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furiku
11/06/09

In reply to New Prince Of Persia Trailer, New Footage
Where is his Persian/Iranian accent? All I hear is a poor English accent. #princeofpersia
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billysan
11/06/09

@furiku: Is he suppose to have one he didn't in Sands of Time. #princeofpersia
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furiku
11/06/09

@billysan: He is the Prince of Persia!

He was Persian in the first game, I'd quite like to see him have an accent, at least of the region. #princeofpersia
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young.francis
11/06/09

@furiku: have you noticed he was speaking in english and not... persian? why use silly fake accent, heck he should speak persian then.
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Wezurii
11/06/09

@furiku: He also didnt talk in the first game :p he was just some shmuck the princess fancied. #princeofpersia
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furiku
11/06/09

@young.francis: Yeah, funny, I did notice that. English is my first language. It doesn't excuse that fact that he is an American putting on a fake English accent, whilst playing a Persian. It ruins the feeling of the movie for me. #princeofpersia
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furiku
11/06/09

@Wezurii: I didn't say he talked in the first game. I just stated the fact that he was Persian. #princeofpersia
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reno84
11/06/09

@furiku: In PoP: The Sands of Time - the game that this movie is based upon - the Prince spoke with an English accent. And he spoke frequently. I don't get why people keep pointing out this is some mistake with the movie when it's actually just the same as the game they claim it's not being faithful to. #princeofpersia
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furiku
11/06/09

@reno84: I didn't like the fact that he had an English accent in the games either. To me, it's like watching a movie that has been dubbed with a voice-over. It ruins the experience.

Again, this is only my opinion. #princeofpersia
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mixmastermind
11/06/09

@furiku: I just assumed the English accent was to show that he was clearly some sort of high-born person.

Of course, if I'm going with that, all the commoners should have cockney accents, and that's just strange. #princeofpersia
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Phokal
11/06/09

@mixmastermind: they did have a cockney accent. remember the guard that helps you with the first puzzle in SoT (with the giant rods and spinning platform)? #princeofpersia
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9of9
11/06/09

@furiku: Wasn't he blond in the first game? I'm pretty sure Persians aren't blond. #princeofpersia
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King w00t
11/06/09

@furiku: It's better than him attempting a fake Persian accent while speaking English. I can't stand when an actor speaks English with a fake accent in a movie where nobody would be speaking English anyway.

Think of all the kung-fu movies you've seen with English dubs with Asian accents. It's always comical. The same goes with German-English accents in Nazi Germany movies. #princeofpersia
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furiku
11/06/09

@9of9: This is a good point, he was also quite white. I do remember him sporting a darker tone and having a turban in the one of the PoP games though. #princeofpersia
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furiku
11/06/09

@King w00t: I've never seen a Kung-Fun movie with Asian accents. Only ever American English. This is why I always put on the original track with English subs. I can't stand voice overs. I understand everyone elses points here, I just think it's sad that we have to have english voices in a setting where there are none. #princeofpersia
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shouryuuken
11/06/09

In reply to New Prince Of Persia Trailer, New Footage
this and the last airbender have me excited for next year. #princeofpersia
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crunks
11/06/09

In reply to New Prince Of Persia Trailer, New Footage
One day I'll get to see Natalie Portman or Olga Kurylenko as Elika. #princeofpersia
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HingeThunder
11/06/09

@crunks: Stana Katic for Elika would be my preference... #princeofpersia
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michael_jordan
11/06/09

@crunks: "Olga Kurylenko as Elika."
FUND IT. #princeofpersia
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Insomnia Bob
09/30/09

In reply to Mechwarrior: The Movie?
Don't you shit in my kool-aid, plunkett. Not on this.

You hear me? I WILL END YOU.

FUND IT.
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Yossarian
09/30/09

In reply to Mechwarrior: The Movie?
Shia Labeouf would make a fantastic Victor Davion.
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Xelmon
09/30/09

@Yossarian:
Erm... Thinks for a while Maybe?

Never the less, no. Game, no movie still stands.
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Atheist Jew
09/30/09

In reply to Mechwarrior: The Movie?
We can live. We can both live.

This is a thing that needs to be stopped. This must not happen. MechWarrior is fine without a fucking movie. NO. STOP. YOU CAN'T.
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Evdor
09/30/09

@Atheist Jew: I'm with you. Look, I'm not saying the Battletech Universe is sacred (I mean, Christ, the original Inner Sphere houses were PARODIES of foreign countries. Kurita's mechs look like Samurais and their culture is all Geishas, Samurai, Buddhist Monks and Yakuza? I mean, REALLY!?), and all plot lines basically boil down to "and than they invaded them with giant stompy robots" but... Just.

No. So... so much that could get fucked up, if that's easy to believe.

('Lest people think I bash on my beloved Battletech Universe, I say only this: Hanse Davion is the shit, Kai Allard Liao is a whiny bitch, and Sun Tzu Liao is not to be fucked with. )
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Atheist Jew
09/30/09

@Evdor: You actually LIKED Sun Tzu Liao? I couldn't WAIT for that bastard to get murdered...although I think I stopped reading the books after the Inner Sphere task force exterminated the Smoke Jaguars so I don't really know what happened to him.

