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- 1999
- R
- Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
- 1 h 42 m
- 1999
- R
- Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
- 1 h 42 m
Summary Ibn Fahdlan (Banderas), an important emissary who is banished from his homeland, comes across a band of Norse warriors who coerce him into joining them when they are summoned to fight mysterious creatures legendary for consuming every living thing in their path. Eventually surrounded by the frightening and ferocious foe, Ibn must conque...
Directed By: John McTiernan, Michael Crichton
Written By: William Wisher, Warren Lewis, Michael Crichton
- 1999
- R
- Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
- 1 h 42 m
- 1999
- R
- Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
- 1 h 42 m
The 13th Warrior
42
7.3
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Summary Ibn Fahdlan (Banderas), an important emissary who is banished from his homeland, comes across a band of Norse warriors who coerce him into joining them when they are summoned to fight mysterious creatures legendary for consuming every living thing in their path. Eventually surrounded by the frightening and ferocious foe, Ibn must conque...
Directed By: John McTiernan, Michael Crichton
Written By: William Wisher, Warren Lewis, Michael Crichton
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 27 Critic Reviews
42
22% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
52% Mixed
14 Reviews
14 Reviews
26% Negative
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 27 Critic Reviews
42
22% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
52% Mixed
14 Reviews
14 Reviews
26% Negative
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
The most unexpectedly audacious, exhilarating, wildly creative adventure thriller I've seen in ages.
A straightforward, no-nonsense, agreeably old-fashioned historical action movie.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 85 User Ratings
7.3
67% Positive
57 Ratings
57 Ratings
26% Mixed
22 Ratings
22 Ratings
7% Negative
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 85 User Ratings
7.3
67% Positive
57 Ratings
57 Ratings
26% Mixed
22 Ratings
22 Ratings
7% Negative
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
This is a retelling of the Beowulf legend but with several new twists, such as an unlikely Arabic hero, a troupe of fearless Vikings, and a surprising enemy. It's based on the novel "Eaters of the Dead" by Michael Crichton, but is far superior. There are many great examples of honor and bravery throughout. The film is very well written and you will find yourself often quoting its Norse philosophy. I cannot recommend it enough!
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Gives you the delirious thrill of ripping off your enemy's head and watching the blood gush by providing a ringside seat.
Indulges in enough grubby histrionics and costume-adventure cliches to give you fifth-grade flashbacks.
Reminiscent of the opening moments of "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," actually, only without the clever wit.
In tackling 1000 A.D., (McTiernan)'s suddenly an unwieldy, clunky filmmaker.
The Firewyrm! This is just a fun movie to watch, don't take it that seriously. I loved the interactions and the characters and even thought Antonio did a great job! I love the critic score, those stuffy elitists said this move was horrible, but in reality it is what we love to call a Hidden GEM! Buy a bottle of mead and track down a copy of this movie, zone out for a bit with some friends as this is a great party movie.
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I simply cannot understand why people dislike this Movie so much!To Me it's one of the best Movies of all time.from beginning to end it had nice drama,awesome action and some small bits of comedy at times that never seem out of place.Antonio Banderas and the entire cast are fantastic and to myself is perfectly acted.I really love the setting of the Movie and the plot are well crafted and executed to perfection.Without revealing Spoilers that's about all I can say.However,it still boggles my mind why people hate this Movie so much!It's really,really good and should be considered one of the best Movies of all time and I simply cannot comprehend why people hate on this Movie.I guess it shows you that the majority of people in life have absolutely no idea what they're talking about.
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The 13th Warrior is a nice little flick about Norsemen badassery. They clang swords, best man and beast and drink mead 'till vallhalla come. Not much to say beyond that except I thought it was fun.
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Not a bad little action movie, not high art but entertaining. Antonio Benderas from back when he was kinda cool. I think the smarest thing was that they don't drag the movie on and on, a quick, nice little action esk movie can be nice from time to time.
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This movie is a bit contradictory to me. It's a movie worth seeing if we just want pure entertainment, but it does not have enough quality for us to think of it as a really good movie. The action centers on the participation of an Arab ambassador in a Nordic military expedition, sent to protect an isolated village that was being attacked by some sort of evil creature. And the weaknesses of the plot begin to appear before us: what would motivate an Arab sultan to want to maintain diplomatic ties with the tribal peoples of Northern Europe? They could never help in case of war because they are too far away, and commercial relations were impracticable at that time because of the enormous distance between them. It seems the idea did not come from the script, but from a novel in which the film is based, but it does not matter. It's still hard to swallow. Another point that drew my attention in the negative is the portrayal of the Norse as an illiterate people who needed an Arab to write their own story. The writer certainly forgot that the Norse are the inventors of a particularly well known writing system, the runic alphabet. Even for an age where teaching was rare, it is believable that Beowulf, as a prince, had at least some notions about this writing system, thus not needing a foreigner to "draw sounds" for him.
The strong point of the film is the combat scenes. They were thought out in detail and deserved the attention of the technical team. The idea of "bearsmen" is also good, but it is difficult for me to believe that the Norse, warlike as they prove to be, believed in that story of the creature of fire. There is a huge contradiction latent in that: if the Norse are bellicose and bragging, why would they flee from an army with torches thinking it is a hellish serpent? In the first attack it is quite evident that they are men, not frightening creatures out of our worst nightmares. There's no sense in really believing that.
António Banderas is literally the man of the movie. He appears, he shines, he makes a good participation. Omar Shariff also deserves an honorable mention for his fleeting appearance. He's an old-timer, with excellent diction and he is perfectly at ease in the role. The sets and costumes are good, they make the audience feel truly Northern Europe and the Viking environment. It's a shame that the script has not been reviewed and improved, as this would have made this film substantially more positive.
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Awards
Imagen Foundation Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
ALMA Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards
• 1 Nomination
