Northmen - A Viking Saga [German Version] [Blu-ray]

I quite enjoyed this film despite a lot of negative reviews and ratings. I think we are always expecting those top-notch Hollywood movies and rarely give the others a chance. I didn't find fault with this film at all - better than lots of other films out there, way better. The only thing I had to "get my head around" is watching typical South African scenery and vegetation and telling myself they are in Scotland...although, after a while I forgot about that (other than the odd, wow, it really is beautiful here) and just watched for watching pleasure. Someone made a comment that the "romance" is under-developed...but what do you expect in those circumstances? A love story while fighting for your life?

Although this was only made a few years ago now, there are modern online series such as Black Sails etc that can carry off these kind of story lines much better with much more depth and also make them look a lot better - budget films need to work much harder these days to not be compared unfavourably to series made by online streaming services.That all said, this is still a decent enough budget Viking drama. It looks pretty good most of the time for its budget - a lot better than most at this end of the scale - with some nice scenery thrown in and just about everyone puts in a fairly good performance. The storyline is simple enough to just switch off and enjoy but also enough of a story there to engage with and stay motivated to see it through to the end.It's basically Vikings Vs Scottish mercs with the Vikings as the underdogs trying to escape an island they've landed on by mistake during a storm whilst hoping to carry out some good old fashioned plundering of coastal monasteries in Britain. They have a little bit of unexpected help along the way and there are lots of will-they-wont-they make it moments as the Scotts hunt them down.The film might not be spectacular but I didn't ever get bored and found it easy to stay interested enough until the end, with the only real annoyance being Ed Srein's mouth - not sure if he'd just had some kind of dental surgery or if he thought he was giving the mercenary character he was playing some extra depth, but it didn't work for me. Otherwise, not bad!

If you ever watched re-runs of the old 1958 classic The Vikings staring Kirk Douglas & Tony Curtis then this is a modern remake.Viking ship in storm runs aground and remaining crew attempt to fight their way across a hostile landscape..fighting all the bad guys as they attempt to escape their island.Surprisingly entertaining movie,impressive landscapes and some impressive acting from slightly lesser known actors.

Not bad all round ; found it on the lengthy side but fair enough acting, lots action, perhaps overdone. Plot was shaky, and ending predictable in many ways. (Good guy beats bad guy). Tom Hopper was the lead here, and he, physically, towered over the others.A convincing Viking of his day, or so I imagined from tales at school of the fearsome Norse raiders and pillagers of our coasts. Not a movie I would rush to view again soon, but it did pass a wet winter's evening.

I enjoyed this action film. It's one of those where the bad guys chase the good guys, the bad guys keep catching up and have good fight scenes, then the good guys escape again. Take the film at face value and you should enjoy it. For those who like Viking films, it's amusing that Queen Isult out of the last kingdom is in this film, but only princess.

Frankly this is dire, a plot that is paperthin, poor acting ......even from Tom Hopper, incredibly poor direction, and a soundtrack that belongs in the 50s!! If you have been brought up on Vikings, or the Last Kingdom, Black Sails, et al, you will be incredibly disappointed at the quality of this! The disk itself might seriously become a beer mat!

Waited a long time to try and watch this film because of the topic.I used this item for the first 7 minutes then fell asleep hence the low star scoreI refuse to purchase the same film twice.

Since viewing the TV series Vikings over recent years I have developed a taste for this phase of history. This DVD is enjoyable as long as you don't compare it to the TV series. Recommended.