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Nice effects though.

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Ok... Let's be honest. It cannot be the best movie but is quite enjoyable. The movie has the potential to develop a great plot for future movies

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

It's the Roman occupation of England and the king of the Iceni dies, leaving the throne to his daughter Salina. She wants peace with the Romans, which the Roman governor Justinian (Don Murray) also wants. In fact, they both want it so bad that they fall in love with each other. He wants to marry. She says they can't unless the druids okay the marriage, and the druids oppose peace with the Romans. Justinian's right hand man Octavian (Andrew Keir) also opposes peace, wanting the Romans to clamp down on the Celts. None of this goes well for our star crossed lovers.So ... this is not a very good Hammer films. First thing to note: There are no Vikings in this film. It's an unofficial telling of the story of Boudica, the queen of the Iceni who opposed Roman rule. Second, Carita, who plays Salina, is a terrible actress. Despite a game supporting cast, which also includes Patrick Troughton, she really drags this film down. Finally, Don Chaffey is, at best, a workmanlike director, and he does a fairly poor job here.

I'm a bit surprised at some of the low reviews for "The Viking Queen;" I've watched it three times now and my appreciation for this 1967 Hammer flick has increased with each viewing.The biggest criticism is that Salena is a Celt and the movie should therefore be titled "The Celtic Queen." Yet this is explained right at the beginning of the story: Her father chooses her to reign after his death and says, "Like your mother you shall be called 'the Viking Queen.'" So, Salena is the Viking Queen simply because her mother was of Viking ancestry.One may argue that the Vikings didn't exist for another 700 years (the story takes place shortly after the time of Christ) but "Viking" is simply a collective designation of Nordic people -- Danes, Swedes and Norwegians. And even IF the word "Viking" didn't exist at the time of the film's setting, so what? Just imagine Salena's father saying, "You shall be called the Nordic Queen." Another major gripe is that the Druids improperly pray to Zeus, a Greek God. Although this is a legitimate beef, the filmmakers obviously chose to do this because the Druids lacked a recognizable deity. This problem is rectified by simply supplanting the word "Zeus" with the Druid deity of your choice when hearing the Druids pray in the film (Bet you can't think of ONE Druid deity, can you?).The story is roughly based on the historical Boudicca, queen of the Iceni, a British tribe. Her impressive revolt against the Roman occupants included the sack of London (then Londinium) and the death of some 70,000 Romans (!). The Roman governor of Britain ultimately destroyed Boudicca's force; in despair, she killed herself by taking poison in 60 AD.In "The Viking Queen" you'll certainly get a good glimpse of what this era was like. The story is ultra-serious and the actors perform their roles accordingly. Salena is played by Carita, who, although very beautiful, is completely believable in the role. Be on the watch for her in a breath-taking purple mini-skirt near the end (speaking of such, be on the lookout as well for Salena's super-cute sister Talia, played by Nicola Pagett). Needless to say, it's too bad this was Carita's sole excursion into acting terrain.The locations (Ireland), costumes and sets are all of the highest order for a Hammer film of the time period.One other complaint is that it is unbelievable that Salena falls in love with the Roman governor (played by Don Murray) and vice versa, yet isn't it realistic to assume that more than one Briton babe fell in love with a Roman occupant, particularly if he was in a command position? Besides, the tragic ending is emotionally compounded by this love story.FINAL WORD: "The Viking Queen" is a movie in the vein of "Braveheart," "Gladiator" or "Attila." If you're a fan of such films you'll likely enjoy "The Viking Queen." Personally, I feel "Braveheart" is overrated and I'd pop in "The Viking Queen" before "Gladiator" any day.If, like me, this film inspires you to research the true history of Boudicca, then the filmmakers have accomplished far more than mere entertainment. Enough said.The movie runs 91 minutes.GRADE: B

So let me see if I can get this straight: The Romans have invaded the British Isles and in the process they try to make peace with Viking Druids who worship… Zeus? But they look and act more like Celtics than Vikings. To make matters even more interesting, the Roman governor, "Justinian" (Don Murray) and the attractive Viking Queen, "Salina" (Carita) fall in love and want to get married. But the Druid priest, "Maelgan" (Donald Houston) forbids it and then conspires to start a revolt for which he expects to win because the Celtics (or whatever they are) have chariots which are ideal for heavily wooded areas and the Romans have apparently never fought against an army that has them. Uh…okay. But having said all of that, I must confess that this film was a somewhat entertaining movie to a certain degree. And although some of the combat scenes were a bit…uh…imaginative and the acting left something to be desired, the film had some sexy women in skimpy attire which surely counts for something. Even so, in order for a person to enjoy it, he or she needs to abandon any sense of reality and just go with it. Personally, I wasn't quite able to do it entirely, but that's just me. Slightly below average.

When Don Chaffey directed the historically ludicrous and rather camp dinosaur epic One Million Years B.C., he cleverly distracted viewers from the film's sillier aspects through the use of stunning stop-motion creature effects, and Racquel Welch's even more stunning chest. The result was a completely daft, but thoroughly entertaining piece of schlock cinema.With The Viking Queen, an equally silly and factually inaccurate sword and sandal movie, he once again uses 'big breast diversion tactics'—only this time with less successful results. Perhaps Chaffey should have thrown caution to the wind and chucked in a T-rex or two!Beautiful, pillow-chested model Carina plays Celtic Queen (yes... Celtic!) Salina of the Iceni, who is forced to pick up a sword and fight the Romans, despite the fact that her lover, Justinian, is their leader. Carina sure is gorgeous, but even her breath-taking looks and marvellous physique are not enough to prevent one from noticing her wooden acting, the dreadful script, and plodding direction.Stay the course, and you will be treated to a couple of unintentionally hilarious scenes (of which the lowering of Romans into a fiery pit was my favourite), a smattering of partial nudity (nipple tassles spoil the fun), and a silly battle with Boudicca-style warrior women in chariots (with blades on the wheels) attacking Romans with glee.But even these enjoyably dumb moments cannot stop The Viking Queen from being a merely mediocre effort.