League Of Gods (2016) [No 3D Blu-ray] [Digital only - AVP]

[the13thman]

Just back from seeing League Of Gods in 3D. Three idiots came in ten minutes into the movie and then left after another ten minutes but otherwise I was the only person in the cinema watching it, which is always nice.

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I don't think I have actually watched a Chinese/HK film theatrically since Full Contact and Hard-Boiled way back in the 90s, they just don't get much of a release in the UK. This one was released by Sony, so I hope they follow it up with a 3D blu ray, because this is most definitely a film to watch in 3D.

It's a conversion (credited to Gener8) but not a bad one at all, I find Chinese conversions are getting better all the time. As you'd expect, it's mostly depth but I did spot quite a lot of mild and medium pop out with the odd strong moment (most notably a Doctor Octopus type tentacle comin' right at ya). Separation was decent. The film is overloaded with CG, so is a perfect fit for 3D. The camerawork is exceptionally dynamic, and you get a lot of variety on screen - there's flying scenes, battle scenes, giant monsters, baby monsters, magic, flying fortresses and all manner of insanity. It reminded me of Gods Of Egypt, Clash Of The Titans, Lord Of the Rings, Curse Of The Golden Flower, Mermaid, Avatar, Monster Hunt and more, all mashed together. I was in fantasy film heaven - I just can't get enough of this kind of stuff, especially in 3D. It is a mess of a film, but a glorious one.

What's the downside? You don't get a lot of Jet Li and just like The Evil Cult the film doesn't have a proper ending. I was really enjoying all the action at the end and actually shouted out in frustration when the end credits kicked in, this had better damn well get a sequel...