Thomas Plante Ever since I was a kid, I've wanted to see a movie based on "The Legend of Zelda," so you can probably imagine my surprise and delight when I stumbled across this film online. It looks like the movie I've wanted to see for years, but is it really any good? Well, yes and no.The thing to keep in mind when watching this movie is that it is an independent film made by "Zelda" fans on a really low budget. The acting ranges from passable to awful, most of the special effects consist of obvious green screen effects and the editing and camera-work are often clumsy. The plot is fairly faithful to the fan-favorite "Ocarina of Time" game, but that means it eventually consists of the heroes running around and collecting things so they can kill the bad guy and save the world. The characters have little motivation beyond that, so they come off as kind of bland.And yet, I can't bring myself to hate this movie. Everyone involved in this film put a lot of effort into it, and their love for the source material is evident. It is flawed, but I have to appreciate the fact that it exists at all."The Hero of Time" is definitely a movie for "Zelda" fans. I don't think I can recommend it to anyone else, but it's worth a look for fans of the games. It's easy to find online, so check it out.

Christian Mortensen So, yeah, there is a movie about The legend of Zelda. Yep, that's right. It's a fan film created with almost no budget, so you gotta lower your expectations. I watched the whole movie, and i guess it was OK, but nothing more. The important thing is that they tried. The thing is - they struggle so hard just to follow the games storyline instead of taking the liberties to create their own story, which makes it boring and sometimes really annoying because the only thing Link seems to do is running around and doing what people tell him to do, like in the games. This is a sad fact, It could have been so much more. But it failed at the story, just because they tried so hard to stay true to the original game that the story just becomes lame and boring. And this is spoken by a true Zelda-fan, I know that it's hard to interpret the video game characters personalities (especially Link), the storyline etc but they could of at least twisted the story a little bit or make up their own story with elements from the game, like Sage of Darkness did. While it's not awful - it's not so good either. Awful camera angles (and the camera isn't of top notch quality either) that really annoyed me, average acting, they use way too much greenscreen and CGI effects which make the movie look fake and cheap, but the CGI is okay, since this is a budget fan film. I understand that Nintendo don't want to make a movie for a while, since so many awful Hollywood movies based on games are released more and more often. But god damnit, they did an average job. At least they tried, and i have full respect for that. So, is it worth watching? Well, if you got the time over and is a huge Zelda-fan, then it might be worth a watch. But if you're not really a hardcore zelda-fan i think you might want to skip this one, but hey, give it a try anyway. I would like to thank them for trying and for actually doing something instead of waiting on Nintendo releasing an actual movie. Do you remember last time Link spoke, in that god awful TV-series cartoon? You don't want anything like that to happen again, which i think is one of the main reasons Nintendo doesn't want to make a movie for now at least. Final vote: 5/10.

crunk_juice19 I love original The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time video game and beat it when I was six years old. When I was that age, I wanted an LoZ movie so bad. I had dreams about it and everything!I waited for this movie for 4-6 years, following it almost every step of the way, and it finally paid off. I saw this, and it was one of the happiest moments of my life! And when Nintendo shut it down, I was ruined. That was a dark day :( But, not to fear: it's back on YouTube, you can download it in all kinds of places, I have it on my MP3, everyone's happy.I don't get why some people hated this movie. It's better than any crap by Uwe "Toilet" Boll! This is the best video game adapted movie of all time.Now, you do have to approach this movie with an open mind: it's an independent movie. But think about it, the fact that a bunch of college kids in Atlanta, Georgia (with no money) got together, got all their buddies to be in it (with no money) and managed to make this awesome movie that's better than any video game movie out there (with no money), is pretty freaking cool. Yes, there are some pretty fake looking things (The Wig of Time) but if you use a little imagination, you too will realize the awesomeness.Here's the summary (basically the same as Ocarina of Time, but with a few changes) - Link is a young boy being raised by the Kokiri. The Deku Tree's final dying message to Link is that he must fulfill his destiny: leave the Kokiri Forest, meet the Princess of Destiny (Zelda), defeat the Gerudo sorcerer Ganondorf, the Prince of Darkness, and save all of Hyrule. That's the most basic, Reader's Digest version of it.So in conclusion, if you are a Legend of Zelda fan, and won't whine about every little detail from the game not being in the movie (non-pointy ears, a dress being a different color, etc.), and keep an open mind, The Hero of Time will fulfill every childhood fantasy and joy you had when you first played Ocarina of Time on the Nintendo 64 (gold cartridge for the win!!).

Payback1016 I seen this last night and I got to say, they did great. The atmosphere was terrific the filming you would expect on a great BBC Special, and the music? They had both great originality while they snuck in their homages to both the music substantial to the game and its comical background music when Link obtains his items. However there are a few flaws that I would like to point out. One was my biggest issue, Link talking. Now don't get me wrong the guy is a great actor, but I always pictured Link as a mute. A silent but noble warrior that expresses what he feels in his actions. The other was the way Sheik/Zelda treated Link before she started helping him. In the Games Sheik treated Link with Honor and respect and was well aware of what happened to him on the temple of time. While the movies Sheik was upset at him for leaving Zelda behind, following her instructions while he was at it. The Third was Saria, I just don't see her as a mother. Like before I played the games and thought Saria was more of a love interest to Link. Finally they should have extended the sage quest. I thought the sage of fire had a great personality and was wondering what the other sages were like. Other than that I give it 5 0ut of 10 but since its a Zelda movie it gets an extra 5.