Viking Wars - The Norse Terror DVD

Advantages: Great battles and an interesting story
Disadvantages: Er, where are the extras?

...is considered weak and an outsider at first by the 12, but gradually gains their respect, even learning their language (in one night!) until they meet the foe and he has to prove his courage in the ultimate test, battle. The story is entertaining, always surprising you with something new, be it comedy or the excellent fight sequences. Antonio plays the reluctant hero perfectly, wincing at war and the rough Norse fighters' attitude and customs. It's interesting to see the comparison of two different cultures and how they eventually begin to mix and have appreciation for each other. Love interest is kept to a minimum in this film, which works well as it then centres more on the action elements and builds up the tension well. Violence could be the biggest problem for some viewers, horse lovers in particular might be better steering clear... Read review

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Advantages: Magnificent Doctor Who of the old school
Disadvantages: A couple of duff lines, cockney vampires

...officer is a freaky Hitler lookalike obsessed with obscure Norse mythology. He's already looking to bring about World War III before the second one's finished (talk about planning ahead), while he investigates a promising natural source of toxic chemicals under the nearby church. And in the middle of all this politics, a bunch of vampires are just gagging to get in and massacre everybody. The common denominator that links all these disparate plot threads is an entity described as an 'Evil from the dawn of Time' which Commander Millington has dubbed Fenric. Fenric has a score to settle with the Doctor, who in an unseen earlier confrontation trapped the demon in a flask using an apparently insoluble chess problem. From within his prison, Fenric has subtly manipulated his pawns through history to converge at the naval camp sometime during... Read review

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...movies, most famous perhaps for his work on Die Hard 1 and 3 and more recently for the loud and kinetic but ultimately pants Rollerball which hits cinemas in the UK some time soon. Depth isn't a strong point of this movie, two subplots(one political the other romantic) are skimmed over so briefly that you wonder just what they are doing there and ultimately what you really get is a good, but straightforward plot, some lavish and delightful costumes and sets and plenty of exciting sword-play. Think of it as a cross between Conan The Barbarian and Braveheart and you are getting there, but make it Norse and you are getting there. One thing which is very interesting about this movie is the lack of a central lead character. You might fear that someone like Antonio Banderas does not exactly make a great Viking warrior but that’s not what he... Read review

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