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Summary: Kind of boring
Review: There's a lot of action, some violence with gruesome scenes, and a lame sub-plot romance involving Antonio and a viking woman. It's worth renting but not buying.
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Summary: awsome!
Review: I think this was Antonio's best movie yet. It is packed full of suspense and non-stop action. It has it's gory moments, but hey, what action movie doesn't. This movie is set back in time to the Viking era, but with a twist added by Antonio, who is from the Middle East. Antonio is asked to be the 13th Warrior, and they go to the north and help out their family against an unknown enemy. Considering some of the latest movies that have just been released I would say this is a 10. It is definitly a one time must see.
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Summary: Lots of currents below the surface here...
Review: I originally heard pretty bad stuff about this movie -- Roger Ebert, for instance, said it was exciting yet plotless. After renting and seeing this the other night (which incidentally, prompted me to buy it) I have to disagree heartily.What does the movie have? First, it has good character development. Most of the characters that matter (Buliwyf, Ahmed, etc.) are shown in detail and have growth and development. It is very well acted for the kind of movie it is. It is very interesting for it's portrayal of the Germanic heroic culture, and the values that infused it. I think this is where many critics fail to see the shine in the movie. Because they are unable to get themselves out of their modern cultural frame of reference, the actions of the characters sometimes seem unmotivated and the plot seems to suffer. As a student of ancient heroic societies and their literature, I understood right away what was going on with the characters. For some flaws with the movie, some of the more interesting potential plot lines were alluded to but not followed through with. Banderas' romance, the intrigue with the son of the king, the possibility of the wendol as Neanderthals, as hinted in the book -- all would have made the movie *more* interesting than it already is, and would have, perhaps, given it a plot that had a little more relevance to modern audiences.
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Summary: action packed thriller
Review: this movie has none stop action right from the begining and just keeps going until the end. this movie should be up for best picture of the year.
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Summary: Vikings are Tough
Review: This is a great movie. The details of the Viking culture is exremly accurrate from their costums to their religious beliefs. Great acting. Inspires courage and bravary. Battle sences were full of action. Only problem with the film is if you miss any part of it you will be lost for the rest of the film.
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Summary: The World Of The Vikings
Review: All the greatest vikings came from Iceland and some came from Norway. We have to read stories of vikings in school, so Icelanders are the best people to judge a Viking story. Michael Crichton has done a good job making the 13th Warrior... some people say that the plot is not deep enough... it takes about 500 pages to tell a good story... I would love to see a movies which will be about 10 hours long... I have seen lots of viking films, and this is the best I've seen! ++ 13th Warrior gets 4 stars... I would have wanted to have some extras on the DVD disc... like a commentary or deleted scenes... it would be perfect that way ++
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Summary: Worth renting
Review: I really liked Die Hard, which McTiernan also directed, so I expected this to be somewhat better than a typical action movie. It is a technically impressive film, with beautifully constructed battle sequences and very high production values throughout. The plot is either mythic or terribly formulaic, depending on how much innovation one expects from a movie about a bunch of Vikings. I felt that the film's greatest weakness was the sketchiness of the Vikings' enemy. McTiernan's films have included interesting, engaging villains, most notably Alan Rickman's character in Die Hard, so I though he could have done more to make the bad guys in this movie a bit 3-dimensional, or at least more threatening. My biggest complaint with the final product, however, is the lack of a director's commentary. This feature, which is quickly becoming standard on DVD's, would have been a particularly useful complement to such a technically complex film, and could have greatly increased its replay value.
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Summary: I AM NOT A WARRIOR
Review: "Soon you will be." This movie is exciting and stressful! I'm not a big Banderas fan but he was great in this movie. If you are interested in Vikings, this is a must see. The enemies are realistic, creepy barbarians. They'll make you cringe.This movie was like Braveheart with its intense battle scenes and beautiful scenery. Vladimir Kulich was great as the lead Viking warrior.The characters should have been developed a little more but the movie is still very entertaining!
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Summary: A Dark Age Epic
Review: I waited two years to see this film. Was I disappointed? Absolutely... NOT! It is truly a show of how Hollywood can occasionally make a wonderful film. I'm not gonna sit here and write to you about in depth character studies, subplots, or the number of cliches that are used in the dialogue during the movie. It is a straight forward film that requires very little thought to understand, which I appreciate since Hollywood seems to believe a good film these days requires mindbending plot twists i.e. The Matrix (which was good, don't get me wrong). Also I appreciate a film that doesn't have scenes of meaningless sex and the 'F' word in it every 5 seconds, and this film has neither. Some people compare this film with the many verions of the "Magnificent Seven", I say not so (though they are similar). Even the book "Eaters of the Dead" on which the 13 Warrior is based was obviously a modern adaption of of the classic literary tale "Beowulf". Wonderful film, and aside from a few violent action sequences, I wonder why it was rated R. What's the difference between watching 1500 people die in Titanic (rated PG-13) and a group Vikings killing a clan of cannibals? Both are equally disturbing in their own way.
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Summary: Great Story! Great Movie!
Review: This was a really great DVD, full of action and a strong plot. An action packed suspense thriller!
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