Ah, shit, I have to hope and pray that, when it arrives, you don't withdraw your thanks and demand an apology..! Anyway, I stand by the fact that, in spite of its critical savaging, I think it's fun. Hope you agree, at least a bit. Cheers mate.
@@3D_Blu-ray_Bunker lol! I saw it when I was younger and enjoyed it. Then I watched all the reviews mostly about white-washing, and I never saw it that way because I knew it was a fantasy movie in a made-up universe with Egyptian inspired monsters. But I didn't remember it was in 3D, I have just over 100 3D movies and I'm starting to have a tough time choosing which one I wanna watch again for the night, so it was time to buy a few from Amazon. And you convinced me that the 3D was a lot of fun, and that's what I'm here for!
Thanks buddy. I definitely recommend you do - but don't blame me too much of it plays the same to you as it did to most other people. Well, blame me a bit, I guess I have to step up to my responsibilities! All the best.
Thank you for taking the time to review this forgotten masterpiece. An intetesting 3D double bill is Gods of Egypt and Exodus: Gods and Kings which drew similar criticism for it's casting of white actors in Egyptian roles but was shot in native 3D. I enjoyed Gods of Egypt over the Ridley Scott film due to the fact it didn't take itself too seriously. Black Widow has now been ordered and I'm waiting impatiently for it to drop through my letterbox. My money has been taken and I believe it's out today or tomorrow in Japan.
Forgotten masterpiece, heh heh! It's funny, but I think this movie has a lot in common with (David Lynch's) Dune: Critics hated it, it's got a bad script, bad acting, good and bad special effects, oh, and a white cast. And people absolutely bloody love it. Including me. I've only seen Exodus once, a few years ago, but I remember finding it not much fun, need to give it a re-watch. Old Ridley's not really the man he used to be, and I've approached his films with extreme caution ever since that godawful A Good Year with Russ Le Roq. Hope your BW arrives soon; I don't think they've taken my money yet, so I'll keep an eye on that.
Thanks for the channel! Love it! My Z9D is always starved for more 3D! The thing that DRIVE ME CRAZY about the criticisms of this movie - is I don't believe many of the critics actuallt SAW the movie. It is VERY CLEAR in the film that this doesn't take place on Earth!! This is a flat planet called Egypt! (We see a shot of Ra pulling the sun on chain over the flat planet).
Maybe they could have distanced themselves from some of the criticisms if they'd just put the tiniest of twists on the title, like spelling it, "Gods of Egipt" instead. Usually when the mass consensus is to hate a film I get where it's coming from but, with this one, it baffled me. Anyway, always good to se there's another fan of it out there, thanks for watching!
One reason I don't feel too guilty about recommending this is that I'd imagine it's readily available in bargain bins across the globe! There's a chance you'll enjoy it, only a small chance possibly, but I reckon it's worth the gamble. Hope it pays off! Cheers buddy.
As always, great review 👍 I have this movie in my 3D collection, but have avoided seing it, as I've heard bad things about the 3D. I also remember, that the film didn't make that big of an impression on me, when I saw it. Nearly decided to sell my copy, as a result of bad reviews 😬 After your review, I've gotten really excited about the movie and i can't wait to see it in 3D 🙏😁🙏 Thanks and keep up the good work 😜🤙
Hi Christian, very kind of you. I mean, temper your expectations and keep in mind just how much almost everyone hated it..! At the very least though, I hope you enjoy its 3D as much as I did, it's not up there with the very best post-conversions but, to my eyes anyway, it all looked like it was so well set up and shot to work well in 3D. Maybe if I'd watched it flat first time I'd have been less enthusiastic about the film itself, not sure, but the only copy I'll get rid of is my 4K disc of it. Thanks again, take care mate.
I did not know there is a 3d Version of this. I have got Tarsem Singh's 'immortals' in my 3d collection and the 3d compositions are amazing. I have never watched gods of egypt because of many bad reviews online, but I think it's funny how similar the Filmcovers Look.
I was the same re Gods of Egypt for about a year, heard all about how terrible it was, and even how terrible its 3D apparently was. I've not watched Immortals for a few years now, need to give it another look, thanks for the reminder! Cheers.
Nice review! When you mentioned that the film was far from gimmicky I wondered if you have any examples of films with "good" gimmicky 3D? Jaws 3 is sure gimmicky but it's not very good. But maybe there are better examples? I imagine there should be more gimmicky 3D in children's films and comedies.
I think you're right, kid's animations maybe can get away with it more - like, everyone loves old Sammy the Turtle popping a long way out of the screen. It's difficult, and everyone's going to have their own opinion but, for me, when it's something thrust towards the camera just for the sake of a 3D pop-out it can be a bit gimmicky, but stuff emerging from the screen in a natural way (say, the floaty seed things in Avatar), then that's not gimmicky? I think maybe the biggest curse of 3D down through the decades is that it's seen as something for kids and idiots, and those egregious pop-out shots haven't really helped its cause. (Not saying I don't enjoy them though. Then again, I am a bit of a kid. And an idiot.)
This film is an excellent Ripping Yarn, very much made in the style of Luc Besson (Fifth Element, Valerian). I only bought this as a 3D collector, but I’m glad that I did as I loved the sumptuous sets and pretty good 3D.
I'm the same. In fact, it was only after it had been out for maybe a year, sometime in 2017 I just thought, what the hell, and started hoovering up pretty much every 3D movie no matter how bad I'd heard they were. I used to be a "native-only" snob - i.e. idiot, so I would automatically buy all of those, but it was the supposedly poor post-conversions that I eventually went all-in on. And, once in a while, what I think of as a real treat came along, this one being maybe my favourite of them.
@@3D_Blu-ray_Bunker Yes , like you - I have pretty much accumulated every 3D film I could get my hands on - once in a while I discover a Gem - silly things like the Kung Fu Panda Trilogy have superb 3D, and then film reviews lead you to find good ones - your recommendation for Julia X springs to mind, which I’d never heard of but was a great film with terrific 3D.
