A Knight's War

The atmosphere of this movie reminds me of Hercules The Legendary Journeys meets Dark Souls. And as someone who's a fan of both I think that's awesome!

I'm not sure who pissed in the cheerios of the people hating on this movie giving it 1-Star. I'm sure they're a joy to have at party's. "ugh, can you believe Rachel's choice of music, it's atrocious." Give me a break, at least this film is trying to break away from the mainstream conveyer belt b.s.. I would rather spend my money renting this than $350M Captain Falcon Lame New World slodge.

If you like fantasy, particularly Dark Fantasy, this is enjoyable so long as you're aware that you're going into a lower budget indie movie doing the best it can with what it has.

My likes for this film:

• The witches performance and costume design were phenomenal. Terrifying yet elegant. Makes you want to stare and run at the same time. Truly Souls Bossworthy.

• I did like the plot a lot. It was simple and while a little formulaic at times I appreciated this particular mixture of narrative elements. And the twists were clever even if familiar. If you see them coming, good for you. Have a cookie.

• I think Bhodie and Avalon had good chemistry. They complimented each other well and worked best when they performed as a team.

• I thought the fight scenes were mostly well done.

• Bhodie had some good one-liners.

My Dislikes:

• Obviously this move is on a budget but a little more world building and a bit more character introduction. Felt information was missing at times and took a while to get familiar enough with Bhodie to finally root for him.

• Pacing was okay but it felt kind of like a Two Act movie. I think it may have benefited from a beefier middle act. Which if I'm left wanting more of the movie, I guess that's a good impression.

So overall it was worth my time and my money. I'm happy to support ann ambitious indie film that breaks away from the mainstream. If you're a Medieval Fantasy fan and set your expectations realistically it's enjoyable.

Dude, this movie was thrown together on a dime, and it's still fire-way better than those bloated big-budget disasters. You know how it goes: Hollywood dumps millions on CGI and overhyped stars, and it's still a snooze or a total mess. This flick? No cash, no problem. They leaned on guts, good writing, and some real-deal effort. It's crazy how they made it work with peanuts while the fat-cat films tank hard. That scrappy, underdog energy hits different-proof you don't need deep pockets to make something worth watching. Just some heart and hustle. Big-budget clowns could learn a thing or two from this.

This film is ambitious, it's atmospheric, moody and serious. The costumes are beautiful, the sets and locations are too. The cinematography, score and CGI helps with building this world, and the actors were great.

The flaws: this film needed some early critical editing to the story. There was potential for a unique fantasy world to emerge, but I think what we saw was a patch job of various narrative tropes mixed together.

I think clarity, directness, and the courage to propose/build one's own fantastical world would have had a more weighty creative impact on the viewer and it would have helped immerse oneself into someone else's imagination.

I do not want to discourage anyone from seeing this movie! It is incredibly impressive what can be done by motivated creatives, and it's still very fun. Give it a shot if you have the opportunity!

From start to finish - the action doesn't stop. The gore is great and the story line rolls well. The craziest part - I've heard it was shot in the directors backyard. There is nothing like independent films being made the way they used to be.

Without directors/writers and actors like Matthew, the movie independent movie industry would fall short. It's his renegade style and confidence to pull off such a movie that is rather impressive.

Please, give the movie a go, I'm sure you will be as impressed as I was with the style in which the movie was shot.

Be warned, it's not for kids. The gore and storyline are well passed the age of those under 18.

Enjoy!

I watched the film at the Toronto Revue Cinema premier. Post film, I stayed for the live Q&A and learned that the sets were hand built in the directors backyard which was fascinating, including the minimal resources he had to work with.

This movie looks and feels like something made with tens of millions, yet is pulled off with less than the craft services budget of large films. I'm a big fan of the art direction, sets and costumes feel inspired by the video game series Dark Souls. The story left me wanting more of this dark fantasy. Imagine want this director could achieve if given a real budget. I hope we're witnessing a new Neill Blomkamp in the making.