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17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Worst. King Richard. Ever., January 20, 2004
Sub-par even by the standards of throw-down direct-to-video B-movies, _Darkest Knight_ will disappoint all but the most ardent fan of truly unwatchable badfilm. A cavalcade of cliched heroes and villains apparently drawn at random from 3000 years of history and myth throw trade-school CG effects at one another, while displaying costumes (and acting) that would get them run out of any drunken SCA weekend outing at spearpoint. Awful by any standard, _Darkest Knight_ fails to make good on even the modest promises made by the cover graphic and trailer. (I'll admit I was drawn in by the images on the box of flying dragons spouting flame. They appear nowhere in the actual movie. Think I have a case to sue for my four bucks back?) Sound in plain stereo and a 4:3 aspect ratio make, in this age of DTS and 16:9, for a presentation nearly as lacking as the content. Possibly amusing - albeit unchallenging - fare for MST3K-style mockery, but unrewarding else. Oh, and naturally they're planning a sequel. Imagine my delight.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Why I Iove Dark Knight, May 6, 2006
I'm English and loved this show with a passion when it was on TV. They've just released all 12 episodes over here; I don't know why they only released the first episode here and made it look like a movie. This isn't what Dark Knight was designed to be. The joy of this show was the character development and interactions over the two series (which was far too few).
As the series Dark Knight it is a wonderful mixture of sword, sourcery and romance. I hate the comparisons with Hercules, Xena etc. because Dark Knight was so much more real and complete than such shows. The characters were intriguing and the stories were different and interesting, and far from predictable as I have read elsewhere.
The comments on the acting of the main characters I take offence at. Ivanhoe's character was wonderful, and different from other shows. He was strong, loyal and courageous, but quiet, serious in his mission to return King Richard to the throne, and not a ladies' man. Is this what people are complaining about? Was he not your usual hero? If so, then why should all main characters be the same? What more are you looking for? I loved this character. The way his heart softened over time was extremely endearing. It was a joy to see the moments of comedy or tenderness between the charatcers.
It is the fault of whoever released just the first episode, not the actors or writers.
One final thing, both Charlotte Comer (Rebecca) and Ben Pullen (Ivanhoe) are gorgeous, one beautiful and one ruggedly handsome. I'm happy to return to Dark Knight if only to watch them!!
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
It's NOT a Movie ... It's a TV Show, March 13, 2004
This review is from: Darkest Knight (DVD)
The terrible reviews of the "movie" Darkest Knight didn't jibe with what my husband and I saw when we watched it, so I thought I'd do a bit of research. The opening scenes and credits struck us both as more like a TV series than a movie -- and it turns out that it's exactly what this is. "Dark Knight" ran for two seasons in New Zealand and England. "Darkest Knight" is the series premiere, turned into a DVD for North American release. Looked at as a TV show, it's really not THAT bad, certainly no worse than Xena, Hercules or any of the similar semi-historic fantasy shows that were so popular a few years ago. The special effects are impressive for a television show. Even as a movie, it's not the worst I've ever seen. The production is beautiful (who cares if there aren't palm trees in England, they look nice), the music is good, etc. I've certainly seen worse acting. Want to see something truly unwatchable, check out "Manos, the Hands of Fate" or "Incredibly Strange Creatures who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies", or any of Coleman Francis' films (e.g., "Red Zone Cuba"). Now THOSE are some TERRIBLE movies.
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