Mythica: Stormbound

I was not prepared for this movie. This is clearly Arrowstorm's best work. The cinematography looks the best so far, especially for a low budget movie. Most of the story takes place in an inn on a dark and stormy night, but the way the plots and stories are interwoven makes for a very gripping movie.

I loved the actors chosen. The characters were well developed and fleshed out. The main primary story felt like a tale from the Witcher's world, and the main protagonist felt like a Witcher. There were a lot of great twists and turns and reveals.

This is a great continuation of the Mythica series and I WANT MORE! The written was really well done. It told a better story of Rey and Anakin combined than either of those stories did. This was really compelling. I like the the first Mythica, Necromancer and GodSlayer. GodSlayer definitely being the best, but I would be lying if I didn't at least acknowledge there is a chance this is the best movie so far.

It's not really like the other Mythica movies... There's a few names thrown around, and that's about it. As for the return of the original members- unlike Stormoen says- don't expect anything great. It's almost comedic, and won't even be seen if you're not paying attention. 90% of the movie takes place inside an Inn (storm bound). Wasn't very reminiscent of the other movies in my opinion. Much less than I expected. A tired plot, easy to figure out and predict from the "whodunnit" to the owl in the rafters- not really any surprises anywhere in it. Doesn't look like much went into it. The costumes are great and the actors worked well with what they had... But overall, a letdown.

I am a fanboy of fantasy movies, worship Lord of the Rings. I also really enjoyed the first 5 movies. I was willing to go easy on this movie and forgive a lot. But. The first five had what this movie is missing.

I would say this is more of a play than a movie. Something very talented high schoolers would produce. And if you have not seen the first five, forget this one. Will make no sense.

Has to be said that every actor gave it his all. It was a passion project, and it shows. The character named Stranger gave me Aragorn vibes for the first half of the flick. But that was not enough to make up for the shortcomings.

The majority of the movie takes place inside the inn, in one room. A la 12 angry men style. I am pretty sure the low kickstarter budget of $200,000 had a lot to do with that. After a while the repeated placement shot of the outside of the inn followed by more time in the inn started getting stale. I had forgotten the previous movies were kickstarters and kept wondering why the set never changed. This gave the movie a "play" feel. I never had that feeling in the first five movies.

The magical special effects were also pretty poor. And there was a lot less of them than in previous movies. They did little to sell the story or movie.

But the unforgivable sin is the story. It is derivative and forgettable. There is very little character development. The villain at the end is so underdeveloped me and the wife did not care if he lived or died. We were indifferent. The previous movies were much better written and were properly paced with rich story telling. We cared about the characters. We were invested. This movie would barely make it as a tv episode. The movie ended and we were shocked at the underwhelming ending and poor general script.

Maybe they had a lot less money for this one? I don't know. They setup a part 7. Story continues. But if they cannot recapture the magic of the first 5, it won't be worth making.

Got the special Kickstarter Blueray Edition signed by six actors/others with my name in the kickstarter credits on 2/15/2024 and have now watched it on 2/17/2024. So much has changed with the style and surroundings that it will take 2 watches to get used to it...as it is more personal story, driven with everyone having a past as they relate things they know sometimes at swords point. They gather on a dark and stormy night at dwarf Gib's Road Inn at Desolation's End. One of the best quotes "Witches don't ride horses.....they ride the wind"....many locals have not survived the last few days so it's a bit like Clue the game...some in the Inn will be carried out.....There is quite a bit about slave rules during the current time period and some of it is light hearted. Some slaves are like family...but life is rough all around as dark magic reasserts itself.

This was an absolutely wonderful follow up to the original 5 Mythica films. It takes place 19 years after the demise of Szorlock, and the Red Thorns have become the stuff of legends. Their stories are told around campfires, but the effects of war still run deep and have hardened most. Vytalion soldiers are hunted and killed. A gloom seems to hang over most as if they know they aren't quite out of the dark yet. I don't know if it was due to budget restraints, but they chose to set the film mostly in a single location. An inn, where they have all sought shelter from the storm. It felt as if Patrick Rothfuss wrote the Hateful Eight. Most characters here aren't who they pretend to be, and secrets are revealed slowly and done very well, and Will Kemp does a fantastic job as The Stranger. His secrets, and connections to the Red Thorns, brought a smile to my face. You do see a couple familiar faces, a "blink and you'll miss it" tribute to Daegan, the half elf thief, but over all this is a brand new cast of characters, all of which I would gladly watch in a new batch of sequels. The cgi effects are also fantastic for the beast which the stranger has captured, although lacking for the guardian owl. But I've always found poor cgi charming in a way, especially in the Mythica films, because you know it was all done with so much passion and love that it hardly feels like a criticism at all.