Kattiera Nana I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Lovesusti The Worst Film Ever

ActuallyGlimmer The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

Deanna There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

Helio It started out real good until the dialogue commened with look-a-like Natalie Portman was fencing her thin father, Chief of the viking clan (played by John Hurt). Wulfric, a Nicholas Cage clone, also a skinny looking viking, (although his bio says he is 6' he looks 5'6") finds the Outlander after crashing his spaceship in AD 709, Norway (like there was a Norway then and it is supposed to be AD 709 not 709 AD). The Outlander inadvertently brought along a dragon like monster, who is reminiscent of species 7284 (Star Trek Voyageur) in being unjustly misunderstood and decimated. The clan takes to fighting the alien dragon with help of the Outlander and along the way kill a bear.There is a young fellow (ten ish) in the story akin to the token kid seen in "Robin Hood Prince of Thieves" in that he is the only youngun visible.Despite the Dragon thrashing them good they settle into a drunken feast whence Ron Pearlman makes a brief appearance as leader of an oppossing clan bent on warfare. The story proceeds to a "Journey to the Centre of the Earth" type sequence and the dragon does a "Lord of the Rings" type ending falling into a chasm (or over a cliff). If there had been any justice the Outlander would have saved the Dragon and the Dragon and Bear would have lived happily ever after.

tvsweeney-39052 This is not to be confused with the TV series, but is an excellent SciFi film. The entire movie is formulaic and we know what's going to happen right up to the end, but since it's well-scripted, that doesn't matter. At first, Jim Cavaziel looks a bit out of place at first but the audience, as well as he, settles into the part. The scenery is beautiful. One can almost feel the clean, crisp air coming from that snow-capped mountain. The sets and costumes authentic-looking (except for all those shaven heads.) All in all, this is a very good movie, well-acted, authentically costumed. Too bad a couple of the clichés couldn't have been ignored, which might have called for a sequel. It's also too bad it didn't get a wider distribution in theaters.

gregariousjb I've been watching movies for over 30 years and I'd humbly consider myself a movie buff with a penchant for perfectionism. I tend to pick out plot holes that others don't see, although I'm not infallible.I've tried to find a plot hole in this movie, but I can't. It certainly stretches the limit of the unknown, unique, and absurd, but it does it extremely intelligently. It does an excellent job of laying out the plot within the confines of its own making. As simple as that sounds, there are innumerous movies that fail this.The monster itself was thought up by creative genius. It has the similarities of most monsters in most movies - the big teeth, the intelligence, and the brutality. But this one is something altogether legendary. It is not only intelligent, it is calculated in its actions to ensure that fear is spread as wide as possible. And while most monsters hunt with darkness, this one does the opposite!After a wild ride of intense action, humor, connection, and sadness, a single blink-and-you-miss-it scene leaves a significant thought-provoking idea - who really was the monster? That's for you to decide.

Sjhm In terms of realism, it perhaps lacks something in the depictions of the Vikings, but come on, this is a science fiction actioner. And as such it works very well. The characters have dimensions to them, the plot is straightforward, and in terms of the big set pieces this is done very well indeed. Jim Caviezel is excellent as the "human alien" Kainan, whose space ship crashes in 709 AD Norway, and unleashes the monster, the Moorwen, who destroyed his own people. The gradual acceptance of Kainan into the vikings' group forms the emotional heart of the story as he comes to care for the people he's landed among. This isn't Shakespeare, and it is a great deal better than many bigger budget and more highly advertised films (Beowulf itself, for instance). It is well worth checking it out on DVD. A good evening's entertainment.