Prince of Persia:Sands of Time - Movie Review

My children wanted to see the Disney movie Prince of Persia: Sands of Time. I was thinking, great another remake of Aladdin. I was pleasantly surprised.

The graphics were excellent. My oldest son insisted the movie was based on a video game which explained some aspects to the movie. Heavy on the action, I still felt the story was strong enough to carry all the action.

There was one section that both I and my youngest son struggled with frustration. Either give us more clues or tell us already.

Families with older children (rated PG-13) could sit down and have a family movie night. I would caution families with children under ten. I'm not sure they would  understand the mystical scifi storyline.

There was also one scene in the beginning in which some sexual humor occurred. See Internet Movie DataBase for Parental Guidelines: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0473075/parentalguide .

I loved the overall theme of this movie, fight for your family. Brothers taking care of each other  even when appearances tell you otherwise regardless if family connections are biological or adopted.

Enjoy!
Kim Izzy

Clash of the Titans - My Take

I rented Clash of The Titans for my teenage children. I haven't been the biggest fan of Mythology. It was partly the fault of my education or lack there of. While educating my children, I struggled through the Mythology units.

During my childhood, I was exposed to 'old wive's tales.' Modern science has debunked most of these tales. Life is safer if less colorful. Maybe the lack of these tales explains the our culture's current obsession with mythology ranging from vampires to Greek gods. Is it our need for something bigger, stronger, and more dangerous than mankind? Or a need to reconnect with the fears from our past to show us the path to victory over today's fears?

Clash of the Titans was time well spent watching my family enjoy the movie including the spectacular special effects. The movie is quite loaded with them. The screen play is well written. Even the mythology challenged like myself should be able to follow the story. My children, who are fairly well versed in Greek Mythology, loved it. Facebook teenage friends agreed.

Kim Izzy