@@badgastein2 I think you recommended those Panda movies to me a while back, but I've still not picked them up yet. It's animated films where I think there are the biggest gaps in my collection, I've got about a hundred of them, but I know there are loads I don't have. I mean, for example, did you go as far as getting a copy of Gnomeo and Juliet..? If so, you are a committed addict!
Weak movie, kinda fine to watch once, but to be fair, the fantasy-aspect IS good, interesting, and yes, entertaining, to a certain degree, and even though I haven't watched it in 3D, I do believe it's "better" to watch in 3D. Maybe, if you're into fantasy specificly, maybe you're a D&D kinda person, then this could have a better use for you as if you're just a movie-person. Personaly I'm all of that, I'm into movies, I'm also into 3D, though not everything is worthy to have/watch in 3D, and I'm into fantasy. So objectively speaking, maybe I should give this a 2nd chance, in 3D, if it's cheap... 🤔
Omg another great 3D review! Thank you! I haven't seen this movie due to the lack luster story however now I want to see it just for the 3D haha By the way I was really surprised that Dune is getting a 3D release^^ But not too excited to go see it here in France as most of the 3D showings in Toulouse are in French T___T But I hope there will be a 3D Blu Ray (crosses fingers!). Are you looking foward for this 3D release after having seen Blade Runner 2049's 3D?
Ah! How perfect that you're in Toulouse: I just hear that listings have gone up on Amazon France for the Dune 3D Blu-ray... I've not been over there to order a copy yet, but I certainly will soon. I'm definitely looking forward to seeing it in 3D, even if early reports say the 3D isn't super impressive (they all said that about 2049 too though...) I urge you to pick up a 3D copy of Gods of Egypt, if it's cheap, and I hope you won't end up hating me for suggesting it..! All the best, mon ami.
@@3D_Blu-ray_Bunker haha I just got a new copy of Gods of Egypt for 9 euros thank you XD If someone will regret it, it will probably be my wife T_T Thanks for the info about Dune 's 3D release. I'll quickly pre-order it as I had nearly missed Alita. That one had quickly sky rocketed in price.
@@Mattaisu Well, I hope you *and* your wife both enjoy Gods of Egypt, or at least one of you does - even if, statistically speaking, the likelihood is that you'll *both* dislike it! Watch it when you're in a good mood, maybe with a bit of French wine inside you, accept it for what it is and, hopefully, you'll have as much fun with it as I did.
If I think about a list of films most people hate but i really like, this might well be at the top of it. John Carter (in 3D, of course) would be on there too. Not sure what else. The '76 King Kong would be another. Like you though, I don't really do lists (or scores), not my thing. Thanks for watching, cheers.
Just watched this and ordered it off eBay on the strength of this , I’d only ever read luke warm 3D reviews but possibly people tho go for gimmicks rather than depth and good 3D angles. I’m not expecting a great deal plot wise but good 3D can make up for that :-) Bring it on
I'm pretty sure that, if I'd approached it expecting it to be excellent, I'd have been disappointed and consequently possibly happy to mock it for its failings. But, because I'd heard it was dreadful, it was much easier to enjoy and appreciate the good stuff in it. Ultimately, if I'd heard nothing about the film at all, I *still* think I'd have found it to be good fun. I do hope you enjoy it but, if not, I'm sure you didn't have to spend too much on that eBay copy..!
@@trullithebest Well, I *really* like the Rock Hercules. And I also like The Legend Of Hercules. Basically, I think I'm not really the right person to ask whether a film's any good..! Still, five quid, you can't go too far wrong.
Hello there mate. Great review. Ok so this is another occasion where when I watched I saw a completely flat 3D presentation. I actually enjoyed the movie but the 3D fell flat to me. Altho watching this review has peeked my interest to now want to watch again and see if my eyes can see what you see. Ahh...good ol' Chadwick :( still hurts. But I hope you are doing well my friend. Take care stay safe.
Hey LJ. I'm pretty sure that 3D perception can often be attributed to mood/tiredness and things within ourselves rather than the film itself. I know I've seen some that looked fairly flat first time around, but subsequently great (Legend of Hercules was one of those for me, which, funnily enough, maybe one of the few films more hated than this one!). So, I say give it another try - although, maybe next time you'll think the 3D's quite good but the film is a bag of shite! Hopefully you'll enjoy both the 3D and the movie together though. Yeah, Chadwick, god, has that been a year now? All the best mate, take care.
@@3D_Blu-ray_Bunker yeah I agree with you mate. I look forward to a second watch now. Love legend of Hercules. The film and 3D I have a habit of enjoying terrible movies haha. Yeah a year :( ah. Thank you mate :) have a great week agead
@@ljdracosmoviechannel4191 Ah! Legend of Hercules and Gods of Egypt - a double bill that most people would cheerfully run into hell to avoid, but we'd happily sit down, break out the 3D glasses and enjoy!
I like a good sword and sandle epic now and then. More so if both me and the film don't take themselves too seriously at the time. I didn't bother when the Ben Hur remake, which also had a great many negative things said about it, unsurprisingly so given the height of the pedestal upon which the original sits. But I probably would have had the 3D version been released as it should have been. Hopefully the Australian (I think) company that managed to get Jumanji: The Next Level out on 3D Blu Ray can get more unreleased 3D films out.
I did pick up a copy of Ben Hur (it only cost about a quid), mainly I think to wonder how it might have looked in 3D. Still haven't got around to watching it yet. I assume its 3D conversion was nowhere near a top-tier one, but I'd buy a copy in the blink of an eye if it became available. Having said that, I hope Random Space Media is aiming for a more interesting unreleased 3D title if they're eyeing up another release.
