Vikingdom (2013)

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

Blistering performances.

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

I was just commenting the other day, what the world really needs is a faux-Viking saga starring Dominic Purcell, a ballet dancer, and an oriental martial arts fighter. Eirick (Purcell) has been brought back from the dead by the goddess Freya (Tegan Moss). He is tasked by Frey (Jesse Moss) to travel to Hellheim to get a horn so he can defeat the evil Thor (Conan Stevens), sorry Avenger fans. Thor wields a huge molded plastic ax while wearing Emo dyed red hair speaking with a voice enhancer. Oh yes, he also hates Jesus, a plot point which made the film more inane.The film is about Eirick's quest which includes companions in this "Middle Earth Period". Some of the people speak modern English, while others prefer bad Renaissance English. Some fighters are endowed with anti-gravity fighting ability, other are less fortunate. There is also a Druid Priest who subs as a wizard (Patrick Murray) an oriental fighter (Jon Foo) and a ballet dancer (Natassia Malthe) who join the quest. Druids, Vikings: they're both old and lived somewhere in Europe, who would know they weren't the same especially after having a guy speaking Chinese. Our hairy Druid wizard has a walking stick with the large proverbial crystal on the end.The set was overly CG. I can't imagine how fake this would look in Blu-Ray. For a serious viewer, I would recommend watching this film on an analog TV to blur the fake looking CG effects. For those who watch for the cheese, digital is just fine especially that big monster head thing. The dialog and speeches given in the film closely resemble those of other famous films, particularly LOTR.The film is Asylum/ SyFy bad. But for those of us who like horrible anachronistic films, this one is worth a peek.Parental Guide: Viking F-bombs. Sex, side breast nudity. 10 stars for the cheese.

A Lot of posters here are giving the Thumbs down for 'cheesiness' or 'Not as Good' or 'Wasted effort'...but negative reviews because something didn't knock you off your feet in the first 10 minutes is easy.One-- This ain't a Hollywood production...but the creators put effort into the story, the set, and the action. The fight/battle scenes were actually very well choreographed and never looked 'hokey'. You can actually see the swords cutting open wounds. And remember, this is Live Action...everything isn't Anime, after all! Two-- This isn't a Movie out of the Christian Ethos, which makes this stand out when you see it for what it is, a story set in ANOTHER Mythic circle, that of the Norse Gods. It's done in the same vein as that classic 'Jason and the Argonauts'-- so the story is being told in the manner of a Mythic Tale or 'Epic Fable'. There's a little 'stiffness' involved in the dialogue and the characterizations, but it doesn't go into 'stupid' or 'cheap'.Three-- The special effects aren't in the range of the Multi-million dollar Hollywood productions...but what they managed was in character and fitting to the story. I especially like the 'Hel' sequence.All in all, This is a Good, Entertaining fantasy movie of decent length in the 'Epic Quest' category. An extra star for the respectful treatment it gives us of the Norse Mythic Ethos.Weirdly enough, this movie is best for a nice, quiet Sunday Night.

I downloaded this movie through torrent and saw the reviews after downloading it.They said it is total rubbish but actually i found it to be actually interesting.I think so the review writers could not get the joist/meaning of the story.The story narrated that if a man has a strong willpower then he can even beat the gods.A catchy story with action,love,betrayal and friendship.This story had very cool special effects which couldn't be understood easily.This story revolves around vikings about their loyalty,honor and dedication.It is must watch for me. I especially liked dominic purcell's acting skills.Also it was a very cool movie.I have learned a lesson and am suggesting you to learn it with this wonderful journey.

This movie is so awful, that I'm too lazy to explain why. Do not watch it, waste of time. I watched it with my 12 y.o. son, and even he was disappointed. Everything looks so fake that it makes you sick. Spent 15.000.000 $ ? This makes me feel even worse. Some of the main things which made me sick:A Viking movie and Thor is a bad character? I'm sorry, but I come from the land of Vikings, and in this case I assume that in Malaysia they believe in Justinbieberism or some other crap.Some Asian kung-fu guy walking around in Scandinavian villages? It is nowadays so, but certainly not in those times.And I would like to ask the producers to sell me the paper suits of Frey and Freyja, they look exactly the same my daughters wear in kindergarten's's New Years play, and that plastic Thor's hammer would be a good toy for my 2 years old boy. And please , pretty please, never make another movie spending 15 millions. Send that money to me.