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Old 09-21-09 | 08:53 AM
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Crap, Crap, Crap!

First review I've read by Bloody-disgusting.com (I usually agree with their reviews) gave it 1 out of 10 stars . Here is a quote from their spoiler filled review:

"How can you lose with Demons, swordfights, witches, knights and a whopping $60m budget? Ask Uwe Boll as this horror fantasy is one of the dullest, poorly acted and heartless films I’ve seen all year. "

The review spoils the ending but you can find it here:

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/film/4187/review
Old 09-21-09 | 09:54 AM
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^ I will say that this kind of confirms the gut feeling I had with the trailer; that it's something that should have gone straight to DVD. While some of it looks bad a$$, they would obviously put the best stuff in the preview. Of course it still has a while before general release, so they could do some fine tuning. Also, Uwe Boll did not direct this one last I checked.
Old 09-21-09 | 10:42 AM
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^ I will say that this kind of confirms the gut feeling I had with the trailer; that it's something that should have gone straight to DVD. While some of it looks bad a$$, they would obviously put the best stuff in the preview. Of course it still has a while before general release, so they could do some fine tuning. Also, Uwe Boll did not direct this one last I checked.
Yeah, I think they know that (they list Michael J. Bassett as the director in the review), I think they are using Boll as an example how you can fuck up a good idea with lots of cash.

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Old 09-21-09 | 04:41 PM
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If nothing else, this might be a fun "six-pack" kind of movie, kind of like I would classify the movie "Doomsday" or "Underworld:Rise of the Lycans." Highly entertaining, but watch only with a good alcohol buzz!
Old 09-22-09 | 01:49 AM
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I don't get all the hate in the review. As for the ending, I kind of expected that. Heck, even Conan The Barbarian ends on an anti-climax (how easy was it to confront Thulsa Doom after the battle on the mounds?) and no one seems to mind. And there's plenty in that movie that also comes out of nowhere (the horny witch, Thulsa Doom transforming into a snake, the snake cults, etc.). This just seems in line with Robert E. Howard inspired movies.
Old 09-22-09 | 09:29 AM
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I never listen to reviews by Mr. Disgusting. He's got fucking terrible taste in horror movies!
Old 10-08-09 | 03:14 PM
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Positive review fro Ain't It Cool:

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/42638
Old 10-08-09 | 08:51 PM
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"Purefoy is the reigning king of Puritan Chic."

I so want to see that on one of the posters.
Old 12-03-09 | 11:24 AM
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I never listen to reviews by Mr. Disgusting. He's got fucking terrible taste in horror movies!
Agreed. His reviews either don't matter to me at all or persuade me to go against what he said.

I just heard of and saw the trailer for this movie this morning, and am already anxious to see it.
Old 12-03-09 | 11:44 AM
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Stupid movie copying Van Helsing (that movie rocked!), why don't they get an original idea?
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And what about this new Conan movie? Do we really need anther comic book movie?


Nice.
Old 12-04-09 | 03:42 PM
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This is PG-13 right? If so that's disappointing, but I'm still interested in giving it a chance. Reviews from critics I trust have given me hope.
Old 12-04-09 | 06:51 PM
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I doubt it. this looks like an easy R to me.
Old 12-04-09 | 09:34 PM
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Any news on a release date?
Old 12-04-09 | 10:00 PM
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Nope. But here's another poster:



EDIT:
I found the following on Wikipedia.

On October 23rd, 2009, Bassett announced on his blog that "Kane is slowly gearing up for its first set of release dates at the end of this year and early 2010".
It seems its either out or soon to be released in France, the Czech Republic, and the UK. No word on a US release date.

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Old 12-05-09 | 12:34 PM
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Oh and here's the trailer in 720p and 1080p: http://trailerfreaks.com/trailer_pro...Solomon%20Kane
Old 12-05-09 | 02:18 PM
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Wasn't REH's Solomon Kane supposed to be more like Conan and Bran Mak Morn and set in an ancient period?

I ask this because Alan Moore created a character named Deliverance Drue whos visual style looks like it was borrowed by the producers of "Solomon Kane."

Deliverance Drue is a grey hat, a puritan warrior. He has a forceful personality fueled by the fire of a fanatic. Given an unusual background, it seems that he sought refuge in the work of the Lord, and although his intentions might have been good from the start, he has gone too far in his struggle. He is, frankly put, a religious lunatic. Seeing himself as a vehicle of the Lord's vengeance on Earth, he spends nearly all his waking hours hunting down those he perceives as sinners and criminals. His standards are exceptionally high, and although he occasionally appears to break these standards himself (such as when he impregnated his own servant, or when he rewrote the story of his life using magic), he accepts no shortcomings in others. Bringing vengeance in the name of the Lord, he can't be stopped or be allowed to fail at any cost. In other words, he has an unquenchable wrath against those that he thinks foes of his God.




Hope this isn't another example of Hollywood screwing Moore.

That said, the trailer looks good.

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Old 12-05-09 | 03:39 PM
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Originally Posted by brayzie
Wasn't REH's Solomon Kane supposed to be more like Conan and Bran Mak Morn and set in an ancient period?
Solomon Kane was a Puritan
seems like Alan Moore ripped off REH
Old 12-11-09 | 10:29 AM
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Cool clip:

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Old 12-11-09 | 10:43 PM
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Re: Solomon Kane

Originally Posted by Philzilla
Solomon Kane was a Puritan
seems like Alan Moore ripped off REH
Correct, slandering Robert E. Howard is fightin' words!
Old 04-24-10 | 02:49 AM
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Where is this damn film!? I can't believe this won't get a fucking US release.
Old 04-24-10 | 03:05 AM
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Damn you, Scorpio! I thought this thread was just bumped with news of a US release date!
Old 04-24-10 | 10:15 AM
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There are 2 screenings in So Cal this weekend. I tried getting into tonight's, but no luck. Hopefully they go over well enough that it spurns someone to get on putting these in theaters.
Old 04-24-10 | 02:19 PM
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Yeah Solomon Kane is playing at the Newport film festival. My friend is going im going to see if he has an extra ticket for me
Old 06-04-10 | 06:53 PM
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Just finished this.

I liked this quite a bit, and I'm not really big on this type of movie in a general sense.

All star cast, and just a hell of a fun movie. It's gets 'evil' right, the tone right, the violence is serious and satisfying.

Purefoy delivers, he really pulled this off.
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Dare I ask how you just finished it?


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