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It was just tedious

posted 7 years ago by Paynebyname
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Contains spoilers

I watched this film last night, well actually I gave it 40 minutes and then switched it off. I don't like doing that to films but it was just tedious and unengaging.

I know it's a Norwegian film and hence thought it might be a little harder to grasp but the endless talk of Birkenbeiers and Baglans and Hakons, especially when relayed in subtitles, is just too much to get your head around.

That would have been fine if the action had pulled it through but it just had so little involvement. One of the heroes has his wife and child killed and as a viewer you didn't feel anything. No berserker rage from the hero, no sweeping music.

The guy then ski's like a banshee to warn his friends and they immediately start some kangaroo court where they are considering beheading him even though he's warning them of impending doom.

The bad guys turn up, all 12-16 of them, and some lame LARP-ing style fight ensues. By this point, I was bored by the action, turned off by the stupidity of the good guys (if they were) and uninterested in what was going on.

Small moves Ellie, small moves

[–] Ace_Spade (9352) 5 years ago

I found it pretty thrilling myself. I liked the action well enough, and the weather/environment was something I haven't seen really in most action films. The skiing and hiding from the blizzard, the horses being faster, but unable to pursue through the woods and deep drifts - there were a lot of new elements. Overall I liked it a lot, although I didn't think it was the best picture, it was certainly a top grade action movie.

As for understanding it, I'm not sure how you got lost. Plotters want the throne, the baby's the new king, so they want him dead.