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month sees the release of sword-and-sandal epic, Immortals. Tis
sort of film has come back into fashion over the last few years, and has proved to be a touch hit (300) and miss (Troy). Tis one, however, looks promising; directed by Tarsem Singh and produced by the same camp as 300 who seem to firmly believe that if it isn’t broke, don’t fix it. Audiences can expect skull shattering fight scenes, amazing special effects, and lots of dead CGI Greeks. It even has that bloke from the Tudors as the hero, and Mickey Rourke as the bad guy – perfect. Or is it? Te story is set within the realms of Greek Mythology, where they do love a good quest. Te plot involves the evil king Hyperion, who hates all mankind (he is an angry man) and is trying to raise the Titans. Tey have been locked away in a
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mountain by the gods, and they (apparently) are seriously mental and want revenge. Ok, it’s immediately implausible, but at least it’s not overly complex, right? Wrong! Te only thing that can release the Titans is the Epirus bow, a “weapon of unimaginable power”, and of course the gods’ own rules mean that they can’t intervene (even though they do) so the job falls to a peasant who appears to have been groomed by Zeus since birth like some Olympian rent boy. Will they make it? Why would you need to release the Titans if you already have a “weapon of unimaginable power”? More importantly will this film be good? Er, yeah, because when it comes down to it, when a film comes along with as stylish looking fight scenes as this one, they may as well be talking Greek - you’re going to be watching not listening.
To win yourself either a private viewing of Immortals with ten of your nearest and dearest (viewing time at the discretion of Odeon Cinemas), or ten film tickets, or even four gallery tickets, tell uswhich Barbarian film Mickey Rourke starred in last year…
A) Conan B)Ronan C)Colin
Answers (including your telephone number) to
emma@outlineonline.co.uk by Friday 20th November. Subject: Film Comp.
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