"Merlin and the Book of Beasts" is not the best of fantasy adventure movies available, as it had a rather mundane and slow paced storyline which really wasn't particularly interesting.
The special effects were semi-adequate, which was a shame because a fantasy movie needs to have proper special effects to really carry the movie. The atmosphere of the movie felt half-hearted, and you never really immersed yourself into the world.
The characters were adequate, but I can't grasp why they hired James Callis to play Merlin in this movie, as he wore a constant scowl and a lot of his dialogue was mumbled so you couldn't properly hear what he was saying. And the way that he was talking in general, made it seem like Merlin was suffering from constant constipation. It felt like it was a cartoon version of the Merlin character.
There might be a bit of enjoyment to be found in "Merlin and the Book of Beasts" if you, like m,e are a big fan of the fantasy genre, but don't get your hopes up.
The special effects were semi-adequate, which was a shame because a fantasy movie needs to have proper special effects to really carry the movie. The atmosphere of the movie felt half-hearted, and you never really immersed yourself into the world.
The characters were adequate, but I can't grasp why they hired James Callis to play Merlin in this movie, as he wore a constant scowl and a lot of his dialogue was mumbled so you couldn't properly hear what he was saying. And the way that he was talking in general, made it seem like Merlin was suffering from constant constipation. It felt like it was a cartoon version of the Merlin character.
There might be a bit of enjoyment to be found in "Merlin and the Book of Beasts" if you, like m,e are a big fan of the fantasy genre, but don't get your hopes up.