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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful
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I'll have to disagree with other reviewers in their estimation of how good this film is as they tend to lead you to expect something that it isn't. Having said, it was well worth the two hours of my time spent watching it, but it isn't a classic by any means.
The story is simple enough: last survivor seeks revenge and becomes bodyguard to a princess on a journey to an arranged marriage. There is simply lots of action, so much that you're almost clammering for a talking bit to slow down the pace and get some plot development in. While there's plenty of blood being spattered about, it's quite restrained when it comes to showing you gory details. Forget about the monsters though, there aren't any other than the barely seen mist creatures and an animated mountain. I did like the hero's companion animal, a flying fox (or fruit bat) as I'm partial to their sweet little faces. Not sure if the creature was all cgi. If not then the cgi was very good.
The setting is one of the main attractions with the wild Russian wilderness of mountains, forests and swamp, enhanced by some effective cgi work. Also the Dark Age Russian culture and dress adds another layer of interest and difference. The film has a feeling of reality.
The hero is hairy, bearded and unstoppable but not in a Conan way and the actor does a good job of making a somewhat dour character sympathetic and believable.
Don't expect too much of it and you'll probably have a lot of fun.
The story is simple enough: last survivor seeks revenge and becomes bodyguard to a princess on a journey to an arranged marriage. There is simply lots of action, so much that you're almost clammering for a talking bit to slow down the pace and get some plot development in. While there's plenty of blood being spattered about, it's quite restrained when it comes to showing you gory details. Forget about the monsters though, there aren't any other than the barely seen mist creatures and an animated mountain. I did like the hero's companion animal, a flying fox (or fruit bat) as I'm partial to their sweet little faces. Not sure if the creature was all cgi. If not then the cgi was very good.
The setting is one of the main attractions with the wild Russian wilderness of mountains, forests and swamp, enhanced by some effective cgi work. Also the Dark Age Russian culture and dress adds another layer of interest and difference. The film has a feeling of reality.
The hero is hairy, bearded and unstoppable but not in a Conan way and the actor does a good job of making a somewhat dour character sympathetic and believable.
Don't expect too much of it and you'll probably have a lot of fun.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
The blurb on the box for this movie compares it to both Conan and Lord of The Rings, while it is correct in the first instance I dont see it as being similar to Lord of The Rings at all, it is more apt to compare it to either Willow [DVD] [1988] (particularly the skull masked evil swordmaster) or the beast master movies (particularly the hoardes of evil black armoured warriors and the hero having little animal consorts from the outset right through to the finish).
It covers a lot of the fighting fantasy cliches, magical swords being forged against dark gods, children enslaved when their tribe are massacred growing up, learning fighting arts and swordsmanship to exact revenge, the blood of innocents used to unleash dark Gods, bookish sorts being saved from bullying slavers etc. Although if this is what you are looking for you wont be disappointed and I wasnt.
It is a foreign language film, which I hadnt realised before buying it but the captions and subtitles were fine and dialogue didnt move too quickly to follow. All the actors really look the part and the special effects were decent, a little better than TV or photoshop or youtube, although not likely to rival big budget productions like LOTR. A lot better than early fantasy productions or "bodice rippers" like the woeful Deathstalker [1984] [DVD].
There's some magical and monster battling in the form of mist which manifests people/ghosts, a large rock and lava style beasty which then takes on the character of a kind of twister or storm and gets fought of with a magical sword which takes a huge beam of light quality (this is reminiscent of the final battle in the PS2 Game God Hand (PS2) for anyone who would understand that reference). That said the majority of the action is brawling among humans with swords or spears or sharp sticks even, a little like some of the sequences in The 13th Warrior [DVD] [1999] and First Knight [DVD] [1995] or even one sequence fighting in a sort of fishing village to save a condemned woman and child which is reminiscent of Waterworld [DVD] [1995].
It covers a lot of the fighting fantasy cliches, magical swords being forged against dark gods, children enslaved when their tribe are massacred growing up, learning fighting arts and swordsmanship to exact revenge, the blood of innocents used to unleash dark Gods, bookish sorts being saved from bullying slavers etc. Although if this is what you are looking for you wont be disappointed and I wasnt.
It is a foreign language film, which I hadnt realised before buying it but the captions and subtitles were fine and dialogue didnt move too quickly to follow. All the actors really look the part and the special effects were decent, a little better than TV or photoshop or youtube, although not likely to rival big budget productions like LOTR. A lot better than early fantasy productions or "bodice rippers" like the woeful Deathstalker [1984] [DVD].
