AGORA was completed in 2009 and had it's premiere at the Cannes film festival back in may 2009. The film was forever in limbo, the producers unable to find a distributor. It was released in Spain and was a big hit there but not here in North America. While films like 300 and Clash of the Titans didn't have any problems getting wide releases, AGORA, which cost $75 million to make, was all but dismissed by the studios in Hollywood. An indie company acquired it and its opening weekend consisted of two cinemas in the U.S. and I don't know if i was even shown in Canada. If this doesn't reflect the sad state of cinema going in the year 2010 I don't know what will.
I purchased the movie and will watch it soon. It looks AMAZING. As a fan of Sword & Sandal films, it looks like one of the best looking films I've ever seen. As for the content, like script and acting, well, I will wait and see how good it is but I find the whole thing quite disheartening.
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I watched this on Netflix Instant.
Loved it.
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