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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Disney
DVD Layers: 2
DVD Sides: 1
EAN: 9786305692683
Format: AC-3, Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0788818104
Label: Walt Disney Video
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 5.1FrenchOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 5.1SpanishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 5.1
Manufacturer: Walt Disney Video
MPN: D18273D
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Publisher: Walt Disney Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: January 18, 2000
Running Time: 102 minutes
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Theatrical Release Date: August 27, 1999
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
When exiled Arab courtier Ahmad Ibn Fadlan comes across a band of Vikings, he is appalled by their way of life, but after a fortune teller warns the Northmen of a mysterious enemy, Admad is compelled to enter into battle with them.
Genre: Feature Film-Action/Adventure
Rating: R
Release Date: 25-JAN-2005
Media Type: DVD
Amazon.com:
What happened to The 13th Warrior? Directed by John McTiernan (Die Hard), it's the tale of young Arab ambassador Ahmahd ibn Fahdalan (Antonio Banderas), who's vanquished from his homeland for loving the wrong woman. On his journeys he associates with a ragtag group of Vikings who are traveling back to their homeland to confront a nefarious threat that's cloaked in such superstition they're forbidden to speak its name. It is prophesied by a witch doctor that 13 warriors must confront the evil; however, the 13th chosen man must not come from the north. Suddenly Banderas is forced into the breach, somewhat against his will. More poet than battle-worn warrior, he must not only fight the aggressors but come to terms with the unfamiliar Norse culture. What follows is a vigorous and brutal adventure reminiscent of Kurosawa's Seven Samurai. Sumptuous and invigorating battle sequences fill the screen from beginning to end as the brave Norsemen battle insurmountable odds.
Sounds good. So why did this film, once known as the Eaters of the Dead, sit on studio shelves for two years? Presumably because of the thoughtless editing that trimmed down the film to its bare bones, crafting an actionfest out of an epic. It's not often that you crave for a movie to be longer, but The 13th Warrior could've benefited from fleshing out of its subplots and characters. On the surface it's good eye candy with some fine pulse-quickening moments, and Banderas and the accompanying cast turn in sympathetic performances, epitomizing camaraderie in the face of impending doom. However, if you're looking for a good thematic tale from the Dark Ages (akin to Braveheart), you may be disappointed. --Jeremy Storey
Average Rating: 
Rating:  -
How often do we, the cineaste, see a movie with an array of strong and intelligent characters who engage evil simply because that is what defines a man? This is one of the few movies which portrays this realistically in all of its spectral colors. Heroes, some with eidetic memories, who fight with the realization that they will likely perish, yet persist with a jovial single-minded determination. Adult white males who are not portrayed as stupid, whimpering, mistake-ridden two-dimensional annelids. ... Read More
Rating:  -
Never heard of this before watching it with a friend last night. Despite the obviously large amounts of money spent on the film, and a typically decent score by Goldsmith, we ended up laughing at the kitchen-sink feel of this film.
Crichton based his story on old folk legends, and McTiernan fills the film with almost every fantasy/action-film cliche extant. It's all here: the chase scenes, the sword battles, the wayward glance at the maiden, the flaming arrows, the ever-growing pile of corpses, ... Read More
Rating: -
This was a good movie to the end. It was interesting on how the 13th warrior came to be. Two different societies of men came together for this movie. The 13th warrior was picked on from the beginning and learned to adapt to being with the group of Vikings. I loved this movie.
Rating: -
Yep, it is Beowulf to the bone, although the author was uncomfortable enough with the changed point of view to fictionalize the legend.
Forget the Seven Samuri/Magnificent Seven references--those are simply in the minds of the viewers who slept through the first three quarters of the film and didn't wake up until the cavalry attack.
This is a cultural epic with a bit of a twist, so we're stuck with the plot--only an illiterate would fault that. There are two other versions of the legend out on DVD ... Read More
Rating: -
Like most of the reviews I'm disappointed about all the film that must have been left on the directors floor after the editing. But truly a great story and actors, characters each and every one of them. I cant wait for this to come out on BD (I've been through 3 SD versions, I'm on the "first to know" e-mail list for the BD) I just hope its a directors cut and an awesome transfer to BD 'cause this movie deserves it!!!
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