# Harshest review of all time? IO9 rips Gods of Egypt **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 27, 2016, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harshest-review-of-all-time-io9-rips-gods-of-egypt/747270 "2016-02-27T03:07:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2016, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harshest-review-of-all-time-io9-rips-gods-of-egypt/747270/1 "2016-02-27T03:07:06Z")
[http://io9.gizmodo.com/murder-is-legal-and-torture-is-mandatory-because-gods-1761496886](http://io9.gizmodo.com/murder-is-legal-and-torture-is-mandatory-because-gods-1761496886) I don’t want to give away too much because it’s so hilarious, but one brief quote from the beginning: > [@](#): > > the mere existence of the film Gods of Egypt has dissolved all social contracts, and eliminated forever all concepts of good and evil. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2016, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harshest-review-of-all-time-io9-rips-gods-of-egypt/747270/2 "2016-02-27T03:09:19Z")
Gerard Butler has a lot to answer for. ---
**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2016, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harshest-review-of-all-time-io9-rips-gods-of-egypt/747270/3 "2016-02-27T03:14:23Z")
I love anything Charlie Jane Anders writes. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2016, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harshest-review-of-all-time-io9-rips-gods-of-egypt/747270/4 "2016-02-27T03:16:16Z")
Have you read her new book? It’s quite good. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2016, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harshest-review-of-all-time-io9-rips-gods-of-egypt/747270/5 "2016-02-27T03:22:42Z")
Mark Kermode’s review of Sex and the City 2 is quite a thing. I particularly like when he starts singing the _Internationale_. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/uHeQeHstrsc/hqdefault.jpg "Sex and the City 2 reviewed by Mark Kermode") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHeQeHstrsc) ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2016, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harshest-review-of-all-time-io9-rips-gods-of-egypt/747270/6 "2016-02-27T11:32:07Z")
And to think I just read an article blaming the lack of success on Deadpool. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2016, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harshest-review-of-all-time-io9-rips-gods-of-egypt/747270/7 "2016-02-27T15:25:50Z")
Alex Proyas is a great director. I loved Dark City and I agree with Ebert that Knowing is a masterpiece. I assume one day we will learn that this movie destroyed him and has turned out nothing like what he hoped. ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2016, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harshest-review-of-all-time-io9-rips-gods-of-egypt/747270/8 "2016-02-27T17:10:51Z")
I just realized: she’s attributing to _ **Gods of Egypt** _ the reality-destroying powers depicted in _ **In The Mouth Of Madness** _. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2016, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harshest-review-of-all-time-io9-rips-gods-of-egypt/747270/9 "2016-02-27T19:31:34Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > Have you read her new book? It’s quite good. I haven’t yet, but it’s on my list. ---
**Author:** ![JustinC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justinc/32/8083_2.png) [@JustinC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JustinC)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2016, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harshest-review-of-all-time-io9-rips-gods-of-egypt/747270/10 "2016-03-24T15:14:50Z")
Harsh but fair. Gods of Egypt is the worst film of 2016 - an early call, admittedly, but I think justified. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2016, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harshest-review-of-all-time-io9-rips-gods-of-egypt/747270/11 "2016-03-24T15:22:21Z")
I;'m sorry. It’s a wonderful review, and it confirms what I’d suspected about _Gods of Egypt_, but “Harshest Review of All Time”??? Nah. It’s got great bloody imagery at the start, but it can’t approach Harlan Ellison’s screeds. Read his scathing takedown of _Outland_, for instance. ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2016, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harshest-review-of-all-time-io9-rips-gods-of-egypt/747270/12 "2016-03-24T18:23:49Z")
[quote=“Baron\_Greenback, post:5, topic:747270”] Mark Kermode’s review of Sex and the City 2 is quite a thing. I particularly like when he starts singing the _Internationale_. [/QUOTE] That's one of my favs of his. Another good one is _Revolver_ [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ooPdPYZpR2s/hqdefault.jpg "Classic Kermode: Revolver") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooPdPYZpR2s) ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2016, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harshest-review-of-all-time-io9-rips-gods-of-egypt/747270/13 "2016-03-24T20:55:40Z")
A phrase from this review, “Vengeful Lobster”, would make a great user name for the SDMB. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2016, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harshest-review-of-all-time-io9-rips-gods-of-egypt/747270/14 "2016-03-25T01:36:38Z")
So how many stars did he give it? Is it so bad that it’s good and I’d want to watch it for perverse pleasure? Seriously, some bloggers somewhere will give it rave reviews which will get put in the ads. ---
**Author:** ![yo\_han\_go](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yo_han_go/32/130_2.png) [@yo\_han\_go](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yo_han_go)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2016, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harshest-review-of-all-time-io9-rips-gods-of-egypt/747270/15 "2016-03-25T10:38:31Z")
I think this review is bit over the top, but there are some great word uses here. My favorites: > [@](#): > > This isn’t just a film where it’s impossible to care, but one that negates the very idea of giving a shit. and > [@](#): > > brain-compacting ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2016, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harshest-review-of-all-time-io9-rips-gods-of-egypt/747270/16 "2016-03-25T11:39:43Z")
As a big fan of Bad Movies, I was really motivated to go and see this one last night. Only I couldn’t. The only theaters around here showing it ran it at noon and 3 PM. There were no evening shows at all. I suspect it’ll be gone by tonight. ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2016, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harshest-review-of-all-time-io9-rips-gods-of-egypt/747270/17 "2016-03-25T12:06:52Z")
This is the movie where it looks like they kidnapped all of the actors loved ones and held them st knife point. Only thing which.explains their performance. And participation. ---
**Author:** ![JustinC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justinc/32/8083_2.png) [@JustinC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JustinC)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2016, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harshest-review-of-all-time-io9-rips-gods-of-egypt/747270/18 "2016-03-25T17:30:53Z")
> [@AK84](#): > > This is the movie where it looks like they kidnapped all of the actors loved ones and held them st knife point. Only thing which.explains their performance. And participation. That makes sense, sort of. Maybe there were internal bust ups or nefarious, nocturnal activities between some of them. Mind you, the dialogue is so bad I’m unsure if Marlon Brando and Audrey Hepburn, in their prime, would’ve been able to do much with it. I hope the actors were paid well.