ROTTEN TOMATOES: Michael Bay To Direct "Prince of Persia" Vid Game Pic Comments

Michael Bay To Direct "Prince of Persia" Vid Game Pic

by Jen Yamato | April 15, 2007

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If you were at all worried about who Disney might nab to direct the Ubisoft video game adaptation, you can rest easy. Michael Bay is on the job! Back to Article

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arendr writes:
on Apr 16 2007 07:43 AM

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hey, highdough, isn't this the same post from another thread? did you copy and paste from one of your previous posts?

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skasforfags writes:
on Apr 16 2007 07:58 AM

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Well the same argument comes up whenever people talk about Bay, so it's probably a reflex post.

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zbbrox writes:
on Apr 16 2007 08:16 AM

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[b]Wow--[/b]
I can't believe after my incredibly instructive lesson on not making snap-judgments of people that you're still willing to call the 50,000 people who voted on Armageddon's bad IMDB score nerds. Right.

Well, okay, fair enough, we'll call the fact his movies make money evidence he is good (the same evidence by which we can call internet porn, drug kingpins, and the Saudi Royal family "good"), and the voting system on IMDB evidence by which he is bad (the same evidence by which this group of movies is good: http://imdb.com/chart/top and this group of movies is bad: http://imdb.com/chart/bottom) IF we assume, as you said, those are equal for some reason or another, that still puts us on equally supportable footing for our opinions, right?

Which means that I expressed my perfectly valid opinion on a filmmaker, and you responded by personally attacking me for having an opinion that we've just found is just as supportable as your own. So, on the surface, anyway, it would appear that you're a dirty hypocrite.

But maybe this is all part of your master plan and the point of your angry ranting will become apparent soon.

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Koooomar writes:
on Apr 16 2007 08:24 AM

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I like Hrithik as much as the next guy. But i dont think he would be the "Perfect" casting choice for the prince. I think some of his features are off by just a bit(Hrithik has curly hair, a little too big to play the prince, etc.). I think the "perfect" casting choice would have to be John Abraham of Water fame. The dude looks so much like the prince that i still beleive that they used him as template while desiging the prince. Plus he's got the acting chops to pull off both good prince and evil prince, which is something i dont think that Hrithik can pull off. He never seems beleivable as a villain, while John has already proven himself to be an evil bastard in a few Bollywood films. You dont beleive me, then check this out for yourself:

http://www.imdb.com/gallery/granitz/3550/JohnAbraha_Vespa_5926357_400.jpg.html?path=pgallery&path_key=Abraham%2C%20John%20(IV)&seq=8

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Koooomar writes:
on Apr 16 2007 08:28 AM

Also, i love these games to death, i've played each one at least 2 or three times and i'm just a really big fan. That being said, the announcement of Michael Bay as director has really sunken my hopes for this film a bit. I dont think he's as bad as peope are saying he is, i just dont think he's the right fit for this film AT ALL!!!

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Derbeste writes:
on Apr 16 2007 10:17 AM

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[b]Make a movie based on God of War?[/b]
They've already done that.......many times.

God of War is nothing more than a dark retelling of greek mythology. It's all very accurate if you did the research.

Just rename Kratos to Hercules and there is almost NO difference.

I guess the whole killing the sistes of fate and teaming up with the titans to do it is a little twist, but seriously......it's been done.

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ksduded writes:
on Apr 16 2007 11:29 AM

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Actually I don't believe John Abraham can pull it off. For one, in my opinion, he is a horrible actor (its just my opinion). Secondaly, Prince is known for his acrobatic moves etc. So when it comes to agility, I am sure you will agree with me, that Hrithik is one of the most agile actor in the world.

As for playing evil, Hrithik played a negative character for the first time in Dhoom 2 and it is the biggest blockbuster of Bollywood yet....

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Matanuki writes:
on Apr 16 2007 01:50 PM

It doesn't matter who they get to play this guy, because they're going to have to hire Tony Jaa for all the stunts.

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aknddon3 writes:
on Apr 16 2007 02:06 PM

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Go ask 100 random people if they know what IMDB is and guess what i bet only 10 people know about it. The average person does not use that site, nerds do.

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highdough writes:
on Apr 16 2007 02:15 PM

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skasforfags is right. I may have posted something similar. I really should just keep posts like that on hand to save me from typing everytime.

