one..My previous post should have read "I realize the characters don't talk in most of these..."And I'll probably watch this at some point but whether or not people who liked the games give it favorable reviews or not will determine if I pay to see it when it releases or if I'll wait for a cheap DVD version.
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Of all the great brown actors out there that could have been picked to the the PRINCE OF PERSIA they had to pick a kid from Minisoda? I don't care how many roids he does, I still hate it when they cast white people as not white people. Cant wait for the Last Nigga on Earth, staring Tom Hanks!
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and Tom Hanks kinda looks black. He's got curly hair and a juicy butt. :)
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"Dust...Wind...Dude."
The Prince of Persia: Sands of Time -
Scott Stapp, bro, lookin good. Not very Persian, but looking good dude. I can't wait for Channing Tatum in King of Asia in which he plays Wong Fei Hung.
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you're right, what the heck is up with that font? its not a movie about corporate corruption.
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I mean seriously dude whitewashing shit happens fair enough, but this is just fucking ridiculous. This would be like me making a movie about George Washington and casting Rain to play him. That's actually an awesome idea now that I think about it.
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an ethnically Persian actor...talkbackers are confused; The Persian ethnicity isn't the same as being Arabic or Indian. Persians can be pale in complexion. Think of the difference between Japanese and Vietnamese.
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The marketers really need to show SOMETHING other than Gyllenbaby. Is there ANYTHING else to this movie besides the 'star'? Big monsters? Megan Fox bent over a camel? Anything?
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He's a lot better looking then his brother Maggie.
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that is all.
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Don't get the comparison to difference between Japanese and Vietnamese.
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Maggie's a nice girl. I'll agree she's not leading lady quality in the looks department, but she can be my secretary any day.
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I'm missing out on some Jake goodness!!
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THIS SITE!!!!
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yah... but who knows, this might be good... if we could have some RAY HARRYHOUSEN creatures in it.
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1 - Post links that fail to work. That's it.
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"As a pan-national group, defining Persians as an ethnic group, at least in terms used in the West, is problematic since Persians are a varied group."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_people
Oh, let me be a typical talkbacker. This movie is going to suck. All video game movies suck. The poster sucks. Jake is gay. Everything out of Hollywood sucks. I could make a movie better than this if my parents would only give me the money to make my basement room a studio. -
... jumping, opening doors, drinking potions and waiting for traps.
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...Why is JG posed like he will in mere moments, be singing on high? Awkward stance... Have him swinging on a rope, ridin' a horse kicking @ss, kissin' a girl (ya sure JG!), blowing stuff up, or posing face to camera with other behind... Something dynamic... Or not, like this poster. PS: Remember when Ben Kingsley was an Oscar winner? Sigh, good old days...
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Totally right. Wrong font. Looks like lettering for some chain restaurant... Boston Pizza or something, maybe TGIF... Sweet(!), endless fries! Yum...
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Totally right. Wrong font. Looks like lettering for some chain restaurant... Boston Pizza or something, maybe TGIF... Sweet(!), endless fries! Yum...
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Jack may be better looking, but Maggie is still more manly... Kidding, sorta. Still cute though (Maggie), I wouldn't say no...
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..should have Jake Gyllenhaal procuring the mystical Sands of Time, and then Mahmoud Ahmadinejad comes out and says that HE actually found the Sands of Time, and beats Jake Gyllenhaal over the head with a baton. Then Michael Jackson dies and everyone stops caring. The End.
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After his turn in LOTR, Pirates, Troy and Kingdom of Heaven how could you not think he would be better in this movie than Jake?
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Yeah videogame movies normally do suck, Silent Hill was OK I suppose, Mortal Kombat cheesy but entertaining, the rest all blow balls, but nothing matters anyways, not when AVATAR COMES OUT!!!! Can't wait till thursday
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...A++ on geography, current events, and media criticism. You missed the extra credit "gay" portion of the assignment, but A+ overall. Outstanding work.
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You come across as idiots. DO you have ANY knowledge of Persia whatsoever? Look into THEN wine about ethnic authenticity. Yes the DID have blue eyes and were fair. Why not complain about something you understand? I couldn't give a fuck anyway. Hope it's good. All about AVATAR anyway.
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If they wanted this to look like an uninspired direct to DVD and too cheap to hire anyone artistic to create a worthy title font, then they succeeded. I now think this deserves to fail.
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IvE been all over the middle east and yes there are varied eye colors - I think Berber descendents have the most interesting eyes on the planet. But gyllenhall couldn't possibly be more northen European unless he was a ginger. Waitll you see their princess of Persia who looks like a valley girl a Beverly center. This is whitewashing pure and simple.
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I'm Iranian, and I'm not too miffed that Jake Gyllenhaal is playing a Persian. The only somewhat famous Persian actor is Shohreh Aghdashloo (yes, I looked her name up) who was nominated for an Best Actress for House of Sand and Fog. I will always remember this fact, because for weeks my whole Iranian household kept screaming at me and reminding me 'You see det girl? She es PERSIAN! She es nominated for de OSCAR!'
