Severed Ways - thoughts...

[bigjon]

http://www.severedways.com/

So, I rented it to night and wanted to know other's thoughts about it and if you enjoyed it or not.

Looking for input on the whole thing, from clothing, armour to the feeling the movie gives off...

Thanks.

[chef de chambre]

The 'armour', for what it is, looks good - Viking age helmets are speculative, as there is only one positively identified example, which they based the 'hero's' helmet on, for the most part.

The problem with the clothing, in the North America shots, is they are drab, probably far more drab than anyones clothing would be, who could afford a helmet and a sword.

The feeling the film gives off? Well, it looks like a very painful, artsy film to me, with a not very realistic plot, given what we know about the Vineland colony from what archaeology has turned up, and what information - accurate or not - that the surviving legends of Lief Erikson provide. THe hero, who's face is not shown in the trailers, is particularly painful when you see him wagging his long hair through the air as if he was playing 'guitar hero'. Angsty crap would be my cursory evaluation of the general feel and plot of the film. It would seem to have a very modern political message underlying it as a drumbeat, if the trailers are anything to go by.

The music, if they followed the intro and trailers as a general feel, sucks and blows simultaneously, it is so bad, in my opinion, creating a mood for that time and place, although, god knows, modern 'vikings' have been looking to Heavy Metal Rock since the 1970's to express their 'viking-ness'. Surely the scalds of old relied heavily on the Electric guitar to sing the stories of heros.

When will people be able to combine good costuming, which this seems to have, with a good plot? An accurate costume unfortunately does not make for a good movie, as anyone who has suffered through that accurate production on William Wallace knows.

[Ogedei]

I am pretty sure this film is more accurate

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wE1YxzF0SzA



The dude in severedways has some MAD wood choppin' skillz though.

[Konstantin the Red]

So the late Les Paul was Odin's gift to the skalds?

[Thomas Powers]

And won't Les be surprised when he shows up in Valhalla! I think still preforming when over 90 counts as dieing in battle!

Thomas

[chef de chambre]

And won't Les be surprised when he shows up in Valhalla! I think still preforming when over 90 counts as dieing in battle!

Thomas

Les Paul gets to go wherever he wants, I reckon.

[Yojimbo]

All I know is that I rented this, and it is the only film I have ever seen that actually showed someone taking a crap. Literally. Disgusting. The turd actually appears and falls from the guys buttocks. Talk about not be able to stop looking at the trainwreck !!! YUK !!!

[chef de chambre]

All I know is that I rented this, and it is the only film I have ever seen that actually showed someone taking a crap. Literally. Disgusting. The turd actually appears and falls from the guys buttocks. Talk about not be able to stop looking at the trainwreck !!! YUK !!!

THat sounds worse by a bit than the peeing on the beach scene in 'Rob Roy'...

[bigjon]

Yeah it was totally real. The feel of the movie reminded me of the blair witch project.
Most of the "errors" were small: the helms were way too shiny, the fur on the calves, no thought about winter coming and burning down a perfectly good start to a cabin to survive winter, "this fish is killer".

All and all it was a pretty good feel.

[Yojimbo]

It was cool.... I just can't get past the whole crap thing .

remember when the one viking was headbanging before the Camping chapter? That and the scene frome the beach " If we stay here were toast" ....didn't know they were that fond of toast !!!