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Summary: Don't waste your money, I did.
Review: Can you spell limberger.... I wish amazon had less than a 1 star rating.
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Summary: THE CHEESIEST MOVIE EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: How many palm trees are there in england? There are a ton in this movie! The acting is terrible! Ivanhoe, the main character is always frowning, like he is emotionally disturbed. The sword fights are absolutely fake, and while he is fighting, Ivanhoe has no blood on his sword. The special effects are a joke. The only fun we had was making fun of it. I love medieval movies and books, and I tried to cling to the fact that it would get better, but halfway through, I asked my dad if this was a comedy.
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Summary: So bad it's good!
Review: I had no idea what to expect when I picked up a copy of "Darkest Knight," but I'm a big fan of sci-fi and fantasy movies, so I thought I'd give it a look-see. It was apparent to me from the beginning that it was a TV series, and that this must be a couple of episodes cobbled together to form a feature-length DVD release. I wasn't surprised to find out that it was a New Zealand production...it definitely had the look and feel of a "Xena" or "Hercules" clone, right down to the occasional tropical plant in what was supposed to be an English forest.
All in all, it's really not that bad...well, okay, it's that bad. The acting can be WAY over the top, and the special effects are pretty cheesy by most anybody's standards. But that doesn't stop it from being a completely enjoyable romp. It reminds me of Saturday morning TV shows I used to watch when I was a kid. Sometimes it's fun to just kick back and watch the hero save the day, even if Sir Walter Scott is spinning in his grave right now.
So...skip "Darkest Knight" if you're a purist, but if you want to spend a rainy afternoon with a good "bad" movie, you might actually enjoy this one.
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Summary: Great Medieval Movie!
Review: If you like movies such as First Knight, Excalibur, Labyrinth, Legend, Willow, and others in the Medieval Fantasy genere you will love this. The story is based on Ivanhoe and its pure fun! My family enjoyed it. Its true that its not as flashy as some of the other fantasy movies, but unless your extremely nit picky you should enjoy this.
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Summary: You Must Be A Fan Of The Show
Review: The previous review neglected to tell you that (1): you must be a fan of the british show to like this movie. The previous reviews NEVER told anyone that this was the pilot for the show.(THE FIRST TWO EPISODES OF THE SHOW). That information would be helpful to anyone making a decision one way or another to buy this movie. I will admit that as a stand alone movie, "PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE MAY BE BETTER",but then I like "plan 9 from outer space". But when knowing that your getting the British T.V. show, it doesn't look so lame unless your those few who HATED "XENA Warrior Princess". That's ok, PBS runs "MIDSUMMERS NIGHTS DREAM" QUITE OFTEN FOR YOU. For us fan who watched every episode of the British T.V. show having the pilot was not bad to own. What I was yearning to know before I bought the video was if this picked up where the T.V. show left off, I searched the reveiws and none told me this. I bought the DVD and though I didn't get what I was searching for (THE SHOW STARTS FROM THE BEGINNING THE VERY FIRST EPISODE)my wife and I are extremely happy with our purchase. In short, know that Darkest Knight starts at the beginning of the British T.V. series (REGRETABLY) and that if you want to watch something fun, "tounge in cheek" and relaxing you should buy this. If you don't, well Kevin Costner has directed two films for you,"Waterworld and The Postman". Also PBS airs I Claudius and many other high quality,deep thinking shows. Of course they also air shows like "Are You Being Served","Red Dwarf" and "Dr.Who".I guess you people will have to learn to have fun someday.
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Summary: It's NOT a Movie ... It's a TV Show
Review: The terrible reviews of the "movie" Darkest Knight didn't jive with what my husband and I saw when we watched it, so I thought I'd do a bit of research.The opening scenes and credits struck us both as more like a TV series than a movie -- and it turns out that it's exactly what this is. "Dark Knight" ran for two seasons in New Zealand and England. "Darkest Knight" is the series premiere, turned into a DVD for North American release. Looked at as a TV show, it's really not THAT bad, certainly no worse than Xena, Hercules or any of the similar semi-historic fantasy shows that were so popular a few years ago. The special effects are impressive for a television show. Even as a movie, it's not the worse I've ever seen. The production is beautiful (who cares if there aren't palm trees in England, they look nice), the music is good, etc. I've certainly seen worse acting. Want to see something truly unwatchable, check out "Manos, the Hands of Fate" or "Incredibly Strange Creatures who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies", or any of Coleman Francis' films (e.g., "Red Zone Cuba"). Now THOSE are some TERRIBLE movies.
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Summary: It's NOT a Movie ... It's a TV Show
Review: The terrible reviews of the "movie" Darkest Knight didn't jive with what my husband and I saw when we watched it, so I thought I'd do a bit of research. The opening scenes and credits struck us both as more like a TV series than a movie -- and it turns out that it's exactly what this is. "Dark Knight" ran for two seasons in New Zealand and England. "Darkest Knight" is the series premiere, turned into a DVD for North American release. Looked at as a TV show, it's really not THAT bad, certainly no worse than Xena, Hercules or any of the similar semi-historic fantasy shows that were so popular a few years ago. The special effects are impressive for a television show. Even as a movie, it's not the worse I've ever seen. The production is beautiful (who cares if there aren't palm trees in England, they look nice), the music is good, etc. I've certainly seen worse acting. Want to see something truly unwatchable, check out "Manos, the Hands of Fate" or "Incredibly Strange Creatures who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies", or any of Coleman Francis' films (e.g., "Red Zone Cuba"). Now THOSE are some TERRIBLE movies.
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Summary: WHERE WERE THE DRAGONS?
Review: There were dragons on the cover...but none in the movie!!! Darn. DARKEST KNIGHT is actually a New Zealand t.v. series, given it's premiere here on DVD, with a follow up called (ta dum)
DARKEST KNIGHT 2. Considering its roots, it's not a bad form of entertainment, just not that exciting. Ben Pullen is one of the most leaden leading men I've seen recently; Charlotte Comer is a beautiful redhead who brings a spark of life into the film; Christopher Neame (Dracula 72AD) is horrendously awful as the wizard Mordour, and the actor who played Odo is good comic relief. The movie's a little lengthy, and even with a few good fight scenes, kept me fidgeting and not riveted. But, for a NZ tv series, not bad.
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Summary: WHERE WERE THE DRAGONS?
Review: There were dragons on the cover...but none in the movie!!! Darn. DARKEST KNIGHT is actually a New Zealand t.v. series, given it's premiere here on DVD, with a follow up called (ta dum)
DARKEST KNIGHT 2. Considering its roots, it's not a bad form of entertainment, just not that exciting. Ben Pullen is one of the most leaden leading men I've seen recently; Charlotte Comer is a beautiful redhead who brings a spark of life into the film; Christopher Neame (Dracula 72AD) is horrendously awful as the wizard Mordour, and the actor who played Odo is good comic relief. The movie's a little lengthy, and even with a few good fight scenes, kept me fidgeting and not riveted. But, for a NZ tv series, not bad.
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Summary: What a show!
Review: This is an amazing show as long as you view it as a TV series, not a movie. Seeing Darkest Knight I, II , and III all in a row is quite entertaining, not to mention that Ben Pullen is very good-looking. The corny graphics, lack of dragons, and other flubs and misfortunes can be taken in good humor and can always be laughed about if the show doesn't appeal to you. Its best to view this as a series, all consecutively and in one day, so it can grow on you.
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