After performing a SEARCH or two I didn't find a thread that was as general as the one I wanted to open: This one will hopefully give as a place to visit and air out the feelings about some of the past ones; can you say Minotaur? or to critique the ones to come in the future, because, believe me they will keep coming.
I've tried to watch many of these "SciFi Original" movies that TPTB have been force feeding us for quite awhile now. After many that I would deem as failures, they finally hit on one that I could stand to watch the whole way through: Dark Kingdom: The Dragon King. I know it was a so-called mini series, but that's what made it all the better, IMHO. It gave us the background of the character and managed to keep a pace that didn't have me channel surfing half way through it. The faces were fresh, even if our hero did remind me of "Arnold" in Conan with his grunting and perhaps even faint resemblance. I liked this one even better than EarthSea. It's not very often anymore that we get to see our heroes as people with failings and open to manipulation by others without coming out on top in the end. In this regard, Dark Kingdom was a pleasant surprise.
Anyway, the point of the thread is to chime in on these SciFi Originals with your critiques and/or praise. Informed opinions are what I am hoping to read. If you're just going to say that this or that one sucked without any reason, then don't waste my time in here.
I've tried to watch many of these "SciFi Original" movies that TPTB have been force feeding us for quite awhile now. After many that I would deem as failures, they finally hit on one that I could stand to watch the whole way through: Dark Kingdom: The Dragon King. I know it was a so-called mini series, but that's what made it all the better, IMHO. It gave us the background of the character and managed to keep a pace that didn't have me channel surfing half way through it. The faces were fresh, even if our hero did remind me of "Arnold" in Conan with his grunting and perhaps even faint resemblance. I liked this one even better than EarthSea. It's not very often anymore that we get to see our heroes as people with failings and open to manipulation by others without coming out on top in the end. In this regard, Dark Kingdom was a pleasant surprise.
Anyway, the point of the thread is to chime in on these SciFi Originals with your critiques and/or praise. Informed opinions are what I am hoping to read. If you're just going to say that this or that one sucked without any reason, then don't waste my time in here.
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