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It is a performances centric movie

Admirable film.

This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

The positive reviews for NIGHT OF THE TEMPLAR did make me chuckle as this is by no means a decent film. It's an indie horror film that masquerades as a mainstream movie thanks to the presence of a number of familiar faces in the cast. The only thing you'll be wondering is how they roped in so many big names. An old warning advises to watch out for films that are written by, directed by, and starring the same person and this film follows that proviso: I don't know who Paul Sampson is, but he's nothing much to write home about. The film is a mish-mash of cheaply-staged historical scenes and a few lame slasher-style moments as assembled characters are murdered by a maniac. Cast-wise, we get turns from old-timers David Carradine (what a film to end your lengthy career on!) and Udo Kier, alongside a randomly cross-dressing Billy Drago and poor old Norman Reedus on hiatus from THE WALKING DEAD. He must have been wondering what he walked into...

Oh no, I feel bad for not posting a review ages ages ago. I've watched "Night of the Templar" from start to finish. Paul Sampson worked magic on the medieval scenes with the shields, kind of. We know the Templars were all butchered at the end in real life. A true medieval Templar would have prayed before a killing but he certainly would never have used dental whitener. The modern setting was funny and pantomime, as these people were sitting there wondering whats going on, as the viewer does too. I watched it because it was made by Paul Sampson alone and I was curious. RIP David Carradine who starred in this film. Sir Gregoire himself couldn't rest, because he's an angry spirit wanting revenge so he ended up butchering innocent people including women, and during the wrong century. Also a shame that his horse didn't come back to life.

Billy Drago in drag… its an image and a concept my brain is still to comprehend. Why did this happen? How? To what purpose does it serve and does it even matter? Perhaps it's just one of those things, a random occurrence in the cosmos sparked by dense imagination and/or slight comic perversion and displayed for our hesitant amusement.Let's face it, our brains are only so big and we can only use so much of them… and while it is sadly a fact that I may never understand the grand concept of John Bly as a cross-dressing chef who before too-long has his/her life ended by a Knight Templar in a modern American manor, I strongly advise using yours to track down this awkward, bizarre, perhaps knowing or perhaps serious (I couldn't tell) small-budget oddity. Your inner critic may not thank you for it, but sometimes its better to tell that cat to scram while you groove with your inner 12 year old instead.If you succeed in that, you'll have a lot of fun here.The plot revolves around great medieval knight Lord Gregoire, who having been betrayed by his own adviser and warriors for an abundance of gold and riches, vows that after these traitors revel in 10 lifetimes of excess he will exact his bloody revenge. How this happens and the situations that arise from it are too confounding to detail here, especially concerning the true identity of the damsel our (anti)hero hooks up with at the film's end (this is simply brilliant) and what exactly the core group of characters have gathered for so this foretold 'night of the templar' can begin. Among these characters is an unfit deviant fittingly named Henry Flesh, played by none-other than The Walking Dead's Norman Reedus, who engages in a particular scene that he will one day be able to show to his kids with pride.Other notable actors supporting this original material include the simply legendary Udo Kier (Flesh for Frankenstein, Blood for Dracula, Suspiria, Europa, Shadow of the Vampire) who, while spending a large portion of his screen-time walking and starring, pleasantly progresses into a vital role come the third-act and elevates the camp proceedings with his thick accent and undiminished persona, and equally legendary David Carradine (Death Race 2000, Kill Bill) who sadly passed away in 2009 after post-production. Given the subtle lunacy here its obvious that these great actors signed up not just to pay the bills, but because they could sense a journey that an open-minded viewer could truly revel in; featuring, as the tagline reads, passion, loyalty, deceit, betrayal…and revenge. They were right.I sat watching this movie prepared to enjoy it, thanks to the promise of swordplay, violence and performances from two of my favorite cult actors; what I wasn't prepared for was the brazenly ridiculous script peppered with cues that certainly succeeded in making me chuckle when I wasn't wincing, and of course Billy Drago in drag… … that one tangible element of creative abandonment.That one element that should prove to you, ladies and gentlemen, that while this isn't perfect, it's a rickety barrel-load of fun that can be savored for all the wrong reasons, and will no doubt cause you to involuntarily smile when bored at work or frustrated at school in the following days. Sometimes we are simply not meant to know how things are, a side-effect of our limited minds, so instead of wondering exactly what would inspire someone to make this film, wonder instead how many times you can watch Sampson as the "events coordinator" intensely comforting a distressed, shy girl by kissing her on the forehead and bravely declaring that Henry Flesh will never touch her again.And there's that involuntary smile.3 random trophy-filled shelves out of 5 For more movie reviews and opinions check out - www.jordanandeddie.wordpress.com

For some unknown reason my previous review on this title was "reported" and deleted. I hope that the IMDb reviewer this time, will see before allowing this to go public that I have no ill intentions towards anyone, and only the best intention towards potential viewers of this movie.Nuff said, off to the review... I can only begin by saying that this is a very bad film. Even though they use some good actors like Carradine the final result is way bellow average. The direction makes it obvious from the first 5 seconds that this movie is not only low budget, but also very poorly made. The script is lacking and the actors do not have the proper material in order to act and produce something good. The leading role is performed by an actor that can not really act the part. I was astonished to look up the names of these three people(director - lead actor - writer), and find out that they were all the same person! Anyways, this is one of the worst movies I have watched this year(and the previous), and I am shocked to see all the misleading 10* reviews on IMDb, when the general rating is 3*. My intention is not to "trash" this movie. What I write is my personal and professional opinion as an art director.