Escape to the Movies: Immortals

[MB202]

When MovieBob said he sucked at math in his Dungeons & Dragons video, I guess he must have meant it (in regards of the whole "0.03%" thing).

Also, personally, I can't wait to use the Tanooki Suit with the bandanna, because THAT one acts more like the original Tanooki Suit than the main one in the game.

 

[drkchmst]

I didn't like this movie. They widdled it down too close to basics for my liking. The fighting scenes left a lot for me to desire. They were clearly scripted and not very fluid specifically on Theseus' part. I'll take Clash or 300 over this 9 times out of 10.

 

[gmaverick019_v1legacy]

wait you liked a action movie?...

huh...

i am setting my standards really low for tonight then.

still looks pretty interesting.

 

[Darks63]

So its avantegard and artsy well that means the gernarl public wont get it, cool mean i hopefully wont have a hard time at work this weekend.

 

[Anonymous Overlord]

I might have gone to see this, but i spent that money on Skyrim.... I think i made the better choice.

 

[Shoggoth2588]

Great show as always Bob but dammit I thought you were finally, after what a year and a half, going to say "Shit" uncut! Jim and Yahtzee do it uncut and you used to, when will it go back? Other than that, you've pulled me from the fence. I need to check out The Immortals!

 

[TheAmazingHobo]

You know Bob, after a (as far as I´m concerned) rather weak and weird Big Picture, it´s really solid of you to take 4 1/2 minutes off to remind me why I think you are an incredible smart guy, worth listening to.
Really, it´s appreciated.

 

[Thespian]

I was officially on the fence for this movie, but you hooked me bob. So many films out right now I have to see... Immortals, Real Steel, In Time...

I too, am suddenly interested. I also thought it was going to be another action wank judging from just the posters and "from 300" thing and so completely ignored it. When Bob mentioned "style" though, suddenly I'm all ears. Screw realism, style is everything I look for in action.

Agreed. I find Stylistic action flicks, such as say, Sucker Punch, to be infinitely more entertaining, despite their flaws.

 

[SnakeoilSage]

Meh. I've never cared for Tarsem's style, because it's canvas thin and never left open to personal interpretation. Toss that in with juvinile amounts of violence and you've got Pretentious Mortal Kombat, which MovieBob seemed to be implying but ironically was endorsing it.

This sort of feels like how he endorsed 2012, praising the film's visual look while ignoring the paper-thin plot and recycled characters because he was just so happy to not be looking at Michael Bay's epileptic patriotic camera direction. And while I will say it's fine for people to enjoy films that exist just for the visuals, that's something that should be reserved for IMax.

I don't go to movies for the visuals. I go to the movies for a story. I read books for stories, I play games for stories. And forgive me for saying so, but while his premises are nice, Tarsem's stories are dull, dull, dull. He doesn't get a free ride for animating college art projects.

 

[LordXel]

The good kind of eye candy? Thats good enough for me to go see it, but you already sold me on this movie before it came out, saying it look like it would be 300 but on way better drugs. 300 was already hooked up on good stuff so I'm in.

 

[elitestranger1]

did i hear him say wanking?

 

[Alar]

The guy that made The Cell? Ugh. I don't know if I would even bother giving him a chance after that travesty of a film.

 

[Shirokurou]

I actually didn't like this movie that much. Didn't hate it either.
But the action scene were gore-fests with no actual awesome fighting done.
And throughout the whole movie I got the thought of "wow didn't they do this in 300 and way better?"

 

[twaddle]

Did you see the 3D version or the 2D version?

I'm curious about this as well. My local cheapo theater (where I go to see most movies as it's like 2 blocks from where I live and shows first runs at like half the price of major theaters) isn't showing it in 3D so I'm wondering if it's worth the trip to a different theater or if the 2D version is fine.

i think the movie will be great either way and on another note...

OMG.... MOVIE BOB KNOWS MY NAME T-T

 

[Darkstrike_11]

Ok, just saw this film, and I have to say Bob nailed it. To those saying that its just like 300, it shares a similar STYLE with 300, but not similar THEMES. You get all the sexiness of the stylised action, none of the dodgy fascist undertones. As Bob said, the story and characters aren't worth seeing this movie for. But the action is outstanding and the visuals are terrific. I would recommend going just to sit back and let the beauty wash over you!

 

[EvilPicnic]

0.03 ... %

Uh huh.

300 with a smidge of class? Ok, you've sold me Bob.

 

[Dfskelleton]

The only reason I want to see this is because of the first line of the trailer. Behold it, in all of it's hilarious (for no explicit reason) glory:
[h4]I have... plenty of women.[/h4]
It just sounds so ridiculous. My friend and I were sitting there for like 30 minutes talking about how they could cut the movie down to those 5 words, and how it would be nominated as "Film of the Year" just for those ridiculous 5 words.

 

[TheSchaef]

Not a fan of The Miller, I see.

Also, Stephen Dorff?!? Where the crap has he been hiding? I don't remember seeing him in anything significant since Blade.