Prince of Persia - The Sands of Time

Verdict - surprisingly great movie. B+
I was totally geared up for "this-is-so-silly-it's-entertaining" feeling I would get when watching this movie, for the ff reasons:
1. It's a game movie. Cue in Street Fighter, Silent Hill movies. Sucky sucky sucky.
2. It's another "epic" movie. Clash of the Titans was just plain RIDICULOUS. And sorry Avatar fans, I totally thought Avatar was exaggeratedly enjoyed by the world considering its ridiculous premise. Sorry. Too many "Eh, bakit?" questions during and after the movie.
3. Not a Jake Gyllenhaal fan. Not even remotely.

However, I was resigned to watching the movie, as J was very much interested in the trailer (and any "epic" movie for that matter. Must be a guy thing.)

So, I piled up on Fish and Chips, Wendy's Biggie (but Lite) Iced Tea, and Sebastian's Ice Cream (on a last minute whim). Oink oink oink. Anything to get me thru this movie.

As not to give out spoilers, I'll just give the movie's premise. Prince Dastan, as played by the macho Jake, is the 3rd Prince of Persia, the strongest country of it's time (6th Century BC). He was adopted by  the King  as a child because of his fearlessness, loyalty, and kindness. Years later, Dastan's eldest brother, the next King, invades the sacred city of Alamut, and they meet the beautiful Princess Tamina, who is protecting a mythical Dagger.

Mmmmmmacho.

If I say anymore I'll spoil it, but honestly this movie has a lot of interesting twists, good dialogue and acting, and incredible graphics. Seriously. And I'm quite harsh when I watch movies, I always call them lame. This one really had a good plot!

If you google the movie it will say the critics gave it bad reviews, but honestly online and in facebook you'll find that a lot of people enjoyed it. Very few negative reviews (I found this out after watching the movie, so no bias). Seriously, worth watching.

After watching the movie, I sheepishly turned to J, and said "I'm embarassed to admit this, but that was an excellent movie."

Go watch it, go watch it, go watch it. It's a movie both you and your loved one (of the opposite sex) would enjoy. Surprise surprise!

Trivia-- I saw this myself --- the poster of Prince of Persia premieres in a scene of "Confessions of a Shopaholic". Was shocked myself because I watched the movie again last week and saw it, had to google to make sure I wasn't going insane.