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In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale

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In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (2008)

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Reviews Counted:45

Fresh:2

Rotten:43

Average Rating:2.5/10

Consensus: Featuring mostly wooden performances, laughable dialogue, and shoddy production values, In the Name of the King fulfills all expectations of an Uwe Boll film.

Runtime: 2 hrs 42 mins

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Synopsis: Much like cult-favorites LARA CROFT: TOMB RAIDER and MORTAL KOMBAT, IN THE NAME OF THE KING: A DUNGEON SIEGE TALE is a fantasy-adventure based on a popular video game series, Dungeon Siege. The... Much like cult-favorites LARA CROFT: TOMB RAIDER and MORTAL KOMBAT, IN THE NAME OF THE KING: A DUNGEON SIEGE TALE is a fantasy-adventure based on a popular video game series, Dungeon Siege. The film follows the simple but heroic and fearless Farmer, portrayed by Jason Statham (THE TRANSPORTER, THE ITALIAN JOB), as he gets caught up in the brink-of-war tensions of King Konraid (Burt Reynolds), his back-stabbing nephew Duke Fallow (Matthew Lillard), and the evil wizard, Gallian (Ray Liotta). The film features similar plot-points to the critically acclaimed THE LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy (2001-2003), including a sinister beastly army parallel to LOTR's orcs of Mordor, called the Krugs, responsible for killing members of Farmer's family and kidnapping his wife, Solana (Claire Forlani). High- adventure follows, as Farmer, and his brother-in-law Bastian (Will Sanderson) and friend Norick (Ron Perlman) pursue the Krugs, which lead them to a vast underground lair of enslaved humans, orchestrated by Gallian, as he seeks to create and rule a hellish underworld with magic and mysticism. The film also includes John Rhys-Davis (THE LORD OF THE RINGS, RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK) as Merick, a noble wizard, and the King's closest confidante and spiritual healer; and Leelee Sobieski (THE WICKER MAN) as Merick's daughter, who as the scorned lover of Gallian, has put the kingdom at great risk. Although some of the all-star cast seems a bit out of place in a sword-and-sorcerer epic, video game fans won't mind much as the majority of the two-hour film contains nonstop action and intriguing fantasy characters. [More]

Starring: Jason Statham, Leelee Sobieski, Ray Liotta, Burt Reynolds

Starring: Jason Statham, Leelee Sobieski, Ray Liotta, Burt Reynolds, John Rhys-Davies, Ron Perlman, Claire Forlani, Brian J. White, Kristanna Loken

Director: Uwe Boll

Director: Uwe Boll
Screenwriter: Doug Taylor
Story: Jason Rappaport, Dan Stroncak, Doug Taylor
Producer: Shawn Williamson, Daniel Clarke
Composer: Henning Lohner, Jessica de Roij
Studio: Freestyle Releasing

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Boll clearly still has no idea how to direct or edit a movie, but there is evidence to suggest he has at least learned how to shoot one.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
01/14/08
Alex Markerson
Alex Markerson
E! Online

o Uwe Boll sakateyei allo ena video game, aynanizomenos me tis filodoksies toy gia Arhonta ton Dahtylidion, poy tha mporoyse na perasei os anekto tileoptiko epipedo Irakli, an den thymize toso poly Power Rangers

Full Review Source: Movies for the Masses | comment Comment
01/14/08
Joseph Proimakis
Joseph Proimakis
Movies for the Masses

Boll is back and as bad as ever.

Full Review Source: Mark Reviews Movies | comment Comment
01/13/08
Mark Dujsik
Mark Dujsik
Mark Reviews Movies

If Burt Reynolds supposedly punched PT Anderson in the nose for the crime of putting him in Boogie Nights, God only knows what he did to Uwe Boll for putting him in Dungeon Siege.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
01/13/08
Peter Sobczynski
Peter Sobczynski
eFilmCritic.com

Fans looking to ridicule and laugh at the newest Boll adventure will be disappointed after the first 20 minutes. It was funny when it started, then it got boring. Too boring to even laugh at anymore.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
01/13/08
Michael Ferraro
Michael Ferraro
Film Threat

Boll has been compared to Ed Wood, but there's nothing personal about his ineptitude; he's just a deal-maker completing a transaction. Save perhaps for his fan club of ironists, movies like In The Name Of The King could only make a ledger happy.

Full Review Source: AV Club | comment Comment
01/12/08
Scott Tobias
Scott Tobias
AV Club

In the Name of the King would be irredeemable if not for its near-brilliant ability to give the viewer douche chills for 127 solid minutes.

Full Review Source: DustinPutman.com | comment Comment
01/12/08
Dustin Putman
Dustin Putman
DustinPutman.com

Another lame copy of every crappy sword-and-sorcery epic ever made.

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
01/11/08
Bill Gibron
Bill Gibron
Filmcritic.com

Easily lives down to what genre fans have come to recognize as the Boll standard.

Full Review Source: One Guy's Opinion | comment Comment
01/11/08
Frank Swietek
Frank Swietek
One Guy's Opinion

The film never achieves a suitable level of camp that would make it at least unintentional fun. It also is terminally boring at its 127-minute running time, making one supremely grateful that a half-hour has been cut for this U.S. release.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
01/11/08
Frank Scheck
Frank Scheck
Hollywood Reporter
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A plodding patchwork of derivative fantasy-adventure, medieval production design, risible dialogue, unimpressive CGI trickery and haphazardly edited action sequences.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
01/11/08
Joe Leydon
Joe Leydon
Variety
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If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then Uwe Boll just spent 126 minutes telling Peter Jackson how thin, talented and gorgeous he is.

Full Review Source: Cinematical | comment Comment
01/11/08
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
Cinematical

I would like to think that Uwe Boll is not a mentally-challenged individual. However, the incompetence of his movies speaks otherwise.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment 2 Comments
01/11/08
Brian Orndorf
Brian Orndorf
eFilmCritic.com

Boll manages to hold this disaster in the making together by infusing it with unexpected energy.

Full Review Source: CinemaBlend.com | comment 32 Comments
01/11/08
Joshua Tyler
Joshua Tyler
CinemaBlend.com

Is it any surprise that this film wasn't screened for any critic, anywhere in the free world? But even I was unprepared for the level of suckage this movie produced.

Full Review Source: Film School Rejects | comment Comment
01/11/08
Kevin Carr
Kevin Carr
Film School Rejects

Though several battle scenes have surprising flair -- Hong Kong fight choreographer Tony Ching obviously came in handy -- the movie’s too turgid to qualify as campy fun for more than a few fleeting moments.

Full Review Source: eye WEEKLY | comment Comment
01/11/08
Jason Anderson
Jason Anderson
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Worse than a high school production of Lord of the Rings and as incoherent as a Miss Teen USA contestant.

Full Review Source: Metromix.com | comment Comment
01/11/08
Matt Pais
Matt Pais
Metromix.com

Sort of like watching Lord of the Rings through a smudged television screen.

Full Review Source: Sun Publications (Chicago, IL) | comment Comment
01/11/08
Josh Larsen
Josh Larsen
Sun Publications (Chicago, IL)

The biggest laugh occurred when one prisoner, chained to the wall of a cave, asked another chained prisoner, 'Where you from?'

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
01/11/08
Philip Marchand
Philip Marchand
Toronto Star

Far more Dungeons & Dragons than Lord of the Rings, In the Name of the King is your typical Uwe Boll flick.

Full Review Source: Mike Bracken's Horror Films | comment 1 Comment
01/11/08
Mike Bracken
Mike Bracken
Mike Bracken's Horror Films
 
 
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