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Immortals
- Review Date: November 11, 2011
- R
- Genre: Action/Adventure
- 2011
Common Sense Media says
Impressive visuals can't save brutally awful screenplay.
Parents say
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Kids say
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that Immortals is an action/fantasy movie filled with tons of fighting, violence, and blood -- all rendered even more visceral and intense in 3-D. The movie's impressive visuals and costume design are notable, but they're overshadowed by the violence, which is very, very strong, especially once the gods get involved. There's slow-motion bashing of skulls -- several at a time, with flying brain, bone, and blood -- and three young women are the victims of torture, though that particular act isn't shown onscreen (the aftermath is). There's one sex act between the hero and the heroine, with kissing and some nudity. Other movies in this genre, like 300, have been popular, and kids may want to see this, too. But it should only be for the most mature teens.
What's the story?
In 1228 B.C., the evil King Hyperion (Mickey Rourke) seeks the Epirus Bow, a magical weapon that will give him unimaginable power and enable him to free the monstrous Titans, imprisoned since time immemorial within the rock of Mount Tartaros. The gods are powerless to intervene, but hope comes in the form of human Theseus (Henry Cavill), who's gifted in battle. Together with a beautiful oracle (Freida Pinto) and a thief (Stephen Dorff), Theseus must find a way to stop Hyperion before it's too late.
Is it any good?
It seems as if there's no way at all to make these kinds of gladiator/barbarian/centurion battle movies any good. No matter how impressive the visuals, no matter how bloody or brutal the fighting, they're always stuck with flat dialogue, wooden acting, stiff characters, and stories with no point. That's certainly the case with IMMORTALS, despite the apparent "visionary" status of director Tarsem Singh, who's best known for his striking TV commercials and music videos, as well as two previous movies, The Cell (2000) and The Fall (2006).
The focus here is certainly on the extreme gore; the oversize, computer-generated sets; and the bizarre costumes (as well as Cavill's chiseled chest), but without a reason for any of this stuff, what's the point? Even as the explosive violence ramps up as the movie goes along, the boredom only grows greater. Some viewers might argue for a bit of "camp" value in all this, but many others won't want to bother.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about the movie's extreme violence. How does it compare to what you've seen in other action movies? In horror movies? What kind of movie violence has the most impact?
Do you think the filmmakers intended audiences to get a particular message from watching this movie? If so, what would it be?
If you were born into a society like this, where fighting is the solution to every problem, what would you do? How would you try to live your life?
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Kid, 10 years old
November 13, 2011
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cool movie
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really good
Great movie and special effects. My rating: Strong bloody violence throughout, sexuality, and some nudity.
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dark violence
The violence - in particular the torture (overt and implied) in the Sybillian Temple is very dark and realistic. I saw 300, and there was nothing like this in that film. It made even me uncomfortable. I had to leave after about 30 min with two 13 year olds (they heartily agreed).
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its..............ok.....................
very very very bloody not a good movie
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Probly should have waited to redbox
This movie was amazing as far as the action goes. storyline left some to be desired. If another half hour of dialoge had be in the movie to round out the storyline then it would have been good.
The slow motion fighting was pretty good but it was just a take from 300 which we all saw, and the excessive head explosions when the gods were fighting, while cool at first, got kinda old after the first or second time.
Ya see a woman butt, and you "see" a sexual position but nothing more than the guy on top of the girl and some passionate kissing.
B*astard and Wh*re are used in the movie maybe a hand full of times but no major swears
There is some mutilation that is seen on screen one step up from what is seen on CSI or Law and Order SVU
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Not for women and kids for sure!
I was disgusted and my 11 and 9 year old boys were as well. We left after 20 minutes. They wanted to see this movie for a month, along with my husband, but it was nothing of what they expected. They liked "Clash of Titans", but this is so different. Bad story line, inaccurate retelling of mythology, various parts of the bodies get chopped off almost every 5 seconds in a very naturalistic way.
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Good movie for right crowd
Very very violent, graphic battle sequences. But a positive message.
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nice
the movie it self is not really violent and is not gory until the god came in (one god kill all of the warrior by making their head explode but we don't see it well the ending fight is really gory titan get slice decapited....)but overal good movie but the secreenplay is bad but who car
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| Studio: | Relativity Media |
| Director: | Tarsem Singh |
| Cast: | Freida Pinto, Henry Cavill, Mickey Rourke |
| Genre: | Action/Adventure |
| Run time: | 103 minutes |
| Theatrical release date: | November 11, 2011 |
| DVD release date: | March 6, 2012 |
| MPAA rating: | R |
| MPAA explanation: | sequences of strong bloody violence, and a scene of sexuality |
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