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  jesslloydfan > 02/12/2015, 15:43

  The Crow and irobot director's newest film Gods of Egypt, see trailer below:
  
  
  
  Decent cast, and it looks ok i suppose (i imagine it will be massively toned down from the gorier details of Egyptian mythology). 
  Apparently it upset some people because they cast white actors, which all seems kind of idiotic to complain about, mythological figures and the actors in it will bring in audiences more than random unknown actors (not like egyptian gods haven't been portrayed as white before on film).

• RE: Gods of Egypt

  gymaddict69 > 04/12/2015, 22:42

  Thanks for posting the link to this , Jesslloydfan. Had never even heard of the film before seeing your pos. My verdict based on the trailer..Ooh, that looks just a bit tasty. Will definatly give this a butchers on its home release, looks like popcorn fodder of the highest order (and its got Jamie Lannister in it lol). Did make me laugh reading the first 20 or so comments on youtube, of which 99% were simply focussing on the fact that the characters weere portrayed by white actors. Really, who gives a shit so long as the films good. Even if it turns out to be shite...who gives a shit about the actors colour, watching the trailer its not going down a factual route..but who cares.

• RE: Gods of Egypt

  jesslloydfan > 05/12/2015, 15:49

  It looks ok, could be a bit of cgi overload potentially though i think. So i probably won't be rushing to watch it. 
  The comments are hilarious, some people just look for things to be outraged by, also love the double standard of the people who complain about casting like this usually being the first people to shout racist at anyone who questions the casting of black actors (or whatever) as white characters in comic films. 
  And some miss the blindingly obvious, they suggest random actors of Egyptian heritage for the parts and fail to take into account that the characters are mythological and that a studio is never going to cast an entire big budget with no name actors (who may or may not even be good actors) just because they happen to look more Egyptian (and considering a lot of people from that region can be very light skinned anyway most of the casting ideas don't fit). 

• RE: Gods of Egypt

  gymaddict69 > 13/12/2015, 19:07

  Oh, even judging by the trailer,this is gonna be a cgi fest (bet Michael Bay is kicking himself at not being involved in this..he's not is he lol). The comments on youtube etc.. do make ya laugh. Only a small minority do seem to be discussing the film itself. Couldnt begin to suggest any famous, big name egyptian stars. People do need to just focus on the film itself and leave any hystorical or regional accuracies at the door. This looks to be pure popcorn fodder and should be treated as such.

• RE: Gods of Egypt

  gymaddict69 > 20/05/2016, 19:50

  I got around to downloading and watching 'Gods of Eypyt' the other day. Dont think its even had its uk cinema release yet. While not expecting anything particually high brow i was atleast expecting to be entertained. Sadly, this film failed to do that. The best of the film really is posted in the trailer. Atleast im assuming that as 90 or so minutes into the film i was so bored and genrally unimpresse that my body simply gave up on me and i fell asleep. Below par visuals (the action sequences are borderline comical), unlikeable characters and a script and story to rival some of the worst. Cant find a single thing to recommend about the film, the whole thing just left a bad taste in the mouth. Next years Razzies here we come me thinks. A real shame.
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