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Chaos Walking (2021)
A special film
There are some films which may not be perfect but it has a special feel, and good ideas that make it special. Like most cult films. And this one is a sci-fi fantasy with some interesting ideas about the future and space. It asks a great "what if...?" question and answers it very intelligently. Makes you think too.
Tom's acting is very natural and sympathetic. Rest of the characters are not so vivid. So you connect with the boy and the dog mostly. The adventure is not very interesting. But with the conceptual ideas infused in the story, it becomes an exquisite experience as a whole.
Dragonheart: Vengeance (2020)
Not so bad for its class
I m actually giving 10 stars mostly because the others rated this very unfairly for its kind. It is actually one of the best films i ve watched in this genre. It is a perfect example of medieval fantasy adventure with a positive pastoral folk tale feeling. It is not like all hell breaks loose, so it is not so dark, depressing or thrilling. It is even a nice children's movie. Like the ones from 70s and 80s that i enjoyed in my childhood. But i never got bored even by the dialogues at my current age. All the characters are very natural, sweet and lovable. The story is not a total cliche but not trying hard to be very different either. Which is usually annoying. No character has an epic superpower that is unstoppable (except the dragon of course) Everything is very naturally balanced and realistic. Including the sets, costumes, people. There are beautiful animals as well. Its just like a real local story with a dragon in it. Production quality is not so bad for this budget. Acting is believable and cute. It is not heavy like Hamlet after all. The lines and acting is all natural, casual and humorous.
So if you like medieval fantasy movies and it doesnt have to be epic, dark and too serious, you will possibly like this.
Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands (2016)
Why compare apples with pears?
There are only a bunch of fantasy serials on TVs. Some are produced for pay-TV by spending a fortune for each episode, like Game of Thrones of HBO. And some are produced with a moderate budget, and you know what you can expect from them.
In this case -as always- 99 percent of the audience just watched the first or first two episodes, and just decided they have the right to judge and give 1-2 stars for a series that they don't actually care.
But there is always a group of people, that really admire those kind of productions. If you can see how the budget effects the production, you can still admire it. It is NOT so easy to produce a medieval fantasy serial without a Lord of the Rings budget. Design and production of all the settings, costumes, CGI are not childs play. And definitely not cheap. That of course restricts the story and the scripts. Which means, do not expect epic war scenes or huge indoor settings for example.
So yes, when I watched the first two episodes, I also saw the elements borrowed from other popular serials like GoT and Vikings. But that is not a reason for not watching. And to all the people that pulled the IMDb rating down after watching 15 minutes of this: you have missed a very good 10 episodes. And just because of your feckless and arrogant behaviour, this serial may not continue. You won't gain anything, but the ones that loved it will lose.
For anyone who is considering watching Beowulf, you should know that this is a British TV serial. Nothing you should compare with US series that have such budgets to employ celebrities, or shoot it in New Zealand or on Mars! But still... There are many good actors like most of other British productions, settings are very realistic and modest, computer generated monsters are really designed, modeled and blended so amazingly that you cant even decide what is taken to video and what part is generated. And the most important thing, starting from the third episode, the story deepens greatly. There is politics, human relations, fascism, hate, power, struggle, battles and fights. Music is awesome. Settings and sights are awesome. Cinematography is very good. There are many eerie and dark mysteries going on about the races and monsters. So instead of waiting for Game of Thrones for 10 months for just 10 episodes, or as far as I ve heard we are going to wait even 22 months at some point, you can easily watch Beowulf if you are really a fantasy lover.
If you are not, please don't rate something that you don't understand. Cos its unjust!
By the way, it is not a children's series but still naive in some ways, so you should not expect harsh elements like extreme blood or full frontal nudity.
And in short, as someone that have almost finished the first season, I can say this is definitely one of the best fantasy series/serials I have ever watched, and believe me I have watched at least 99 percent of that genre from medieval to futuristic.
Atlantis (2013)
I don't understand those people constantly whining as if there are dozens of antiquity period fantasy series around!
Yes, this is a clone of Merlin series, which are both very teenage oriented, even childish, with some annoying moments here and there.
That is something you should accept before watching any European TV series which are NOT Game of Thrones or Spartacus. This is a modest, British, family series. Not made for tearing your skin apart during a whole week until the next episode is on. Which means, less income and less expenditure planned for this production and no competition aimed with other shows or TV channels. This an alternative show for people who like light and pure fantasy! It is obviously not such a big production as Game of Thrones, so u can't expect it to be "perfect" with a much smaller budget and smaller team.
So why is it so hard to accept these, and just enjoy a TV show as it is, while there are only a couple of such fantasy series around??
Or when I watch X-men movies or any other US action movies should I compare them to Peter Greenaway or Lars Von Trier films in terms of depth and cinematography and give X-men "3" points? and then start writing a review and whine forever??
If they stop producing Atlantis just because of those whiners and yellers, and those low points, i will be really sorry. And I am sure all other (real) fantasy lovers will be so.