Film : Solomon Kane
Format: Blu-Ray
Run time (approx): 104 mins
My Rating (out of 10): 6
Genre: Action/Adventure/Fantasy
Film Highlight: James Purefoy gradually turning into a wurzel through the film.
**Contains Spoilers**
Solomon Kane directed by Michal J.Bassett is a demonic adventure through England following a pirate who must now live a life of peace after having a run-in with the grim reaper himself (except this time he has a sword coated in flames instead of a scythe and old bony hands) who has bound him for hell. All goes well until the Malachi turn up murder and kidnap his foster family (lifes a b*tch , then the Malachi turn up). Solomon must now decide whether he should revisit his violent past and take revenge.
I like James Purefoy and he did act to a high standard for his role, the only thing I couldn't take serious was his accent , speaking like a wurzel just brought laughter to me and my mates watching the film.Pete Postlethwaite also makes a rather long appearance as he is part of Solomons "foster" family, hes the hunter in 'The Lost World , Jurassic park'. Laughter aside this film provides a stable story (I haven't read the books), a dark atmosphere, some monsters/demons and enough action to keep you entertained.
The scenery and areas this film was shot in are beautiful (*cringe*) however it was continuously raining/snowing ... 'where are we again? England ... oh yeah believable .. carry on'.The CGI/special effects were great in places however in some scenes it was disappointing (mainly the ending), let us not be too critical though considering the budget for this film (yes I'm using the word 'us' because then it doesn't look like its me slagging off the CGI ,right?).
Watching this in Blu-Ray made the whole experience that little bit better, you could really tell the picture quality when there were scenes of the scenery from afar. The sound quality was also pure, you could hear each individual 'clash' of swords. Recommended in Blu-Ray.
Anyway I think you have to watch this film rather than listen to my isolated opinion because there are so many different reviews.
At the end of the day...
This was a bad and rushed review... oh sorry
At the end of the day...
Watch this film if
-You are a fantasy/adventure fan
-You like dark demonic films filled with sorcery
-You like Van Helsing
-You want to see James purefoy talk wurzel (really its funny)
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