Review of Vikingdom (2013) by Luis P — 28 Jan 2014

I do not understand why this movie is being so attacked all over the place. As far B-movies go this should be highly praised because it puzzles me why people compare productions like this to hollywood mega-blockbusters with tons of money. For the small budget Vikingdom created a real B-movie gem/miracale here.

It´s pure fun, the production design sometimes is fantastic (i could hardly believe my eyes when I read this was a Malasyan movie and not an european production), it has a lot of variety either in locations and action scenes and above all it´s very enjoyable to watch. Two hours go by in a second so it´s hard for me to understand why such low rating in reviews. Does nobody likes B movies anymore ? It´s all about how to compare independent cinema with hollywood blockbusters now ?!...

People complain a lot about the CGI effects because we clearly see they are digital matte paintings...what ?... Do you mean in the hollywood blockbusters we dont notice those same effects all over ? I think Vikingdom did a good job with the Cgi and the movie feels a lot like "Vidoq" a french digital production some years ago similar in graphic style.

Excelent fantasy atmosphere, feels very epic in some moments despite the low budget and to me its the Lord of the Rings of B-movies.

If you love independent low budget movies and like fantasy, you should definetely check this one out. I had more fun watching Vikingdom than watching the latest Hobbit movies put togheter. Because I wasn´t expecting at all to see such commitment to create an epic format out of such lack of money. It´s like Vikingdom refuses to be the low budget it is and always strides to be the best it can be with the few resources it had available. And for that it should be praised.

Pure FUN with a great sense of epic adventure.

B-movie fans, ignore the bad hype and see it for yourselves without prejudice.

I already bought my 3d blu-ray because I had to put this in my b-movie collection as I really find it one of the very best out there.

As far as b-movies go I think this movie is one of the best in recent years. Its not perfect, it has a lot of cheesy moments but that is what makes up a good low budget production and this one is excelent in my opinion.

I hope they do a sequel.