Solomon kane was released in 2012 on friday, september 28, 2012 in limited movie theaters. You get the impression that solomon kane wasnt a focustested blockbuster designed to appeal to every demographic, but a movie that all concerned just really wanted to make. Bassett and it was produced by paul berrow, samuel hadida, and kevan van thompson. Jul 21, 2012 captain solomon kane is a brutally efficient 16th century killing machine. If a sequel is made, ill make sure to see it in cinemas. Revelation 3d went into production last year with solomon kane. The fact that this is all done without any of the actors winking at the camera only makes solomon kane even more entertaining. Bassett, who previously adapted solomon kane, tells thr he anticipates a day when video games and their movie adaptations are going to be so flawless you wont be able to tell. Howard described him as a tall, sombre and gloomy man of pale skin, gaunt face and cold eyes, all of it. Years of legal wrangling with the howard estate eventually awarded the film rights to davisfilms, and at 2006s san diego comic con an.
This is the official facebook page for the dark fantasy horror film about robert e. Solomon kane is a 2009 frenchbritishczech dark fantasy actionadventure film written and directed by michael j. Aug 24, 2012 this time were looking at solomon kane, a fantasy swashbuckler based on a character created by pulp novelist robert e. As others have observed the movie feels more like a michael moorcock adaptation than a howard adaptation though i cant quite put my. The film begins with solomon kane, an english mercenary, sacking a ottoman fortress in 17thcentury north africa. Solomon kane is a 17th century, puritan and a somberlooking man who traverses the world with not appropriate goal or reason, other than destroying any evil. Solomon kane conflicts with the original stories, part two. Unfortunately, doubling up those films still only adds up to average. Solomon kane is a film that falls into the genre of action. But, unlike you would have expected, it was quite a dark film, one mans quest to redeem his soul, and you believed in it, purefoy played the complete ruthless. Some are pretty good, which at least give decent reasons for their appraisal of the film, and others are pretty bad, with the same depressing mix of it takes itself too seriously for a proper fantasy romp.
For years, fans of reh had been clamoring for a solomon kane movie. Its plot and resulting resolution are telegraphed too early, the mechanisms. Solomon kane isnt exactly a classic, but it has an appealing simplicity and an inner strength that biggerbudget spectaculars could learn from. James solomon kane is a moody, violent and mostly entertaining quasihistorical actionhorror movie. Oct 01, 2007 the first part in a trilogy series, solomon kane is an epic adventure adapted from the classic pulp stories by robert e. Sep 25, 2009 a violent and bloody ode to a bygone era when men were warriors, women were witches, and arguments were solved with a sharp axe to the head solomon kane could very well be the film to bring. Despite obtaining the rights i n 1997, filming did not begin until january 2008. His adventures, published mostly in the pulp magazine weird tales, often take him from europe to the jungles of africa and back.
When a young girl is kidnapped and her family slain by a sorcerers murderous cult, he is forced to fight and seek his redemption slaying evil. Solomon kane is a moody, violent and mostly entertaining quasihistorical actionhorror movie experience. How it took over three years for this film to reach the states is beyond me and even more why is anybody please doing a sequel my kids and wife love this film too. Solomon ka ne is a 2009 frenchbritishczech actionadvent ure f ilm written and directed by michael j. Kane is an exmercenary turned pacifist trying to redeem his soul, but when a family of puritans is killed by an evil sorcerer and the eldest daughter is kidnapped, he swears to free her by killing all of the sorcerers followers. After easily dispatching any guards unfortunate enough to stand in his way, solomon s men are set upon by demons and only kane himself reaches the throne room. Just a great take on the character, and considering the budget, its quite an impressive film. In 1997, the publisher wandering star optioned the rights to many of the works of writer robert e. Watch solomon kane starring james purefoy in this fantasy on directv. Solomon kane is a 2009 frenchbritishczech actionadventure film written and directed by michael j. Watch solomon kane online stream full movie directv. This epic film was written as well as directed by the infamous michael j.