The actors were Jamie Lannister and King Leonidas, and it involved fighting and mythology near the Mediterranean sea. I find it ridiculous that cancel culture found a movie that even had Chadwick Boseman in it to have an issue with.
I'm sure it took a big hit because of the casting complaints (although, people will say it took a hit because they thought it was garbage...). If was was a serious historical piece, then I'm all on board with authentic casting, even if that could be an incredibly complex issue: Would for example the Egyptian Rami Malek be ethnically correct to play an *ancient* Egyptian..? I think it was fine for him to play the Indian Freddie Mercury (was it?), but it's such a minefield these days, someone's going to complain whatever you do.
Just starting the video. I deliberately skipped this bad boy due to the white washing and uninteresting ads. I eventually gave it a shot via Vudu. Let’s see what you think.
I skipped it for about a year for the same reasons (and because I heard a 3D reviewer say that the 3D was terrible!). I'm guessing my opinion of it maybe didn't marry up with yours..?
@@3D_Blu-ray_Bunker I didn’t get a chance to finish the video until just now. It’s been a while since I watched it so I don’t recall some of the finer details. I dug a surprising number of clever and creative choices, designs, and characters. Boseman is criminally underused. I vaguely recall that the 3D was fun. The white-washing was almost as bad as advertised. Expectations were occasionally subverted, I think. Some story elements were a bit confusing. I think many factors can influence how the same people might react to the same movie - cost, location (“at home instead of in a theater,” can go both ways), etc. I think I’d have been less tolerant in a movie theater. I agree that I’d have loved it as a kid and would’ve seriously crushed on one or more of the ladies.
@@westmcgee9320 Some of the more hateful reviews just left me bewildered really. In fairness, I'm pretty sure that one of the reasons I enjoyed it as much as I did was because, not so much that my expectations had been set so low, but because by the time I caught up with it the movie was such an underdog that I wanted to bring as much positivity to watching it as I could. And, as it progressed, I increasingly thought that I didn't need to dig deep to enjoy it at all, but instead simply realised that (in my opinion, of course) all of its harshest critics were simply wrong. For me, this is probably the most extreme example of a film that most people hate which I really like: How about yours?
I'm in the same boat as you (and, unlike the Egyptian who fell off it, I'm not in denial...), managed to have plenty of fun with it which, I'm pretty sure, was the intention of the film makers. Cheers.
Great review of a mediocre movie with excellent 3D! No chance I would own this if not for the 3D quality but as it stands the 3d experience makes this a must for 3D fans.
Cheers buddy. Same here, I'd definitely have never watched if it hadn't been in 3D so, for me, it's one of those where I'm really glad the 3D brought it to my attention.
I own this and have watched it in 3D. It's one of those films where after viewing you can't remember a single thing about it. Watching your video I kept thinking, I don't remember that bit, that bit or that bit 😂. Good 3D however and one that I may go back to in the future, if only to remind myself what happens. Great vid again as always my friend, keep them coming. One I'd like to see from you is Top Gun or maybe a CGI movie.
Ha ha. I've got to admit, I've seen it a few times, 3D and 4K, and I feel like I know it quite well. Every time I've watched it I've been overwhelmed with the feeling of, why all the hate? It's worth checking Mark Kermode's review of it: Whatever he claims, he was definitely triggered when Alex Proyas referred to critics as a bunch of diseased vultures, and Kermode's review is astonishing in just how smug, arrogant, dishonest and cruel it is, coming from a professional film critic, it's embarrassing. Anyway, I say give it another look - and see if any of it comes back to you! Take care matey.
Awkward. That's how I'd describe it. Sadly I don't think even an appropriate casting would have fixed it, either. I don't hate it, it's deccently creative, but sometimes it feels a little too on the nose, but it's not always a bad thing. I remember seeing this in IMAX 3D, the scene with the sun being pulled by the starship was fantastic! I saw it twice JUST for those shots. I got the steelbook for it. Only way to get the 3D disc. Well done on the review!
I'd love to have seen this at a big old IMAX theatre, although I'm guessing that some of those less well-done effects might have looked fairly gruesome up in gigantavision! I've got a suspicion that every time I've watched it (and I've seen it three times) I was in exactly the right mood because I honestly - honestly - don't get the levels of hatred it received. Cheers buddy, get that chainsaw revved up, speak soon.
@@3D_Blu-ray_Bunker I don't get the hate either. For me, it was as entertaining as the old Harryhausen flicks like Jason and the Argonauts. Nor are the so-called whitewashed complaints valid. What most seem to miss is that this NOT Earth. Its another planet. Its even referred to as Planet Egypt in the film a few times. It's a big budget saturday matinee sci-fi fantasy!
@@Joe-hh8gd Hey Joe, that's awesome to hear you say that! This video was about seventeen minutes long when I first put it together, so I cut out a two or three minute bit where I compared the film to Jason and the Argonauts and Seventh Voyage of Sinbad, both films that everyone loves (me definitely included) but which, really, have weak scripts, simple stories, not great acting and (and this was another reason I cut it out as I thought people might want to lynch me) I know just the one fella did that incredible work with the animation ...but it didn't exactly look brilliant. I mean, I think Ray's effects were completely awesome, perfect for the films, but I wouldn't call them realistic. Thanks for watching, cheers.
@@3D_Blu-ray_Bunker well one reason the acting seems bad is that most of the voices of the lead actors were dubbed. As for effects, King Kong wowed audiences with its "realism" in the 30s and Harryhausen took it further...the high bar for decades. Ive seen kids gasp at the entry of the cyclops in Sinbad! To see the difference, compare animation in Sinbad to Jack the Giant Killer. I'd even postulate that the artificially works to enhance that feel of the creatures seeming more magical, as one might imagine in a fairytale world. Oh to have seen some of those converted to 3d.
