Henry Cavill as Theseus in IMMORTALS (2011)
Does anyone like this movie? I often ask this question and there's no exception for this movie. PEPLUM films are adulated to incredible heights, like GLADIATOR (2000) or SPARTACUS (1960) while many others are all but forgotten. Even though this movie is only 11 years old it's, imo, already forgotten. I never hear anyone talk about it. Personally, I'm not a fan of it. It looks great but the direction is so obtuse that it's impossible for me to get into it. The film is also extremely stylized, with conflicting looks of cultures and in the end it doesn't look like something that's supposed to be based on Greek Mythology. The Gods of Olympus are made to look like the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers in action. It's really odd. Oh well...
4 comments:
This movie is all screwed up, and I have it which was a major mistake. I gave this a 1 rating. Enough said.
Yes, it has numerous flaws, but personally, I really like this movie... It looks beautiful, has some truly excellent battle scenes, and Mickey Rourke gives a chilling and brilliant performance as Hyperion.
The uncut European (not U.S. or UK) version is the one to watch, BTW... Oh, and it's amazing in 3D!
It could have been far better. Some parts are ok but others make you suffer visual (and mental) cramps. Anyway Id have a copy.
A correction: The US version is uncut... It's just the UK & Italian versions that were censored.
My apologies.
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