Release date for Uwe Boll's "In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale"?

[horacethegrey]

Remember, when watching this movie, be sure to keep this Commandment of the Boll in mind:

Thou shalt not speak that my movie is crap, or ye shall suffer the vengeance of mine right hook.

 

[warlord]

Wickett if you really wanted to be a hero you'd destroy the author of Eragon so real fantasy authors can have their books made into movies.

 

[Ranger REG]

Verily, let us sing to the courage and honor of RangerWickett, and his mascocism, for seeing this moving and taking suffering that did not have to be his.

[Singing]

The sun will come out tomorrow...

He's going to watch a movie as a critic, not try and get adopted by a sugar daddy.

But just in case, he should wear that red dress to the theatre.

 

[Ranger REG]

Wickett if you really wanted to be a hero you'd destroy the author of Eragon so real fantasy authors can have their books made into movies.

Right, like there is only one director working on one fantasy film at one time.

Not the author's fault that Hollywood's not a fantasy literary fan. Then again, the image of an Orson Scott Card desperately groveling for his books be made into movies in Hollywood does make me sleep well at night.

-- not a fan like some stuck-up, high-brow literary experts here. "Yeah, you know who you are."

 

[trancejeremy]

Eek. After 20 minutes of watching it (commercial free, thank god), I couldn't stand it. I just couldn't see an underlying plot.

Really? I thought it had a pretty decent plot. Somewhat D&D-ish, actually. Ben Kingsly is an evil vampire lord; there's a group of D&D style adventurers led by Michael Madsen who fight him (they actually belong to a larger group); and Bloodrayne, his half-vampire (Dhampir) daughter, who wants to kill him.

Spoiler

Bloodrayne is told that she needs to get an artifact that Kingsley wants, and she does, but sort of absorbs it - she then learns there are 2 other artifacts, all parts of this older, super vampire. (Kinda like the bits of Vecna). She gets kidnapped, and the Michael Madsen bunch rescue her, then join forces with her. Then there is a really long bit at their secret hideout. Then there's a big battle at the hideout. Then she gets the 2nd artifact (Ben Kingsley gets the 3rd), then there's a final battle with Ben Kingsley.

Though I do admit, his style of directing is pretty bad, which can make it a bit confusing. His style reminds me a lot of Tsui Hark - nice cinematography, but jerky editing at times, and other bits really drag on. And the last 5 minutes of the ending don't make much sense, after she kills Kingsley.

Anyway, mind you, I'm not saying it's a great movie, just that if you compare it to the early 80s Fantasy movies, it's better than some. Not the Conans, or the Sword & Sorcerers, or even Hawk the Slayer, but better than movies like Deathstalker (or its remake), or even such Hollywood high budget fluff like Van Helsing or League of Extrordinary Gentlemen.

 

[trancejeremy]

Hmmmm, apparently it was shown at some sort of film festival, and it got a 2 1/2 out of 5 (this is from a cheesy movie reviewer, though).

http://dreadcentral.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=842

"King is certainly no Rings. It’s not even a Willow or a Krull, but it also doesn’t scrape the depths of Dungeons and Dragons ineptitude. At the very least, this 2 ½ hour epic is briskly paced and marks a huge step up from Boll in terms of quality"

 

[Meloncov]

Not the author's fault that Hollywood's not a fantasy literary fan. Then again, the image of an Orson Scott Card desperately groveling for his books be made into movies in Hollywood does make me sleep well at night.

He's turned down multiple offers to make his books into movies. The only reason it hasn't happened yet is that he is demanding that the movies be loyal to his novels.

 

[Tyler Do'Urden]

"...and marks a huge step up from Boll in terms of quality"

That has to be the funniest quote I've read all day. Or all week, for that matter.

 

[IcyCool]

Remember, when watching this movie, be sure to keep this Commandment of the Boll in mind:

Thou shalt not speak that my movie is crap, or ye shall suffer the vengeance of mine right hook.

Don't forget the addendum to that:

Thou shalt not speak that my movie is crap, or ye shall suffer the vengeance of mine right hook.

Unless thou happens to be over 150 pounds, or remotely muscular, or have a clue about boxing, or might be a credible threat in the ring...

He didn't fight all of his critics, just the weak, flabby, or inept ones. A real hero that one.

 

[Ranger REG]

He didn't fight all of his critics, just the weak, flabby, or inept ones. A real hero that one.

On the other hand, I never met a critic that is healthy and/or athletic, much less have experience in the square ring.