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Has anyone seen it?

posted 19 years ago by HeatherMac320
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Is it really any good? As someone who loves Viking movies, would I enjoy it? I do find it somewhat discouraging that there is not one single review and that it is so poorly rated.

[–] jfritz1982 19 years ago

I've seen it. Its really good. If you like Conan and stuff like that you'll like it. Its probably got a bad rating because its not very original (beauty and the beast has been done 1000 times). You might be annoyed that its not very true to viking times. One of the girls is wearing a modern bra in the opeing scene while she is swimming. Overall its a great movie.

[–] HeatherMac320 19 years ago

Actually, I love Conan and the likes, so It might be worth checking out. I'll just have to overlook the Viking inaccuracies (something I've had to get used to anyway)

Thanks for responding :)

[–] CowboyWayne 19 years ago

My personal opinion, the movie is *beep* The acting made me die a little inside and anyone who knows anything about Vikings would laugh and even be offended by some major and completely unforgivable inaccuracies of how Viking society worked.

[–] HeatherMac320 19 years ago

Yup, I'm with you. I found it at the local video store tonight and decided to give it a shot. I can't even begin to tell you how awful I thought this movie was - words escape me. Truly the worst depiction of Vikings I've ever seen. Actually, I think it's the worst movie I've ever seen!

"I'm too serious to be a dilettante and too much a dabbler to be a professional."

[–] trista6284 19 years ago

I tend to be able to look past the horrible horrible acting and makeup/hair when a movie's storyline is good, but this was just another Beauty and the Beast movie and really, really sucked. Nothing about it is spectacular, I'm surprised I watched the whole movie.

[–] jbruggs88 17 years ago

Same here man, It sucked big time, and the ending. OMG, Horrible! I remember when I went to check this movie out the clerk, who was one hell of a strange woman, said to me, "this movie will be a cherished favorite for years to come." Boy is she F'd up in the head! The acting was horrible, and the graphics for the beast; I know its not that expensive to throw in a little better CG than the crappy bear costume they put him in!

[–] happycatrecords 19 years ago

i just watched it. checked it out from blockbuster. lame writing, incredibly bad lack of sets, costumes are awful, as are about 75% of the actors. it's like a made for TV viking movie from the 1970s. except it's new.

on the plus side, i'm a sucker for the beauty and the beast story, and a sucker for jane march. if you want a great viking movie don't see it. if you want a corny low-budget conan with a more engaging love story [though corny and predictable] go get it. thumbs up from me.

it's called "blood of beasts" on the dvd.

[–] MsGudyTwoShoes 18 years ago

I had the unfortune to wake up while other members of my household were watching this movie. The bit that I saw, based on acting, costumes (including the king;s fake-looking hair), and story were lacking, to say the least. I love this quote,
". lame writing, incredibly bad lack of sets, costumes are awful, as are about 75% of the actors. it's like a made for TV viking movie from the 1970s. except it's new. "
that pretty much summed it up for me, too!

[–] happycatrecords 18 years ago

but it does have jane march.... always a plus! :-)

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[–] happycatrecords 18 years ago

no. re-watch "the lover".

[–] saxon_princess 17 years ago

It is a good movie. You just have to look past some of the really up front details that show the movie isn't to Viking styles.
I love Viking movies. My fav Viking movie is "Curse of the Ring" followed by this and "The Vikings"
Look, most movies like King Arthur(2004) get bad ratings, but are actually quite brilliant movies.
Don't take the critics advice, take your own and watch the movie.

Hope this helps...