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The Hexer

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Andrzej Sapkowski is one of the most popular writers in Poland. He has been translated into many languages (but unfortunately not yet into English), and as a fan of fantasy literature I'd proudly put his 'Hexer' series next to the works of Raymond E. Feist, Glen Cook, George R.R. Martin or even master Tolkien himself.

However, the movie is as terrible as the books are wonderful. Sapkowski's comments were disregarded by the movie makers, and later he 'diswoned' the movie. The story was cut to pieces, mixed in almost a random order and spiced by idiotic twists from the movie directors. Special effects are on the lowest TROMA level. Music is hideous. The only redeeming thing is the leading actor, Michal Zebrowski, who at least looks and acts like Hexer Geralt. But while good, he is not oustanding, and definetly cannot save the movie.

If you can get a hold of the books it was based on, please do so. But stay away from this movie adaptation, it is twice as bad as you can imagine after my review.

Wiedzmin (The Hexer) is a Polish film based on the fantasy novels of Andrzej Sapkowski. The main character is Geralt, the White Wolf (as played by Michal Zebrowski, who also starred in "With Fire and Sword"/"Ogniem i Mieczem" and even played a short part in Polanski's "The Pianist") who slays monsters that harm people, but leaves the peaceful ones alone. The film contains several short adventures that lead up to a larger story.

Some people claim the film was not as good as the novels it was based on, but this is often the case with film adaptations. As far as I am concerned, the film was fairly entertaining. It was worlds better than "Dungeons & Dragons" (2000), but it was no "Lord of the Rings" (2002).

Directed by Marek Brodzki, Wiedzmin is 129 minutes in length. The film is spoken in Polish, with English subtitles. Wiedzmin was made in 2001 and I would say it is rated "R" by American standards. For swordfights, monsters, and dragons, Wiedzmin is a lot of fun.

I've read the book (at least the one translated into English) and have the PC game. I would love to have seen the entire TV series from which this film was patched together. The "patching" is somewhat haphazard and the film lacks continuity. Their special effects aren't too great. Don't care for the translation of the title. "The Hexer" doesn't cut it. the "Witcher", which is the title of the computer game is a better one. All in all, however, it is a fascinating film, the more so because it feels so "foreign". They should have given their title actor a better wig. It looks too phoney.

Wiedzmin (The Hexer) is a Polish film based on the fantasy novels of Andrzej Sapkowski. The main character is Geralt, the White Wolf (as played by Michal Zebrowski, who also starred in "With Fire and Sword"/"Ogniem i Mieczem" and even played a short part in Polanski's "The Pianist") who slays monsters that harm people, but leaves the peaceful ones alone. The film contains several short adventures that lead up to a larger story.

Some people claim the film was not as good as the novels it was based on, but this is often the case with film adaptations. As far as I am concerned, the film was fairly entertaining. It was worlds better than "Dungeons & Dragons" (2000), but it was no "Lord of the Rings" (2002).

Directed by Marek Brodzki, Wiedzmin is 129 minutes in length. The film is spoken in Polish, with English subtitles. Wiedzmin was made in 2001 and I would say it is rated "R" by American standards. For swordfights, monsters, and dragons, Wiedzmin is a lot of fun.

If you are a fan of The Witcher (either the book, "Last Wish", or the videogame), don't bother with this tripe. Sloppily edited from a TV series, with stiff acting, laugh-out-loud special effects, and shoddy camerawork, this is a disaster of ... well, I'd say "epic proportions", but there's really nothing epic about it.

If you aren't a fan, there's even less reason to see it.

Avoid this trainwreck.

I love the Witcher PC role-playing game, which made me want to read the books and see the Polish TV show. What a disappointment!. The continuity and script are very confusing. If I hadn't read 'The Last Wish' I would not have known what the heck what was going on and even then I wasn't quite sure. The English subtitles were also not translated very well in some spots. The monsters were very fake looking - thought I was watching Godzilla at one point. And the songs by Dandelion they kept inserting in the film were godawful. Over all, a major disappointment. Stick with the game and the book.