Poor editing. Poor choreography. Still won me over.
On the surface, this show is something I should have loved from the start. I did after a fashion, but the poor editing and choreography started to grate on me towards the end. Slaps, punches, kicks etc. Which don't connect, coupled with poor camera angle that show just by how far those strikes miss. It was like watching a knock off WWE at times.
All that said, the show scratched an itch I'd been experiencing for a while. The story was compelling enough for me to watch it in four sittings, and the action was great during the arena fights. It's almost as though all the editing budget was spent on making the real action look fantastic, leading to the choppiness elsewhere.
I hope its modest success means we'll get more graphic sword-and-sandal productions in the near future.
All that said, the show scratched an itch I'd been experiencing for a while. The story was compelling enough for me to watch it in four sittings, and the action was great during the arena fights. It's almost as though all the editing budget was spent on making the real action look fantastic, leading to the choppiness elsewhere.
I hope its modest success means we'll get more graphic sword-and-sandal productions in the near future.
- CJWar
- Jul 29, 2024