Directed by:
Alex ProyasCinematography:
Peter Menzies Jr.Composer:
Marco BeltramiCast:
Brenton Thwaites, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Gerard Butler, Elodie Yung, Abbey Lee, Courtney Eaton, Geoffrey Rush, Rufus Sewell, Chadwick Boseman, Emma Booth (more)VOD (5)
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In this spectacular action-adventure inspired by the classic mythology of Egypt, the survival of mankind hangs in the balance as an unexpected mortal hero Bek (Brenton Thwaites) undertakes a thrilling journey to save the world and rescue his true love. In order to succeed, he must enlist the help of the powerful god Horus (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) in an unlikely alliance against Set (Gerard Butler), the merciless god of darkness, who has usurped Egypt's throne, plunging the once peaceful and prosperous empire into chaos and conflict. As their breathtaking battle against Set and his henchmen takes them into the afterlife and across the heavens, both god and mortal must pass tests of courage and sacrifice if they hope to prevail in the epic final confrontation. (Entertainment One)
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I didn’t have high hopes for this film, but it surprised me by not being as bad as I expected. It was a cross between Prince of Persia and Ancient Egyptian Transformers. Gerard Butler and Kingslayer were excellent, and I even had a few laughs. I wasn't exactly blown away by it, but I was having fun the whole time, so a 3+.
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A thorough lesson in exaggerated ambition and the negative effect of overblown visuals on the nature of the viewer's experience. Few contemporary films have so stirred in me the dilemma of whether Hollywood requires audiences to go to the cinema to see its expensive, highly marketed products because of what they say, or because of how they say it. Gods of Egypt, from a (formerly) A-list director, applies a huge amount of cliché and genre certainty to form the skeleton of its plot, only to be treated without a second thought to visual effects that look inadequate for the budget, unemotional fight or romantic interludes, two famous actors' faces, and a bunch of B-movie slow-motion or sped-up scenes that are rather counterproductive and often uninteresting and irrelevant in relation to the story. What the film can be credited with, however, is certainly its action-oriented audiovisual verve, which throughout its surprisingly short 120 minutes makes it at least a worthy product of unpretentious and mindless cinematic entertainment. Not in the style of last year's Mad Max, which manoeuvred on a far more coherent yet far less hackneyed plot platform, but rather as the formally unbridled masturbation of its creator, who had seen a lot of similar fantasies and tried, for more money and at a faster pace, to create the most modern and honest sibling for them. What would the Wachowskis, for example, have given for something like this in the sci-fi field last year. 60%
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When I was thinking about how I should review this movie, I looked at the reviews of the newish Clash of the Titans, to which I gave four stars back then. But then I realized that one star was given to Gemma Arterton, who showed off in any way possible. Here, there were not enough chicks for my eyeballs. There were some, but nothing that would dazzle you. On the other hand, it is exactly what you might imagine. Only with the difference that Alex Proyas is not low-grade, and so he turned Gods of Egypt not only into a fantasy, but at times into a sci-fi. And I have to say that I didn’t mind. A pleasant and pretty movie wind down that is story-wise crazier by the minute. And that’s good. Because you don’t know beforehand what you will get.
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I expected hell, I got a passable average. The 140 million budget is evident in the film, the production design is really lavish and the whole thing looks much more interesting and atmospheric than in the trailers, unfortunately the visual effects are still crap. It's also nice to note that Gods of Egypt is ultimately more of a fairy tale than gritty and serious-looking fantasy, so some naivety and occasional illogic can be forgiven. The story moves surprisingly fast not only because every now and then the setting changes or a new and usually well-done monster appears, but also because of the likeable characters and, within reason, good actors. Gerard Butler's villain is fine, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau is even better as a good god who needs to grow up a bit, and there are some very nice actresses milling around. So I'm not ashamed to say I had a pretty good time. I won't say it's a good film, but it serves as a spectacular cinema washout without any problems.
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If you still like to watch any episode of TV's Hercules or Xena now and then and enjoy the deliberately simple naivety and bickering of mortals and gods and goddesses who don't go far for a 21st century catchphrase, Gods of Egypt is for you. The film is nothing more than a relaxing fantasy, which fortunately is not take itself seriously. It's a pity that the film is not shorter and a bit more interestingly cast (all the actors are of course dominated by Geoffrey Rush as the god Re, who circles the flat Earth with his ark, dragging the Sun behind him).___P.S. Great music by Marco Beltrami!___P.P.S. I've seen the dubbed version and it's not terrible, except for Gerard Butler, who is voiced by Zdeněk Mahdal.
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