Callum (Michael Fassbender)
saw his father kill his mother
when he was 8 years old. Thirty years
later, he is sentenced to death by the state of Texas,
but he wakes up at an Abstergo Foundation facility where he is told he is the
descendant of the assassin Aguilar (Fassbender) by Sophia (Marion
Cotillard). Sophia and her father Dr.
Alan Rikkin think putting Callum in the Animus where he can live the genetic
memories of Aguilar, one of the Assassin’s Creed, that they can find the Apple
of Eden which has the genetic code for free will. The ancient battle between
the Creed and the
Templars is at its height in 1492 Spain
as Aguilar and his fellow assassins must stop the Templars and the Church from
getting the Apple from the Turks.. In
the present day, descendants of some of the other creed plan t stop Callum from
finding the Apple’s locations and revealing to the Templars.
ASSASSIN’S CREED has
a fine cast with some incredibly well
shot choreographed action scenes. Director
Justin Kurzel has shot a very visual film like his version of MACBETH which
also starred Michael Fassbender and Marion Cottilard. Given all the attention
to detail in the
production design, story, costumes, and action, fans of the video games will
love this movie. I just hope they make
another one and I have read they have plans for a sequel is it is given a go
ahead.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
CONVERSATIONS WITH JUSTIN KURZEL
where he talks with the
composer (his brother Jed) about the score, the editing of the film with the
film’s editor Christopher Tellesen, the visual effects, and the story with one
of the scriptwriters
TAKE THE PLEDGE: BEHIND THE
SCENES OF ASSASSIN’S CREED is a
series of featurettes totaling about 41 minutes:
LEGACY OF ASSASSIN’S
CREED-
BECOMING AN ASSASSIN
TOOLS OF THE TRADE- costume
design and the weapons of the
film
IN THE REALM OF REALISM-
see the production film on location
in Malta to
recreate 15th century Spain
and film on the soundstages of Pinewood
SWIFT MOVES AND STEALTH MANEUVERS-
a behind-the-scenes look
at the stunt training and the stunts of the movie
The deleted scenes are split
into two sections: one where
you can watch all ten cut deleted scenes (about 15 minutes) and the other
option (20 minutes) where you see director Justin Kurzel and editor Christopher
Tellefsen talk about the deleted character of Lara who was cut to clarify the
relationship between Callum and Sophia in addition to an alternate ending
Galleries for Concept Art,
Costumes and Weapons, and Unit
Photography
Two theatrical trailers
Sneak Peeks of Discover Digital
HD, LOGAN,
LEGION Season 1, Morgan, and VIKINGS Season 4 Part 2
The movie in standard definition
on DVD and a code to stream
and/or download a digital HD copy through multiple devices (TV, tablet,
computer, smartphone)
FINAL ANALYSIS:
ASASSIN’S CREED is an enjoyable movie adapted from a video game and I
wouldn’t mind seeing another one in this series. The extras give plenty
of insights into the
making of the movie and why some scenes (and even one character) were cut.
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review is ©4-4-2017 David
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