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Reviews
Gods of Egypt (2016)
Ancient Egypt? No, not even close.
It has great special effects and costumes. The premise of gods fighting in Egypt instead of Atlantis or Greece which we usually get, is clever. Too bad the creators forgot they were in Ancient Egypt. Yes, Egypt was occupied by the French and the Greeks at one point, but the movie takes place prior to that, and hmmm, it has 1 black character in it? Egypt has always been and is still on the continent of Africa, which means you need to have Africans in the movie. Every culture depicts their gods in their image, and neither of the gods were African nor did either of them have any of the 200+ African accents. In this day and age when the average 6th grader knows the story of Egypt; the mysterious pyramids, hieroglyphs, supernatural and spiritual rituals, the sphinx, pharaohs and cunning queens, it is grossly negligent to disregard major historical cultural aspects when producing something this wide reaching. Too bad, it could have been the start of a new trend in blockbuster action films of the ancient eras.
Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn (2014)
Hot Mess
It is tragically unfortunate that the casting director, director, producer, executive producers and quite possibly the actors themselves have not read the book! I wonder why anyone would think it would be okay to take an American Classic, create a screenplay for it and disregard the author's purpose? Mark Twain had a very specific message. Hmmm, creative license only works when you are being creative. The book was about the unlikely friendship between a white boy and a black boy during that era. Too bad because the action sequences and the way the narrative was portrayed could have worked, and been recognized by the industry and the public as fantastic. Kudos for placing a great character actor, Val Kilmer as the older Tom Sawyer.