It got old after a while.
Or they could have just gone with Ben Kingsely, the leading foreign-role-stealer in Hollywood. Either way, I'm not excited for this movie.
And thanks FlickaPoo, I will print out your reply and post it on my refridgerator. -
Coming soon: a remake of 'roots' starring brad Pitt as kunta kinte and 'memoirs of a geisha' starring Reese witherspoon
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Even Chief Redcock could do better and he is half retarded...no offence to retards.
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logo looks like my asshole, jake looks like pasta
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Oh, wait...
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in persia. GAY IRAN IS WEIRD
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in persia.
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ken watanabe was.
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Jul 21, 2009 8:06:01 PM CDT
This looks like one of those fake posters for Tropic Thunder.
by toowhippy
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Or the fact that Jake's not Persian. Maybe he's Iranian?
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Jul 21, 2009 8:17:26 PM CDT
When I see Jake in this he seems to be missing his Cowboy hat.
by toowhippy
and jean jacket.
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Jul 21, 2009 8:26:50 PM CDT
Shouldn't he be wearing Ed Hardy or Affliction? and driving a
by toowhippy
an expensive BMW while living with his parents?
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There. I said it.
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Helvetica Neue Condensed Black, and squashed a bit. But yes it's total shit, the poster that is, no idea about the movie or Jake's performance in it but I agree there is probably an actor of Persian decent that could have done an excellent job, I wonder if any actually got the chance to read.
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another man?
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Dunno why.
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..Persians are Iranians.
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how hard is it to put a decent font? especially when there are already tons of choices to choose from...like the one used for the games for instance
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fuck u i can see it through firefox and ur mom's wide vagina hole
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furniture that is pretentious
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YmmmmmmmmmmmmCaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa..
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Fix that link for fuck's sake. How hard is it to host a pic? Put it on Photobucket or some shit.
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1.- The poster sucks. 2.- Jake is gay, because some talkbackers said so, and they should know because gay people recognize other gay people 3.-It's based on a shit game. 4.-Made by people involved in the Pirate's Trilogy of movies made for mentally deficient children.
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What's the matter with you guys? Every single time an actor has long hair you say he looks gay. What are you, a bunch of 60's dads accusing people of being "beatniks" and "hippies?" What would make him not look gay to you retro-american homophobes - a business suit with a GMC truck and a six-pack of Miller? Not very Prince of Persia.
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Just about every male depicted in every movie poster is called gay by this crowd and it's very boring. If you really want gay, look at any of the Bruno posters. They're gay. The poster for Prince of Persia is not. Maybe you think it's stupid or dumb, but it's not gay. I mean, you guys were calling Sam Worthington gay. Christian Bale gay. Hugh Jackman gay. It's at the point where the word has no meaning, it's used to described everything that Talk Backers don't like.
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THIS IS BUSH!
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when he bangs into something will he stumble and say "uuhhwahh uuhhwahh uhhwahhh ooheooohehohhehoh like the game?"
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was in the 80s??? or early 90s?
was fun and funny.
check this version out, I have it for Mac-- it's fun to play oldschool stuff.
http://mac.softpedia.com/get/Games/Prince-Of-Persia.shtml
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the internet is finally taking a stand.good for you, internet.
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for every photo of rosie o'donnell ever posted anywhere, we'll call it even.
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Matthew McConaughey as the vizier,WTF IS THE PROBLEM WITH THIS MOVIE?!!?!!
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fact.
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Based on the fact that EVERY SINGLE FUCKING Prince of Persia TB has the same Persian ethnicity argument. Every one.
Prince of Purrsia: The Movie.
The tale of a cat called Prince, who lives in a Persian cat sanctuary.
One day, a nice, generic, middle-aged couple visit to pick up a cat for their teenage daughter, (played by eerily gifted young actress D'ya coat ya fanny.
But D'ya coat ya fanny's character refuses to have him. "I want a white cat, not a brown one", she says.
"But I am white!" Says Prince. "Look, I'm all Persian & shit".
The daughter reluctantly accepts him & over time, even grows to love him, teaching him how to misinform himself about his own ethnic heritage by using Wikipedia. The End. -
Shoulda cast him as the Prince
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Or is that the God of War dude. I haven't played either game so excuse my ignorance.
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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad?
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but,nothing Gyllenhaal has ever done is gayer than dancing around with nothing but a Santa hat covering his junk in "Jarhead"
I don't care what you nerds say. His sister is very bangable.
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after the intense news coverage of the Iranian elections this summer I expected even the stupidest of douchebags to realize that Persians aren't Arabic. Jake passes as a Persian.
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No pic.
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Why is he dressed like an Arab than and why does he have two sabers like the Hassan Chop Guy from that Bugs Bunny cartoon?
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Yes, that gay red X is Jake.
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Total!
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thus continuing Hollywood's silly habit of pretending colored skin didn't exist in ancient times.
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Continuing the AICN talkback trend of having no fucking clue what Persians looked like in ancient times.
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