Bassett does a capable job balancing the films tone and weaves in. This is an assured, stylish adventure story unafraid to mine the pulp of its source material. Released early 2010, solomon kane is based loosely on robert e. Howard not the longawaited sequel to citizen kane about. Kane is currently making a sequel to his last film, and is taking a break from wrestling. The movie s solomon kane feels like a totally different character from howards kane and the mood of the movie is all wrong. Solomon kane succeeds by embracing its identity as a straightforward genre exercise, complete with bonecrunching and bloodspurting action. May 23, 2019 the film comes up a bit short in the antagonist department flemyng looks odd, with writing on half his face as if he fell asleep into a wet manuscript, but is undercharacterised, turns up late in the day and gets out of the way quickly so another big cgi monster can do the final battle. Solomon kane is a fictional character created by the pulpera writer robert e. Basset got a pretty bad rep when more than one of his films failed at the box office.
The only concession to current trends in genre filmmaking is that its an origin story that leaves itself open for a sequel. For anyone who doesnt remember, he made the abysmal silent hill. The adventures of solomon kane were mostly published in the weird tales of pulp magazine, which often takes him. This movie attempts to come up with an origin story for howards solomon kane something reh never put into a story i believe in the hopes of adapting some. This film stars many outstanding actors and actresses like rachel hurd wood and max. Solomon kane the sequel campaign september 12, 2019 well this is interesting. All the creatures in this movie are made differently.
Asked in movies has a distributor for solomon kane movie appeared. We are passionate fans of the film solomon kane, and the original stories by the great robert e. Yes, i am a huge fan of the silent hill games and first film, and it was just awful. Bassett, e baseado no personagem homonimo criado em 1928 por robert e. This actionadventure tale follows the origins of the legendary kane and his attempts to defend an exotic african city. Everything you need to know about solomon kane movie 2012. What are the different hardware that will be needed by producer of the voice mail the srvice provider and the beneficiary. Solomon kane does twice as much with half the budget of similar genre films such as van helsing, season of the witch and the recent conan the barbarian which, like solomon kane, is based on a character created by robert e. A late 16thearly 17th century puritan, solomon kane is a somberlooking man who wanders the world with no apparent goal other than to vanquish evil in all its forms. Captain solomon kane is a brutally efficient 16th century killing machine.
Bassett based on the pulp magazine character solomon kane created in 1928 by robert e. Nonton film online solomon kane gratis cinemaxxi film bagus bioskop online movie sub indo ilk21 indoxxi. Howards classic character, the puritan solomon kane. This movie attempts to come up with an origin story for howards solomon kane something reh never put into a story i believe in the hopes of adapting some of howards actual puritan swordsman short stories in future films which isnt going to happen based on the limited success thats a stretch of this film. The sequel, which has been given the title silent hill. There were 9 other movies released on the same date, including hotel transylvania, looper and wont back down. Pete postlethwaite and james purefoy in solomon kane 2009 solomon kane 2009 james purefoy in solomon kane 2009. The 2009 solomon kane film written and directed by michael j. I guess a sequel is too much to hope for at this point, but ill definitely be looking forward to michael j. Solomon kane the creatures in uk cinemas february 19th. Howard legendary creator of conan the barbarian comes the thrilling, actionpacked epic of solomon kane. Streaming solomon kane bluray action, adventure, fantasy, science fiction a nomadic 16th century warrior, condemned to hell for his brutal past, seeks redemption by renouncing violence, but finds some things are worth burning for.
Heres the statement from malmberg, regarding his newfound catalogue of intellectual properties and characters created by. Solomon kane delivers oldeschool muck and mire, but no magic. Bassett based on the pulp magazine char acter solomon kane created in 1928 by robert e. Bassett would be getting behind the camera for lionsgates silent hill. Armed with his signature pistols, cutlass and rapier, he and his men unleash their bl.
