"Icelandic Sagas film coming!" Topic
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Daffy Doug  | 13 Oct 2008 8:50 a.m. PST |
link Oh, but I DO hope they fulfil that description, "spaghetti-western-Viking-movie." That's exactly how I see the Viking Sagas! |
aecurtis  | 13 Oct 2008 9:10 a.m. PST |
They've been good when the Icelanders have done them on their own. Letting Hollywood in the door is probabaly a mistake. Allen |
| Daffy Doug | 13 Oct 2008 11:03 a.m. PST |
You know, the Beowulf filmed there, with Gerard Butler, was a pretty film to look at. The fact that it floundered on the twin dilemmas of poor screen writing and Sarah Polly, is nothing to do with the technical competence of the production crews. Hopefully this one will sail better! If it does, then the Icelandic Sagas are a gold mine of material for followups! |
| lugal hdan | 13 Oct 2008 11:46 a.m. PST |
Gah! Sarah Polly was WRETCHED in that film. But otherwise, I quite enjoyed it. |
| Alxbates | 13 Oct 2008 12:29 p.m. PST |
This could be fun! And I liked the Beowulf film, too, but I agree – Sara Polly was the *WRONG* actress for that role. Interesting to have Grendel as a neanderthal, but then they went all fantasy with it at the end with a Water Troll as his mom. Odd film, lots of parts of it didn't quite work, but overall I enjoyed it. I hope that this Saga film keeps the stuff that worked and fixes the stuff that didn't – comparing it to a Spaghetti Western is an interesting idea! |
| freewargamesrules | 13 Oct 2008 1:04 p.m. PST |
I thought the Icelandic Sagas was something to do with the collapse of their banking systems! |
| mweaver | 13 Oct 2008 4:09 p.m. PST |
Yes, I also thought the "Beowulf" film was good, except for Sara Polly not fitting in at all, and the sea troll spoiling what was otherwise a decent attempt to tell the story plausibly. LOVED the ponies! Maybe some good will come out of this new film. But I suspect Allen may be right… |
| Streitax | 14 Oct 2008 10:52 a.m. PST |
But will Tony Curtis and Kirk Douglas be available to reprise their classic performances? It just wouldn't be a Viking movie without them! |
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