@@Joe-hh8gd I one hundred percent agree, effects like that which are clearly not real-looking but look somehow off, can actually look *better* than the same thing done with CG photo-realism. Better not as in more realistic but, as you say, more magical. I take exactly that same logic to apply to the entirety of cinema itself in the 24 FPS world vs High Frame Rate, where 24 makes it look less banal than reality and therefore more magical. And I'm not saying that Gods of Egypt's weaker CG worked in the same way Ray Harryhausen's "unrealistic" models did, but just that simply because an effect shot might be unrealistic, or not perfectly realised, doesn't mean that it won't work well in the context of the film. I think I explained that thought process better in the bit that I cut out!
Alex Proyas, man. Dark City is so, so, so good it hurts (I saw it in '98 before I had seen Metropolis)...and Gods of Egypt is just, yeah, so-so. Alex took a swing for the fences with this one, and of course I own this in 3D, but the casting was so off and the CGI so cheap that I couldn't get lost in the movie. Every few minutes your suspension of disbelief snaps. I guess, in that sense, watching this was like watching Shia LaBeouf in Indiana Jones. You are trying to enjoy a cheesy movie, for what it's worth, and every time he's on screen it's so glaringly awful that you are shaken out of the magic and start to resent the movie for not pumping the brakes and admitting "this isn't working. We need more money for better CGI, we need to recast, or we need to rewrite and give Indiana Jones *the daughter* he was *supposed* to have...not give him Shia LaBeouf."
Ha ha, poor old Shia! I honestly don't have those issues with this film, I like the casting (colour issues notwithstanding) and don't really mind the crappier CG (which, to my eyes, is only really bad with the metallic creature transformations and at other times is - dare I day it? - actually quite good). I guess it's certainly not the type of film people thought Proyas would end up making when they watched Dark City two decades earlier but i do hope he had fun making it.
@@3D_Blu-ray_Bunker My copy of Black Widow 3D departed Japan on Wednesday and was delivered to my home in Maryland (6,958 miles away) on Friday afternoon. Amazing. It arrived the day after my new 3D projector (ViewSonic) also arrived in the mail. In fact, it arrived hours after I learned that the new James Bond movie (my #1 film franchise of all time...BTTF is my favorite trilogy...so they can both be #1)..."No Time To Die" will be given a 3D theatrical release. Yesterday was a good day 🥲 and the Japanese Black Widow 3D Blu-ray was an answer to unspoken prayer. It's a good movie and after *your* videos have given me a new way to study/appreciate 3D, I recognize shots and angles that must have had 3D in mind. Yesterday was a good day 😌
@@markbond7314 Hi Mark. Do you live in a part of the world where No Time To Die is getting a 3D cinema release? I've read that here in the UK it won't be - but don't quote me on that, it's entirely possible that I actually misread it... Hope your ViewSonic is beaming up some nice images - and lots of lovely 3D to enjoy in Black Widow!
Nah mate, I have a pretty high tolerance for “bad” movies, and I have enjoyed quite a few movies that critics told us wer rubbish, revelry watched Jupiter Ascending and Mortal Engines, both of which got a panning, but I enjoyed them both. A decent 3D presentation has also got me quite happily through plenty of other dodgy movies like Ghostbusters 2016 or RIPD. I even really like most of Proyas’ previous movies, especially Dark City, which I think is pretty much a masterpiece, and this had a great cast, big budget, and even a good concept. This one however, I think is a real gold plated turd, just couldn’t finish it even in 3D. When I saw you reviewed this I thought “wow, this guy is really prepared to take one for the team”, but then you only went and liked it. That’s a twist ending I didn’t see coming!
Ha ha, gold plated turds are presumably what the gods in this film would squat down and force out! It's weird, I'd say my film tastes are generally aligned with the majority when it comes to what's good and bad, but there's always the odd exception I guess. Sharknado was the one I took for the team!
@@garyharper2943 Hopefully the version with the original Australian track? Although, I have to admit, I grew up familiar only with the US dub which, to my ears, never sounded like particularly *strong* American, maybe to your American ears it sounds entirely home-grown?
@@garyharper2943 Hi Gary. I do have it (not watched the 4K disc yet), and I *love* the film. Along with The Rocketeer, it's by far my favourite ever comic book adaptation.
You're definitely with the majority with that opinion but, for whatever reason, I found myself in a completely positive frame of mind while watching it. But I do get the criticisms! All the best.
I like a good sword and sandle epic now and then. More so if both me and the film don't take themselves too seriously at the time. I didn't bother when the Ben Hur remake, which also had a great many negative things said about it, unsurprisingly so given the height of the pedestal upon which the original sits. But I probably would have had the 3D version been released as it should have been. Hopefully the Australian (I think) company that managed to get Jumanji: The Next Level out on 3D Blu Ray can get more unreleased 3D films out.
Great review. I love your final word on the film in this one. It’s always my favorite part, but here you really dig in and I really enjoyed your take.
Thanks Austin, I appreciate that. I know I'm in a pretty tiny minority with this one, but I remain unrepentant! all the best buddy.
I just ordered this in 3D from Amazon because of your video, thanks mate! 😎
Ah, shit, I have to hope and pray that, when it arrives, you don't withdraw your thanks and demand an apology..! Anyway, I stand by the fact that, in spite of its critical savaging, I think it's fun. Hope you agree, at least a bit. Cheers mate.
@@3D_Blu-ray_Bunker lol! I saw it when I was younger and enjoyed it. Then I watched all the reviews mostly about white-washing, and I never saw it that way because I knew it was a fantasy movie in a made-up universe with Egyptian inspired monsters. But I didn't remember it was in 3D, I have just over 100 3D movies and I'm starting to have a tough time choosing which one I wanna watch again for the night, so it was time to buy a few from Amazon. And you convinced me that the 3D was a lot of fun, and that's what I'm here for!
Great review, will look out for it in the shops👍
Thanks buddy. I definitely recommend you do - but don't blame me too much of it plays the same to you as it did to most other people. Well, blame me a bit, I guess I have to step up to my responsibilities! All the best.
