KnotMissPriceless
Why so much hype?
Kidskycom
It's funny watching the elements come together in this complicated scam. On one hand, the set-up isn't quite as complex as it seems, but there's an easy sense of fun in every exchange.
Helloturia
I have absolutely never seen anything like this movie before. You have to see this movie.
Rio Hayward
All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.
Benedito Dias Rodrigues
I have a bunch of DVD & Blu-ray over Vikings saga,those brave warriors quite often didn't upset me,this is another fine picture made on location in South Africa is an above average production,without those countless special effects on blue screen,here l really noticed just a few,the cave shooting is real,waterfall and many wide open places in fact matching with Scotland were the story happen,althought the casting are practically unknown,they made a decent job,weren't in the same level of the series Vikings of course,but it a easy amusement in this small size scale that won't regret the true movie lovers!!Resume:First watch: 2018 / How many: 1 / Source: Blu-ray / Rating: 7
boib8inla
At first I thought this movie was a half-decent, easy-to-watch Viking action flick with some terrible issues but a couple of redeeming aspects, and I was going to review it a such.But then I watched a couple of scenes again as I was writing this review.I realized I had it all wrong! This movie is meant to be a spoof!! It's trying to do for the Viking action flick genre, what "Vampires Suck" did for the vampire genre, or what "Airplane!" did for the disaster movie genre!!! How did I figure out it's meant to be a spoof? Because it's well-made technically, but gets too much wrong to be a real Viking movie. Far too much.For example, look at the character of the princess. At first she pretends to not speak their language. Then all of a sudden she speaks fluent Viking, with a lovely Scottish accent. Then, it turns out she has frequent prophetic visions. Then we discover she's also an expert healer who knows how to prevent gangrene. And she recognizes the herb she needs for it, growing right there, within arm's reach! But that's not all! She is also an expert archer!! This gal's far too much of an over-achiever for us to take her seriously as a Viking-era Scottish princess. She's clearly meant to be a parody.It doesn't stop there. In the battle scene on the moor, she's been knocked out cold by an attacker who miraculously seems to have forgotten to kill her. Even though killing her is the bad guys' main agenda. How do we know she hasn't been killed? Because she turns up again later in that scene, just in time to save the hero from a nasty death!Then there's that huge, sheer cliff that the Vikings have to climb after they've survived a horrible shipwreck and can barely sit up straight.Then when they get to the top, instead of resting, they immediately encounter an enemy force, right there, unavoidably close and heading, lemming-like, towards them and the cliff. They're outnumbered 4 to one including many on horseback, yet in their exhausted state our heroes manage to kill all but one of their attackers with only a couple of Viking casualties. It's a terrific fight scene, but it needs too much suspension of disbelief.Surely we're meant to be laughing?But we're not, even a little bit.Unfortunately this movie takes itself too seriously to work as comedy.It's not a spoof.Pity.It could have been hilarious.As it is, it's nothing more than a second-rate, easy-to-watch, Viking action flick.
Hellmant
'NORTHMEN: A VIKING SAGA': Two and a Half Stars (Out of Five)A Viking action flick, about vikings trapped in enemy territory, directed by Claudio Fah (who also helmed the direct to video sequels 'HOLLOW MAN 2' and 'SNIPER: RELOADED') and written by Mattias Bauer and Bastian Zach (who also wrote the Swiss B movie horror flick 'ONE WAY TRIP 3D'). The film stars Tom Hopper, Ed Skrein, Charlie Murphy, Ryan Kwanten, James Norton, Ken Duken, Anatole Tubman, Johan Hegg, Leo Gregory and others. I thought it was entertaining enough, to pass the time with, but nothing special or memorable. The film tells the story of a group of vikings, who become stranded in unfamiliar territory; when their boat crashes, on the coast of Alba in a horrific storm. They're pursued by mercenaries, sent after them by the King of Alba, as they try to make their way to a Viking settlement. They also, unintentionally, kidnap the King's daughter (Murphy). Things become very violent, quickly. The movie has some cool action scenes; especially considering the budget, and weak storyline. The performances aren't bad either; the directing is decent and the film looks great. If Fah had just had a better script to work with (I blame Bauer and Zach), this could have been a thrilling action flick. I really wanted to like the characters, thanks to the actors, but had no reason to. I also could not get into the story, or what was going on at all, despite cool fight scenes and decent thrills. There's definitely reasons to like things about this film; but it's mostly a miss and mediocre.Watch our movie review show 'MOVIE TALK' at: https://youtu.be/5_iFqdaycDM
macinfo
I had hoped for so much better! This was an appalling film...hammy sets, dreadful innaccuracies both in costume and setting. Meant to be in Scotland (I am Scottish) and I have never seen such inauthentic locations. Historical facts are dodgey, costumes not good, miss-chosen cast! After seeing such a magnificent interpretation of Viking life in TV series Vikings...this was laughable! SORRY GUYS, but in the UK we are a bit more clued up about it - it happened to us! This film was an insult to Scandinavian Vikings and Scots alike! I have travelled extensively between Denmark and Sweden to research viking history which is very much intermingled with Scottish culture - how can you get it so wrong? Where were the locations? Not Dcotlsnd and that is obvious!!! Wanted to like this - complete rubbish!