Alex Proyas' Gods Of Egypt (February 2016) - with Gerard Butler, Chadwick Boseman - Blu-ray Forum

toddly6666 · 03-02-2015, 12:21 AM

I dont know about anyone else, but Im pretty excited for this film. Proyas (of Dark City and I Robot fame) hasnt directed a film since 2009's Knowing (underrated by the way).

http://m.imdb.com/title/tt2404233/fu...ef_=m_tt_cl_sc

Thomas Guycott · 03-02-2015, 01:18 AM

Real IMDB link.

Proyas has me interested, but another Egypt movie full of white people does not.

Edit: Oh, Jaime Lannister's in this.

levcore · 03-02-2015, 08:03 AM

I've been looking forward to this for ages, I'm hoping its in 3D too. Hopefully a trailer in the near future.

the sordid sentinel · 03-03-2015, 02:47 AM

Big Proyas fan here. One of the most interesting directors out there today in terms of on screen visuals. Will keep an eye out for this one. And I agree with the OP, Knowing is definitely underrated.

Decado · 03-03-2015, 03:07 AM

Always up for a historical epic as long as it isn't PG-13. You'd think the mediocre/poor performance of recent PG-13 historical epics would tell Hollywood PG-13 doesn't guarantee bank for this genre.

toddly6666 · 11-13-2015, 01:29 AM

Character Posters released! If this is anything similar to Immortals, I will be very excited! I like these posters. Cool that that the movies gave roles to the prince from Malificent and two of Immortan Joe's wives from Mad Mad Fury Road!

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L-Rouge · 11-13-2015, 07:41 AM

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Originally Posted by toddly6666

I dont know about anyone else, but Im pretty excited for this film. Proyas (of Dark City and I Robot fame) hasnt directed a film since 2009's Knowing (underrated by the way).

http://m.imdb.com/title/tt2404233/fu...ef_=m_tt_cl_sc

Loved "Knowing". look forward to it.

Leonidas King · 12-21-2015, 04:54 PM

So I only saw the trailer for the first time as it was attached to The Force Awakens and all I can say is Gerard is basically reprising his role as Leonidas again

HotRats · 12-21-2015, 09:17 PM

The trailers really put the dire into dialogue. I can't decide whether this is really late for the last wave of mythology films or really early for the next, either way it looks depressing for fans of Proyas

MifuneFan · 12-21-2015, 09:24 PM

Gerard Butler is horribly miscast in this. He basically just looks like he's playing Leonidas again. Why he'd agree to do that is beyond me. Overall the movie just looks terrible. Like a poorly done teen book adaptation or something. It's hard to believe this is coming from the same director who made Dark City, but then again, he also made Knowing, so yeah.

JamesKurtovich · 12-22-2015, 02:17 AM

This looks laughably bad.

Thomas Guycott · 12-22-2015, 03:09 AM

I can't tell whether this looks like Foreign Box Office: the Movie, or Foreign Tax Break: the Movie.

ThatOneGuy · 02-22-2016, 06:12 AM

The trailer screen when I watched Deadpool and I just shook my head no while my friend said that she is only going to see it because Jaime Lannister is in it.

I'll probably watch this when it comes on cable or Netflix.

Adam_ME · 02-22-2016, 04:19 PM

I just gave away a free pass for this to a coworker(who's giving it away to her friend). This looks terrible. If I'm gonna sit through a Gerard Butler action flick, it's gonna be London Is Fallen.

levcore · 02-22-2016, 04:20 PM

This is heresy, this is clear going to be the greatest movie ever

Hellraiserfan · 02-22-2016, 04:45 PM

I'm disappointed that Proyas didn't go for a simpler and somewhat more grounded film, by that I mean way less CGI. I don't think making a movie based around Egyptian mythology should be this stylized.

levcore · 02-22-2016, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Hellraiserfan

I'm disappointed that Proyas didn't go for a simpler and somewhat more grounded film, by that I mean way less CGI. I don't think making a movie based around Egyptian mythology should be this stylized.

