Aranybulla

Even if we disregard the claims of the creators about the historicity of this miniseries (which is clearly false), or that it is an utter waste of taxpayer money (since its entire budget of $4m is state-financed, with a nearly zero box office), it is also badly written, features mediocre acting and is terribly boring!

These kinds of idealistic series or movies were typical in communist Hungary between 1950 and 1980. But those at least had some viewers, as there was only one television channel in the country.

The script is completely braindead. Lacks any character development. The actors were chosen according to their loyalty towards government officials. It doesn't feature any of the famed and generally accepted Hungarian actors, since those are regarded to be too "liberal" who "cannot be trusted". Just look at the fact that one of the main actors Balázs Bölkény attended the same faculty on the same university as half of the current government: The faculty of law on the Pázmány Péter Catholic University. And this is the guaranteed recipe for bad quality products: contraselection!

This was "crowdfunded" from our taxes, at least good actors/actresses were chosen, but the script, cinematography, direction is awful #NERgasm.

Some have certainly benefited from their contribution to the film. It's pathetic that anyone would compare it to the Game of Thrones , but nothing is surprising anymore in this orange haze that is enveloping the country.

Hopefully this will never be broadcasted again on television and will not take up server space anywhere for streaming/VOD purposes.

"We have also decreed that if We or any of our successors should at any time seek to go against this settlement, both the bishops and the retainers and the nobles of the kingdom, in common or in singularly, now and in the future, have by this authority for ever more the freedom to resist and speak against Us and our successors, without the taint of infidelity."

I had high expections since I knew the hungarian goverment spent tremendous money to make this movie. My family and I (bare in mind we are a conservative, history respecter family) sat down and watch the whole series in 3days during the Christmas holidays. If only we would do something else... It was long, borring, full of fake historical facts, not to mention the bad actors.. 😞 It was honestly, pain to watch!

If you dont want to suffer, do a favor for yourself and do not spend your precious time to watch this movie.

You were warned. God bless Hungary and its people, but gosh it was probavly the worst series I have ever watched....

This is not a work of art. There is no srcipt, no scenery, backgrounds are missing. A dozen horseman crawl on the meadow (episode 4, 5), the king passes laws with three (!) lords on the meadow, too (end of episode 5.), sometimes you can see a wall of a cathedral, a well or a tree. Experts relate what happened instead of showing it on the screen. From time to time drawings, maps, little banners or tin soldiers subtitute the real scenes.

Narration is boring like some kind of a dreary lesson from an old and dusty textbook; dialoges are lifeless, they aim only to illustrate the ideology of the producers: King II. András was a great and wise christian leader, hungarians are christians, they protect Europe against the islam. This message directly refers to the ideology of the recent political power: Orbán Viktor protects the christianity against the rotten liberalism of the western countries.

I recently watched the miniseries "Aranybulla" and it was a complete waste of time. The directing was abysmal and the story was so boring that I found myself struggling to keep my eyes open. The actors were equally awful and seemed to be just going through the motions without any real emotion or depth to their performances.

The plot was completely predictable and unoriginal, and it seemed like the writers didn't even try to make it interesting. The dialogue was clunky and forced, and the characters were one-dimensional and unlikable.

I found myself fast forwarding through most of the episodes because I just couldn't bear to sit through another minute of this poorly made miniseries. The special effects were also subpar and added nothing to the story.

Overall, the miniseries was a complete disappointment. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone and I can't believe I wasted my time on it. It's a shame that such a poorly made miniseries was even made in the first place. Avoid it at all costs.