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Ring of the Nibelungs
In this swords-and-sorcery tale, good-hearted blacksmith Eyvind hides away infant Prince Siegfried after two malevolent kings murder his father. But a fiery meteor sent by the gods reveals Siegfried's destiny, sending him on the quest of a lifetime. To save a crumbling kingdom claim the heart of his true love, he'll have to slay the nefarious dragon, Fafnir.
Release : | 2004 |
Rating : | 6.6 |
Studio : | VIP Medienfonds 3, Sat.1, Tandem Communications, |
Crew : | Production Design, Props, |
Cast : | Benno Fürmann Alicia Witt Kristanna Loken Julian Sands Samuel West |
Genre : | Adventure Fantasy Action TV Movie |
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I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much
Simply Perfect
everything you have heard about this movie is true.
This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.
I didn't enjoy it because the romance felt forced, the CGI isn't good, and the acting isn't very good either. I only liked one of the fights in the whole movie
a "simple" Disney-like film. It does not have depth in neither the characters nor the story. Indeed, the story of Sigfried is mixed up with another story, that of Tristan et Isolde, so if you have read either of them (I know, there are several versions) you are a little baffled by the liberty the director mixed both. Its a pity though, that the mix did not result in a great movie but rather in this rather simple, oh-my-hero film. a "simple" Disney-like film. It does not have depth in neither the characters nor the story. Indeed, the story of Sigfried is mixed up with another story, that of Tristan et Isolde, so if you have read either of them (I know, there are several versions) you are a little baffled by the liberty the director mixed both. Its a pity though, that the mix did not result in a great movie but rather in this rather simple, oh-my-hero film. All in all, I would not recommend you to watch the film.
At first, I thought I was not going to like this movie. I am an old fan of the Siegfried Saga, as it is found in the Icelandic Edda, the German Hero Tales, and last but not least in Richard Wagner's wonderful opera. Being Scandinavian, I have lived with this story in some way all my life! Therefore, I do not like too many deviations from the basic story (although of course the before-mentioned original versions of it are not entirely similar either).And the makers of this movie "Curse of the Ring", have made a lot of changes. As everybody knows, Siegfried was brought up by a dwarf called Mimer, a quite unpleasant creature driven by his own egoistic motives. While "Eric" (a cover name not known in any of the original sources either) is brought up by a very good and kind human. The "twin kings" have never been heard of anywhere else, and not the meteorite either. And so on.When I began watching this movie, I did not like the main actors either. Benno Fürmann has too dark hair, and he does not have the perfect Nordic looks one associates with Siegfried. In fact, at first (I had never seen him in any production before this) I even thought he looked a little "pixie-like". A little funny - not at all godlike and superhuman. Not at all like Uwe Beyer in the 1966 movie, who could have been the real Siegfried come to life... And Kristanna Loken is really not right at all, for the ancient and wise Valkyrie in an (up till then) forever young body. She is too ordinary - there is no soul or wisdom there at all. She should instead be playing the role of a pretty girl in some high school-movie, set in present times.But as I was watching, the movie grew on me. The movie is full of splendour and magic, beautiful photo, poetic dialogue and good special effects. As a fantasy movie, and as a costume drama, if one does not care about comparing it with the original Siegfried stories, it is wonderful! And as for the Siegfried story, in the end they somehow got the "Geist" of it right after all! I even grew to like Siegfried/Fürmann, because even if he was not like the Siegfried of the dreams and myths, he was very likable and lovable and admirable in his own right, somehow... And when the movie ended, I would not have wanted any other actor, however blond or handsome or muscular, in it! :-)
Watched this on TV was disappointed that it was split into three chunks of viewing which really spoilt the watching of it. That said it has all the elements of a fantasy tale without the nasty Hollywood glitz that was Lord of the Rings. Its a simple story rather akin to Romeo and Juliet I wonder if its this tale Shakespeare got his inspiration from? The main actor came across as a little dumb but the supporting cast more than made up for his wooden performance. Have to say the actress playing the queen of Iceland was something really special and will be wanting to see more of her acting works in the future. Sadly I think most people will try to compare this with Hollywood blockbusters like Lord of the rings etc and miss the storytelling not the whizz bang special effects that seem to be current fashion in tinsel town.