As it's about to be shown at the EIFF I thought I should get round to watching Fuest's strange scifi film The Final Programme based on the even stranger novel by Michael Moorcock. Though they've changed the ending this sticks, as far as I can remember, pretty closely to the plot of the novel - Jerry Cornelius plans an assault on the family home to rescue his sister from the clutches of his demented brother and gets assistance from a creepy scientist Miss Brunner only to end up a pawn in her larger schemes. The film looks great - Fuest designed the sets himself apparently - and though there's plenty of decent actors along for this crazy ride it's stutters a bit towards it's shambolic ending. Never the less I enjoyed this drug addled scifi thriller for the oddity it is but it's probably not for everyone.
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time is, unsurprisingly, a lot of guff. Based on a series of video games it follows a jumpy Jake Gyllenhaal as the time bending Prince trying to restore honor to his kingdom with nowt but a magical dagger and a fair princess in tow. There's plenty of action, some natty SFX and competent enough acting but it's a soulless piece much like those insanely successful POTC movies. Reasonable enough for a wet Sunday afternoon I suppose.
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