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In Reply to: RE: Vikings, on History Channel posted by stan2 on April 09, 2013 at 12:03:52
This is probably the most serious production on the subject of the vikings I've seen. And very well produced.
Of course when I think of vikings films I can recall some that had a memorable moment or two.
"The Vikings", with Kirk Douglas, Ernest Borgnine and Tony Curtis. Borgnine steeling the show on that one. Campy but fun. A great mead-hall scene, etc.
"The Thirteenth Warrior" is a more recent film that I find memorable. A rousing adventure story.
There was another in the mid sixties that fell short. Richard Widmark, Sidney Poitier...."The Long Ships". But this one I'd put toward the bottom of any list....but maybe still on the list.
There must be more, but that's what I can remember. Anyway, this new series is the best yet. Rather than a fantasy, it attempts to present a historical simulation of the Vikings earliest raids. The beginnings of their reign of terror. Good adventure.
-Steve
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