Immortals: 3D (15) ***

Immortals: 3D (15) ***

Dir: Tarsem Singh

Starring: Henry Cavill, Mickey Rourke, John Hurt, Freida Pinto

Synopsis: In ancient Greece, the evil King Hyperion seeks to release the Titans, immortal beings who lost in a mythic war, leaving them imprisoned within Mount Tartarus, and the victors became Gods. He searches for the Epirus Bow to release them, and the God's cannot intervene in the conflicts of men - until Theseus, a peasant with a warrior's skill comes forth to stop Hyperion.

Verdict: It is blatantly obvious that Immortals is from the producers of 300. You have splatter factor, men fighting great numbers of enemies and emerging with barely a scratch (until, of course, the final battle), and beautiful women not wearing very much.

Despite Theseus (Cavill) being the main character, he barely speaks and is left to let the actions of himself (and what others do to him) do the talking. This compared to the villain of the film King Hyperion (Rourke) is quite a contrast, where he has a good amount of dialogue to help create his background and build an understanding of him.

They both have some level of depth created about them, but Theseus doesn't seem quite as rounded, which could be due to Rourke's portrayal of Hyperion, which is one of the better performances in the film. Another notable performance is from Pinto as the oracle Phaedra, who is excelling in this just as she did in Rise of the Planet of the Apes.

The special effects are very good throughout the film, with good use of CGI, slow motion shots and, even the 3D wasn't too bad, without many of the hiccoughs that can be seen in other 3D offerings.

Immortals is so much like the lovechild of 300 and Clash of the Titans that is could be a sequel to each individually, or both together. It is a violent no-brainer that, while providing entertaining fight scenes, is definitely not for everyone.