Immortals Movie 2011 (Review)

Its been about 8 months now since Zack Snyder "Sucker Punch"ed us with an awful PG-13 cut of what could have been a good film. And while Zack Snyder sold out on his fans with the awful theatrical release, "Conan" was murdered by a bunch of miniscule children (Spy Kids 4) and civil rights rendezvous (The Help) 5 months later. Doomsday was being spelled out for big-budget R-rated movies...

...until "Immortals" came out. I caught the midnight screening on Thursday night, and


All I can say is, I'm pretty damn impressed.

Not with the script, which in a way was mediocre, but the impressive and sometimes haunting visuals and directing by Tarsem make up for a portion of the obvious cliches in the script, and with good 3D to boot.

Overall, the fight scenes are insane (theres absolutely no way this could have been PG-13, it was more violent than "300"), Henry Cavill is a convincing Superman, Mickey Rourke is a believable villain (unlike Stephen Lang who makes Quaritch likeable in "Avatar", you really just want to maim and kill the Heraklion King Hyperion, which is the purpose of a villain, am I right.)

All in all,

Its pretty much what the "Clash of the Titans" remake should have been. This film proved to be audacious and spectacular, and shows that style-over-substance, if put in the right hands, can make an entertaining movie.


4.5/5

If you have any questions or comments, list them below.

So it's a movie that looks cool but has bad storytelling.

Originally Posted by Lord Rahl

So it's a movie that looks cool but has bad storytelling.

Unfortunately this seems to be the trend lately

Originally Posted by Lord Rahl

So it's a movie that looks cool but has bad storytelling.

Not necessarily bad storytelling. Just lesser purpose than you'd prefer. "Good" storytelling is not always a requirement for entertainment, and if anyone walks into Immortals thinking storytelling is the forefront of the film's attraction, they need their head checked. Style over substance is its own entertainment, and storytelling is not at the top of its list, never has been, and never will be. Yet even so, the style will always have its place for people that want to sit there for two hours with their brains turned off while munching popcorn.

Good 3D?, I don't think I noticed many 3D moments.

Originally Posted by kingman1337

Mickey Rourke is a believable villain (unlike Stephen Lang who makes Quaritch likeable in "Avatar", you really just want to maim and kill the Heraklion King Hyperion, which is the purpose of a villain, am I right.)

No

Fun movie to watch with the mates, but 4.5/5? eeeeeehhhhhh....I'd give 2/5