EN 5 Second Review: This movie was great fun to watch in 3D. Kind of like 300 light done in 3D. That said, it’s not a great movie, but a great diversion. Visually striking but not so much the rest of it.
Release Date: November 11, 2011 (3D/2D theaters)
Director: Tarsem Singh
Screenwriter: Charles Parlapanides, Vlas Parlapanides
Starring: Henry Cavill, Stephen Dorff, Isabel Lucas, Freida Pinto, Luke Evans, Kellan Lutz, John Hurt, Mickey Rourke
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
MPAA Rating: R (for sequences of strong bloody violence, and a scene of sexuality)
The brutal and bloodthirsty King Hyperion (Mickey Rourke) and his murderous Heraklion army are rampaging across Greece in search of the long lost Bow of Epirus. With the invincible Bow, the king will be able to overthrow the Gods of Olympus and become the undisputed master of his world. With ruthless efficiency, Hyperion and his legions destroy everything in their wake, and it seems nothing will stop the evil king’s mission. As village after village is obliterated, a stonemason named Theseus (Henry Cavill) vows to avenge the death of his mother in one of Hyperion’s raids. When Theseus meets the Sybelline Oracle, Phaedra (Freida Pinto), her disturbing visions of the young man’s future convince her that he is the key to stopping the destruction. With her help, Theseus assembles a small band of followers and embraces his destiny in a final desperate battle for the future of humanity.
Quote: Fight for honor, fight for your children, fight for your future, fight for immortality! – Theseus
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Image: Henry Cavill in “Immortals”
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