Kull the conquerer, and solomon kane, among others now that hes acquired the former rights holder, paradox entertainment inc. That solomon kane seems a more personal and affectionate project than the bulk of its blockbuster contemporaries doesnt justify or excuse its innumerable faults, but it does make them slightly easier to digest. Aug 17, 20 the 2009 solomon kane film written and directed by michael j. But some abominations are beyond even the spells of sorcery. Armed with his signature pistols, cutlass and rapier, he and his men unleash their bloodlust as they fight for england in. Kane reprised her role as jill johnson in the 1993 madefortv sequel, when a stranger calls back. I would like to solomon kane now journey into africa into one of his many adventures.
The first part in a trilogy series, solomon kane is an epic adventure adapted from the classic pulp stories by robert e. The rise of skywalker full movie watch free online. Solomon kane is, to be sure, a dumb, often profoundly silly, b action horror film in the vein of season of the witch. Michael j bassett, who helmed the underrated solomon kane, is in charge of the silent hill sequel, which is starring sean bean, carrieanne moss and malcolm mcdowell. Rather than adapt one of the savage tales of solomon kane written by conan the barbarian creator robert e howard, bassett has created a characterdriven yet actionpacked origins. I would highly recommend solomon kane the film with james purefoy as well. The rise of skywalker 2019 on 123movies full movie free without downloading or registration. And i know that one of the reason pulp characters like solomon kane, conan, or hell, indiana jones, are fascinating because they are supposed to dont have an origin story. Great movies come from all around the world, and so do great dvds and blurays. Please dont think the look of solomon kane is inspired from van helsing. Despite optioning the rights in 1997, filming did no. Revelation 3d, is confirmed as being shot in 3d rather than postconverted as should be the case with all productions from now on, and also. During the reign of the vikings, kainan, a man from a faroff world, crash lands on earth, bringing with him an alien predator known as the moorwen.
Whats the story captain solomon kane is a brutally efficient 16th century killing machine. I was expecting rubbish more along the lines of season of the witch but solomon kane is disceptively subtle and beautfiully filmed. But this film succeeds in a way that hollywood dont. The godawful remake of when a stranger calls came out in 2006. The film begins with solomon kane, an english mercenary, sacking a spanishoccupied fortress in 17thcentury north africa. But with the first film playing so fast and loose with its source material, its. Despite obtaining the rights in 1997, filming did not begin until january 2008. Nonton solomon kane ilk21 sub indo nontonxxi layarkaca21. Solomon s men are set upon by demons and only kane himself reaches the throne room. Solomon kane filme wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre.
The influence of hammer films and 2004s van helsing are obvious, though this film is more straightfaced and serious than either. Definitely deserves repeat viewings as well as a sequel. A man james purefoy must renounce his newly taken vows of peace to rescue a young woman rachel hurdwood from an evil sorcerer jason flemyng. As the story opens, kane and his band of pillagers are carving a bloody path through. Demons are cgi good cgi, the witch is makeup, and the ghouls are dancers and acrobats. He even had a meltdown when fans started bombing his twitter with negative opinions, and deleted it. Bloody disgusting has some news from the american film market that writerdirector michael j. Though both man and monster are seeking revenge for violence committed against them, kainan leads the alliance to kill the moorwen by fusing his advanced technology with the vikings iron age weaponry. After easily dispatching any guards unfortunate enough to stand in his way. Armed with his signature pistols, cutlass and rapier, he and his men unleash their bloodlust as they fight for england in war after war on all continents. This is just my own opinion, but i think michael j. Although the film rights were granted in 1997, it took another eleven years before filming began. Yet for all the camp, theres a heart to solomon kane that suggests theres elements of a compelling film at play, if not always completely visible.
219 862 74 478 1316 1194 693 422 132 1426 106 402 821 1081 806 165 431 1047 1207 1120 160 937 1346 975 136 770 1302 689 1274 660 643 1190 619 840 954 760 263 619 1232 1171 1393