(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Adam zacharias delves through the uaes latest cinema releases
VikingdomTreading the same path as fantasy epics like 300 comes this malaysian-made adventure steeped in viking folklore.Dominic purcell (prison break) plays forgotten king eirick who must face off with the formidable god of thunder thor (played by seven-foot tall australian actor conan stevens) as the daunting blood eclipse approaches.The $15 million film drew middling reviews and fared poorly at the international box office.“once you look past the carnage special effects and colossal locales all you’re left with is the supper show at medieval times dinner & tournament” said martin tsai of the los angeles times.“this cheerfully silly action fantasy is unpretentious fun best suited to younger viewers” said dennis harvey of variety.Vikingdom currently has a 43% rating on rottentomatoes.com and a 3.5/10 rating on imdb.com.Trivia
Vikingdom is directed by yusry abdul halim best-known for his time with malaysian boy band kru alongside his brothers norman and edry.
Assassin’s bulletAn impressive cast assembles for a wildly unimpressive thriller in assassin’s bullet according to critics.Christian slater plays robert diggs a troubled former fbi agent who now works in the bulgarian capital of sofia as a diplomat.When an unknown figure starts assassinating terrorists from the fbi’s most wanted list diggs must team up with the us ambassador (donald sutherland) to solve the mystery.“think the bourne franchise meets the bond franchise without the wit or action” said scott bowles of usa today.“corny action scenes and borderline-hilarious direction by isaac florentine mark the film as an obvious straight-to-video item that somehow took a wrong turn into a movie theatre” said kyle smith of the new york post.Assassin’s bullet currently has a 0% rating on rottentomatoes.com and a 3.6/10 rating on imdb.com.Trivia
Since starring in assassin’s bullet in 2012 christian slater has appeared in the (unrelated) movies bullet to the head and assassins run.
Legend of a rabbitSee if this rings any vague bells – a rabbit who works as a pancake seller in beijing becomes a surprise kung fu student. trained by a monkey master he must push every boundary if he is to defeat a panda arch-enemy.That’s the premise for legend of a rabbit which was released in summer 2011 as china’s first ever 3d animation amid loud accusations of plagiarism from dreamworks’ global franchise kung fu panda.The film crashed and burned in its homeland – making back around 15 per cent of its budget at the box office. for the english-language overdub star voices include jon ‘napoleon dynamite’ heder tom arnold rebecca ‘friday’ black and the late michael clarke duncan.“it has potential to be a cheeky finger-up to the kung fu panda franchise but ultimately there is not enough eye-popping action incident or humour to nourish the congee-thin plot” said maggie lee of the hollywood reporter.legend of a rabbit currently has no rating on rottentomatoes.com and a 3.3/10 rating on imdb.com.Trivia
Despite the film’s poor financial performance domestically it sold to more than 80 territories worldwide – prompting a sequel legend of a rabbit: the martial of fire.
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