Vikingdom (2013)

Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

Strong and Moving!

best movie i've ever seen.

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

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.

This is no comparison to the big budget Thor movies but it wasn't meant to be. There are worse takes on Thor. There are two that make this look like it should get an Oscar. One with Zachary Ty Bryan which is atrocious then there's the one with Richard Grieco as Loki which is even worse. I watched because I have an affinity for Norse stories. I read every book on Norse mythology I could get my hands on growing up. I also like Dominic Purcell and Craig Fairbrass. I thought the guy playing Thor was miscast but then I didn't like the way they wrote the character. There was a mention in one review of why no mortal could touch Thor's hammer and then the main character did. The story told why - he was Thor's son so half god and could pick up the hammer. Also, in the mythology Thor isn't really very nice. He's arrogant and selfish. He's more the way Thor played by Chris Hemsworth is at the beginning of the first movie. All that aside the movie was OK. It is rather slow and dreary. They should have cut at least 30 minutes out and edited it better. It falls in the category I have for most movies - its not great but I've seen much worse unfortunately.

The goddess Freyja raises former King Eirick from the dead. The god Frey encourages Eirick to seek the Horn of Helheim, since only the undead can venture there and return.Eirick gathers a ship and two close allies (Brynna and Sven) on the way to a nearby kingdom where the king remembers and likes him. He gathers more allies and sets off to find the druid Alcuin, who shows him the way to Helheim.Eirick obtains the Horn with the help of the shade of his father, who informs him that his real father was someone else. Great stuff. Eirick and company proceed to Eirick's former kingdom, where his younger brother now rules. They are betrayed, but still manage to get to the meeting with Thor before the time of the 'Blood Eclipse' of the sun, which occurs once every 800 years.Thor has the Hammer of the Gods (Mjolnir) from Valhalla, the Horn Eirick liberated from Helheim, and the 'Necklace of Mary Magdalene' from Midgard. The stakes are supposedly rather high at this event. In any case, secrets are revealed, and a climactic battle ensues.The ending begs for a sequel.-----Scores-----Cinematography: 6/10 Some of the camera work is fine, but a lot of it is sub-VHS quality.Sound: 6/10 Mostly OK.Acting: 6/10 Good enough to keep up with the screenplay.Screenplay: 7/10 The story moves right along, which is exactly what one wants from an action film with so-so mythological underpinnings.

bad comments on IMDb its easy to write, so this one is harder to do:This film served as great entertainment with its colorful cast and numerous plot twists. There were a few times when the movie felt a bit drawn out, but the gorgeous action scenes and impressive dialog really held the audience's attention and kept them on the edge of their seats. However, the time line was a bit unclear at times. For a number of scenes, it was hard to tell whether it had been days or months or years that had passed since the last time a given character had been on screen. Despite the films minor shortcomings, Vikingdom is exciting, creative, and dark—and well worth a few hours of your time.now that how you write a Movie Review.grow up kids