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Barbarossa - Siege Lord [DVD]

Rutger Hauer , Renzo Martinelli    Suitable for 15 years and over   DVD
1.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (47 customer reviews)
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Product details

  • Actors: Rutger Hauer
  • Directors: Renzo Martinelli
  • Format: PAL
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Metrodome Distribution
  • DVD Release Date: 4 April 2011
  • Run Time: 123 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 1.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (47 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B004LYWFTA
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 7,487 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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Italy. 12th Century. The Northern Lands are ruled by the German Emperor Frederick Hohenstaufen called Barbarossa (Redbeard). His dream is to conquer the lands of Central and Southern Italy to revive the Empire that once belonged to Charles the Great. But in the North there is a young man from Milan named Alberto Da Giussano. His dream is to defeat the Emperor and give freedom back to people from the Northern lands.

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56 of 60 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars Siegeless Silliness. 8 April 2011
By Bob Salter TOP 100 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
Format:DVD
This interesting story set in medieval Europe follows the German Emperor Barbarossa, played by Rutger Hauer, as he tries to follow in the footsteps of predecessor Charlemagne, by conquering northern Italy and ruling the Holy Roman empire. In his way stands Milan, which is very naughty and refuses to be rolled over. This was of course long before its occupants became more interested in fashion than doing battle. Filmed in much favoured Romania, where production costs compare with a good pair of Milanese socks, it manages to look visually spectacular at times, combined with liberal use of CGI. There are a couple of quite tasty battle scenes, and the costumes used are excellent. Sadly some good production values are let down with far too much silliness.

It is hard to judge if the acting was good or bad simply because it was so appallingly dubbed, although taking a wild guess I would say it was bad. Looking at the credits I am guessing it was filmed in Italian. If there was a special award for one of the worst dubbed films of all time, then this one would be a strong contender. Also for a siege lord, ole Barbarossa doesn't do a great deal of siegeing to be honest. There is one good scene involving some impressive looking siege weapons bunging a few fiery balls into Milan, and that is about it. There was also quite a bit of slow motion gore, that had the effect of making me laugh on one occasion when some bloke got hit on his conk with a spiky club. All I will say is, it wasn't very convincing! The story line somehow manages to get lost along the way, amongst all the gore and procrastinating. Rutger Hauer simply provides a monolithic like presence as Barbarossa, whilst Raz wotsisname is just plain annoying as the Milanese hero Alberto something or other with the very weird girlfriend. Quite how a decent actor like F Murray Abraham got mixed up in it all is a mystery. Money may be a possible reason! If you want to see a decent siege film, then I suggest you watch Charlton Heston in "The War Lord"(65), which is infinitely better. I watched a nice clear blu-ray version of "Barbarossa".
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28 of 30 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Appalling b rate movie 13 April 2011
Format:DVD
I was frankly shocked by how bad this film is. From the special effects/CGI in it (that are on par with a mid rate TV series, not a film) through to the suprisingly poor fight choreography, amateurish dubbing and flimsy story line. The final battle scene was the coup de grace for any hope i had that this film would redeem itself.

not to mention that the cover to this is entirely misleading. DO NOT EXPECT A MEDIEVAL MASTERPIECE, not sure where that suit of armour comes from but it's nowhere in the film that i saw.

The sort of film you'd see played on cable tv late at night. save yourself the money, unless you pick this film up for £1-2s (or equiv) you've wasted your money.
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33 of 36 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Save your money 8 April 2011
By Mark
Format:Blu-ray|Amazon Verified Purchase
I really can't recommend this movie. It sounds good, Rutger Hauer & F Murry Abraham are in it and with all the good historical films released I thought this could've been another. But it's not. In my opinion it's very poor. At times it's trying too hard to be Braveheart. The effects aren't great at all by today's standards. The final "battle" looks like there were at most 50 or 60 people in it and the CGI army at the end just highlights this even more. All in all it's got that made for TV feel.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars The Greatest Role of Rutger Hauer`s Acting Career
I thoroughly enjoyed this epic adventure. I do not recall ever seeing a film before about the great Barbarossa and it is clear to me that this was the role that Rutger Hauer was... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Wulf V
4.0 out of 5 stars good film
yes this is anther good film one that can be watched time and time again, good dvd as well and a good storey line
Published 1 month ago by nick
2.0 out of 5 stars "Freedom! Freedom! Let's say freedom a few more times while we're at...
While not the outright stinker its reputation implies, Barbarossa: Siege Lord aka Sword of War is the kind of would-be epic where a potentially vaguely interesting period of... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Trevor Willsmer
3.0 out of 5 stars Spectacular, if oddly paced medieval spaghetti hack-n-slash
**** historical spoilers ****

Barbarossa depicts the final military campaign in Italy of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick, nicknamed "Redbeard". Read more
Published 6 months ago by Cartimand
3.0 out of 5 stars FOR MEDIEVAL WARFARE, I PREFERRED IRONCLAD!
During the 12th Century, German Emperor Frederick Hohenstaufen (RUTGER HAUER), known as Barbarossa, is campaigning in Italy to expand his vast empire. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Napoleon
1.0 out of 5 stars Painfully bad
I wish more than anything that I'd checked other reviews before I wasted an hour of my life on this. I say an hour as that was as much as I could tolerate. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Mr T Wake
1.0 out of 5 stars Awful
I love historical, swash and buckle, epic battling films. So when I saw this DVD, I thought "fantastic!". How disappointed was I. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Senlui
1.0 out of 5 stars It's cheap for a reason!
As other reviewers have said, the DVD artwork is about the best part of this film, though it bears no resemblance whatsoever to the actual story, I'm not even sure why it has... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Ealdwine
3.0 out of 5 stars not that bad imo...
i'll keep it brief but i actually quite enjoyed the movie and thought it was ok, its not a big budget film but i didnt expect it to be however for the price i paid i thought it... Read more
Published 17 months ago by dm7
1.0 out of 5 stars Barbartosser is more like it!
Twelfth century Italy is the setting for this massive turkey of an historical farce. It stars Rutger Hauer as the legendary `Red Beard', who wanting to re establish the Holy Roman... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Tommy D
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