Tales of an Ancient Empire (2010)

Just perfect...

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

I agree with jewel5's review, I had not seen Lee Horsley in anything since he did the series "Paradise", He was a very popular actor in the 1980's. He had the starring role in " Sword and the Sorcerer", and I thought this was a sequel to his character "Talon". I was totally wrong about that, he had a very small cameo role and was listed as "The Stranger"?? This movie was a mess from the beginning, and Michael Pare's acting was terrible, he sounds like he is reading "Q" cards. I guess Lee Horsley's acting career is limited to "cameo" roles of less than "B" movies now, this is a shame that a gifted actor such as Horsley is reduced to this because of his age(mid 50's I believe). I rated this a 1 out of 10, but it should be a 0 out of ten!!

As soon as I saw that this was out, I rented it. Wow, what a piece of crap. It had none of the fun of the original and really didn't even tell a story at all. Lee Horsley Does appear but only for a minute and it is disappointing. Some of the plot devices from the original are used but wasted and the whole thing appears to be shot on video. The Tri-Sword appears off camera but is used very poorly. Michael Pare takes the place as the hero/ betrayer of the Sorceress vampire Whatever. Every episode of Hercules is better than this piece of junk. If you want a movie worth of the original, try "season of the Witch" or Solomon Kane.

For those that are looking forward to a sequel to the movie The Sword And The Sorcerer, let me warn you that this isn't it. Other than scripting the father of all the children in the movie "Talon" from the original Sword And Sorcerer, the two movies have very little at all in common. That being said, what you do have is a rather bizarre vampire movie with costumes left over from some renaissance fair, an out of place and overly loud heavy metal score and dialog that by using phrases such as "do we have a quarrel sir" is trying hard to sound lofty but coming off as superficial. The CGI clearly reflects the budget constraints as do the settings and props. The largest allotment of monies must have been paid to Kevin Sorbo so they could put his name on the billing, however that must have only covered about 20 minutes worth of screen time. The producers were clearly looking to make a series but I can't imagine that will happen due to the poor product they ended up with. There's only one gratuitous shot of boobs, most likely due again to budget constraints, so you don't even bevies of naked hot chicks to take your mind off the disjointed plot. Being a fan of "B" movies, especially Sci-Fi and Fantasy, low budgets and some mediocre acting come with the territory but good results can still be obtained. This movie just can't be given a pass I'm sorry to say. Bad editing, bad dialog & script, and poor casting choices are all fixable and lay squarely at the feet of the director and producers. There are good low budget and independently made movies, this however is not one.

I don't really know what to say. I think I can make better CGI in paint, and the acting is better in porno movies. Kevin Sorbo did a good job, but you get the same amount of good acting in the Hercules TV show. Melissa Ordway on the other hand, wow, you know she got this part for her pretty face, not her acting skills. If you want some kind of adventure, STAY AWAY! Go for a walk in a park and hit a tree with a twig. Wow! Much better fun than this movie... Catwoman is better than this movie... It might seem like I am only bitching, but I feel like I need to warn people about this half made movie...Oh yes, this is only part 1...and no part 2 has been started...