Hammer of the Gods (2009) (TV)

Director:

Todor Chapkanov

Writers:

Steve Bevilacqua (screenplay)
Rafael Jordan (writer)

Release Date:

11 April 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Vikings vs Werewolves

Plot:

Thor along with his friends travels to mysterious island seeking glory and fame. Upon arriving they...

Plot Keywords:

Island | Prophecy | Heir | The Vikings | Werewolf

Cast

Zachery Ty Bryan	...	Thor
Mac Brandt	...	Baldur
Daz Crawford	...	Ulfrich
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nicole Ennemoser	...	Hel
Rafael Jordan	...	Campfire Viking
John Laskowski	...	Hodur
Melissa Leigh	...	Freyja
Hristo Mitzkov	...	Garmur
Velislav Pavlov	...	Aegir
Alexis Peters	...	Sif
Raicho Vasilev	...	Heimdall
George Zlatarev	...	Vali

Also Known As:

Thor: Hammer of the Gods (USA) (complete title)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:MA

Filming Locations:

Sofia, Bulgaria

Company:

NBC Universal Television

Goofs:

Continuity: After Freya is killed by a bloody slice down her back, she falls forward. Her back shows neither a cut nor blood on her vest.

My most disappointing rental so far, by a long way.

I didn't have very high expectations for this movie. I was expecting something low budget but watchable, around the standard of 'King Arthur', 'The Last Legion', 'Reign of Fire' or a Uwe boll movie (if you have seen any of those?) or a feature length episode of Xena Warrior Princess... But even with such low expectations I was surprised by how bad this film is. It's much worse than any of the above.

If you have ever seen a movie made by high school students. Which stars themselves and their friends running about in the woods and play fighting... Then you will have some idea of what to expect here. This is not just a cruel exaggeration it really is that bad. In fairness you might wonder where they got the money for a boat and a snow machine, but otherwise 'school media project' is about the standard we are talking here.

This movie is basically about a bunch of Vikings who sail to a distant land, which turns out to be inhabited by low budget werewolves. Don't be fooled into thinking that the movie has any relevance to the Viking god Thor or actual mythology... It doesn't. They just reused the name (presumably to add inaccuracy to the long list of flaws in this film).

The film has a distinctly amateur feel even by TV movie standards. At no point did I ever believe I was watching real Vikings. I'm not even sure if I was watching real actors since most of the lines are simply read aloud rather than acted. And half-heartedly forcing out a 'ye' or a 'thou' in a modern Liverpool accent didn't add anything to believability.

The set is quite literally 'the woods at the bottom of someone's garden' and most of the film takes place within 50 feet of an old shed, which we are supposed to believe is a village.

It's difficult to find anything good to say about this movie. Some of the girls are nice looking I guess... that's about it *shrug* You might want to watch this just to see how bad it really is, but most of it is boring and painful rather than amusing.

I normally reserve ratings of 1 and 2 for films where the sound and picture quality is so bad that the film is virtually unwatchable. This film doesn't have those problems but I just can't bring myself to give it a 3. Unless you are Todor Chapkanov's parents, you aren't going to be impressed by this.