Thank you for taking the time to review this forgotten masterpiece. An intetesting 3D double bill is Gods of Egypt and Exodus: Gods and Kings which drew similar criticism for it's casting of white actors in Egyptian roles but was shot in native 3D. I enjoyed Gods of Egypt over the Ridley Scott film due to the fact it didn't take itself too seriously. Black Widow has now been ordered and I'm waiting impatiently for it to drop through my letterbox. My money has been taken and I believe it's out today or tomorrow in Japan.
Forgotten masterpiece, heh heh! It's funny, but I think this movie has a lot in common with (David Lynch's) Dune: Critics hated it, it's got a bad script, bad acting, good and bad special effects, oh, and a white cast. And people absolutely bloody love it. Including me. I've only seen Exodus once, a few years ago, but I remember finding it not much fun, need to give it a re-watch. Old Ridley's not really the man he used to be, and I've approached his films with extreme caution ever since that godawful A Good Year with Russ Le Roq. Hope your BW arrives soon; I don't think they've taken my money yet, so I'll keep an eye on that.
Let's just say, there's an argument to be made that Egyptians were "white". Hence the blue eyes everywhere.
Thanks for this fine review. Was not at all aware of this 3d gem. Will pick it up! :)
You may very well be the first person to ever refer to this as a "gem" - but I'm happy to go with that!
@@3D_Blu-ray_Bunker hehe - a gem based on your review that is 🤓
@@tullebob1683 Guilty as charged, m'lud!
Thanks for the channel! Love it! My Z9D is always starved for more 3D!
The thing that DRIVE ME CRAZY about the criticisms of this movie - is I don't believe many of the critics actuallt SAW the movie. It is VERY CLEAR in the film that this doesn't take place on Earth!! This is a flat planet called Egypt! (We see a shot of Ra pulling the sun on chain over the flat planet).
Maybe they could have distanced themselves from some of the criticisms if they'd just put the tiniest of twists on the title, like spelling it, "Gods of Egipt" instead. Usually when the mass consensus is to hate a film I get where it's coming from but, with this one, it baffled me. Anyway, always good to se there's another fan of it out there, thanks for watching!
Thought this movie was fun for what it was. Haven't seen it in 3D yet, so I'll pick it up. Thanks for the review!
One reason I don't feel too guilty about recommending this is that I'd imagine it's readily available in bargain bins across the globe! There's a chance you'll enjoy it, only a small chance possibly, but I reckon it's worth the gamble. Hope it pays off! Cheers buddy.
As always, great review 👍 I have this movie in my 3D collection, but have avoided seing it, as I've heard bad things about the 3D. I also remember, that the film didn't make that big of an impression on me, when I saw it. Nearly decided to sell my copy, as a result of bad reviews 😬 After your review, I've gotten really excited about the movie and i can't wait to see it in 3D 🙏😁🙏 Thanks and keep up the good work 😜🤙
Hi Christian, very kind of you. I mean, temper your expectations and keep in mind just how much almost everyone hated it..! At the very least though, I hope you enjoy its 3D as much as I did, it's not up there with the very best post-conversions but, to my eyes anyway, it all looked like it was so well set up and shot to work well in 3D. Maybe if I'd watched it flat first time I'd have been less enthusiastic about the film itself, not sure, but the only copy I'll get rid of is my 4K disc of it. Thanks again, take care mate.
I did not know there is a 3d Version of this. I have got Tarsem Singh's 'immortals' in my 3d collection and the 3d compositions are amazing. I have never watched gods of egypt because of many bad reviews online, but I think it's funny how similar the Filmcovers Look.
I was the same re Gods of Egypt for about a year, heard all about how terrible it was, and even how terrible its 3D apparently was. I've not watched Immortals for a few years now, need to give it another look, thanks for the reminder! Cheers.
Nice review! When you mentioned that the film was far from gimmicky I wondered if you have any examples of films with "good" gimmicky 3D? Jaws 3 is sure gimmicky but it's not very good. But maybe there are better examples? I imagine there should be more gimmicky 3D in children's films and comedies.
I think you're right, kid's animations maybe can get away with it more - like, everyone loves old Sammy the Turtle popping a long way out of the screen. It's difficult, and everyone's going to have their own opinion but, for me, when it's something thrust towards the camera just for the sake of a 3D pop-out it can be a bit gimmicky, but stuff emerging from the screen in a natural way (say, the floaty seed things in Avatar), then that's not gimmicky? I think maybe the biggest curse of 3D down through the decades is that it's seen as something for kids and idiots, and those egregious pop-out shots haven't really helped its cause. (Not saying I don't enjoy them though. Then again, I am a bit of a kid. And an idiot.)
This film is an excellent Ripping Yarn, very much made in the style of Luc Besson (Fifth Element, Valerian). I only bought this as a 3D collector, but I’m glad that I did as I loved the sumptuous sets and pretty good 3D.
I'm the same. In fact, it was only after it had been out for maybe a year, sometime in 2017 I just thought, what the hell, and started hoovering up pretty much every 3D movie no matter how bad I'd heard they were. I used to be a "native-only" snob - i.e. idiot, so I would automatically buy all of those, but it was the supposedly poor post-conversions that I eventually went all-in on. And, once in a while, what I think of as a real treat came along, this one being maybe my favourite of them.
@@3D_Blu-ray_Bunker Yes , like you - I have pretty much accumulated every 3D film I could get my hands on - once in a while I discover a Gem - silly things like the Kung Fu Panda Trilogy have superb 3D, and then film reviews lead you to find good ones - your recommendation for Julia X springs to mind, which I’d never heard of but was a great film with terrific 3D.
