Theseus(Henry Cavill) has problems of his own, what with an invading horde on its way and he and his mother(Anne Day-Jones) being relegated to second class refugees, just because nobody knows who his father is. You know, the one with Hyperion(Mickey Rourke) using a magic bow to free the titans and ruining everybody's day. "Immortals" starts with the virgin oracle Phaedra(Freida Pinto) having nightmares. There were maybe flashes where you could glimpse a cohesive idea that desired to form, but it never even got close. Even the acting, which is NOT 300's strong suit, is worse here than it is there. It's nowhere near as fun, it's not superior in any technical category, it's harder to tell what the fuck is going on. There are maybe two fights in Immortals that last for longer than 30 seconds, even with all that slow-mo stretching the runtime, and neither are filmed as well as the ones in 300. My issue is that it only exists to do what 300 did, yet it does all of it so much worse. Hell, if enough people rip an idea off over a long enough period of time, in movies, we call that a genre. I can handle Immortals doing what 300 does. And Immortals doesn't give me the vibe that anyone did). But someone involved somewhere has to want more from their movie than that. (Don't get me wrong, I know that the real motivation behind both these, and of any other studio film, is money. The 300 movie exists to be an adaptation of the 300 comic book, the Immortals movie exists because the 300 movie made money. I'm actually quite fond of historically-set mythology films, but I don't believe the problem with Immortals isn't the setting or the genre, it's the motivation behind its being made the way it was. Rating: R (Strong Bloody Violence|A Scene of Sexuality)Įveryone talks about how Immortals is a 300 ripoff, and don't get me wrong, it absolutely is, but I haven't yet seen anyone talk about how it's also a bit of a God of War ripoff. A stonemason named Theseus (Henry Cavill) heeds the words of the sibylline oracle (Freida Pinto), who convinces him that he is the key to stopping the bloodthirsty king. Hyperion's goal is to find the long-lost Bow of Epirus with this invincible weapon, he can cast the gods out of Mount Olympus and become master of the world. But if you’re looking to bone up on your movie history, check out the 30 flicks below, with links included.Power-hungry King Hyperion (Mickey Rourke) and his ruthless army march across Greece, leaving burned-out villages and the corpses of the innocent in their wake. YouTube has a full channel of ad-supported modern films as well. Yes, the site known primarily for cat videos and things to hypnotise your toddler with is hiding an impressive catalogue of classic cinema, from silent-era milestones to essential deep-cuts. And that’s before you realise you don’t have the time to watch half the stuff you signed up for.īut what if there was an easily accessible website out there with a trove of awesome movies available to stream 24/7, and entirely for free? This obscure gem of a site is called… YouTube. It seems like new streaming platforms seem to arrive with the morning sun, and by the time you’re done subscribing you may end up paying as much, if not more, for entertainment than you did in the 57-channels-and-nothin’-on days. Cutting cable isn’t as cost-effective as it used to be.
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