Immortals is not 300

   

      I was so eager to see this film but had to wait nearly a month instead. Immortals' world wide premiere was on 11-11-11, but it was shown here in the Philippines on the 7th of December instead to give way to the fourth installment of the Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 and the animation film Happy Feet 2.
  
     My expectations weren't really that high, after all this is an action/fantasy film. Even so, I couldn't help but feel that the movie felt short of every one else' expectations, not just my own. Now, now, before everyone starts to retaliate and call me a "know-it-all"... let me just say that I enjoyed the watching the film. Really! I mean an hour and a half of Henry Cavill shirtless... what more can I ask for (more nudity perhaps? *wink*)? I was just pretty much happy staring at him most time. The lack of chemistry between him and Freida Pinto (Slumdog Millionaire) was quite obvious and I was also hoping that they would give Henry to showcase his acting skills. Do not be deceive by his gorgeous looks because this guy can act. I guess this isn't the right film to do so. We'll see how he fares once he puts on his cape in "The Man of Steel". I'll be closely watching this new take on the Superman series and that is because I'm a true fan of Christopher Reeve and very proud of it.




     Now if you don't mind me jumping into another topic. As you noticed I have mentioned on the title of this blog that Immortals is not 300. They have different plots yes, but actually both films are produced by the same people and same production company, which is Warner Bros. of course. Sad to say though that they have yet to outdone that breakthrough film that they've produced in 2008. If a story is set in Greek Mythology, expect that they would have a 300-ish feel to it. Immortals has a PG 13 rating and that is because of the gauging of the eyes of slaves and some torture scenes. Where as 300 was given an R 18 movie rating and I think you all know why. Apart from the violence and gore of hand to hand combat there are also 300 naked (who wears nothing but cod piece) Spartan warriors parading all the time in the film! Not that I mind, I remembered the first time I saw this film, I said: "I will never see well sculpted pecs and abs in my entire life if not for this film! The makers of this film are marketing geniuses. Women will watch this film and ignore the gruesome  stuff just to see these men."

      One of the characters in the movie 300 that struck me was Stelios and Astinos played by Michael Fassbender  (Inglorious Basterds, X-Men: First Class) and Tom Wisdom (Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants Part 2) respectively. I've been recently intrigued with Fassbender after reading an article about him in Time Magazine. I learned that he's starring opposite with one of my favorite actors, Viggo Mortensen (The Lord of The Rings) in the movie " A Dangerous Method" which also stars Keira Knightly as a mental patient. I have seen the trailer, and OMG! Very intriguing and very dark, deals a lot on how Psycho analysis was born (Freud and Jung). I've posted the the Official Movie Trailer, and a lot of Oscar buzz that surrounds this film, one of the is for Fassbender's portrayal of Dr. Carl Jung. Though I've just read a few minutes ago that they the Screen Actors Guild Awards did not acknowledge his performance, so no nomination for him. But the SAG is still different from the Oscars, the latter is lot more prestigious and well known award giving body. I have a strong feeling that Michael Fassbender will take home the trophy for Best Actor at the Oscars next year. I'm really hoping that I could find a copy of this movie or that it will previewed here in the Philippines, though it's quite unlikely. He was in Band of Brothers and I didn't even knew about it until  a few days ago, and I have known that T.V. series by heart. He was the one who got yelled at by their Commanding Officer played by David Schwimmer (FRIENDS) because he drank from his canteen during their very grueling night marches. In my shock I immediately pulled out the first episode and popped it into the DVD player. And yes, it was him alright. He played machine gunner Pvt. Burton "Pat" Christenson. Yeah, I guess you could say that I have a slight crush on him that's why I'm writing about him in the first place. I always say that it is not the looks alone that captures my fancy but the talent instead, that is the reason  why I come to admire so many actors who are virtually unknown because once they have turned into celebrities (status and attitude wise) I lost all interest and become bitter instead, CHOS!

    I have done enough blabbing and thank you for bearing with me. Have a great day!