Movie Review: Exodus: Gods And Kings . . . Jay & I had high expectations for Exodus: Gods And Kings based on the fact it was directed by Ridley Scott who did one of our favorite movies of all time - Alien. The fact that Sigourney Weaver, who starred in Alien, also appears in Exodus pretty much guaranteed wed love this movie - or so we thought. This film had so many problems for us, I hardly know where to begin. Start with the fact this movie takes place in Bible times (pre-1800s) and doesnt feature a single alien, nor does Sigourney Weaver ever try to use a fire-thrower to burn anything resembling an alien . . . but given the fact that she is really old now that may have been a good thing. Also, this film had absolutely no kung fu and all the car chases were done with chariots. While there were several good special effects, unfortunately none of them involved giant robots. Can you say boring? The Exodus storyline involves a Jewish guy named Moses who wants to leave Egypt with all his Jewish friends. Without giving away the plot, the Egyptians are torture and terrorize into letting them leave. From there the film devolves into one long chase scene through the desert, again, minus dune buggies *yawn*. There is one interesting surf scene near the end, but it simply isnt enough to make up for the lack of aliens or robots. The actor that played Bat Man (I cant remember his name) plays Moses. As I have never seen the real Moses, I have no idea how well he played him. Despite these numerous shortcomings, the worst thing about Exodus: Gods And Kings is clearly its lack of Biblical accuracy. Although I slept through much of the movie, here are just a few things I noticed were missing: Moses building and sailing the ark; Moses killing Goliath; Moses wearing a coat of many colors; Moses dating Cleopatra; Moses burning a bush; Killer mummy; etc. I really wanted to like Exodus: Gods And Kings, but I didnt. I give this film 2 1/2 stars only because a guy that worked on the picture gave us free tickets and popcorn coupons. https://youtube/watch?v=Tym0MObFpTI
Posted on: Wed, 17 Dec 2014 16:41:22 +0000
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