In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (2007)

User Rating:

3.8/10   

Director:

Uwe Boll

Writers (WGA):

Doug Taylor (screenplay)
Jason Rappaport (story) ...

Release Date:

11 January 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy

Tagline:

Rise and fight

Plot:

A man named Farmer sets out to rescue his kidnapped wife and avenge the death of his son -- two acts committed by the Krugs, a race of animal-warriors who are controlled by the evil Gallian. |

Plot Keywords:

Krug | Sword And Sorcery | General | Soldier | Brother In Law

Awards:

3 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Jason Statham	...	Farmer
Leelee Sobieski	...	Muriella
John Rhys-Davies	...	Merick
Ron Perlman	...	Norick
Claire Forlani	...	Solana
Kristanna Loken	...	Elora
Matthew Lillard	...	Duke Fallow
Brian J. White	...	Commander Tarish (as Brian White)
Mike Dopud	...	General Backler
Will Sanderson	...	Bastian
Tania Saulnier	...	Tawlyn
Ray Liotta	...	Gallian
Burt Reynolds	...	King Konreid
Gabrielle Rose	...	Delinda
Terence Kelly	...	Trumaine

Also Known As:

Dungeon Siege (USA) (working title)
Dungeon Siege: In the Name of the King (USA) (working title)
In the Name of the Father: A Dungeon Siege Tale (Canada: English title) (working title)
In the Name of the King (USA) (working title)
Schwerter des Königs - Dungeon Siege (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense battle sequences.

Runtime:

127 min

Country:

Germany | Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Germany:12 | Malaysia:U | Taiwan:PG-12 (original rating) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #43935) | Singapore:PG | Australia:M | UK:12 | Netherlands:12 | Finland:K-13

Filming Locations:

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Brightlight Pictures

Quotes:

[first lines]
Muriella: I knew you'd come.
Gallian: I told you I would.
Muriella: I mean, I felt it. I felt it before you came.
Gallian: You are developing your powers well, Muriella. Our time together is paying off!

Movie Connections:

Spin off from Dungeon Siege (2002) (VG)

Soundtrack:

Skalds & Shadows

Wow this was bad!

OK, first off, all of the glowing, gushing reviews here were obviously (OBVIOUSLY) planted by someone doing PR for the film (which is shameful in and of itself). There is no way that anyone sane would think this movie was anything more than laughable tripe.

I saw it at a preview, and have to say that I was expecting much more. I didn't realize that Ewe Boll was directing, otherwise I would have skipped it altogether (he should never be allowed near a camera, ever). However, I like nearly every star, enjoy the genre and have been a big fan of the video games for years now, so I figured that this would be worth seeing (nothing will ever compare to LOTR, but it sounded promising).

So yeah, there's not much I can say that hasn't been said here already. Horrible dialog, two-dimensional characters, lousy cinematography, cheesy effects and a plot which is nearly impossible to care about makes this one worth skipping.

Seriously, don't pay to see this. It will only encourage them to give Ewe more projects.