Prince of Persia 2010

[Zorbas]

SATC2 features a mostly desert location (Dubai), a creature who wishes it could turn back time for its own purposes (Sarah Jessica Parker), lots of CGI work (Sarah Jessica Parker, again), and terrifying man-eating snakes (Samantha!) so you could probably just see one and pretend you saw the other

I just couldn't stop laughing at that!

[Fugazi]

SATC2 features a mostly desert location (Dubai), a creature who wishes it could turn back time for its own purposes (Sarah Jessica Parker), lots of CGI work (Sarah Jessica Parker, again), and terrifying man-eating snakes (Samantha!) so you could probably just see one and pretend you saw the other

I'm almost looking forward to it now!

[The Legonater]

@Dunjohn: Well, there is in fact an ostrich race in the movie, but Dastan doesn't take part in it

Snap- that explains why there's no images or trailers showing the race...

Funny, that's pretty mucht he whole reason i wanted to see the movie. I might rent it anyways.

[Clone OPatra]

Well, I just came back from the film, and I mainly share the same sentiments as Svelte.

I too think LEGO did a pretty good job with sets from the film, even if their descriptions are a little bit different.

The Battle of Alamut set makes it look like Alamut is Nizam's palace, and from the film the Battle of Alamut would be an extremely obvious set to include Tamina, but of course LEGO can't include that many big name characters in one set.

LEGO's choice of Hassansins in different sets doesn't always make sense either; the one with the silver scar on his face features prominently in the Alamut palace, while the Hassansin that comes with the palace (who LEGO calls Tamah) would be a better fit in the Desert Battle where there are many stock Hassansins. It was nice though that LEGO went to the trouble to model the Hassansins after the actual ones in the film, such as the hatchet guy with the big face-covering.

It was also odd that LEGO bothered to make the guy named Asoka, who has very little screen time and in the film seems like just another guy for Dastan to knock out. Not that it isn't nice to get him, but a minfigure of the eldest brother would've been better to get. Of course, LEGO needed somebody for Dastan to fight in the Marketplace set.

It is also very nice of LEGO to take the opportunity to give us some camels, since camels are barely used in the film at all. Nobody rides them in the movie, and they get a few seconds of screen time total.

Also, what LEGO decides and doesn't decide to make is always odd. They molded those nice weapons for the Hassansins, so why couldn't they give Seso his cool throwing knives?

Oh well. Overall this movie generated some lovely, generous LEGO sets.

[Inconspicuous]

I just saw the movie, and all I can say is WOW! I was excited going into it, but it turned out even better than I had thought. The time traveling was impeccably executed, the action sequences were brilliant, and the overall plot was genius. The problem about most time travel movies is that the time gaps are too large, and paradoxes are created. The Sands of Time just undid things, instead of creating loopholes, which avoids pretty much all of the confusion associated with time travel. The action sequences were great, with all the parkour and battles. I loved the spike Hassansin who guarded the temple!

His battle with Seso was epic, to say the least.

And the overall plot was great too. The characters' motives were very good, and the message behind it all was decent as well.

The ending itself was good because they managed to orchestrate it so that only Nizam died!

In terms of the connection with the Lego sets, the designers did a satisfactory job. The minifigs are spot on, but everything else is slightly distorted. The Fight for the Dagger set seems like an excuse for some Persian architecture, since the scene isn't particularly memorable, and definitely doesn't occur the way Lego implies it does. The Ostrich Race also seems to imply things happen a certain way, even though they don't. Desert Attack is relatively accurate, except for the specific Hassansins included, as it's been stated before. Quest Against Time is accurate if you discard the front half, and Battle of Alamut is just downsized, yet still pretty accurate. Lego could have included other details like Seso's throwing knives or Dastan's older brother, but I'm still happy with what they decided to include, and the great job they did!

Overall, I'm just bursting with happiness at the amazing sets Lego brought us and the incredible movie behind it. I have a feeling Prince of Persia month has greatly biased my opinion, but I honestly don't care. PoP 'till you drop!

[Svelte]

The time traveling was impeccably executed, the action sequences were brilliant, and the overall plot was genius. The problem about most time travel movies is that the time gaps are too large, and paradoxes are created. The Sands of Time just undid things, instead of creating loopholes, which avoids pretty much all of the confusion associated with time travel.

Yes, I agree on this 100% It managed the time-reversing aspect perfectly whereas often in movies it is pretty lame.

I am pretty happy with the sets. It could be worse. They could have invented a whole line of fake vehicles that weren't in the movie

It's a shame we probably won't see a wave 2 - I would love to have more Alamutian guards and there was such a wide scope of costumes and scenery it seems a shame we're kind of left with the blue-themed Hassansins and just a few dark red guards.

[GRogall]

Three new PoP keychains I have looked back 20 post and could not find em

so sorry if its double posted!

HR Pictures are 2880x1801 pxl.

Keychain 1

Keychain 2

Keychain 3

Enjoy :classic:

Maybe someone could deep-link?

[Minxter]

Three new PoP keychains I have looked back 20 post and could not find em

so sorry if its double posted!

HR Pictures are 2880x1801 pxl.

Keychain 1

Keychain 2

Keychain 3

Enjoy

Maybe someone could deep-link?

These pictures are at the first post you know.

I don´t think I´ll be getting Pop cuz I need to focus on Star wars.

Minxter

[Delta 38]

It's a shame we probably won't see a wave 2 - I would love to have more Alamutian guards and there was such a wide scope of costumes and scenery it seems a shame we're kind of left with the blue-themed Hassansins and just a few dark red guards.

Agreed. I've joined the bandwagon relatively late because it was released just a month or so ago. I will only get the three smallest sets, which is a shame because there is a lot of potential for good minifigs.