There's some magical and monster battling in the form of mist which manifests people/ghosts, a large rock and lava style beasty which then takes on the character of a kind of twister or storm and gets fought of with a magical sword which takes a huge beam of light quality (this is reminiscent of the final battle in the PS2 Game God Hand (PS2) for anyone who would understand that reference). That said the majority of the action is brawling among humans with swords or spears or sharp sticks even, a little like some of the sequences in The 13th Warrior [DVD] [1999] and First Knight [DVD] [1995] or even one sequence fighting in a sort of fishing village to save a condemned woman and child which is reminiscent of Waterworld [DVD] [1995].
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
WolfHound turned out to be quite a surprise. It was really pretty good, and nearly gets 5 stars in my opninion. There was much to like about this film, especially if sword & scorcery flicks are you typr of thing.
Based on a best-selling novel, WolfHound follows the tale of the last surviving member of a slaughtered tribe. Snatched as a child and enslaved, he escapes and grows up to become a fearsome warrior and is sucked into an all-out war of good Vs. evil
The costumes were great, as were the sets. The effects too were pretty impressive in places. The scenery was, quite frankly, stunning and WolfHound the warrior had one of the coolest familiars I've ever seen in a film: Torn Wing, the fruit bat.
The fight scenes were well choreographed and felt full of energy and the leading lady was beautiful. Best of all though was the storyline, which - I'm guessing because the film itself is Russian - felt far removed from the normal formula.
The acting was good and the score was pretty good too - adding to the film in all the right ways in all the right places. The only thing there is to grumble about is the lack of extras on the DVD. All there is is the option to watch the film with English dubbing.
Overall - well worth a watch if you like this sort of thing and fancy something different. To sum up, WolfHound was a Howling success.
Based on a best-selling novel, WolfHound follows the tale of the last surviving member of a slaughtered tribe. Snatched as a child and enslaved, he escapes and grows up to become a fearsome warrior and is sucked into an all-out war of good Vs. evil
The costumes were great, as were the sets. The effects too were pretty impressive in places. The scenery was, quite frankly, stunning and WolfHound the warrior had one of the coolest familiars I've ever seen in a film: Torn Wing, the fruit bat.
The fight scenes were well choreographed and felt full of energy and the leading lady was beautiful. Best of all though was the storyline, which - I'm guessing because the film itself is Russian - felt far removed from the normal formula.
The acting was good and the score was pretty good too - adding to the film in all the right ways in all the right places. The only thing there is to grumble about is the lack of extras on the DVD. All there is is the option to watch the film with English dubbing.
Overall - well worth a watch if you like this sort of thing and fancy something different. To sum up, WolfHound was a Howling success.
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Suprisingly outrageously bad
No wonder Hollywood rule the world of movies.
This is Russia's feeble answer to Conan and perhaps Lord of the Rings. Read more
This is Russia's feeble answer to Conan and perhaps Lord of the Rings. Read more
Published 1 month ago by N E Body
Wolfhound.
Having watched this movie twice;once with English dubbing,and once with subtitles,I would recommend the dubbed version.The subtitles are as bad as some Martial-arts movies..... Read more
Published 2 months ago by DAS
Well worth a watch
Story was above average and dubbing was pretty good had some cheesy moments now and again but that didnt spoil the film
Published 5 months ago by markfamily
Entertaining but no classic.
Once I realised Wolfhound was a Russian film I reset the speech to English, disabled the subtitles and was hardly aware of the dubbing. Read more
Published 6 months ago by superscribe
good stuff
i liked this dvd,but then i like most films of this type,so cant be objective,yes its derivative,so what,its no classic,but i enjoyed it ,as i do most of these sort of films,yes a... Read more
Published 8 months ago by sueb
HARD SLOG
THIS WAS HARD TO TAKE IN, HAD TO KEEP STOPPING TO READ SUB-TITLTES. ON ANOTER DAY I WOULD OF FALLEN ASLLEEP, IN FACT I MAY OF
Published 9 months ago by R. H. Allen
Great movie
Epic movie, only spoiled by a poor translation, I do wish the translators would try harder to convey the meaning of language rather than direct translation, but still a good solid... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Writer
In two words: Brilliantly imaginative
For some reason I seem to be watching a lot of subtitled films these days. I think this is two fold. Read more
Published on 1 Jun 2010 by J. Potter
Great!!!!
As one of the reviewers said here, perhaps the best fantasy movie since "Return of the King".
Although foreign, this is an example that european movies can be as good or... Read more
Although foreign, this is an example that european movies can be as good or... Read more
Published on 3 May 2010 by D. Q. RAMOS
Wolfhound is a gem that many will miss.
There are a lot of straight to dvd fantasy movies coming out these days and most are dire. Wolfhound clearly has a larger budget than most of them and while no rival to the LOTR... Read more
Published on 26 April 2010 by genejoke
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