I love Ancient Egypt and wish we had a lot more movies set in this period. For example I absolutely loved Exodus. That said I'm a big fantasy and vfx fan so an fx heavy ancient Egypt adventure is right up my street.

Groot · 02-22-2016, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by levcore

I love Ancient Egypt and wish we had a lot more movies set in this period. For example I absolutely loved Exodus. That said I'm a big fantasy and vfx fan so an fx heavy ancient Egypt adventure is right up my street.

Same!

Some of this looks cheesy in the vain of the Mummy sequels, so I'm down for it.

toddly6666 · 02-25-2016, 11:10 PM

It's sad when once-good directors have to use a crummy script and make an expensive movie which showcases poor special effects. Why would the director of The Crow, Dark City and I Robot dig his own grave? Also an Egyptian director who has to hire all whites for an Egypt movie. Did someone put a gun to Proyas' head?

I really hope Deadpool sets the bar for trying to make good action for cheap and without relying too much on special effects to sell the film.

Batman1980 · 02-26-2016, 02:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by toddly6666

It's sad when once-good directors have to use a crummy script and make an expensive movie which showcases poor special effects. Why would the director of The Crow, Dark City and I Robot dig his own grave? Also an Egyptian director who has to hire all whites for an Egypt movie. Did someone put a gun to Proyas' head?

I really hope Deadpool sets the bar for trying to make good action for cheap and without relying too much on special effects to sell the film.

I love how all the positive reviews for this in TV spots fly by quickly so you can't tell who wrote them. They're also 2-3 words and none of them praise the writing or character development.

View Poll Results: Rate Gods of Egypt (After you have seen it)
One Star	11	22.45%
Two Stars	10	20.41%
Three Stars	16	32.65%
Four Stars	12	24.49%
Five Stars	0	0%
Voters: 49. You may not vote on this poll

03-02-2015, 12:21 AM	#1
toddly6666 Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Nov 2009 Location:Hong Kong Home Theater Gallery:20 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:1441 DVD collection:31 Blu-ray reviews: 290 Trading Score:61	Alex Proyas' Gods Of Egypt (February 2016) - with Gerard Butler, Chadwick Boseman I dont know about anyone else, but Im pretty excited for this film. Proyas (of Dark City and I Robot fame) hasnt directed a film since 2009's Knowing (underrated by the way). http://m.imdb.com/title/tt2404233/fu...ef_=m_tt_cl_sc

03-02-2015, 01:18 AM	#2
Thomas Guycott Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Feb 2012 Location:USA 4K collection:6 Blu-ray collection:544 DVD collection:181 Trading Score:2	Real IMDB link. Proyas has me interested, but another Egypt movie full of white people does not. Edit: Oh, Jaime Lannister's in this.

03-02-2015, 08:03 AM	#3
levcore Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Jun 2011 Location:Dryland 4K collection:306 Blu-ray collection:2617 Trading Score:3	I've been looking forward to this for ages, I'm hoping its in 3D too. Hopefully a trailer in the near future.

03-03-2015, 02:47 AM	#4
the sordid sentinel Special Member Member since:Jun 2009 Location:GA 4K collection:139 Blu-ray collection:646 DVD collection:2	Big Proyas fan here. One of the most interesting directors out there today in terms of on screen visuals. Will keep an eye out for this one. And I agree with the OP, Knowing is definitely underrated.

03-03-2015, 03:07 AM	#5
Decado Expert Member Member since:Dec 2009	Always up for a historical epic as long as it isn't PG-13. You'd think the mediocre/poor performance of recent PG-13 historical epics would tell Hollywood PG-13 doesn't guarantee bank for this genre.

