Blucher
One of the worst movies I've ever seen
Huievest
Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.
KnotStronger
This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.
Guillelmina
The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.
oswaldvonwolkenstein-902-41424
Now with a topic as exciting as the Norse discovery of North America and the intrigue of the fate of two lone Vikings left behind, you'd think this movie would be Awesome. On top of that the rich and amazing literary tradition of the Sagas provide ample material that would translate wonderfully to the screen. Simply filming the Vinland Sagas with Freydis and the feuding would have been a recipe for an incredible cinematic romp.But two lost Vikings roaming the pre-Columbian expanse of North America - interacting with the tribes, encountering foreign peoples, flora and fauna, astonishing the natives etc - that could also have been an incredible story.But no. With almost no dialogue and bad synth music, the viewer is subjected to an hour and a half of two guys cutting down trees and shitting in the woods.This is not a movie that's so bad it's good. It's just bad.
bendandblow
Look, all anyone needs to know, is that this film Rocks, plain and simple. If you really wanna know what it must have been like to be a Viking surviving the perils of a young America- See this Movie. The three act formula that is so present in most all Hollywood films, has been abandon in "Severed Ways." If your strictly a fan of Buff Nordic men, raping, pillaging, giving loud speeches packed with bravado and axe on axe battles- see "Pathfinder"OR better yet, get hopped up on some over the counter medication, mix the Tobasco in with your Vaseline and watch the "13th Warrior". Free your minds and your ice-holes will follow- Into the woods...
william_fold2002
...and where are YOUR cinematic masterpieces? How many Oscar winning films have you made, Jack? Severed Ways may have sucked, but at least they went out and actually tried to make a movie. I really hate all the would-be "Critics" here who do nothing but complain about how bad every movie is, but yet, haven't made anything worthwhile themselves. Jealousy isn't a very flattering thing, which most "Critics" seem to be.As far as the soundtrack is concerned, the music(although not really fitting into the movie very well), is at least different than the cookie-cutter music of almost every other "period" piece.
TenPercenter
I saw this film at the LA Film Festival over a year ago and it I haven't been able to get it out of my mind. It was mesmerizing and poignant and definitely unlike anything I've seen before. It really stayed with me. In a weird way, it was a cross between Terrence Malick's "The New World" and some sort of Monty Pythonesque heavy metal movie. Sounds weird, but it was a great combination!! Excellent soundtrack by the way, again, strangely appropriate to have heavy metal music for a Viking historical drama. I have to admit, when it first started I thought "Oh god, can I sit through two hours of this?" because of the intense and strange camera angles and techniques, but after a few minutes I settled in and was drawn in to the simple story and grew to really care about these two Vikings. The ending has really stayed with me. It is a mesmerizing film.
