The very extensive red bloodletting in some scenes has been changed into black 'blood' substantially altering the impact of these scenes. These changes affect several minutes of screen time. So although the overall running time has been cut by only 18 seconds the amount of censored material is much longer and very significant in changing the overall tone of the film. The USA version is uncut with an 'R' rating. User reviews Review. Top review. A bloody and flawed visual and action spectacle.
But in some ways, it works. The battle scenes are bloody and well-staged and obviously influenced by , but the movie would have been improved by making them more frequent. This is a dark, violent flick and it's easily at its best when carnage covers the screen. The story serves, but it's pretty forgettable. Theseus, a peasant unknowingly trained in battle by Zeus himself, must stand against a vicious king who the gods are unable to touch and keep him from releasing the dreaded Titans.
I don't predict many awards for best screenplay in Immortals' future, but there's enough story to keep the characters moving and motivated, as long as you don't think about it too hard. Despite the influence of in the heavy use of slow-motion in the action scenes, Immortals has its own look and tone that helps it stand apart. Both the sets and the characters are visually memorable, and the movie never sinks to the generically dull depths of the recent Clash of the Titans remake, even during its slower moments.
Immortals never really rises above "decent", and won't topple as the recent king of the genre, but it does manage to have an exciting, epic feel to it and it's entertaining enough to be worth a watch for fans of blood-soaked sword and sandals flicks. In the end it boils down to a bombastic orgy of killing with little substance behind it, but hey, that's actually kind of alright with me.
Oh, and if you're somehow unfamiliar with how exquisitely gorgeous Freida Pinto is, prepare to have your eyes opened. In a movie full of beautiful people, she still stands out. FAQ 2. Why do Zeus and Poseidon look like buff California surfer-dudes? Details Edit. Release date November 11, United States. United States Canada United Kingdom. Official Facebook. English Greek.
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Occasionally, Singh gets brilliant. Almost everything with Theseus is shot in brown colors filled with dirt and grime, and the only outstanding visual flourish is one long take of our hero striking down his enemies as he moves down a hallway. When it comes to the gods, Singh lets loose. He delivers one of the best and most cartoony action scenes of the year when the gods finally do battle. There may as well be a combo meter in the top left corner of the screen when the gods wreak bloody destruction and smash apart the everythings of their enemies.
Even their violence is beautiful, so who cares that their plans are idiotic and that their helmets are distractingly ridiculous? Immortals deserves credit for trying to breathe life into what would otherwise be a bland and forgettable sword-and-sandals story. The result is silly and undercooked when it comes to characters and plot, but the movie is fascinating for what it says about its director. If Tarsem Singh could have gotten away with casting himself as Zeus, he probably would have done it.
Alan Van Sprang as Dareios. Peter Stebbings as Helios. Isabel Lucas as Athena. Daniel Sharman as Aries. Mickey Rourke as King Hyperion. John Hurt as Old Man. Luke Evans as Zeus. Henry Cavill as Theseus. Lysander as Joseph Morgan. Aethra as Anne Day-Jones. Freida Pinto as Phaedra. Reviews A gob-smacking cliff-hanger. Roger Ebert November 09, Now streaming on:.
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