The 13th Warrior (1999)

• Year: 1999
• Released: 27 Aug 1999
• Country: United States
• Adwords: 2 wins & 2 nominations
• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120657/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/The_13th_Warrior
• Metacritics: https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-13th-warrior
• Available in: 720p, 1080p,
• Language: English, Latin, Swedish, Norse, Old, Danish, Arabic
• MPA Rating: R
• Genre: Action, Adventure, History
• Runtime: 102 min
• Writer: Michael Crichton, William Wisher, Warren Lewis
• Director: John McTiernan, Michael Crichton
• Cast: Antonio Banderas, Diane Venora, Dennis Storhøi
• Keywords: based on novel or book, horror, demon, witch, horse,

	6.6/10
	42/100

The 13th Warrior Storyline

A cultured diplomat joins a band of savage warriors in time to meet an even more fearsome enemy in this historical adventure. In 922 A.D., Ibn Fadlan (Antonio Banderas) is a Muslim emissary from Baghdad en route to meet with the King of Saqaliba when he is captured by a gang of Vikings. While Ibn and his people are intelligent and well-mannered, the Vikings are a rowdy and sometimes unpleasant lot, with an unquenchable appetite for food, alcohol, and women. However, in time he develops an understanding and respect for the Viking warriors and is welcomed into their society by their leader, Buliwyf. However, Ibn must now join them as they return to their homeland once they receive word of an invasion by a huge pack of bloodthirsty invaders who will destroy and eat anything in their path — including the flesh of the men they have killed.

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One of Hollywood’s best Viking movies

I really got a kick out of this old-fashioned adventure yarn which features a band of heroic and noble Vikings battling an army of cannibalistic inhuman warriors. Maybe it’s the epic-feeling spirit of the film, the worthy dialogue or the strong and just characters which reminded me of a Cameron Mitchell Viking movie on a big budget, or Jerry Goldsmith’s sweeping score. Despite tons of post-production difficulties (Michael Crichton having to re-edit the film and Goldsmith re-scoring the original music), the film looks and sounds spectacular and even more impressive in some ways than the following year’s GLADIATOR. The plot is effectively simple and in some ways recalls THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN: a band of heroes are brought together to protect an ageing king and his town from an unknown enemy.

The fact that Hollywood hasn’t made a film about the Vikings for decades gives this movie a freshness often lacking from modern-day adventure yarns; the mostly Norwegian cast also helps to add to the authenticity. Of course, audiences wouldn’t bother watching this film without a familiar face or two in the cast, thus we have imported star Antonio Banderas in the role of an Arab forced to join with the Vikings and take up arms again a seemingly indestructible foe. Banderas is reasonably good in his part, and walks a fine line between being friendly and likable and tough and heroic. Also appearing is Omar Sharif, although for name value more than anything else (he only appears in the film’s prologue, helping to explain some of the story).

The best thing about this film by far is the photography, which is simply magnificent. The landscape is all misty forests and rolling hillsides and the colour is lush and beautiful and always stunning. In fact this is one of the most beautifully-shot films I’ve ever seen. Even the night-time sequences are lovely to look at, with the actors lit by shimmering red glow from the flames of their fires. I love the mystical aspects in the first half of the film, with the hidden enemy being portrayed as monsters, and the mysterious “fire dragon” which appears spookily out of the mist to menace our heroes. I love the eerie descent into the bowels of the earth which is great stuff and evokes an almost Lovecraftian atmosphere. The action scenes, too, are impressively rendered and follow in the recent trend of Hollywood’s historical epics by offering plenty of graphic gore and violence to add to the movie’s realism. There are more than enough reasons to watch and enjoy this movie, although surprisingly it wasn’t a hit; I find it to be perfectly acceptable viewing with the only minor flaw being that it’s perhaps not as exciting as it could have been.

fish out of water action thriller

Ahmad Ibn Fadlan (Antonio Banderas) is a carefree poet in Baghdad. After falling for the wrong woman, he’s banished to the barbaric far north as an ambassador. His caravan is attacked by Tartars and is rescued by a passing Viking longboat. Melchisidek (Omar Sharif) is his loyal companion. He is shocked by their customs. An ancient evil that must not be named threatens the Vikings and their seer prophesy that 13 warriors must be sent. The 13th must be no Northman and Ahmad is pushed into joining.

I really like the idea of a cultured Arab trying to fit in with the crude Vikings. It has a bit of fun with the fish out of water concept. Director John McTiernan is too in love with the dark muddy battle. Most of all, the Vikings don’t stand out as individual. Thirteen is probably too many. There is a long cinematic tradition with seven. If the group could be reduced, some of them have a better chance to stand out.

Warriors … come out and …

Ok using quotes from a completely unrelated movie that don’t make any sense with this one? Check. Hopefully you haven’t turned your attention elsewhere yet and give me or rather this a chance to go into the movie I watched here. Because this is quite well made and has one of the most notable … I’ll call it gimmick or trick I’ve seen in a movie. I’m not aware of another movie having used this trick before or after to be honest, but since I can’t claim to have seen all the movies ever (no one can really), there might be one or more out there.

What am I talking about? The fact that our main character learns to understand what others are saying even if it is not english they are speaking. And how do we and him get to understand and see this progress? By slowly turning the words others are saying into english. Genius move by the movie and its filmmakers.

Apart from that we get quite the Viking action. Well made stunts and a story that is interesting and gripping enough for the viewer to follow. I rewatched this the other day and was still entertained by it