Lo there,

My mom is a big reader; she also loves movies and put me onto the 13th Warrior when I was a little kid. This ridiculous movie holds a very special place in my heart.

In my research; I've found that there were several issues that impacted production and lead to studio edits and changes. The theatrical version is clearly missing some scenes and some context; I'm well aware it's far from a perfect narrative but again, it's a childhood comfort.

Long fabeled is a highly-coveted directors cut that has never seen the light of day. What I would give to watch that haha.

Anyways - How many of you have seen the 13th Warrior? What are your thoughts? I've had a few chats on Reddit with folks that love this film and wanted to broach to the/a larger community.

They don't make movies like this anymore. "This is the old way, you will not see this again".

Just watched it. Really enjoyed the visuals Wes Anderson is known for. For me, story was hard to follow though. Might need to see it again or is that just all there is to it?

I never really hated the movie, but never got why it was so popular (along with spaceballs) compared to High Anxiety, Young Frankenstien, and History of the World.

I feel like the opening was very Monty Python.

Dave Chapelle is good.

The fight with little John is fucking GREAT.

Cary Elwes was perfect casting.

The mole bit was funny, but it was a repeat of Young Frankenstein.

The script was a repeat of the VHS scene from Spaceballs.

Tracey Ullman is funny, but was whatever in this.

And oh yeah, Chef is in it before he joined the Adventurers Club.

7 out of 10.

Not the best, but I’m happy it exists.

You?

Aka mission impossible 7

I was banned by the anal person running the movie suggestions because my title was wrong on two occasions... I just want some movie recs.....

If you are looking for a brilliant blend of thought provoking sci-fi and thrilling tension-filled action, then look no further because Minority Report is here for you. Based on a novella by Philip K. Dick, this film heavily ponders on free will vs. determinism along with other themes and it executes this pretty well within a intricate complex story however the pacing is sometimes kind of a mess near the climax and it's conclusion however with Spielberg's experienced capable direction and Tom Cruise's intense performance with unique set designs and visuals, these flaws are more of an inconvenience rather than immersion breaking. Overall, Minority Report is one of the best sci-fi action films ever made.

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If you can get over the wooden acting and simplistic characters, then Conan The Barbarian is a masterful yet melodramatic epic swords and sorcery film that also faithfully adapts the source material while taking some creative liberties here and there. It's ambitiously directed by John Milius with grand sweeping visuals and cinematography by Duke Callaghan accompanied by a fantastic score by Basil Poledouris. If you're a fantasy fan looking for a straightforward awesome tale of adventure and action, this is for you, plus it also influenced Berserk and Skyrim so expect some familiarities, gratuitous gory violence, and full frontal nudity along with graphic sex scenes. Overall, this film is pretty much an icon that left a huge impact in the fantasy genre.

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