In the Name of the King : A Dungeon Siege Tale 3D (2007) [Region B Locked]

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In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale 3D (Schwerter des Konigs - Dungeon Siege 3D) [Region B locked]:



Released in 2007, it received a conversion paid out-of-pocket by the director, and unleashed with a director's cut in glorious 3D...

After having watched ITNOTK 2 & 3 sequels first. I was expecting a similar low budget flick, but I was so wrong. This is an epic! Epically bad, but a must for those who like watching $60 million trainwrecks.

I can’t recall the last movie I saw with such an eclectic cast:
Jason Statham, Ron Perlman, Burt Reynolds, Ray Liotta, Leelee Sobieski, Burt Reynolds, John Rhys-Davies, Claire Forlani, Burt Reynolds, Kristanna Loken, Matthew Lillard, and Burt Reynolds. None of them disappoint and they all chew up their scenes with gusto, notably Ray Liotta and Matthew Lillard.

All these names you’ll recognize from numerous great and/or memorable movies of the past, brought together by the great Uwe Boll, to make a strange product only Uwe Boll has the talent to create.

As for the 3-D, let’s cover the good news and the bad news. The bad news is, it sucks. The good news is, it’s better than an auto-conversion. At least I was able to make it through 160 minutes without developing a headache.

The extended director’s cut includes a healthy number of extras including director’s commentary tracks in English and German, the-making-of, behind-the-scenes, and most importantly the interviews of pretty much the whole cast. It’s great to get their favorable perspective of the movie as it was being made. I wish I could have been at the premiere and had shell-shocked interviews of them after they saw the movie for the first time... I think a strong case could be made the extras are better than movie.

I’ll let you decide whether this movie meets the so-bad-it’s-good threshold, but I’m very happy to have this in my collection. Lastly, it’s better than Ghosts of Sherwood!