@@badgastein2 I think you recommended those Panda movies to me a while back, but I've still not picked them up yet. It's animated films where I think there are the biggest gaps in my collection, I've got about a hundred of them, but I know there are loads I don't have. I mean, for example, did you go as far as getting a copy of Gnomeo and Juliet..? If so, you are a committed addict!
Weak movie, kinda fine to watch once, but to be fair, the fantasy-aspect IS good, interesting, and yes, entertaining, to a certain degree, and even though I haven't watched it in 3D, I do believe it's "better" to watch in 3D.
Maybe, if you're into fantasy specificly, maybe you're a D&D kinda person, then this could have a better use for you as if you're just a movie-person.
Personaly I'm all of that, I'm into movies, I'm also into 3D, though not everything is worthy to have/watch in 3D, and I'm into fantasy. So objectively speaking, maybe I should give this a 2nd chance, in 3D, if it's cheap... 🤔
Omg another great 3D review! Thank you! I haven't seen this movie due to the lack luster story however now I want to see it just for the 3D haha By the way I was really surprised that Dune is getting a 3D release^^ But not too excited to go see it here in France as most of the 3D showings in Toulouse are in French T___T But I hope there will be a 3D Blu Ray (crosses fingers!). Are you looking foward for this 3D release after having seen Blade Runner 2049's 3D?
Ah! How perfect that you're in Toulouse: I just hear that listings have gone up on Amazon France for the Dune 3D Blu-ray... I've not been over there to order a copy yet, but I certainly will soon. I'm definitely looking forward to seeing it in 3D, even if early reports say the 3D isn't super impressive (they all said that about 2049 too though...) I urge you to pick up a 3D copy of Gods of Egypt, if it's cheap, and I hope you won't end up hating me for suggesting it..! All the best, mon ami.
@@3D_Blu-ray_Bunker haha I just got a new copy of Gods of Egypt for 9 euros thank you XD If someone will regret it, it will probably be my wife T_T Thanks for the info about Dune 's 3D release. I'll quickly pre-order it as I had nearly missed Alita. That one had quickly sky rocketed in price.
@@Mattaisu Well, I hope you *and* your wife both enjoy Gods of Egypt, or at least one of you does - even if, statistically speaking, the likelihood is that you'll *both* dislike it! Watch it when you're in a good mood, maybe with a bit of French wine inside you, accept it for what it is and, hopefully, you'll have as much fun with it as I did.
I was like #23 I think it belongs on a must see list for 3D collectors. I hate lists. But I would make a list just to add this to it.
If I think about a list of films most people hate but i really like, this might well be at the top of it. John Carter (in 3D, of course) would be on there too. Not sure what else. The '76 King Kong would be another. Like you though, I don't really do lists (or scores), not my thing. Thanks for watching, cheers.
Just watched this and ordered it off eBay on the strength of this , I’d only ever read luke warm 3D reviews but possibly people tho go for gimmicks rather than depth and good 3D angles. I’m not expecting a great deal plot wise but good 3D can make up for that :-)
Bring it on
I'm pretty sure that, if I'd approached it expecting it to be excellent, I'd have been disappointed and consequently possibly happy to mock it for its failings. But, because I'd heard it was dreadful, it was much easier to enjoy and appreciate the good stuff in it. Ultimately, if I'd heard nothing about the film at all, I *still* think I'd have found it to be good fun. I do hope you enjoy it but, if not, I'm sure you didn't have to spend too much on that eBay copy..!
@@3D_Blu-ray_Bunker yeah was only £5, I’m looking forward to it now, I wonder if it’s like the Hercules movie with the Rock, daft but really good 3D
@@trullithebest Well, I *really* like the Rock Hercules. And I also like The Legend Of Hercules. Basically, I think I'm not really the right person to ask whether a film's any good..! Still, five quid, you can't go too far wrong.
Hello there mate. Great review. Ok so this is another occasion where when I watched I saw a completely flat 3D presentation. I actually enjoyed the movie but the 3D fell flat to me. Altho watching this review has peeked my interest to now want to watch again and see if my eyes can see what you see. Ahh...good ol' Chadwick :( still hurts. But I hope you are doing well my friend. Take care stay safe.
Hey LJ. I'm pretty sure that 3D perception can often be attributed to mood/tiredness and things within ourselves rather than the film itself. I know I've seen some that looked fairly flat first time around, but subsequently great (Legend of Hercules was one of those for me, which, funnily enough, maybe one of the few films more hated than this one!). So, I say give it another try - although, maybe next time you'll think the 3D's quite good but the film is a bag of shite! Hopefully you'll enjoy both the 3D and the movie together though. Yeah, Chadwick, god, has that been a year now? All the best mate, take care.
@@3D_Blu-ray_Bunker yeah I agree with you mate. I look forward to a second watch now. Love legend of Hercules. The film and 3D I have a habit of enjoying terrible movies haha. Yeah a year :( ah. Thank you mate :) have a great week agead
@@ljdracosmoviechannel4191 Ah! Legend of Hercules and Gods of Egypt - a double bill that most people would cheerfully run into hell to avoid, but we'd happily sit down, break out the 3D glasses and enjoy!
I like a good sword and sandle epic now and then. More so if both me and the film don't take themselves too seriously at the time.
I didn't bother when the Ben Hur remake, which also had a great many negative things said about it, unsurprisingly so given the height of the pedestal upon which the original sits. But I probably would have had the 3D version been released as it should have been. Hopefully the Australian (I think) company that managed to get Jumanji: The Next Level out on 3D Blu Ray can get more unreleased 3D films out.
I did pick up a copy of Ben Hur (it only cost about a quid), mainly I think to wonder how it might have looked in 3D. Still haven't got around to watching it yet. I assume its 3D conversion was nowhere near a top-tier one, but I'd buy a copy in the blink of an eye if it became available. Having said that, I hope Random Space Media is aiming for a more interesting unreleased 3D title if they're eyeing up another release.
