In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (2008) (PG-13)
Directed by Uwe Boll
Starring: Jason Statham, Leelee Sobieski, Ray Liotta, Burt Reynolds
Daughter Says:
In the Name of the King is about a man named Farmer (Jason Statham) who is attacked by some kind of monster things that steal his wife and murder his only son. Now he is set out to get revenge on his son's death, then steal his wife back.
Your basic story, right? Well the directer didn't do a good job at following this basic story. This movie was a disaster in the making. There were scenes that were just plain stupid. Example: One point Statham has his hands tied behind his back and John Rhys-Davies makes him drink something. Statham finding it disgusting pushed it away with his hand. How in the world does that work?
Another problem was the fact that at some points it would be raining cats and dogs while right next door it was sunny with no clouds in the sky. Then if you turn around it's suddenly midnight. What in the world?
Not only did Statham grow a third arm during the making of this movie; he didn't learn not to sign up for really bad movies. The script was terrible. In the Name of the King. I never thought I could find an awful action movie as this one.
If I had to say something good about this movie it would have to be that there were some good looking actors. I must admit Jason Statham is hot! I also found some new actors (to me) named
Brian J. White and Darren Shahlavi. They are very attractive. I hope to see them in other movies.
Rating for In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale: *.
PS: The title is outrageously long. Who needs a title that long?
Directed by Uwe Boll
Starring: Jason Statham, Leelee Sobieski, Ray Liotta, Burt Reynolds
Daughter Says:
In the Name of the King is about a man named Farmer (Jason Statham) who is attacked by some kind of monster things that steal his wife and murder his only son. Now he is set out to get revenge on his son's death, then steal his wife back.
Your basic story, right? Well the directer didn't do a good job at following this basic story. This movie was a disaster in the making. There were scenes that were just plain stupid. Example: One point Statham has his hands tied behind his back and John Rhys-Davies makes him drink something. Statham finding it disgusting pushed it away with his hand. How in the world does that work?
Another problem was the fact that at some points it would be raining cats and dogs while right next door it was sunny with no clouds in the sky. Then if you turn around it's suddenly midnight. What in the world?
Not only did Statham grow a third arm during the making of this movie; he didn't learn not to sign up for really bad movies. The script was terrible. In the Name of the King. I never thought I could find an awful action movie as this one.
If I had to say something good about this movie it would have to be that there were some good looking actors. I must admit Jason Statham is hot! I also found some new actors (to me) named
Brian J. White and Darren Shahlavi. They are very attractive. I hope to see them in other movies.
Rating for In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale: *.
PS: The title is outrageously long. Who needs a title that long?
Daddy Says:
Mom always told me that if I couldn't say something nice, I shouldn't say anything at all. Going to be a challenge for this film.
Here goes. Jason Statham tries very hard to remain stoic and intense throughout this mess, essentially playing the same character he plays in all of his films. But whereas, those films had better plots and better action, this film is a complete waste of time. The dialogue scripted for these mostly fine actors is just laughable. The movie would feel right at home on an episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000. And director Uwe Boll continues his streak of never making a good movie. It's not often you see a director with a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Some of the casting choices are mind-boggling as well. Ray Liotta, who was wonderful in GoodFellas, is a staggeringly bad choice for a villain here. And whoever thought that Burt Reynolds would be a good choice as the ruler of the kingdom here needs to have their casting license revoked.
Sorry, mom. I just couldn't do it. This may have been the worst movie I've ever seen. I'm holding off giving this awful film "zero stars" on the chance that there could be a worse film out there somewhere. I really hope I never sit through it.
Rating for In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale: 1/4 of a star.
Here goes. Jason Statham tries very hard to remain stoic and intense throughout this mess, essentially playing the same character he plays in all of his films. But whereas, those films had better plots and better action, this film is a complete waste of time. The dialogue scripted for these mostly fine actors is just laughable. The movie would feel right at home on an episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000. And director Uwe Boll continues his streak of never making a good movie. It's not often you see a director with a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Some of the casting choices are mind-boggling as well. Ray Liotta, who was wonderful in GoodFellas, is a staggeringly bad choice for a villain here. And whoever thought that Burt Reynolds would be a good choice as the ruler of the kingdom here needs to have their casting license revoked.
Sorry, mom. I just couldn't do it. This may have been the worst movie I've ever seen. I'm holding off giving this awful film "zero stars" on the chance that there could be a worse film out there somewhere. I really hope I never sit through it.
Rating for In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale: 1/4 of a star.
Daddy, we could watch Salsa, again.
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