I just can't help myself, I love Tarsem Singh. His visual palette is just completely different than that of most directors. Immortals is no exception. He gives this film a unique aesthetic, conjuring up some scenes and scene transitions that are completely out of the box.

The problem here is the script, however. The idea is sound, trying to provide some sort of origin to mythology, but the execution is a bit out of tune. It plays out like a messed up pantomime version of the classical myths, which sometimes worked, but most of the times didn't.

If you're, like me, willing to tag along for the ride there is a great deal of fun to be had and I truly feel it should be watched at least once for the visuals.

I'm glad I gave this a rewatch. I pretty much hated it the first time I saw this but to be honest I was quite a few drinks in and I must of turned into a pretentious douchebag because I really dug this the second time. Man I have to stop drinking and typing.

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I watched this because I wanted to see just what kind of acting skills are there to be expected of Henry Cavill as Superman in the upcoming Man of Steel.

Let's just say I wouldn't set my hopes very high.

Immortals is a movie that is trying very hard to deserve the adjective "epic", but instead it is plain dumb and unintentionally comical.

My favorite part about the movie was Mickey Rourke's character's ridiculous helmet which is like a crossbreed of a Rayman Raving Rabbid and a carnivorous plant. I mean, just look at that thing: i.imgur.com/hHQ0TuJ.jpg

Doesn't play as well on a '35 inch TV as it does on the big screen. The only Tarsem movie that suffers on repeat viewings. Occasionally gorgeous and nuts, making up for some pacing issues.

Side note: Mickey Rourke astonishingly stumbles and mumbles his way through this. It's very "I've given up a la Brando style."

This is classic Tarsem, a fairly straightforward story involving Greek gods and evil kings. But the visuals are fantastic. Amazing costumes and set designs are what make his films so unique, and for me, always worth a watch.

In the first five minutes I found this film to covered in warm and gooey cheese! After that five minutes the cheese hardened and the film became an overdone greek play with ridiculous visual effects and gigantic set pieces. Most of the actors took the film extremely seriously as if it were a dramatic greek play which makes me excited to see Henry Cavill as Superman and how serious he may take that role. The colour timing seemed very forced, I know the film was produced by the same people that did 300 but its as if the style was completely ripped off. I hope that some of the big set pieces were fabricated within reality even though one could tell that some of the set was green or blue screened. This all sounds so picky so I can just say I mildly enjoyed it.

It's ancient Greece, King Hyperion, is looking for the Bow of Epicurus to unleash the Titans to....oh f**k it, it's nonsense. Needless to say Henry Cavil's Theseus is there to save the day and possibly have his way with the prophet, Phaedra, played by Friedo Pinto.

Boring.

Really, really boring.

I'm pretty familiar with my Greek mythology but even I was struggling at times to follow who was who. Especially the 'gods' of Olympus; Zeus and Athena were the only ones I could keep track off the rest looked like male models just wearing togas. People died, battles were fought and I just did not care.

I had to amuse myself by watching Cavil and imaging how good a job he might do with the Superman re-boot. Initial thoughts are decent. He's got the look and he spouts nonsensical dialogue convincingly enough.

Plus the 3D was AGAIN totally extraneous.