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score 10/10
22 June 2016 Film of Choice at The Plaza Dorchester Tonight. - Gods of Egypt. What an awesome film. This is one of the good ones. It's a story of Gods fighting Gods, the role of mortals in the grand scheme of the Lands of Egypt and ultimately a love story. The screenplay is gargantuan in its delivery, the soundtrack is almost overwhelming, This is the tale of a family of Gods, Set (Gerard Butler) kills his brother and steals the eyes of Horus forcing him to live in the desert sightless and without power. Set plans to become King and rule the lands with misplaced power and fear. However we are introduced to Bek, a mortal who does not take no for an answer and will go to the ends of this world and into the next to save the girl he loves. In the days before CGI this film would still be awesome, right up there with Ben Hur, Spartacus and all those other biblical epics told over the years with a cast of thousands and stars aplenty. However we can now go further, bigger, badder, louder, and much more grand and the cast of thousands is created with a screen and a mouse. It does not lessen the impact of this film in any way and I enjoyed the delivery from start to finish. It gives the viewer a glimpse into the opulence of ancient Egypt and the costume designer must have been given a complete free rein with absolutely stunning results. A feast for the eyes and the ears. If you like an adventure you'll love this film.
Figgy66-915-598470 22 June 2016
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