Tim Robbins stars as Erik the Viking, a thoughtful man in a violent time who does not enjoy killing and raping like the rest of his people. When he accidentally kills a woman while... more
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Production Year: 1983 - Comedy - Director: Harold Ramis, Amy Heckerling, Jeremiah S. Chechik, Stephen Kessler - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over
Advantages: Some inspired comedy moments Disadvantages: No consistency, and feels a little long in places
...which was a pity!
Erik the Viking (Tim Robbins) gathers warriors from his village and sets out on a dangerous journey to Valhalla, to ask the gods to end the Age of Ragnorok and allow his people to see sunlight again. Particularly noteworthy are Jones himself as a king who quite literally only sees what he wants to see and John Cleese who has a hilarious cameo as Halfdan the Black who runs a torture chamber in his spare time. Also watch out for ... ...for me. This film is a hilarious Pythonesque satire of Viking life.
Tim Robbins was fine in a cutesy, little boy way which is, I guess, what he was supposed to be. Cleese's role seemed uninspired with only brief moments of the genius we have come to expect. It was however a fun film particularly seeing Tim McInnerny pre-Blackadder-"Captain Darling" days and Antony Sher made an excellent "trickster" Loki.
Despite the negatives, it's certainly worth ...
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Actor(s): Terry Jones, John Cleese, Tim Robbins, Eartha Kitt, Mickey Rooney, Imogen Stubbs, John Gordon Sinclair, Samantha Bond, Anthony Sher
Director(s): Terry Jones
Genre: Comedy
Classification: 15 years and over
Production Year: 1989
Running Time: 1 hour 29 minutes
Video Category: Feature Film
Plot: Erik, a fine example of Vikinghood, one day questions the ethics of his livelihood, raping and pillaging, so he sets out for enlightenment, and the gods of Valhalla. His men become adept at creating chaos on this wacky adventure.
Release details
DVD Region: Region 2 (Europe)
Studio(s): ARROW FILMS; FREMANTLE HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Release date: 07/08/2000
No of Discs: 1
Catalogue No: FCD 090
Barcode: 5027035001760
Languages
Main Language: English
Technical information
Sound: Dolby Digital Stereo
Special Features: Programme Notes, The Making Of Erik The Viking, Feature Reports, Selected Scene Index
Dubbing Sound: Dolby Digital Stereo English
DVD Description
Tim Robbins stars as Erik the Viking, a thoughtful man in a violent time who does not enjoy killing and raping like the rest of his people. When he accidentally kills a woman while defending her, he reevaluates his life and goes off in search of the Horn Resounding, which has the power to bring him to his true home--and end the Age of Ragnarok, bringing peace to the kingdom. To get there he has to lead a pathetic group of seasick sailors through the Gates of the World and into sunlight, on their way to Valhalla. But all threatens to come undone when the local blacksmith plots to sabotage the journey to protect his lucrative weapons business. The film includes wonderfully unexpected turns from Mickey Rooney and Eartha Kitt and an especially funny performance by John Cleese as a torturing warlord who enjoys having men killed in myriad creative ways. The film is more similar in tone to Terry Gilliam's JABBERWOCKY than to any of the Monty Python farces.
Professional reviews
Review: "...[ERIK THE VIKING] has much of the invgorating upside-down Python sensibility....Robbins more than holds his comic own..." (New York Times, p.13, 28/10/1989)
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