I won't get any of those palace guards either, which is a shame...

[chump]

Is this a new set? I haven't seen it before and it's not listed on Brickset nor S@H.

http://www.toysrus.ca/product/index.jsp?productId=3822111

[BrickClick]

Is this a new set? I haven't seen it before and it's not listed on Brickset nor S@H.

http://www.toysrus.ca/product/index.jsp?productId=3822111

It's a plemintery image of the desert attack set.

So sad it's so much better than the official version

[just2good]

It's a plemintery image of the desert attack set.

So sad it's so much better than the official version

I like the non-preliminary one the best, because it comes with the AWESOME tan bush which is why I got it.

[Svelte]

I like the non-preliminary one the best, because it comes with the AWESOME tan bush which is why I got it.

Yes, I'd much rather have the awesome printed horse and dark tan bush that we did get rather than another Hassansin

[insurrection]

Recently bought all sets except the Quest Against Time and like them, especially the figs and their torsos.

But about the printed horse: isn't it kinda lame that the printing is missing on the top? I mean, it supposed to be a blanket, right? Now it feels a little like Dastan glued some textile on the poor animals flank and shoulder. Also the fill-in for when the sadle is off are in black, which looks lame to me, would have been better with sand blue...

[Sandy]

But about the printed horse: isn't it kinda lame that the printing is missing on the top? I mean, it supposed to be a blanket, right? Now it feels a little like Dastan glued some textile on the poor animals flank and shoulder. Also the fill-in for when the sadle is off are in black, which looks lame to me, would have been better with sand blue...

This is what TLG gets for going to the more realistic direction with prints and such. It's called the "uncanny valley", when people are more bothered by things that look almost realistic, but not quite, than things that are outright unrealistic.

See, you're not bothered by the fact that the horse's feet don't ever move, and that it can only turn it's head up and down, but it bothers you because the print is missing on top (the bardings and other printed horses have never had printing on top either).

My point I guess is that this is an interesting phenomenon: the more realistic and detailed prints TLG makes, the more people are complaining about the imperfections.

I agree with you on the black brick, it does look silly, but I believe sand blue is a more expensive color to produce because it's so rare, so the production price of the set would've gone up too much just because of few bricks used in this one set.

[Zzz]

Yes, I'd much rather have the awesome printed horse and dark tan bush that we did get rather than another Hassansin

I would have gone for the muscle torso..

[insurrection]

This is what TLG gets for going to the more realistic direction with prints and such. It's called the "uncanny valley", when people are more bothered by things that look almost realistic, but not quite, than things that are outright unrealistic.

See, you're not bothered by the fact that the horse's feet don't ever move, and that it can only turn it's head up and down, but it bothers you because the print is missing on top (the bardings and other printed horses have never had printing on top either).

A black horse is more realistic than a horse with a incomplete barding, as there actually excists black horses whitout blankets, but there is no horse blankets that looks like the PoP one. There is also horses that can pose like the lego horses, even if they are not locked in this pose.

Adding detail is not the same as increasing realism.

But I can still see your point, it's not like I'v got something against a greater varity in horses, and it's not like it buggs me to bits, only just enough to post about it

[The Legonater]

I just saw the movie, and all I can say is WOW! I was excited going into it, but it turned out even better than I had thought. The time traveling was impeccably executed, the action sequences were brilliant, and the overall plot was genius. The problem about most time travel movies is that the time gaps are too large, and paradoxes are created. The Sands of Time just undid things, instead of creating loopholes, which avoids pretty much all of the confusion associated with time travel.

I still love Back to the Future .

I'm really debating whether or not to see this. It seems like a good movie, but I'm still not sure. suggestions?

[CMP]

I still love Back to the Future .

I'm really debating whether or not to see this. It seems like a good movie, but I'm still not sure. suggestions?

The plot was a tad rushed, but if you're really in it for the action, go see it. Saw it the other day. I thought it was awesome, and also realized why Lego was able to get the sets out so early. They made them up.

I would've liked for the Ostrich Race set to be larger, perhaps expanded to be called the Valley of Slaves. I also don't see why Seso was not in Ostrich Races. I also don't see why he has a sword, where it's clearly specified in the movie that he's a knife thrower. But I still enjoyed every set.

[The Legonater]

The plot was a tad rushed, but if you're really in it for the action, go see it. Saw it the other day. I thought it was awesome, and also realized why Lego was able to get the sets out so early. They made them up.

I would've liked for the Ostrich Race set to be larger, perhaps expanded to be called the Valley of Slaves. I also don't see why Seso was not in Ostrich Races. I also don't see why he has a sword, where it's clearly specified in the movie that he's a knife thrower. But I still enjoyed every set.

Originally I was just in it for the ostrich race . I might rent it.

Edited June 14, 2010 by The Legonater

[The Green Brick Giant]

The movie seemed to have bombed in the USA so maybe the sets will go on clearance.

[Sandy]

The movie seemed to have bombed in the USA so maybe the sets will go on clearance.

I don't think there's a direct relation between the success of the movie and the success of the LEGO sets. I'd say the sets will do quite well since they're so brilliant.

[just2good]

The movie seemed to have bombed in the USA so maybe the sets will go on clearance.

I hope so! I'd love to get Quest Against Time for $25 or Battle of Almut for $40!

Wow, there barely are any new posts since the update.

[The Green Brick Giant]

I don't think there's a direct relation between the success of the movie and the success of the LEGO sets. I'd say the sets will do quite well since they're so brilliant.

Stores might not want sets from a failed movie taking up space. Also parents might not want to buy their kids those sets and the kdis might not want PoP sets. So I have hope for a sale.

[Dunjohn]

Well, the Speed Racer sets weren't affected in the slightest by the movies performance, for me anyway.