Yes, Kai was a whiny bitch, but he and Phelan Kell/Wolf are the best MechWarriors in the entirety of humanity! That gives him some leeway. Phelan is much more badass regardless.

Hanse Davion was indeed the shit, but I tended to like Victor morso. Don't get me started on Katrina.
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Evdor
09/30/09

@Atheist Jew: "Liking" Sun Tzu is a bit strong of a word "Not fucking with him" though? Hell yeah.Yeah, I think you didn't get far enough to understand why. The tenor of the act is the way he was portrayed early clan wars was the way he was expected to act, by both his enemies and by Romano. He did it in part to avoid Romano's ire and for people to dismiss him the same way they did Romano.Many people acted the same way they did, and were quite surprised when he kicked the holy shit out of St. Ives and turned House Liao into one of the most potent Inner Sphere forces again. I think he was made head of the new Star League too, apparently Victor's idea to keep him in check.

Also yes, I also forgot about Natasha Kerensky, queen badass. Unfortunately, she gets a few minus points for getting killed in the dumbest way possible.
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JoRo1986
09/30/09

In reply to Mechwarrior: The Movie?
It's just, giant robot fighting on the big screen has already been perfected in 2009's Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.

There. Fixed that for ya.
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Atheist Jew
09/30/09

@JoRo1986: You should be ashamed for even acknowledging that piece of shit movie's existence, and you should be ashamed for reminding all of us that that piece of shit movie exists.

Transformers 2 a better giant robot movie than Robot Jox? Are you crazy? Are you insane? Transformers 2 isn't a better anything than anything, and Robot Jox is a masterpiece of cinema, because it's so damn bad. But there's a difference! Robot Jox is one of those movies that falls within the "so bad it's great" category of films, like Mars Attacks and many James Bond movies. Transformers 2 is just plain bad.

A POX I SAY! A POX ON MICHAEL BAY!
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Evdor
09/30/09

@JoRo1986: That heat coming from your computer/laptop? That's not the motor running hot. That's my hate for you digitally seething Through your god-damn internet connection.
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JoRo1986
09/30/09

@Atheist Jew: Whoa whoa whoa! I was kidding...

I was pretty sure everyone knew how shitty that movie was. Oh well, should've put /sarcasm at the end. My bad.
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JoRo1986
09/30/09

@Evdor: lol, thanks man, I'm feeling the love! :D
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Atheist Jew
09/30/09

@JoRo1986: It's fine I wasn't entirely serious myself. ;)
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JoRo1986
09/30/09

@Atheist Jew: Yeah, I got that vibe, but I had to make sure YOU KNEW I didn't really like the movie.

I don't like that movie.
:)
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Xelmon
09/30/09

In reply to Mechwarrior: The Movie?
... More game, less movie.
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Michael Dukakis - Curse you baseball gods!
09/30/09

In reply to Mechwarrior: The Movie?
Michael Eisner Presents, a Michael Bay production. Starring Jon Lovitz.
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Th12eat
09/21/09

In reply to Blomkamp: Master Chief Is A Victim Of The Military-Industrial Complex
This is why you read the book Luke. You'll get better meaning out of the game. Within the first chapter you understand how much pain he has already gone through. His childhood was stripped away from the beginning. The story is more like Ender's Game, a similarly sad story.
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Polypusher
09/21/09

@Th12eat: John was condemned, he is a perfect soldier, but a VERY confused young man. If you read the books, John has a tough time adjusting to normal life, and values. John, seems like a person who is constantly trying to find meaning..
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SigmundTheSeaMonster
09/21/09

In reply to Blomkamp: Master Chief Is A Victim Of The Military-Industrial Complex
Tool?
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incubushead
09/21/09

In reply to Blomkamp: Master Chief Is A Victim Of The Military-Industrial Complex
All of this is covered in the first book, Fall of Reach. What they dont tell you in the games is that of all the super soldiers they created, so many kids died from the genetic reconditioning, or were horribly crippled. Blomkamp is right about how compelling the Halo universe is.
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MacGyver1138
09/21/09

@incubushead: Yep. This is partly why it is annoying for the 3 games to have been so similar and to have virtually bypassed all character development. There is a compelling story to be told.

I still enjoy the games from a gameplay standpoint, it's just that they could have be so much more.
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Polypusher
09/21/09

@MacGyver1138: All the Halo games, more or less, revolve around the conflict, but the conflict's you play in the game, are only a fraction of the story. It's through the books you start to understand the character's more. If you read the books, and than follow the games, you'll understand how far the Chief has come.
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gunluva is prepared to drop.
09/21/09

In reply to Blomkamp: Master Chief Is A Victim Of The Military-Industrial Complex
I miss getting a new Mister Chief from Frankie every week.
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splatternick
09/21/09

In reply to Blomkamp: Master Chief Is A Victim Of The Military-Industrial Complex

Halo isn't the only FPS with a rich backstory, why, just look at DOOM!

Epic storyline. Truly epic.
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coffeehair
09/21/09

In reply to Blomkamp: Master Chief Is A Victim Of The Military-Industrial Complex
Wow guys (in the threads) I've never seen so many spoilers in one place. As a person who has never read the books, and plans on doing so - I'm a little annoyed :|
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gunluva is prepared to drop.
09/21/09

@coffeehair:

They've been out for years, friend-o. Your loss.
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