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highdough writes:
on Apr 16 2007 02:19 PM

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Well, Armageddon was one of the worst movies I have ever seen. I never saw Bad Boys 2, but the first one was mildly entertaining. The only real good movie he has made has been The Rock, and the rest have been either mediocre or just plain bad, in my books. Not exactly a great track record.

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zbbrox writes:
on Apr 16 2007 03:29 PM

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[b]So then...[/b]
...you've totally given up on the whole defending-your-annoying-and-hypocritical-rants thing, then?

Also, if we're dismissing the opinion of nerds, we'd better start with you, for sitting here bitching on RottenTomatoes's internet message board.

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highdough writes:
on Apr 16 2007 04:17 PM

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I'm not quite sure what asking 100 random people has to do with anything, quite frankly. As about the same number of people about Rottontomatoes.com and you'll probably get about the same response. Movie fans go to certain sites. IMDB is the premier site for movie information, whetheryou're a nerd or not. Most people connected to the movie and television business use IMDB, so I'm not quite sure what you're trying to say. All speciality websites mostly attracts fans of that activity.

And for someone attacing an argument for being baseless, you're quickly losing credibility.

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Warheart1188 writes:
on Apr 16 2007 04:50 PM

[b]c'mon[/b]
Michael Bay??? jeez. Pearl Harbor? cheesy. The Island? Terrible. Aramgedden?? dont even get me started. Bad Boys? alright, but not good. Transformers?? let's hope he doesn't screw that one up. At least Disney is involved.....and Jerry Bruckheimer.........Michael Bay you better not fuck up Prince of Persia

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saiga6360 writes:
on Apr 16 2007 04:59 PM

Haha, yet another video game movie doomed to failure. Why does anyone bother.

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RevolverOcelot writes:
on Apr 16 2007 06:23 PM

how is this good news? the man hasn't even made a decent film yet.

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aknddon3 writes:
on Apr 16 2007 07:18 PM

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The average viewer does not know about IMDB that is the point so just because some people hate does not make it true. Hell look at their top movies some of them are screwed over and some should not be that high.

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Koooomar writes:
on Apr 16 2007 08:40 PM

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I completly disagree with you. Sure he has had his list of stinkers in the past, but I think Abraham's proven himself in many films. Off the top of my head there's Water, Taxi No. 9211 , Jism, and the very impressive Kabul express. I do agree with you on the agility part though. Hrithik really impressed me in Krrish(The most surprising film of last year), but I dont think John has really been tested yet in any action movies, so it's hard to right him off.

And also, i dont care if Dhoom 2 was the biggest blockbuster of Bollywood, but it takes a really bad movie to make me turn it off after the first hour(i cant remeber the last time before this that a film made me want to do that). I have actually suffered through it a second time because my mom really wanted to watch it, and suffice to say that the film didnt wow me. Neither did Hrithik in his "negative" role.

All that being said, i wouldnt be angry if they did happen to cast Hrithik in the starring role, i would just be happier if it went to Abraham. He's the guy i always envisioned to play this charcter. Anyway, knowing Hollywood they'll probably completly write off the bollywood actors in a mega blockbuster summer picture. You know, because all they do is sing and dance right?

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highdough writes:
on Apr 16 2007 09:15 PM

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What do I care what the average viewer thinks? The average viewer is a moron. The average viewer propelled Ghost Rider to $115 million domestic box office while a much better movie, like Zodiac, makes only $30 million.

For the most part, the more knowledgeable movie fan goes to IMDB.com. From looking at their top 250, I have no real problem with the choices that they have made. Not that I would make the same choices, but I would much rather see those movies than the ones that made the most money.

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aknddon3 writes:
on Apr 17 2007 02:23 AM

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THe average viewers are not morons they understand the point of movies TO ENTERTAIN YOU. Ghost Rider was good and it did its job. Zodiac was boring as hell and not goo, so your whole argument is based off of nothing but OPINION. Yeah then state why they have some no name Japanese movie in the top ten instead of a classic like On the Waterfront? So this crap movie "Shichinin no samurai" is better than that? Or the original star wars? Or raiders of the lost arc? or Citizen Kane? No the more knowledgeable movie fans do not use IMDB, the nerd use it.

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