OK, so maybe the 9 out of 10 i gave this might be a little too high, its definitely a 7, at least, so i gave it 2 points for effort.
firstly this is a film for geeks and fanboys, i am whole heartedly one, anyone looking for lord of the rings fantasy should look elsewhere, anyone looking for a fun, well made, well acted sci-fi/fantasy, go no further.
jim caviezel is perfect as the not over the top hero, he plays the part very humbly, and well. john hurt as always delivers, sophia myles is absolutely stunning and completely believable as a tough viking's daughter, and ron perlman is...well he's ron perlman. (awesome) the creature is an original design, not borrowing heavily from alien or predator, although it did remind me of the creature from the relic, even still it looked amazing, and it left me wanting to find out more about its race.
FX were great all round, at no point did the CG fail to make me believe in the creature.
all in all, a totally enjoyable film!! sci-fi and fantasy mixed to almost perfection, we can only hope this flick gets a wider theatrical release so that we may get a sequel(but it mite head down a planet of the apes path, which may not be a bad thing) or possibly a prequel (id love to find out the details of why our hero's ship crashes at the start) watch it anyway you can!!!
firstly this is a film for geeks and fanboys, i am whole heartedly one, anyone looking for lord of the rings fantasy should look elsewhere, anyone looking for a fun, well made, well acted sci-fi/fantasy, go no further.
jim caviezel is perfect as the not over the top hero, he plays the part very humbly, and well. john hurt as always delivers, sophia myles is absolutely stunning and completely believable as a tough viking's daughter, and ron perlman is...well he's ron perlman. (awesome) the creature is an original design, not borrowing heavily from alien or predator, although it did remind me of the creature from the relic, even still it looked amazing, and it left me wanting to find out more about its race.
FX were great all round, at no point did the CG fail to make me believe in the creature.
all in all, a totally enjoyable film!! sci-fi and fantasy mixed to almost perfection, we can only hope this flick gets a wider theatrical release so that we may get a sequel(but it mite head down a planet of the apes path, which may not be a bad thing) or possibly a prequel (id love to find out the details of why our hero's ship crashes at the start) watch it anyway you can!!!