Good popcorn fun and great in 3D 👍
Hey Matt. Very glad to hear there are a few of us who enjoy this one. Cheers.
The actors were Jamie Lannister and King Leonidas, and it involved fighting and mythology near the Mediterranean sea. I find it ridiculous that cancel culture found a movie that even had Chadwick Boseman in it to have an issue with.
I'm sure it took a big hit because of the casting complaints (although, people will say it took a hit because they thought it was garbage...). If was was a serious historical piece, then I'm all on board with authentic casting, even if that could be an incredibly complex issue: Would for example the Egyptian Rami Malek be ethnically correct to play an *ancient* Egyptian..? I think it was fine for him to play the Indian Freddie Mercury (was it?), but it's such a minefield these days, someone's going to complain whatever you do.
Just starting the video.
I deliberately skipped this bad boy due to the white washing and uninteresting ads.
I eventually gave it a shot via Vudu. Let’s see what you think.
I skipped it for about a year for the same reasons (and because I heard a 3D reviewer say that the 3D was terrible!). I'm guessing my opinion of it maybe didn't marry up with yours..?
@@3D_Blu-ray_Bunker I didn’t get a chance to finish the video until just now.
It’s been a while since I watched it so I don’t recall some of the finer details. I dug a surprising number of clever and creative choices, designs, and characters.
Boseman is criminally underused.
I vaguely recall that the 3D was fun.
The white-washing was almost as bad as advertised.
Expectations were occasionally subverted, I think.
Some story elements were a bit confusing.
I think many factors can influence how the same people might react to the same movie - cost, location (“at home instead of in a theater,” can go both ways), etc.
I think I’d have been less tolerant in a movie theater.
I agree that I’d have loved it as a kid and would’ve seriously crushed on one or more of the ladies.
@@westmcgee9320 Some of the more hateful reviews just left me bewildered really. In fairness, I'm pretty sure that one of the reasons I enjoyed it as much as I did was because, not so much that my expectations had been set so low, but because by the time I caught up with it the movie was such an underdog that I wanted to bring as much positivity to watching it as I could. And, as it progressed, I increasingly thought that I didn't need to dig deep to enjoy it at all, but instead simply realised that (in my opinion, of course) all of its harshest critics were simply wrong. For me, this is probably the most extreme example of a film that most people hate which I really like: How about yours?
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Cheers buddy.
I thought this movie was a lot of fun due to the actors and Egyptian mythology, I'm not sure if I remember how great the 3D was.
I'm in the same boat as you (and, unlike the Egyptian who fell off it, I'm not in denial...), managed to have plenty of fun with it which, I'm pretty sure, was the intention of the film makers. Cheers.
@@3D_Blu-ray_Bunker yeah it was kinda like stargate a little bit with the Egyptian mech suits. That should almost be it’s own genre.
@@VirtualRobotsRevolt Good description! I think they were aiming for a sequel or two but, clearly zero possibility of that *ever*happening!
Thanks for explaining this about the pop out thing
I thought this film was good not daft
Great review of a mediocre movie with excellent 3D! No chance I would own this if not for the 3D quality but as it stands the 3d experience makes this a must for 3D fans.
Cheers buddy. Same here, I'd definitely have never watched if it hadn't been in 3D so, for me, it's one of those where I'm really glad the 3D brought it to my attention.
I own this and have watched it in 3D. It's one of those films where after viewing you can't remember a single thing about it. Watching your video I kept thinking, I don't remember that bit, that bit or that bit 😂.
Good 3D however and one that I may go back to in the future, if only to remind myself what happens.
Great vid again as always my friend, keep them coming. One I'd like to see from you is Top Gun or maybe a CGI movie.
Ha ha. I've got to admit, I've seen it a few times, 3D and 4K, and I feel like I know it quite well. Every time I've watched it I've been overwhelmed with the feeling of, why all the hate? It's worth checking Mark Kermode's review of it: Whatever he claims, he was definitely triggered when Alex Proyas referred to critics as a bunch of diseased vultures, and Kermode's review is astonishing in just how smug, arrogant, dishonest and cruel it is, coming from a professional film critic, it's embarrassing. Anyway, I say give it another look - and see if any of it comes back to you! Take care matey.
Awkward. That's how I'd describe it. Sadly I don't think even an appropriate casting would have fixed it, either. I don't hate it, it's deccently creative, but sometimes it feels a little too on the nose, but it's not always a bad thing. I remember seeing this in IMAX 3D, the scene with the sun being pulled by the starship was fantastic! I saw it twice JUST for those shots. I got the steelbook for it. Only way to get the 3D disc.
Well done on the review!
I'd love to have seen this at a big old IMAX theatre, although I'm guessing that some of those less well-done effects might have looked fairly gruesome up in gigantavision! I've got a suspicion that every time I've watched it (and I've seen it three times) I was in exactly the right mood because I honestly - honestly - don't get the levels of hatred it received. Cheers buddy, get that chainsaw revved up, speak soon.
@@3D_Blu-ray_Bunker I don't get the hate either. For me, it was as entertaining as the old Harryhausen flicks like Jason and the Argonauts. Nor are the so-called whitewashed complaints valid. What most seem to miss is that this NOT Earth. Its another planet. Its even referred to as Planet Egypt in the film a few times. It's a big budget saturday matinee sci-fi fantasy!
@@Joe-hh8gd Hey Joe, that's awesome to hear you say that! This video was about seventeen minutes long when I first put it together, so I cut out a two or three minute bit where I compared the film to Jason and the Argonauts and Seventh Voyage of Sinbad, both films that everyone loves (me definitely included) but which, really, have weak scripts, simple stories, not great acting and (and this was another reason I cut it out as I thought people might want to lynch me) I know just the one fella did that incredible work with the animation ...but it didn't exactly look brilliant. I mean, I think Ray's effects were completely awesome, perfect for the films, but I wouldn't call them realistic. Thanks for watching, cheers.
