The computer graphics for the ogre himself weren't bad, but the costumes were closer to 1600's than mid-1800's.
The plot line was predictable and ridiculous, with many unexplained holes: why does opening the ogre's door allow him to freely attack the villagers? When two villagers are confronted in the woods, why do they stand and wait to be killed instead of running from the slow ogre (presumably in different directions)? Why does a shotgun blast fired one-handed with no visible recoil knock the ogre back several feet while three or four fired in quick succession barely phase him? Unlike Brigadoon, there's no suggestion that the village only appears infrequently -- in fact, there's a road leading to it -- so why is the local sheriff unaware of its existence? And why didn't he pursue his stolen police car? You can't convince me anyone watching didn't know that some idiot was going to extinguish a candle for no good reason and break a protective spell.
Sorry, unless you enjoy gore for its own sake -- and there's not much of that, considering the presumed carnage -- this movie has no redeeming value.
The plot line was predictable and ridiculous, with many unexplained holes: why does opening the ogre's door allow him to freely attack the villagers? When two villagers are confronted in the woods, why do they stand and wait to be killed instead of running from the slow ogre (presumably in different directions)? Why does a shotgun blast fired one-handed with no visible recoil knock the ogre back several feet while three or four fired in quick succession barely phase him? Unlike Brigadoon, there's no suggestion that the village only appears infrequently -- in fact, there's a road leading to it -- so why is the local sheriff unaware of its existence? And why didn't he pursue his stolen police car? You can't convince me anyone watching didn't know that some idiot was going to extinguish a candle for no good reason and break a protective spell.
Sorry, unless you enjoy gore for its own sake -- and there's not much of that, considering the presumed carnage -- this movie has no redeeming value.