Guardians of Time

This show had good potential but the plot was weak, just like my knees are after doing 30 squats. The casting wasn't good either, it was terrible acting. None could convey the correct emotions for the scene they were portraying. Felt like I was watching students of a drama school performing a skit. Also we couldn't find a better fit for Pamphilos? The ending eluded to a sequel but I just don't know how they can recover from this disaster. Such a shame, was looking forward to more Narnia type category movies. You can play this movie as white noise if you're multi-taking or need a show on, just cos.

So, the story seems absurdly simplified. If it were a book, it's age group would be 7-9 year olds. The "bad guy" never even attacks... he just stands there and asks politely for the magic rock that ends the universe, a couple times. Everything about the movie was *ultra* low effort. CG was *terrible*, and you could tell they were on a greenscreen the whole time. Like the greenscreens that pod-casters use... The acting was poor, but not terrible. Story was childish... like written by a 9 year old for 9 year olds. Dialog and plot was just pathetic.

It's watchable, if you're bored, but don't expect anything of even "barely acceptable" quality.

All of the four main characters just go along with everything almost as if it was some everyday stuff happening to them.

There was no deep conversation anywhere, main characters just go along with the story as it happens to them - they are not making any decisions.

Even nearly-adult just messes up inside of the house like a well-raised 10 year old wouldn't. I mean shooting arrows inside house? -- come on.

The story just lacks any content. No tension, no surprises, all is reasonable predictable.

It is my belief that this topic could easily make a nice series, so the writers must be very bad to make such 'basic' plot.

I generally try find something good about a movie, but this doesn't have much going for it at all. Poorly borrowed storylines, bad quality imagery and CGI, bad acting... There are several storylines borrowed from other stories, very badly stitched together.

The quality of scenery and CGI would have been better if they acted in front of a TV screen.

The sound quality in many places seemed like they were recording in a bathroom.

With very few exceptions, the acting was extremely weak. They made the weak characters seem even worse as a result.

Overall, an extremely weak storyline dragged out, making a short story very long.

Four formulaic female characters are thrown into danger by... their grandfather? He manipulates the girls into going into a magical forest, against their parents' wishes, and then cheerfully says "and so it begins". Five minutes later, giant creatures are trying to squash our heroines. WTG, grandpa! Well, in a way I do understand the guy. None of the actresses know how to act and the script doesn't help them either. Each character in part reaches levels of annoying that are hard to comprehend. Stuff like "I have to go back to my little sister" "Nah, she's fine, she's with a nonhuman magical character we met 2 minutes ago". The effects are ludicrous, too.

As a student project it's a great achievement, but as a movie it's unwatchable. I rated it "so bad it could be funny, if watching properly intoxicated".