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Movie Reviews of Immortal
Movie Review: Heavy on the Visuals Light on Continuity
Summary: 3 Stars
When I first viewed IMMORTEL, I had heard nothing of it nor of its director. All I knew of it was that it was a science fiction film that dealt with human eugenics experiments and an appearance by Egyptian gods in 2095. Now this was indeed an enticing combination. As the film began, I could see that the visuals, shot in animation and CGI, were the foundation. Now when any film is presented in its near entirety with the viewer asked to visualize the plot through a kaleidescope, the result is either a smashing success or a crushing bore. In this case, I would place IMMORTEL somewhere in the middle. There were only three actors who were filmed more or less as human beings. Two of them (Linda Hardy and Thomas Kratchsman) I had never heard of. Charlotte Rampling was the third though I did not recognize her under her heavily made up face and banged hair. My interest was limited to how the plot followed a byzantine path that defied logic. Director Enki Bilal, as I later found out, is a avante-garde director who specializes in tranferring comic books to the big screen as animations. As I watched, I tried to decide how the movie would have turned out had a director other than Bilal been behind the camera. I quickly realized that the result would not have made a big difference. The failure of IMMORTEL was Bilal's determination to omit key facts needed as background. Now I have no problem with a director forcing his audience to think, but in this case, I had to think too much, a problem exacerbated by the patently fake look of too many characters who looked like nothing but computer-enhanced Pillsbury dough boys.
I had some problem with the appearance of a pyramid suddenly popping into existence over New York City in 2095. This problem was not that it appeared replete with bird headed Egyptian gods seeking to judge one of their own. My comfort zone of believability was shattered when the typical New Yorker seemed not to care a whit. I well know of blase New Yorkers, but their apathy was depressing. There are too many plot twists to reveal here, though these twists served more to distance the viewer rather than engage him. As the final credits rolled, I decided that IMMORTEL, like any film, could best be appreciated by those who already are fans of the genre and are willing to suspend disbelief even to the stretching point. I was not and this is why I give it a middling three stars.
Movie Review: A surprisingly good film...
Summary: 3 Stars
I wasn't expecting much from this one, but I picked it up anyway. I have read that it felt like a combination of The Fifth Element and ___ movie. I'd agree, I'd say it was a combo of The Fifth Element and a largely unseen movie titled Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (if you've seen both films, and you enjoyed them, this one is definately for you). It felt, in a way, also like a Terry Gilliam movie, the director of Brazil and Time Bandits. It did not have the darkness of Blade Runner, but it did convey a similar sense of a more realistic vision of an urban future, if relying heavily on CGI (unlike BR). I hope this review helps!
Just by way of background, and while other reviewers seems to prefer to reveal much of the story and plot, I think that sort of ruins the film in many cases. So, you'll want to look for other reviews and reviewers if that is what you are looking for...
Movie Review: Mixed feelings here
Summary: 3 Stars
The story of this movie is especially interesting if you realize that a second, even third, part must be coming to explain many -and I mean MANY- loose knots. If seconds aren't coming you would be allowed to say Immortal is a strange dream taken to the screen but somehow worth the 102 minutes it last.
The really ugly part of the movie are the poorly executed computer generated characters, in fact, for the possible exception of a couple of monsters, they are awful, move terrible and don't transmit anything to the viewer. Why didn't the director use humans? A fat man, a tough girl... surely they would cost more or less than the graphics did.
Said that I think it's an interesting movie. Check it out, but have in mind it's a bizarre story.
Movie Review: just o.k.
Summary: 3 Stars
I never read the comic books, but was curious about the movie. It was a combo of live actors (only 2 or 3) and computer generated characters. Although the special effects were impressive, I thought the overall story was a little weak. There are so many unanswered questions concerning the characters. Maybe it will be addressed in future movies? The movie was hard to follow. I just had to let go, and flow with it, not trying to make sense of it or figure it out. I will be curious to see what others thought. I think if you are familiar with the comic books, you would enjoy the movie more.Movie Review: Inconsistent production and confusing storyline
Summary: 3 Stars
For the most part, I enjoyed this movie, but the experience was bumpy, mostly because the quality of the visuals were inconsistent. Some scenes were gorgeous, while others (the Gods in the pyramid, in particular) looked like something out of a 90's video game. The story was a little hard to follow, but if you like hard sci-fi, you'll probably enjoy it.