Mythica: Stormbound

Got the special Kickstarter Blueray Edition signed by six actors/others with my name in the kickstarter credits on 2/15/2024 and have now watched it on 2/17/2024. So much has changed with the style and surroundings that it will take 2 watches to get used to it...as it is more personal story, driven with everyone having a past as they relate things they know sometimes at swords point. They gather on a dark and stormy night at dwarf Gib's Road Inn at Desolation's End. One of the best quotes "Witches don't ride horses.....they ride the wind"....many locals have not survived the last few days so it's a bit like Clue the game...some in the Inn will be carried out.....There is quite a bit about slave rules during the current time period and some of it is light hearted. Some slaves are like family...but life is rough all around as dark magic reasserts itself.

I watched this with no idea or knowledge of the Mythica series so my thoughts are very different as I obviously did not compare and I learned of the series from reading reviews.

I enjoyed the storyline, action scenes and the acting. I liked all the indoor scenes. They were very cosy. I think all the negative comments are comparing but if you view with fresh eyes it's a great fantasy film. I found it interesting and if I wasn't paying attention I put it back to see properly so it wasn't a background tryp of movie. I guess I'll need to get into the previous series but for a stand alone viewing and not comparing, it's fab.

If you've ever seen and liked any of the screensavers on YouTube featuring a spooky house on a stormy night with lighting and a cosy log fire burning then this movie is for you as it is a little like that but with a who done it story added on. I think the older Mythica's were much better, I definitely enjoyed them more but I had to watch Stormbound in two parts as I was falling asleep. So I can't really recommend it unless you are a Mythica fan. Nowadays mateur special effects CGI typed stuff can be really impressive unfortunately the special effects in this movie were some of the worst I've ever seen. As for the main actors I liked the slave girl and Stranger they did a good job and the dwarf was good too.

It's not really like the other Mythica movies... There's a few names thrown around, and that's about it. As for the return of the original members- unlike Stormoen says- don't expect anything great. It's almost comedic, and won't even be seen if you're not paying attention. 90% of the movie takes place inside an Inn (storm bound). Wasn't very reminiscent of the other movies in my opinion. Much less than I expected. A tired plot, easy to figure out and predict from the "whodunnit" to the owl in the rafters- not really any surprises anywhere in it. Doesn't look like much went into it. The costumes are great and the actors worked well with what they had... But overall, a letdown.

Just not the same story without Melanie/Marek. The storyline isn't bad, but the writing and new actors just don't feel like the same series. It's too bad they couldn't get all of the original cast to finish it all out. Nice try, but this is a swing and a miss. Do yourself a favor and just watch the series right up to this one and just stop. Like so many series in the past decade, the further they go, the worse they get. I'm just hoping that they do get the cast and writers of the original stories and put together at least one more before calling it quits. Regardless, this movie can be skipped and you won't miss anything.