11-13-2015, 01:29 AM	#6
toddly6666 Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Nov 2009 Location:Hong Kong Home Theater Gallery:20 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:1441 DVD collection:31 Blu-ray reviews: 290 Trading Score:61	Character Posters released! If this is anything similar to Immortals, I will be very excited! I like these posters. Cool that that the movies gave roles to the prince from Malificent and two of Immortan Joe's wives from Mad Mad Fury Road! image.jpg

12-21-2015, 04:54 PM	#8
Leonidas King Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Mar 2010 Location:Sparta, Laconia - GRC Home Theater Gallery:17 4K collection:657 Blu-ray collection:2628 Blu-ray reviews: 34 Trading Score:250	So I only saw the trailer for the first time as it was attached to The Force Awakens and all I can say is Gerard is basically reprising his role as Leonidas again

12-21-2015, 09:17 PM	#9
HotRats Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2009	The trailers really put the dire into dialogue. I can't decide whether this is really late for the last wave of mythology films or really early for the next, either way it looks depressing for fans of Proyas

12-21-2015, 09:24 PM	#10
MifuneFan Blu-ray Emperor Top contributor Member since:Mar 2012 Location:New York City 4K collection:28 Blu-ray collection:1145 Trading Score:69	Gerard Butler is horribly miscast in this. He basically just looks like he's playing Leonidas again. Why he'd agree to do that is beyond me. Overall the movie just looks terrible. Like a poorly done teen book adaptation or something. It's hard to believe this is coming from the same director who made Dark City, but then again, he also made Knowing, so yeah.

12-22-2015, 02:17 AM	#11
JamesKurtovich Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Dec 2008 Location:Alaska Home Theater Gallery:6 Blu-ray collection:229 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:2	This looks laughably bad.

12-22-2015, 03:09 AM	#12
Thomas Guycott Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Feb 2012 Location:USA 4K collection:6 Blu-ray collection:544 DVD collection:181 Trading Score:2	I can't tell whether this looks like Foreign Box Office: the Movie, or Foreign Tax Break: the Movie.

02-22-2016, 06:12 AM	#13
ThatOneGuy Blu-ray Baron Member since:Jan 2015 Location:Florida 4K collection:11 Blu-ray collection:651 DVD collection:71 Digital collection:44 iTunes collection:12	The trailer screen when I watched Deadpool and I just shook my head no while my friend said that she is only going to see it because Jaime Lannister is in it. I'll probably watch this when it comes on cable or Netflix.

02-22-2016, 04:19 PM	#14
Adam_ME Blu-ray Knight Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Katy, TX 4K collection:1231 Blu-ray collection:2112 DVD collection:83 Digital collection:5040 iTunes collection:272 Prime collection:312 Trading Score:695	I just gave away a free pass for this to a coworker(who's giving it away to her friend). This looks terrible. If I'm gonna sit through a Gerard Butler action flick, it's gonna be London Is Fallen.

02-22-2016, 04:20 PM	#15
levcore Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Jun 2011 Location:Dryland 4K collection:306 Blu-ray collection:2617 Trading Score:3	This is heresy, this is clear going to be the greatest movie ever

02-22-2016, 04:45 PM	#16
Hellraiserfan Blu-ray Knight Member since:May 2010 4K collection:482 Blu-ray collection:1072 DVD collection:185 Trading Score:7	I'm disappointed that Proyas didn't go for a simpler and somewhat more grounded film, by that I mean way less CGI. I don't think making a movie based around Egyptian mythology should be this stylized.

02-25-2016, 11:10 PM	#19
toddly6666 Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Nov 2009 Location:Hong Kong Home Theater Gallery:20 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:1441 DVD collection:31 Blu-ray reviews: 290 Trading Score:61	It's sad when once-good directors have to use a crummy script and make an expensive movie which showcases poor special effects. Why would the director of The Crow, Dark City and I Robot dig his own grave? Also an Egyptian director who has to hire all whites for an Egypt movie. Did someone put a gun to Proyas' head? I really hope Deadpool sets the bar for trying to make good action for cheap and without relying too much on special effects to sell the film.

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