This is the last movie with hyperactive Nicolas Cage, and it was mildly entertaining. The story follows two knights who have killed for church their entire lives and then decided that after you kill a thousand infidels it is time to retire, or desert in their case. I liked that whole aspect of two weary [...]
Archive for the ‘Fantasy’ Category
This is the latest animal movies, and so far we did not have the pleasure of seeing owls in such a prominent role. I think that they will be depleting the list of cute animals pretty soon, although they can always switch to the wierd ones and spin them (Sid, The Sloth from Ice Age). [...]
Although marketed as some very fancy and brutal movie, it proved to be another commercial milking project gone wrong. It is not that bad, but with such great potential they have gone in some strange religious/boring direction. I mean come on, what could be more adrenaline pumping story than a vicious conquerer who is on [...]
In this case I must join the popular opinion: visually stunning, but lacks the story and the heart. And this is a stretch also, I mean, I know that the effects are amazing but they are supposed to HELP the story not BE the story. And they seem so artificial and cold, so distant from [...]
We are continuing with the fantasy flicks of the 80s with this little gem. Older of you may remember the cartoon Masters of The Universe that tells the story of He-Man and his archenemy Skeletor, played by Frank Langella. In the movie He-Man is played by Dolph Lundgren, and that just adds to “quality” of the [...]
So we are starting a new category, Fantasy Films of the 80s, and of course we are starting with Flash Gordon. Flash oooohhhoooo, after you have seen the movie this will be clear. Anywhoo, I do not know why, but during the eighties, studios were fascinated by grand, bigger than life, movies with big sets, [...]
Although his previous movie Black Sheep was a beautiful bloody mess, Jonathan King decided to take a different path with this one. Based on a book, Under the Mountain has a more of children’s flick fell to it. The idea and the script are very good, and with a decent budget, this movie, visually really [...]
One of the rare Viking flicks that is good. I mean come on, Pathfinder, Outlander and other blunders are just awful, in fact Pathfinder will be soon in the section Movies So Bad That Are Good, fucking Viking Doctor Dolittle. Back to this awesome flick, Ahmad Ibn Fadlan will join the Norse warriors in their attempts [...]
Another movie that ended up with Tim Burton sticker on it. You can see his influence in the movie, but only trough creative and visual part. The story and the characters are too one dimensional and the plot could have been more twisted and weird. Though visually stunning with some really cool creatures this movie [...]
In todays world of modern CGI effects, and high budget computer animated cartoons, seeing this movie is really refreshing. Using puppets and good story this movie managed to be interesting after all this time. Brian Froud, an exceptional artist with an unlimited imagination, really brought to life this story. It is set in a past [...]
Tim Burton directed this great and heartwarming movie. It is full of weird characters that somehow seem strangely familiar. He took the ordinary situations and turned them into something surreal and fantastic. The story follows the fantastical life of Ed Bloom, a very positive and strange man. He tells his story to his son, and [...]
This German flick with the story set in the medieval time is very easy to watch. Story is mixture of German folk tales, Harry Potter and black magick. Strange mixture isn’t it? But the story develops kind of slow so do not expect some epic battles or other pumped up stuff. The story follows a [...]
You know when some movie is bad, but it`s so bad that it`s actually quite good, if you prepare yourself for it. And by prepare I mean gather bunch of friends, buy some beer and be ready to laugh your ass off, although this is not a comedy. It`s all out Conan reap-off, i mean [...]
Oh boy, this movie is great. Everything in it is just perfect, the camera, that vibe it`s like a bubbling pot of testosterone, that spills over to the viewer. It helps you escape to some secret, alternative world, where the women are easy and beautiful and man dangerous and rough. Robert Rodriguez helped with the [...]
This TV movie looks really good, so expect some excellent special effects and good directing. It`s made to look like a documentary and deals with the subject what if dragons really existed. It`s like watching any other animal show on the Discovery or Animal Planet, although they merged the documentary part with the story of [...]
Another cute fantasy flick with Tim Curry in one of the lead roles (he is so good playing these characters, evil sorcerers). Classic story of forbidden love, two rivaling families, magic and a young girl who`s supposed to sort out that mess. At first I taught that this is going to be another Lion, Witch [...]
I do not know why people do not like this movie, story is ok, production values are great, acting average( with the exception of Ben Kingsley who cannot act bad even if he tries). I guess the book was much better, but what can you do. Anyway classic action slash science fiction flick with time [...]
You have to be in a special mood for this movie, otherwise you will think that it’s not that good, but it is. Yes it’s got that troubled adolescent thing, and the effects are average (not bad, just average) but the story is just amazing, it will blow you away and force you to watch [...]
I guess that role in The Mummy will haunt Brendan Fraser forever, since he is the lead role in this fantasy (intended for kids) movie. Good effects, good effects and ok story make Inkheart worth watching, especially with children (if you do not have children try to make, or steal one to enjoy this movie). [...]
This is an early M. Night Shyamalan movie, with Mel Gibson as main character, a priest who lost his fate after his wife was killed in a car accident. But that is going to change, when signs, and afterwards aliens start to appear. This movie is really suspense, not all the time, but some sections [...]