tisdag 20 maj 2025

A Tribute Movie Review Of Tony Todd: Immortal

In a world filled with anger and sadness, no matter if someone lost a job, lost a family member, perhaps you have an illness that´s very difficult to deal with, no matter why you feel this way know that there are people out there who actually care about you. When some people may seem cold there are still good people out there who will take their time to hear your voice, help you any way they can. At some point some of these good souls have to leave our world to begin their next chapter. One of the people i have in mind who unfortunately passed away in November last year is the actor known as Tony Todd. I never met him unfortunately but i have been told he was one of the most kindest, good hearted men who walked on this Earth. That he was very supportive and cared about many people in his life. When i have heard so many positive words regarding him for who he really was, i wish we would have more people like him in society. My first encounter with the name Tony Todd happened back in 1993 at the VHS rental store Videomix. The brand new horror film Candyman just came out and of course i had to rent this film. My friend Pierre who worked at the Videomix rental store said it was his favourite horror film of the year. I was about to find out why he enjoyed this film so much and i personally felt that actor Tony Todd delivered a very strong performance as Candyman. The first film is still today seen as one of the true classics in horror society all over the world and there were 2 sequels made as well. I would recommend you to check them out as well, especially because of the character Candyman who is unique. Tony proved his powerful acting skills once more in the cult classic The Crow in 1994 and of course in the Final Destination franchise as well. Since i have seen several films with Tony Todd over the years i try to check some of the films out where he is included, films that may not have been in cinemas worldwide and relased on other platforms. One of Tony Todd´s closest personal friends reached out to me and asked if i could review one of his films called Immortal and of course i said that i would be honored to do so. Is the film Immortal one of the films from legendary actor Tony Todd that more people should watch?

4 different stories told by four different director´s where each story have a connection with each other, especially on a subject that may be sensitive for some.

Before i watched Immortal i didn´t read about this film at all to know as little as possible. I personally love to know as little as possible for certain films and i felt that Immortal would be perfect to visit. This is an anthology film with 4 different stories and each story have something important to say, especially the subject of immortality. What if you suddenly found out that you can not die? How would you react? How would you deal with this if you discovered you can not die as an ordinary human being? There are several questions i think most of us would think about regarding if we found ourselves in this situation. But there are some other details as well in each story that´s connected to immortality. For example in the third story ( and my personal favourite of the 4 stories we are presented with ) called Ted and Mary and this is where legendary actor Tony Todd really give a heart breaking performance as the husband Ted taking care of his cancer sick wife Mary ( played powerful by actress Robin Bartlett. One of the reasons why this segment touched me personally is because i lost my grandfather in cancer and i feel this segment really captured how heavy it can be emotionally seeing your partner ( or family member ) dying. I have to be honest and say that this might be one of the best acting performances i have seen Tony Todd do in his career. It feels honest, realistic and i am pretty sure a lot of people can feel a connection to his character if you have someone you love struggling with cancer. The first segment Chelsea surprised me with an unexpected twist between the main character Chelsea ( played by actress Linday Mushett ) and cult film Trick r´ Treat actor Dylan Baker as her teacher Mr Shagis. I do appreciate the acting between both of these characters and how the plot of this segment is constructed. This is an anthology thriller that will make you think about life in general, and this film may also make you think about the things that really matters in life instead of material things or money. Directors Tom Colley, Jon Dabach, Danny Isaacs and Rob Margolies have all directed interesting stories that all look great as well from a technical perspective. Immortal is a film you should see if you want to experience a film that´s well told and have some very important things to say.

Rating: DDD

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