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Severed Ways: The Norse Discovery of America (2007)
Planet Viking 9 From outer space.
First of all, some really good points have been made about the directing and whatnot. The movie stinks as bad as his poop did in the pointless shitting scene. Yes, vikings made poopie like everyone else.
Did you ever stop to think about the Swedish "dialogue" in the movie?. First of all it is directly taken from Det Sjunde Inseglet by Ingmar Bergman (lawsuit?) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050976/ and it is no way connected to the story nor the subtitles (which are also not connected t the "story"). For example after he sees the Indian woman for the first time he comes back screaming "Skraeling" but in Swedish he is screaming "HÅLL KÄFTEN" which means "shut the f**k up!". The other man replies "Where are they?" but in Swedish he is asking his friend simply "Har du ont i magen?" which means "Do you have a tummy ache?". Does this make any sense? Many scenes filmed through the eye of the Indian woman (Atleast it could have been her, it is all so confusing) is filmed through what appears to be binoculars. This looks as stupid as it sounds, especially when you can see the damn binoculars moving infront of the camera.
Someone said that it was good that the movie did not have a lot of dialogue. Both yes and no. The advantages of having dialogue is that people actually get a chance to understand what is going on with the characters and the story. For example, did Volnard turn Christian? Did he like the foot massage? Why was he sad, confused, angry, constipated, jealous, bored, tired, wondering why he did the movie or any other emotion that his ONE facial expression tried to express.
What really amazed me about this movie is that it is so frustrating and funny to watch that you have to see it all. Just to see if it will make sense in the end (don't worry, it doesn't. Not in the least).
Whether you like it or not, it is a great conversation piece. Watch it with a friend who has some knowledge (unlike the director) of movies and how to make them. Diss it like in Mystery Science Theater 3000, you will have the time of your life.
And NO the soundtrack was NOT amazing, it was stupid and made no sense whatsoever. However the nature shots were beautiful but almost always pointless.
This is a rape of viking culture and an affront to movie making. It simply leaves you confused and outraged. You want to talk to Tony Stone and ask just two questions; HOW? and WHY?.