Mythica: The Iron Crown

It had some good point and some bad. First is first, I felt this part does not stand very well on its own, unlike previous installments. On the other hand the knight-guy finally got a decent role written for him, and that was the best thing in the movie.

Unfortunately until the ending despite like three different group targeting our crew - one of them I though are the gods, but they were not - the road-movie setup felt lack of action, which is totally strange. I never minded the amateur sword-pairing, no. Things were just ... happening. Maybe they needed some breath between the encounter, I don't know. But the special effects were used totally perfect, especially for the Sliders-like budget. Really, that was the other thing I praise the installment. The goa'uld/jaffa at the end even worked adequately, although I'm not sure where he disappeared.

The ending pulled things up for me, despite some details being forgotten, like why the gunpowder on the airship why didn't blow up? How the characters got knowledge on the carriage? None thought the hummer looks pretty anachronistic? And how did that character at the end come back? Did the goddess finally revealed where the hammer is? But then there were details which weight for the good side, like Marek gaining a mage-robe instead of the apprentice-robe she previously wore. Or a trick with the knife while pairing (good stunt move). Or the viking with the two axe. Or the evolving of the world that the dwarf ex-adventurer bartender now gives them their quest.

It was fun, and had its place, but had the same mistakes like Two Tower of Lord of the Rings - on its behalf we must confess this one cost way less though.

All in all I'm glad they continued, and kept interest for the final part. Interesting decision that they wrote out Kevin Sorbo for it. But better start the franchise with one of the other films.

I love fantasy genre films, there simply aren't enough of them. When Hollywood make them they're often pants and when indie developers try they usually swing above their weight and simply can't make a movie of that type on such a limited budget.

Along came Mythica back in 2014, a crowd funded fantasy effort that though flawed had a real charm about it and developed a real following and a flock of sequels.

4 movies in, with the same cast and following the same story, Mythica is holding ground and though nothing special in the grand scheme of things they are perfectly watchable.

Here our party of heroes return minus Teela who fell in the last film, with a returning Kevin "Atheists are bad derp-de-derp" Sorbo and arch villain Necromancer.

As with the previous three I enjoyed every hokey minute of it and was left wondering what the Mythica series could have been with a bit more money behind it.

With a delightful recurring cast and a real light hearted charm Mythica scores with a win again even if it isn't a big one.

The Good:

Fantastic cast as usual

Some great ideas

The Bad:

Kevin Sorbo

Not the best story

First off, the first three were light-hearted in a charming but serious way, this fourth is a comedy of a less serious nature, from a different director.

Whilst they therefore don't match well in terms of continuity of feeling, if you can put that behind you and feel this as separate from the others, yet connected, it will work and can be enjoyed, so long as you don't actually mind a sillier version of the genre. Perhaps for some that may mean allowing a little time to elapse between seeing 3 and 4, and for others just entering with the right expectations about it, much as one may appreciate seeing how an artist can paint a subject in more than one interesting way.

So I enjoyed it, maybe you will too. I did prefer the more serious charming form of the earlier episodes, but appreciated the variety this gave too.

I picked this up in the charity shop. I hadn't seen any of the earlier Mythica movies but that wasn't necessary. The film does a good job of setting the scene, and you get the idea of what it is all about from the first 10 minutes or so. The plot at first seems somewhat contrived (apparently there are several powerful magical artifacts involved), but as the story progresses it begins to make more sense. The main characters have good chemistry and I thought that the "bad guy" was really good too. Of course, it's pretty standard Dungeons & Dragons fare (the main characters are a Mage, Ranger / thief, and a Fighter / Paladin) but if you are OK with that then you will enjoy this.

The fourth installment and a new director. Almost the entire film is set on a huge Mad Max-ish wagon. The visual effects are better than the previous films, but unfortunately the film is more comical. I enjoyed Dagen's comical remarks in the previous films and him being the film's comic relief, but it is taken to an entirely different level in this film - from all the characters. I must be honest it doesn't suit Marek's character. Eve Mauro was very bad as antagonist Admiral Borlund Hess and turned the film into a slapstick spectacle. I also missed the awesome music of the previous films.

Nevertheless, it was still an entertaining fantasy adventure.