The Vikings
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DVD Cover Information Actor: Ernest Borgnine, James Donald, Janet Leigh, Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis Director: Richard Fleischer Brand: Sony Cinematographer: Jack Cardiff Producer: Jerry Bresler Producer: Lee Katz Writer: Calder Willingham Writer: Dale Wasserman Writer: Edison Marshall DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; Spanish (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen Picture Format: 2.35:1 Running Time: 116 minutes DVD Release Date: 2002-05-07 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Studio: MGM |
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Movie Reviews of The Vikings
Movie Review: Doesn't quite click
Summary: 2 Stars
Especially after seeing the background feature on the DVD, one has to admire the effort that was put into finding great locations and making the sets, costumes, and ships authentic. But it all seems a waste, as the film never gets you to the point of believing in any of it. It's not that it's a tall tale; we don't mind that as long as we can get swept up in it, but this just doesn't happen. It occurred to me, at about the point that Tony Curtis ran up the castle stairs to confront the evil king, that I might have been watching The Princess Bride ("Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya"), except that The Vikings, despite taking itself seriously, doesn't succeed half so well in making you care about the characters or the plot. The battle scenes are also incredibly weak. It seems fitting that in the final funeral scene, a good number of the fire arrows fall laughably short of their target.