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The year is 2095 and the ancient Egyptian gods have returned to Earth to cast judgment on the falcon-headed god Horus in this epic fantasy from comic-book creator Enki Bilal. Given only one week by th... read more read more...e gods to preserve his immortality, Horus must search New York City and find both a human host whose body he will inhabit and a willing mate to continue his legacy. As the enormous pyramid of the gods looms ominously over Manhattan, a beautiful and mysterious young woman named Jill wanders the streets in search of her true identity. With striking blue hair to match the azure tears that stream down her cheeks, Jill is joined in her search by a doctor determined to help her unlock her true power. In the Immortal world, reality is limited only by imagination, and the futuristic city is inhabited by creatures never conceived in even your wildest dreams. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 42 min.

Directed by: Enki Bilal

Release Date: November 5, 2004

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DVD Release Date: June 21, 2005

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  • EightThirty
    December 2, 2011
    EightThirty
    03/20/2011 (ONLINE)
  • 366weirdmovies
    July 17, 2011
    366weirdmovies
    The Egyptian god Horus shows up in a pyramid floating above Manhattan in 2095. The CGI special effects are as strange as the plot---for no obvious reason, more than half the human characters are played by "Final Fantasy" avatars---and the story leaves a lot of loose ends, but th... read moreere is more imagination on display here than in a dozen Hollywood blockbusters. Confusing, but worth a look for the adventurous.
  • rezpatriot
    March 20, 2010
    rezpatriot
    The film has good actors and good story. The CGI goes from great to bad and yet the "bad" CGI fits into this sci-fi fantasy as if they were computer avatars of real people. Like delving into a mind of a true sci-fi lover who needs to show an audience topics that have been left al... read moreone. Its really odd and a cold world, so I think I have not seen a movie that makes CGI this bad into a reliable story prop, almost a commodity for your mind, that is if your mind likes rich sci fi stories. The character too, they are excellent and feel like they have been lived and not just created on a script-writers spare day off ( like so many sci fis ) The film, I have to argue is art, because none of it looks like it was fitted together in a whim, although some will disagree with me and say "its bad" I think its original. When a budget is not there for a movie, bad CGI is still often used because it draws an audience, its been strategically placed in the film here, as a great painter leaves no media wasted, the director here has really pushed his work load in order to satisfy something calling inside of him (or her) and really I can't see them doing better. Once you made a film in hollywood for the world to see, they often want to see the same thing in a different way. I wonder how the director and staff really feel about their future.

    I would watch this film again, but really only on my own, or with someone who really appreciates sci fi artwork or somebody who has seen the film and liked it. Not to say that people, and families watch this. But there is levels of violence not suitable for non-mature audiences.
  • newvogueravyn
    October 21, 2009
    newvogueravyn
    The plot, in my opinion, is reasonably interesting, if perhaps a touch overcomplicated. My main objections are to the presentation of the Egyptian gods - both in terms of their behavior and the digital rendering of them - and some of the CG human characters looking obviously CG c... read moreompared to the human actors (and even some of the other CG characters). The background and set work is gorgeous however. I can't say I care for the sexual politics much though.
  • arashxak
    September 6, 2008
    arashxak
    " I am a professional guinea pig"
  • SilentWarProductions2009
    September 27, 2007
    SilentWarProductions2009
    Directed by: Enki Bilal.
    Starring: Charlotte Rampling, Thomas Kretschmann, Linda Hardy, Frederic Pierrot, Thomas Pollard.

    First off I will say that the whole concept of the film is interesting and I think the director certainly had a vision to make it... read more right, unfortunately, in the way of story and even style at times, it is an incoherent mess of a film.

    Now with any normal moviegoer, they will stop the review right here and not tell people why they didn't like the film, but I will tell you why. I will start off with the story, like I mentioned at the beginning of this review, I thought that the ideas and the concept that come across is quite interesting and could have been great if done right, unfortunately, the screenwriters have too many ideas and try fitting them all into a short running time and the film jumps around too much and alot of it is jusr plain confusing. So in some ways, this is a typical film of style over substance, but even then, the style isn't exactly focused. What the director has gone and done with this film, much like the screenwriters, crammed in alot of visual ideas and they don't always work. At times, some of the CGI is amazing, at others it is just downright bad, but what I don't get is why did they have to have actors and then actors with some makeup effects (which were also amazing), and then some with a bit of CGI and then the rest copies of characters that look like they just walked of the set of the video game 'Half Life'. And that is the main thing that put me off, the use of typical video game looking CGI characters.

    So to finish off, the visual style is all over the place and some of it is amazing, the story is a mess that shows some potential in scenes but not enough....and I will also mention that Linda Hardy was definately beautiful in this. A disappointment.
  • vierasesine
    August 31, 2006
    vierasesine
    I can't quite decide should I give this 3˝ stars or 4-.

    The Dayak was a bit silly.
  • FanGirl
    March 25, 2007
    FanGirl
    Unsual non-vampire, vampire movie. Used to be called Wisdom of the Crocidile.
  • vitchard
    July 11, 2010
    vitchard
    ***ON WORST MOVIE LIST***
    Can I give this a negative rating???

    Warning to all Stargate fans: Don't be fooled by the "plot" synopsis or the pictures...the plot is fleeting, at best and nothing like Stargate (as I inferred from the DVD cover). I found this movie too di... read moresjointed to follow, and I'm a David Lynch fan!
  • BigMoneyBruce
    November 12, 2009
    BigMoneyBruce
    Visually stimulating, futuristic movie with a extreme sci-fi twist. But the and over all story are very lacking the premise was a great idea though.

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Critic Reviews

Anton Bitel
June 15, 2007
Anton Bitel, Film4

Rarely is dystopian cyberpunk so inventive, so multi-faceted, or so strange. Full Review

Mark R. Leeper
January 19, 2006
Mark R. Leeper, rec.arts.movies.reviews

It is rare that a film offers so much to see and so little to think about. We look at a CGI world made of ones and zeros watching a story made mostly of zeroes.

David Cornelius
June 18, 2005
David Cornelius, Hollywood Bitchslap

Immortal is as incoherent a story as you'll ever find. But it sure is pretty. Full Review

Christopher Null
May 21, 2005
Christopher Null, Filmcritic.com

trite and confusing Full Review

James O'Ehley
November 29, 2004
James O'Ehley, Sci-Fi Movie Page

A failure, but an interesting one. Full Review

Pablo Villaca
August 11, 2004
Pablo Villaca, Cinema em Cena

Mergulhando totalmente em um universo criado em computador, o filme conta com um visual impressionante que acaba compensando o roteiro confuso.

John Anderson
March 10, 2009
John Anderson, Variety

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Joe Lozito
December 27, 2007
Joe Lozito, Big Picture Big Sound

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November 27, 2004
Jam! Movies

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