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2007
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Pathfinder
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14
Negative reviews
33
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2.1
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3.0
type Movie Current Status In Season mpaa R Wide Release Date 04/13/07 performer Moon Bloodgood, Jay Tavare, Karl Urban, Clancy Brown, Russell Means di ..
EW
4.5
This latest bit of historical balder dash stands in direct defiance of proven action movie formulas, trusting its brutal concept and striking visuals ..
Variety
4.5
Remember) and still manages to come up wanting, works best when it slows down to catch its breath which it doesnt do nearly enough.
Austin Chronicle
3.5
Its a sword and moccasin epic.The time is roughly 500 years before the arrival of Columbus to what would become North American shores.
2.0
Too often it creates confusion and eventually, boredom which is rather a shame, because people who like slow motion shouldnt be bored at a Viking movi ..
0.0
No more than a minute into this, and it becomes obvious that the next 98 are going to be trouble.
San Francisco Chronicle
2.5
Ghost is a Viking, but he was adopted by a Native American tribe as a little boy after being separated from his clan.
Ny Daily News
3.0
Another graphic novel y movie that presents its maniacal machismo on a smaller scale than 300 but makes up for it by being even loonier.
One Guys Opinion
1.9
Pathfinder wants to provide a jolt of adrenaline; ironically, it works better as a tranquilizer.
ReelViews
2.5
But its undone by a murky palette, silly horror movie cliches, dumb dialogue and a confusing climactic sequence.
Tv Guide
0.0
Most Viking films at least manage some campy laughs, but not a frame of this clueless conservative fantasy is worth salvaging.
Combust Ible Celluloid
1.9
Its a chaotic piece of storytelling, told with the dull flash of quick cut editing, ugly cinematography, and cliches that apparently pre date Columbus ..
Mark Reviews Movies
3.0
And sure enough, we DO see the irony, because the film beats us over the head with it constantly.Two of the films most unintentionally funny moments h ..
Eric Ds Nider
2.0
However In addition, Urban is miscast (hes no ones idea of a superwarrior even if he has appeared in two of the Lord of the Rings films) and theres ev ..
View London
2.0
Undemanding viewers may not object to the derivative plot, but they will be disappointed by action that is often illogical and hard to follow.
Film Journal International ..
3.1
The movie is part Apocalypto (warriors, threat of hostile takeover, violence!) and part 300 (warriors, threat of hostile takeover, violence!), but wit ..
Boston
4.5
compelling example of purely cinematic storytelling that eschews almost all dialogue and lets moody colors and visceral action tell a tale that is myt ..
1.9
Even blown up to theatre size, its like watching a movie underwater.
Toronto Star
1.5
A lot of the beats are a bit too familiar from previous entries in the series, which isnt surprising given that this is the fifth film to play off the ..
Q Network
2.0
Amid its looming forests and moonlit shorelines, a sense of ancient atmosphere is evoked that could almost convince you of authenticity if it wasnt fo ..
Empire
2.0
But otherwise, its nowhere near as satisfying on a killing level as Mels movie.
Movies
1.5
The plot and action progress like an eroding lakeshore, but the energy and excitement are washed away in every scene.
Flim Threet
2.0
But while Apocalypto was a big, dumb but superbly executed chase movie, Pathfinders just plain dumb.
Bbc
3.1
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Mr Brown Movies
1.0
This one is an instant Mystery Science Theatre 3000 classic, ideal for watching on TV with loud friends.
Calendar Live
1.0
If you thought the Viking Age was uninteresting in that old history textbook Pathfinder does it one better by actually upping the boring ante.
Hollywood
2.0
Its basically one long action sequence, the characters are stick figures and the subject is slaughter.
Seattle Pi
1.9
There is almost nothing better than a completely terrible monstrosity thats so rotten its hysterical. This, however, is not that movie. Pity, because ..
Movie Freak
3.0
If nothing else, it will cure you of any such obsession by getting it out of your system.
2.5
Basically, the film is a revenge story with the iron age meeting the stone age.
7M Pictures
1.5
In the movies attempts to create drama amid the action, as in a downhill sled chase, all energy is sapped, and the audience ends up feeling nothing.
Boxoffice Magazine
1.5
Director Marcus Nispel continues in Pathfinder the gory/lame tradition he began with his Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake.
La Weekly
1.9
Like those films, Pathfinder also has a lot of violencebut it doesnt have a lot of action, and that is one of ..
Christianity Today
0.0
Pathfinder is a painfully boring, nonsensical, badly made movie that doesnt even inspire ridicule and mockery.
Waffle Movies
3.8
Pathfinder sweeps fantasy to a new level: gritty, layered, chill chasing.
Js Online
4.4
Heroic Fantasy of the first order, from filmmakers who obviously studied the paintings of Frank Frazetta and the writings of Robert E. Howard.
Montreal Film Journal
1.9
Dialogue is a low priority in this film, which has less plot than most video games.
Chron
1.0
My own personal hate wolf had a blast throughout this dunderheaded action romp.
Film Guardian
1.9
The relentless soundtrack and predictable plot might be easier to take if Pathfinder wasnt so ugly.
Denver Post
1.5
The plot... can be summed up neatly in four words: Hack! Slash! Grunt! Splat! Make that five: Every once in a while one of the dying Vikings lets out ..
James Sanford on Film
2.0
Filled with foggy shots stolen from LOTR and laden with decapitations, Pathfinder is faux period gore trash with no redeeming qualities and a high dul ..
Detroit News
3.0
It doesnt help that you cant tell any of the Vikings apart so youre not sure if some character youve been following had just been killed or not.
Movies Ign
1.3
Fan boys and Fangoria readers are this movies target audience, and theyll be the most disappointed.
Seattle Times
0.5
Without a relatable or sympathetic character in its lineup, Pathfinder is a blunt object designed to beat the audience over the head with gore until e ..
World Wng
0.0
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2.0
When placed inside a film featuring Vikings that look more like members of GWAR and Karl Urban trying to act butch enough to cover the fact that hes r ..
English Oh My News
1.7
And there still museums with pay what you wish admission, if not every day, then on certain days weekly or monthly.You just have to know who offers wh ..
Time Out Ny
1.3
The movie takes us on a journey to an ugly, contentious period in our misty, ancient past all the way back to four months ago, when Apocalypto came ou ..
4.5
Celebrates a sense of identity and community more importantly defined by a shared set of convictions, than blood ties or DNA.
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