Warlord

Did they really think this was good enough to make more than one of? The ending of this movie is setting it up for a second, but who will green light that? The big twist was kind of assanign. For the budget this thing probably had I will say they did a decent job with the set. But the acting and the pacing where slow and tedious. I can't believe I made it through the whole thing. I guess I was thinking it would get better, or I liked some of the class war messaging, but then it spits on all that. Anything that was good abot it was lost by the end of this low budget robinhood with elves movie./

A mini fantasy drama like a draft and sketch of 'Lord of the Moose'. It is entertaining and enthralling if you have nothing else to watch. The set design, costumes and visual effects were good to decent, while the storyline, script and flow were subpar.

If you would like to watch fantasy revolt movie, LOTR and The Hobbit are much better choices.

• Screenplay/storyline/plots: 4
• Production value/impact: 5
• Development: 6
• Realism: 3.5
• Entertainment: 4
• Acting: 5
• Filming/photography/cinematography: 6.5
• VFX: 6.5
• Music/score/sound: 6.5
• Depth: 4.5
• Logic: 3.5
• Flow: 4
• Psychological/fantasy/action/drama: 4
• Ending: 2.

Absolutely loved this movie, so so good. Acting was great, storyline was complex but paid off so well at the end. That final climax was brilliant. Costumes are cool and the world building is great. Also, the music is epic. Worth a watch.

Would liked to have seen more of the elves, but that's kind of the point of the film in some ways. Billy Boyd is great and I really liked Axle. All the elf stuff is really good. Their weapons are cool, could definitely have done more with that. But this is an indie fantasy movie, huge kudos for tackling it and delivering. We need more films like this. My take away is if you like fantasy, this is for you.

Warlord is one of those movies that really pulls you in and doesn't let go. The story feels fresh but familiar in the best way, and the world-building is seriously impressive. I especially liked the use of magic, not too much, but just enough.

The performances are strong across the board, and the visuals have this gritty, lived-in feel that makes everything more real.

The pacing is tight too - it always feels like something important is about to happen, and you're just glued to it. You can tell a lot of care went into every part of it, from the costumes to the music. Definitely worth checking out if you like smart, grounded fantasy.

If you're expecting some Spiderman action, this is obviously an indie and you can see they worked with what they had. Which they did really well.

Before I go any further, it is worth mentioning that apparently this had a budget of only £300. If that is correct then for the budget, it's an ok film.

However, the story line is very slow and it jumps to much. From the off it is very confusing and doesn't grip you. The acting is very subpar and the visuals are not appealing.

Billy Boyd does a good job in his role and if I am honest, he was my only draw to giving Warlord a chance.

A very disappointing film that somehow won some awards and had several nominations. If the budget had been much higher then this could have been an outstanding film, sadly it isn't.

I have given this 5 out of 10 due to the low budget.