Lazda: High Fantasy

Dragon Age: Redemption (TV Series 2011)

The protagonist, initially referred to as "Athlok", is tasked by her Qunari superiors to apprehend a rogue Saarebas, who was captured and imprisoned in Kirkwall by the templars, but managed to break out of captivity and embarks on a rampage to perform a dark ritual and wreak havoc throughout the world. If she succeeds, she will regain her name and title of "Tallis" (meaning "to solve" in the Qunari language), and be reinstated as a member of the Ben-Hassrath, after being demoted as punishment for previous transgressions. In her quest to find this dangerous mage, Tallis is joined by other companions: a templar named Cairn, who is tracking the Saarebas with his phylactery and later crossed paths with Tallis when trying to hunt down a criminal who helped free the fugitive; Josmael, the First of a Dalish Keeper who was taken away and imprisoned by templars (and later killed by the Saarebas during the prison breakout); and Nyree, a reaver mercenary from Nevarra who was hired by the Saarebas and later double-crossed by the renegade mage.

Dragon Age: Redemption was a web series based on the video game by Bioware. The series was created by and stars Felicia Day, who in geek circles is quite the popular little lady. I bought the DVD from my local video store, but you can get the whole thing online. The most unfortunate thing is that there are only 6 episodes. I can only wish Felicia continues this somehow as I thought it was quite entertaining.

So Hopefully that worked.

As I stated above, I quite enjoyed this web-series and so wish it would continue. Yes, it's very cliched. And yes, it was done on the cheap. But I think it looks great and feels like a fantasy flick.

I love Felicia Day, and she is awesome here and looks fantastic. I'm definitely going to have to watch this again because I couldn't stop looking at her when she's onscreen. The rest of the cast is quite good as well, I have no complaints about any of the acting here.

The action is very well done, and the minimal use of effects are also nicely done. I'm really looking for something to complain about here, but can't find anything.

The story is simple, but fun and the pacing is quick and doesn't get bogged down. Yes, it's a little campy, but I quite enjoyed it. Here's hoping we get more Dragon Age: Redemption.

Verdict: Recommended

The Cast

Felicia Day ... Tallis

Adam Rayner ... Cairn

Doug Jones ... Saarebas

Masam Holden ... Josmael

Marcia Battise ... Nyree

Marissa Cuevas ... Fina

Alex Huynh ... Ludd

Anna Campbell ... Innkeeper

David Ury ... Tinker

Dave Mattey ... Torturer

Greg Collins ... Brom

Tara Macken ... Lune

Iris Klein ... Maerwynn

Timothy Lee DePriest ... Dalish Man?

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Immortals (2011)

Eons after the Gods won their mythic struggle against the Titans, a new evil threatens the land. Mad with power, King Hyperion (Mickey Rourke) has declared war against humanity. Amassing a bloodthirsty army of soldiers disfigured by his own hand, Hyperion has scorched Greece in search of the legendary Epirus Bow, a weapon of unimaginable power forged in the heavens by Ares. Only he who possesses this bow can unleash the Titans, who have been imprisoned deep within the walls of Mount Tartaros since the dawn of time and thirst for revenge. In the king's hands, the bow would rain destruction upon mankind and annihilate the Gods. But ancient law dictates the Gods must not intervene in man's conflict. They remain powerless to stop Hyperion...until a peasant named Theseus (Henry Cavill) comes forth as their only hope. Secretly chosen by Zeus, Theseus must save his people from Hyperion and his hordes.

Director: Tarsem Singh
Writers: Charley Parlapanides, Vlas Parlapanides

There's no mistaking that Immortals is a film from the producers of 300. The visual style is very similar. But, that doesn't mean that this film is as good as 300. In fact, it really doesn't come close.

Yes, there's plenty of CGI action to be had, with lots of CGI blood affects. The action is great, but not quite on par with the over-the-top action of 300.

Yes, there are gorgeous women in this movie. But, frankly not enough of them (really only one), and there is no nudity in this film. I don't consider a butt shot nudity.

The acting is very good. This movie is filled with excellent actors like Mickey Rourke, Henry Cavill, Stephen Dorff, John Hurt, Luke Evans, and Stephen McHattie. No complaints here.

I suppose the biggest complaint I have here is the story. It just seemed rushed and not fleshed out at all. Even 300 had a better story than this. The characters are very two dimensional, and there is little emotion shown.

Another issue I had were the sets. While they looked really nice, all I could think was green screen. The cliff set of their home just seemed off to me. If Theseus and his mom are such poor peasants, why are they the only ones who live out on the cliff with an ocean-side view? Where does that tunnel go? Why are they living on a dangerous cliff anyway?

Overall, of course I enjoyed this movie. It was fun and exciting, even though it was sometimes quite silly. This is simple popcorn action-porn and there is nothing wrong with that. Check this one out if you haven't seen it and turn your brain off.