Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

Moustroll Good movie but grossly overrated

Voxitype Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

Zlatica One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

QinetiQ I watched it on TV tonight, and I must say I watched it till the end, which is pretty rare for me when it comes to watching special-effects movies on TV (since I watch most 'good' SE movies in the theater).I didn't even mean to watch it, but I zapped passed it just when it started and bascily thats what kept me interested; the atmosphere, lighting etc was interesting. It starts of rather slow in my opinion, but it picks up speed half way through. I think the title is a bit misleading since it doesn't involve the real minotaur, but a creature that people in the movie believe it is the minotaur. It's entertaining, surely not a top movie but still they managed to make it interesting using the various characters. The effects are OK for a movie with this budget, I never thought it was too fake. Some stuff did bother me, as example, the gas; He can smell the gas when he sticks his head in the hole. In the end he managed to light it, and it suddenly blows through the whole labyrinth, up to the pitholes in the palace. I am no chemist, but it doesn't make much sense why it would do that. The fire would just follow the gasstream, not create a massive stream on its own. If the gas was already streaming so badly, no one would be able to live in the palace.Another thing that make me think, since the minotaur was actually just some strange monstrous bull, how could they been feeding it for centuries, or at least more than a human lifetime? Age affects every living being, even hideous bulls.Other than that, it was entertaining, the casting was well done, the girls pretty, dialogs were OK, and effects pretty good for a lower budget movie.

Scarecrow-88 A monstrous product of a queen and bullgod by a people who desired amorous things, is fed the children of a nearby village(8 youths)every so often. This massive bull, named the Minotaur, with a diseased skeletal look, was caged within a cavernous labyrinthine pit underneath the palace which is now ruled by King Deucalion(Tony Todd, chewing the scenery as the lecherous villain)and his sister Queen Raphaella. Sheepherder Theo(Tom Hardy)is being groomed by his father Cyrnan(Rutger Hauer in a glorified cameo)to become leader of their little village which is often raided by Deucalion of the youth. A wart-infested leper informs Theo that his beloved Ffion(Donata Janietz), who was one of those chosen as meat for the Minotaur, is still alive and that he was destined to be the very man to kill the god. Their village worships the Minotaur as a deity, but Theo believes, thanks to this driven spirit and a strong love for his Ffion, he can kill the beast and will sneak among the chosen to face the music. Among those from the village chosen are loud-mouth Vena(Fiona Maclaine), gruff & tough Tyro(Lex Shrapnel)who holds a grudge against Theo for "taking his girl Ffion away from him", mute Morna(Maimie McCoy), Morna's love and Theo's close friend Danu(Jonathan Readwin), Tyro's love interest Didi(Lucy Brown)and quiet Ziko(James Bradshaw)who keeps to himself mostly. These are the ones who will be sent into the beast's lair maze to try and survive. Theo will have to somehow guide them through the most difficult situation. In an interesting turn of events, Raphaella hopes that Theo will succeed and opposes her brother Deucalion who wishes for her to bare him a child. She, herself, will enter the monster's lair willing to face whatever obstacles come upon her as a sign of resistance towards Deucalion and what he stands for. Meanwhile, Deucalion will plead with his sister to return even promising the bullgod statue sacrifices of the entire village and infants born for it.Okay little mythical monster movie set centuries ago..small scale and mostly takes place within the Minotaur's den. A slight bit of graphic violence showing the Minotaur goring victims, but most of the deaths in the film happen off screen. Nothing truly memorable about it, really. May work best for monster movie fans with a Saturday afternoon to spare.

lordzedd-3 What's wrong with these people? These movie makers, they think they can be creative and change myth and classic cartoons to suit their "vision". Where there vision is blurry and need glasses. If you want to be creative, then write something new, you don't go around messing with classic Greek stories. The minotaur is part man and part bull. Which mean he walks on two feet and has hands. What happened to his eyes? There was a flashback when the minotaur was born and he had eyes. Just because something or someone goes blind from decades in total darkness doesn't mean his eyes fall out and where is his lips? Is this Minotaur alive or some kind of Zombull? The acting and story works, but the whole minotaur thing truly destroys the experience for me. One, fur on flesh, two walks up right and three has lips and eyes. The changes totally ruin this movie and I feel anyone who knows the slightest bit of Greek myth will feel the same, it's quite obvious the makers knew nothing of Greek Myth or of Minotaurs. So I give this awful piece of crap the NOOSE!

gavin6942 After the queen of Crete conceives a child with a bull, a monster is born: the Minotaur. Now, every so often a group of young men and women must be sacrificed to him as a "tax". But this time, one man (Theo) is determined to end its hunger forever.Although this film only came out last year, it seems like I must have walked past it in the video store one hundred times, each time picking it up and setting it down. "Is it possible that a straight-to-video movie about a minotaur could be any good?" I thought. And always I answered, "no." But after finally biting the bullet, I must confess: this movie had some strong points to it.The best thing going for this movie was Tony Todd ("Candyman"). Todd never disappoints and he is served in large doses throughout this film. You would think a horror icon wouldn't have much more than a cameo here, but he is a central character and plays himself off to be the most menacing tyrant imaginable. Has Tony Todd ever disappointed you? Probably not, and the more we get the better the film.I also like the exploration of sexuality this film offers. I have seen a great many shower scenes or teen sex scenes and they're often forgettable. Here we have something a little different. There's a very passionate love scene (though not technically sex) between the main character (Theo) and the female villain (Tony Todd's character's sister). Very well shot. And of course the opening scene with a woman being mounted by a bull. I cannot recall ever seeing that in a film before and likely never will again.The special effects were alright for a lower budget film. The minotaur himself was just alright, nothing special, but I thought they did a fine job with him as a child. The really best thing was what I guess would be called the cinematography -- the coloring of the different scenes, giving it a very mythical look.The story deviates from the legend in a number of respects, but unless you're a really picky fan of Greek mythology, you probably won't care and most people won't even notice. I thought a few things seemed off, but it wasn't until I researched the story afterwards it became clear. I don't think any less of the story or film because of the discrepancies.If you're like me and you kept avoiding this film, give in to your instincts. I think you'll be surprised. And if you're let down, at least you won't have to pick up this movie another hundred times. You can move on to something a little riskier, like "Kottontail".