Merlin's Apprentice
by David Wu
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Actor: Christopher Jacot, John Reardon, Meghan Ory, Sam Neill, Tegan MossDirector: David Wu
Brand: Echo
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Surround Sound
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 185 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-03-14
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Model: 42099
Studio: Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Product features:
- MERLIN'S APPRENTICE FS (DVD MOVIE)
DVD Reviews of Merlin's Apprentice
DVD Review: Full-screen version... an okay movie, but distracting.
Summary: 3 Stars
I much enjoy movies like this one (fantasies) but this film is just so-so. But first, what I LIKED about the film:
1. Very nice scenery -- I really liked the locations and sets.
2. The casting, as far as their appropriate appearance goes, is really excellent.
3. The soundtrack is nice and subtle.
Beyond that, this film had some problems:
1. All the "flashbacks" (tons of those) were "ad nauseum". This also sort of blew the film's continuity.
2. The acting skills of the cute little blonde were notably marginal, at least in this particular instance. I kept thinking that she must have been focused on trying to recall her lines -- she never seemed relaxed and natural.
3. The battle scenes were really chopped up. You couldn't see any single movement long enough to comfortably comprehend it, not pleasing to the eye and distracting as the dickens.
4. This film would definitely be better in the widescreen version -- the full-screen version is way too much "in your face".
In the end, this movie was okay but I probably won't watch it a second time. Since I bought it in a pawn shop (they had 3 copies, all full-screen) for three bucks, I didn't get hurt on it -- I'm sure I can think of someone in the neighborhood to pass it on to. I AM excited in anticipation to view the original "Merlin" movie, never having seen it yet. As I check out the ratings from both films, it seems that most folks are finding it a lot more palatable. I do wish that film producers would make a lot more of these Merlin-type, Medieval fantasy films. "The Lord of the Rings" (extended versions) just knocked me out -- they are superb!
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