Outlander [Blu-ray]
by Howard McCain
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Actor: Jim Caviezel, John Hurt, Ron Perlman, Sophia MylesDirector: Howard McCain
Brand: VIS
Blu-ray: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 92 minutes
Blu-ray Release Date: 2010-05-18
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Model: 1000087
Studio: Vivendi Entertainment
Product features:
- Condition: New
- Format: Blu-ray
- Color; NTSC; Subtitled; Widescreen
Blu-ray Reviews of Outlander [Blu-ray]
Blu-ray Review: Outlandish fun
Summary: 4 Stars
Outlander is technically about an alien warrior who happens to land on Earth, bringing with him a beast called a moorwen. This would be a standard alien-out-of-water-hunts-monster plot, but Outlander has a few tricks up its sleeve. For one, the film takes place in 709 AD at the height of the Viking Age. For another, the moorwen is an innovative beast; part feline predator, part bioluminescent angler fish. And the moorwen isn't alone--it travels with an equally violent cub.
This combination of factors makes for a highly entertaining, if rather single-minded, monster movie. The arrival of outlander Kainan (James Caviezel) and the moorwen that crashed his ship tips the delicate balance of power between Viking King Rothgar (John Hurt) and Rus leader Gunnar (Ron Perlman). Each side blames the other for the devastation wrought by the moorwen, and nobody believes poor Kainan's tale of a "dragon" that destroyed his "ship." There's a subplot between mopey heir-apparent Wulfric (Jack Huston) and hottie warrior princess Freya (Sophia Myles) but they have so little chemistry that the audience already knows who the fiery redhead will end up with.
The real star is the moorwen. It is a fully realized CGI creation. The lighting effects are breathtaking as the moorwen's bioluminescence changes to match its mood. It uses these glowing lures to draw Vikings into its clutches and as a weapon to blind its enemies. Mundane weapons are useless against such a foe.
Fortunately there's Kainan, who arrives to teach the Vikings how to trap the creature. Then it's a journey into the moorwen's lair to finish its offspring. If this combination of Vikings, outsiders, monsters and mommies sounds familiar it's because Outlander is a Beowulf retelling with sci-fi trappings.
Outlander focuses a bit too much on Kainan's past, a past that's bog-standard sci-fi: greedy-colonist-finds-redemption-on-backwater-planet. Freya, who demonstrates her proficiency with a sword early in the movie, spends most of her time in a really poor wardrobe choice as a damsel-in-distress. And Kainan's alien culture remains oddly ill-defined. But all that is excusable in light of the amazing special effects, cool alien monsters, and Vikings fighting alien monsters.
If you can shelve your expectations and knowledge of Viking history for a few hours, Outlander will not disappoint.
Description of Outlander [Blu-ray]
Synopsis:Item Type: DVD Movie
Item Rating: R
Street Date: 05/18/10
Wide Screen: yes
Director Cut: no
Special Edition: no
LanguageENGLISH
Foreign Film: no
Subtitlesno
Dubbed: no
Full Frame: no
Re-Release: no
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