Minotaur (2006/I)

Calificación de los usuarios:

3.2/10   

Director:

Jonathan English

Escritores:

Nick Green (writer)
Stephen McDool (writer)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

11 mayo 2006 (Russia)

Género:

Horror

Frase comercial:

Curse the god. Slay the beast.

Plot:

Long ago in the Iron Age a shadow loomed over a lonely village. For generations the village youths are...

Plot Keywords:

Minotaur | Bull | Queen | Empire | Incense

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Surprisingly better than most Sci-Fi originals

Reparto

Tom Hardy	...	Theo
Michelle Van Der Water	...	Raphaella
Tony Todd	...	Deucalion
Lex Shrapnel	...	Tyro
Jonathan Readwin	...	Danu
Rutger Hauer	...	Cyrnan
Maimie McCoy	...	Morna
Lucy Brown	...	Didi
James Bradshaw	...	Ziko
Fiona Maclaine	...	Vena
Claire Murphy	...	Nan
Ingrid Pitt	...	The Leper
Ciaran Murtagh	...	Turag
Angela Furtado	...	Raphaella's Handmaiden
Donata Janietz	...	Ffion

También conocida como:

Minotauro (Italy)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and some nudity.

Duración:

USA:93 min

País:

UK | Luxembourg | Alemania | France | Spain | Italy | USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

1.78 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby Digital

Clasificación:

USA:R | Netherlands:16 | Italy:VM14 | Finland:K-15 | UK:15 | Malaysia:U | South Korea:15 | Singapore:M18

Locaciones de Filmación:

Carousel Picture Company, Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Compañía:

First Look International

Errores:

Personal o Equipo Visible: In many scenes, especially the scene where Tyro and Didi climb up the wall, there is clearly a steel-wire lifting the actors up, when they are supposed to be climbing by themselves.

Citas:

Deucalion: Inhale the sweetness!
[Gives the Queen the cattle-skull and lets her breathe into it]

Surprisingly better than most Sci-Fi originals

Years ago, the people grew so greedy and hedonistic that they were no longer satisfied with worshiping a mythical god, so the Queen had sex with a bull and produced the Minotaur. Didn't turn out so good, a few deaths were involved, and the creature was placed in a labyrinth beneath the palace. Now every third year eight people are cast into the labyrinth as a sacrifice.

This had surprisingly high production values for a Sci-Fi original. All the sets were quite nicely done, and even the Minotaur looked very good. On the bad side, the characters just didn't have much character, nor screen presence, and it got pretty boring towards the middle. The worst part was that, when trapped in a series of caves with a killer critter, what would a person do? Perhaps be quiet so as not to attract the attention of the beast? Not these folks. The main character especially seems almost incapable of grasping the situation; He yells at the top of his lungs on numerous occasions. Once, the Minotaur is only a few feet away and the guy still can't shut up. He's also convinced that his girlfriend, who was sacrificed three years earlier, might still be alive somehow. I couldn't quite figure out how anyone could be so dumb as to believe such a thing. There's also a woman who screams a lot - not just a regular scream, but a long, long scream. Maybe ten seconds in duration. That's a real joy to listen to.

Two of the more entertaining characters are the high priest and priestess who are in charge of the kingdom. The priest likes smoking from a bull skull, and wants to get it on with the priestess. Seeing that she's his sister, she's rather cool on the idea, and jumps into the labyrinth as well. She's about the only interesting person down there. And one of the few people who speaks in such a manner that you can understand her. I missed a lot of mumbled dialog in this movie, but I don't think it served much purpose anyway.

Overall, I think the Sci-Fi Channel may be getting a little better at movie making (they've certainly had enough practice). This one was almost good.