Review of Erik the Viking (1989) by Daniel N — 23 Jul 2008

Great irony through out the entire movie. Great acting from especially Tim Robbins.

This review of Erik the Viking (1989) was written by Daniel N on 23 Jul 2008.

Erik the Viking has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Trent J (188) on 15 Feb 2009

You can't beat that Monty Python-esque humor, but this story takes way too long to get to the promise of its premise and then does very little…

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By David K (1,644) on 16 Sep 2010

I really wanted to like this movie. I really like Terry Jones. I sometimes like Tim Robbins. But I didn't really like it very much…

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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 Isabelle P (111) on 21 Aug 2008

So cool :) The story was really fun, and the moty python's sens of humour is still present! I loved it: simple and crazy :)…

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By David W (2,010) on 08 Apr 2010

The first five minutes seemed really funny, then it quickly went downhill into the realm of blandness and mediocrity…

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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 Skyler B (1,160) on 18 Nov 2012

A painful film that one can excrete as soon as it has finished being absorbed…

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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 J L (544) on 11 May 2009

It is an ok movie for when you want to see somthing strange…

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By Henk V (7) on 03 Jan 2014

I barely remember this but remember hating it…

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