NarniaIsAwesome
Foreign made films have a bad reputation for being long and boring. This is simply not true. Some of the best movies I have seen (including this one, obviously) were made in other countries. I must warn you, though, that since it is foreign it must be watched with English subtitles or dubbing.Although it takes a little while to develop, once we get to the actual creature hunt, it was worth it. The creature itself (I won't say what it was, for fear of spoiling it) looks awesome and scary. The situations the characters get in make you wonder, "How are they going to get out of this?" It's not a B movie at all; the special effects and acting are nothing to be laughed at. It is exciting and the characters have a realistic quality.Looking back, I don't even recall reading the subtitles - it was so good I remember it as if all the lines were English. In short, "Ragnarok" is great adventure story worthy of a watch.
Kalle_it
I caught this movie by accident, and seeing it was set in Norway and acted in Norwegian I just couldn't help but watching it. As a huge Viking-age buff, and a minor in Scandinavian Studies, I was expecting a lot of familiar lore, as promised by the captivating opening.Unfortunately it quickly devolved into a "just OK" family-adventure movie, with too much Jurassic Park and too little Edda.I saw the final twists coming, but that wasn't so bad, as at least I have to give credit to the writer and director for those swerves being well done. Also the family drama subtext was handled in a rather subtle way, while a Hollywood movie would have turned it into the main story arc.All in all, a decent pop-corn movie that should, and could, have been much deeper and rewarding.I see how it may have been a case of misplaced expectations, kinda like watching "Troy" or "300" and hoping to find accurate references to the Homeric poems or to ancient history texts...Gåten Ragnarok is a nice family movie, nothing more, but also nothing less. You won't likely watch it 10 times in the future, but you won't regret having spent time on it, unlike on plenty of other, more popular, expensive and promoted blockbusters.
ayogakar
This Scandinavian production fails to live up to its expectation. All the actors do commendable jobs and the cinematography is good, but it falls much short in providing the viewers with ample horror scenes and monster action that a scary monster movie is supposed to. With all that being said, the movie does have something to offer in terms of some tensed moments and the way in which it connects certain stories of Norse mythology with reality. The plot revolves around an archaeologist, his family and his co- worker. They go for a trip/adventure that becomes their nightmare as they encounter a giant monster with maternal instincts. However, the monster action in the movie is literally limited to few moments and the viewers don't even get a full view of the creature even once. The movie has some hint of resemblance with "Jurrasic Park" except for the fact that it is not even close to it in terms of the thrill or screenplay. It does manage to keep the audience fairly entertained but for a few dry patches. As an ardent fan of monster movies, I would say that it was kind of a letdown.
Johan Louwet
No problem to watch this one with kids. I does contain a big monster that hunts and kills people but you won't see anything of that on screen. The killing rate is very low too. It is good for what it is, an adventure movie with an old Norwegian mythology as starting point. I for one had hoped it would contain some more fantasy elements but that wasn't the case. There is some excitement at times but nothing really frightening. The events and the characters' actions are pretty cliché and predictable with also an easy solution and happy end. So yes the story was maybe a bit too simple and the characters one dimensional for my tastes, but at least it has some really beautiful nature shots.
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