@@3D_Blu-ray_Bunker well one reason the acting seems bad is that most of the voices of the lead actors were dubbed. As for effects, King Kong wowed audiences with its "realism" in the 30s and Harryhausen took it further...the high bar for decades. Ive seen kids gasp at the entry of the cyclops in Sinbad! To see the difference, compare animation in Sinbad to Jack the Giant Killer. I'd even postulate that the artificially works to enhance that feel of the creatures seeming more magical, as one might imagine in a fairytale world. Oh to have seen some of those converted to 3d.
@@Joe-hh8gd I one hundred percent agree, effects like that which are clearly not real-looking but look somehow off, can actually look *better* than the same thing done with CG photo-realism. Better not as in more realistic but, as you say, more magical. I take exactly that same logic to apply to the entirety of cinema itself in the 24 FPS world vs High Frame Rate, where 24 makes it look less banal than reality and therefore more magical. And I'm not saying that Gods of Egypt's weaker CG worked in the same way Ray Harryhausen's "unrealistic" models did, but just that simply because an effect shot might be unrealistic, or not perfectly realised, doesn't mean that it won't work well in the context of the film. I think I explained that thought process better in the bit that I cut out!
Alex Proyas, man. Dark City is so, so, so good it hurts (I saw it in '98 before I had seen Metropolis)...and Gods of Egypt is just, yeah, so-so. Alex took a swing for the fences with this one, and of course I own this in 3D, but the casting was so off and the CGI so cheap that I couldn't get lost in the movie. Every few minutes your suspension of disbelief snaps.
I guess, in that sense, watching this was like watching Shia LaBeouf in Indiana Jones. You are trying to enjoy a cheesy movie, for what it's worth, and every time he's on screen it's so glaringly awful that you are shaken out of the magic and start to resent the movie for not pumping the brakes and admitting "this isn't working. We need more money for better CGI, we need to recast, or we need to rewrite and give Indiana Jones *the daughter* he was *supposed* to have...not give him Shia LaBeouf."
Ha ha, poor old Shia! I honestly don't have those issues with this film, I like the casting (colour issues notwithstanding) and don't really mind the crappier CG (which, to my eyes, is only really bad with the metallic creature transformations and at other times is - dare I day it? - actually quite good). I guess it's certainly not the type of film people thought Proyas would end up making when they watched Dark City two decades earlier but i do hope he had fun making it.
@@3D_Blu-ray_Bunker My copy of Black Widow 3D departed Japan on Wednesday and was delivered to my home in Maryland (6,958 miles away) on Friday afternoon. Amazing.
It arrived the day after my new 3D projector (ViewSonic) also arrived in the mail.
In fact, it arrived hours after I learned that the new James Bond movie (my #1 film franchise of all time...BTTF is my favorite trilogy...so they can both be #1)..."No Time To Die" will be given a 3D theatrical release.
Yesterday was a good day 🥲 and the Japanese Black Widow 3D Blu-ray was an answer to unspoken prayer. It's a good movie and after *your* videos have given me a new way to study/appreciate 3D, I recognize shots and angles that must have had 3D in mind.
Yesterday was a good day 😌
@@markbond7314 Hi Mark. Do you live in a part of the world where No Time To Die is getting a 3D cinema release? I've read that here in the UK it won't be - but don't quote me on that, it's entirely possible that I actually misread it... Hope your ViewSonic is beaming up some nice images - and lots of lovely 3D to enjoy in Black Widow!
Nah mate, I have a pretty high tolerance for “bad” movies, and I have enjoyed quite a few movies that critics told us wer rubbish, revelry watched Jupiter Ascending and Mortal Engines, both of which got a panning, but I enjoyed them both. A decent 3D presentation has also got me quite happily through plenty of other dodgy movies like Ghostbusters 2016 or RIPD. I even really like most of Proyas’ previous movies, especially Dark City, which I think is pretty much a masterpiece, and this had a great cast, big budget, and even a good concept. This one however, I think is a real gold plated turd, just couldn’t finish it even in 3D. When I saw you reviewed this I thought “wow, this guy is really prepared to take one for the team”, but then you only went and liked it. That’s a twist ending I didn’t see coming!
Ha ha, gold plated turds are presumably what the gods in this film would squat down and force out! It's weird, I'd say my film tastes are generally aligned with the majority when it comes to what's good and bad, but there's always the odd exception I guess. Sharknado was the one I took for the team!
Some nice 3D and special effects, movie not good. I think I’ll rewatch maybe not as bad as remembered.
Give it a re-watch Gary - if only for Elodie Yung and Courtney Eaton, both of whom I thought were delightful... Cheers mate.
@@3D_Blu-ray_Bunker watched the original Mad Max today, Fury rd. Yesterday.
@@garyharper2943 Hopefully the version with the original Australian track? Although, I have to admit, I grew up familiar only with the US dub which, to my ears, never sounded like particularly *strong* American, maybe to your American ears it sounds entirely home-grown?
@@3D_Blu-ray_Bunker Just ordered V for Vendetta on 4K. Do you have it , what do you think?
@@garyharper2943 Hi Gary. I do have it (not watched the 4K disc yet), and I *love* the film. Along with The Rocketeer, it's by far my favourite ever comic book adaptation.
This movie was so horrible, but I imagine 3-D would be great
You're definitely with the majority with that opinion but, for whatever reason, I found myself in a completely positive frame of mind while watching it. But I do get the criticisms! All the best.
I like a good sword and sandle epic now and then. More so if both me and the film don't take themselves too seriously at the time.
I didn't bother when the Ben Hur remake, which also had a great many negative things said about it, unsurprisingly so given the height of the pedestal upon which the original sits. But I probably would have had the 3D version been released as it should have been. Hopefully the Australian (I think) company that managed to get Jumanji: The Next Level out on 3D Blu Ray can get more unreleased 3D films out.