Review of Erik the Viking (1989) by Matthew C — 29 Jun 2011

The bestest and funniest movie I have ever seen in my life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This review of Erik the Viking (1989) was written by Matthew C on 29 Jun 2011.

Erik the Viking has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Jeff B (2,998) on 26 Jan 2010

A very funny movie. Maybe the best version of a Jason and the Argonauts type story, too…

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By Peter A (501) on 15 Mar 2013

A Pythonesque take on Vikings and Norse mythology. Plenty of satire is imbued in the film, but the comedy fails to take off…

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By Michael T (3,420) on 02 Nov 2008

Strangely loathed by the critics, this is actually a very funny film with heavy doses of Python in it. Some impressively staged set-pieces too…

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By Simon C (541) on 26 Aug 2012

Classic. Weird casting, but to excellent effect. As a kid I viewed it as 'almost Python' due to Jones' direction…

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By Cindy I (193) on 24 Oct 2009

Well, go on: go berzerk. One of the greats but sometimes forgotten, this still totally holds up…

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By Justin R (1,063) on 15 Jun 2010

Pretty good. Some laughs, some adventure. Neither as good as I remember it from childhood nor as bad as its reputation…

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By Sara W (330) on 30 Jun 2010

It seems that Erik, razing and pillaging, has gained his fair share of haters; sure, the retro editing feels woody like a hull, but the movie…

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By Javier A (87) on 22 May 2012

Watch this if you hate Roger Ebert. He gave it zero stars. It is completely acceptable though, b/c this movie flew completely over his head…

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By Radek C (307) on 19 Apr 2009

What a disappointment - it had very little to do with original Monty Python's sense of humour…

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By Larry W (344) on 29 Mar 2012

Two minutes in, you think this might be one of the funniest movies ever made. Two minutes later, you have second thoughts…

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