11-21-2021, 11:31 PM
E1 wasn't bad. It's pretty standard, like you say. A dark lord is coming. One of a foursome of 20-somethings may be the chosen one. They need to figure out who the chosen one is and succeed in some quest to defeat the dark lord. The dark lord has a horde of magic monsters.
There's a medieval village that gets raided by monster minotaurs. The fight scene, including swords and magic, goes on for a long time. It's sanguineous, and too dark to see the action well. The minotaurs (called something else here but I don't remember) are chasing the 20-somethings too.
Rosamund plays the sorceress Moiraine, and she's too talented of an actress for this. With all the special effects, those overwhelm her refined facial control. I like her henchstud with the sword slung over his shoulder. Yep. Swords. So sword fights. Henchstud chops up a lot of minotaurs.
There's something about listening to the wind so it's windy. Shot in the mountains near Prague, it's very scenic. That's where this excels. The fantasy world is gorgeous. Nice panoramas, decent sets, serviceable special effects. It's okay. Prime spent some on the production.
I'll watch a few more. Prime dropped the first three, and then it shifts to weekly doses until the series finishes - Season 1 is only 8 eps. I think it was around an hour long. Felt like that at least and I'm not about to look up the running time right now.
No Professor yet. I'm in until he appears at least.
There's a medieval village that gets raided by monster minotaurs. The fight scene, including swords and magic, goes on for a long time. It's sanguineous, and too dark to see the action well. The minotaurs (called something else here but I don't remember) are chasing the 20-somethings too.
Rosamund plays the sorceress Moiraine, and she's too talented of an actress for this. With all the special effects, those overwhelm her refined facial control. I like her henchstud with the sword slung over his shoulder. Yep. Swords. So sword fights. Henchstud chops up a lot of minotaurs.
There's something about listening to the wind so it's windy. Shot in the mountains near Prague, it's very scenic. That's where this excels. The fantasy world is gorgeous. Nice panoramas, decent sets, serviceable special effects. It's okay. Prime spent some on the production.
I'll watch a few more. Prime dropped the first three, and then it shifts to weekly doses until the series finishes - Season 1 is only 8 eps. I think it was around an hour long. Felt like that at least and I'm not about to look up the running time right now.
No Professor yet. I'm in until he appears at least.
Shadow boxing the apocalypse