Paul Magne Haakonsen Alright, well what can be said, this is definitely not one of the finest moments in the movie-making history of The Asylum. When I saw their logo on the screen as the first thing, I sort of lost motivation to watch this movie. And had I checked IMDb first and seeing how the movie has been rated, I would have stopped dead in my tracks and spent my time on something else. But then again, from time to time (rare as it might be, though), The Asylum do manage to put out a movie that surprises and turns out to be great. "Attila", however, was definitely not one of those rare instances.The storyline in the movie was adequate, take it for what it is; supernatural nonsense without any coherency towards realism. This movie is a no-brainer; the type you could watch during a really bad hangover.The acting in the movie was wooden and rigid, and that really did nothing to help lift up the movie. But the acting wasn't the main detraction against the enjoyment of the movie. It was the effects and the stupidity of it all.This movie failed on so many occasions and accounts. First of all, what scientist with a significant discovery in the staff of Moses, would examine it so carelessly and without protective devices, such as gloves, brushes, etc. to preserve the found and not contaminate it? And the scene itself where he cuts his finger on the unnaturally ragged and sharp teeth of the corpse was so forced and staged, it looked like he wasn't even trying to make it look like an accident. And what happened to those fangs once the corpse resurrected, they just turned into normal teeth, right...As for the subject of the found piece of the staff, sure I can buy into blood resurrecting the long dead Hun warrior, given the supernatural storyline, but where did his pristine outfit come from? And why was it only his face that was a decayed zombie-like visage, while the rest of his body was ordinary whole and without a trace of decay?Proceeding with the awakened Hun warrior; bullets fired against him produce sparks upon impact with his person. Wait, what? Seriously? So the guy is made of metal? It was just ridiculous. And how would a person from the period of Attila know how to roll under a moving car, directly under the chassis to break the car and take it out of commission? I was laughing so hard when I saw that scene.The movie's cover looks alluring and interesting, but it is so far from the actual contents of the movie as it could almost physically be. Do not get suckered in by the cover, because you are setting yourself up for a most horrible disappointing.If you enjoy super campy and cheesy movies with horrible story lines and even worse effects, then you might find some perverse enjoyment in watching "Attila". Otherwise, then I wouldn't really recommend that you spend your time on this particular movie.

suite92 According to IMDb, this picture was shot in Los Angeles, CA, USA. According to the beginning of the film, the main action occurs in Eastern Europe. Considering the number of Eastern European and Middle Eastern actors in the film, I was surprised that it was not filmed in Eastern Europe for the cost savings.The Huns, by many accounts, were even shorter than the Romans, were light of weight, and perfectly suited to life on horseback. In the opening sequence, the Huns were shown with zero horses, traveling and acting only as infantry. They were depicted in the film as heavily muscled, tall in stature, and reliant on brute strength to win one-on-one battles. This is in strong opposition to their usual description as light but agile, with exceptional skill in archery and fighting from horseback with swords.The back story of re-assembling the Staff of Moses is just bovine scatology.Given the matters above, the terrible dialog, the stupid acting, and the PC clichés, I was ready to give up on this one at 27 minutes in. I watched the remaining 58 minutes just to see whether I missed something.So, in this ridiculous setup, part of the Staff has been found in Eastern Europe. Blood fallen on the case of the Staff re-animates Attila the Hun (well, maybe), who is seven feet tall and stronger than Thor. This is more nonsense.Will Vito recover the staff segment before Attila really fouls things up? ------Scores------Cinematography: 6/10 Odd filtering was employed that was strong on blue, green, grey, while weak in red, yellow, orange. Also, among the cast there were way too many faux blondes, and way too much time spent on the art of gum chewing with one's mouth open. The random distribution of saliva is so attractive and sanitary; I'm surprised it was not spotlighted in slow motion.Sound: 0/10 The actors were miked well enough. Unfortunately, they spoke. The incidental sound and music were almost always jarring or inappropriate.Acting: 0/10 All the actors were terrible at acting in this film.Screenplay: 0/10 Absurd, a complete failure. I really could have done without the vile hallucinations of the 'effective' commander Vito. Why would General Thadeus trust the Professor? I would have liked an explanation of that. The military fights the supernatural without knowing any rules of engagement? This seems unlikely. Even better, there seems to be little understanding of chain of command. During one segment, the number of survivors in Vito's command seems to go up and down like a yo-yo from one scene to the next. The movie gets stupider and less believable with each passing minute. The real motivations seem not to be clear until quite late.SFX: 2/10 Pretty poor. Some 1980s SFX were as good.

lee33791505 Would give this a zero if it was possible. I knew this was crap in the first 5 minutes when I saw the title sequence. VFX is amateurish, looks like someone thought by watching Video CoPilot tutorials would be enough to work on a movie. Blood splatter effects straight out of Action Essentials. I mess around with After Effects for fun/hobby and I could easily do a more professional job and that's pretty sad. Fight scenes are repetitive, boring and cheesy. Story is boring. Editing is boring with pacing issues. Boring characters you don't care about. I can usually find something redeeming in the crappiest movies that I can appreciate, but this didn't have anything. Just all around bad. Avoid at all cost.

rcarterphotography "Attila" contains action, plot and story-line reminiscent of movies made in the 1950's. The easy- to-follow story, fast paced action and of course..lots of blood reminded me of my youth sitting in a small-town theatre on a Saturday afternoon. If "Attila" were done in black and white I would have questioned the filming date. Under the direction of Emmanuel Itier I believe "Attila" hits it's mark. Cheik Kongo shows his incredible athleticism as the Nomad and scares the bejesus out of you without the utterance of a single word. Chris Conrad's portrayal of "Vito" makes him a believable hero and Mikayla Campbell's "McVee" the perfect heroine. Stunts were all too prevalent and often made you wonder "How'd they do that?". Xin's martial arts work was true artistry. Other strong performances came from Hossein Mardani as "Fleetwood" and Poncho Hodges as "Bulldog". Would like to see more from the screen writing team of Anthony Ferrante and Emmanuel Itier.