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Now I wish I hadn't, I found it dull, boring and even depressing. Everything was so dull, even the colour and lighting were dull. Dark areas were too dark and brighter daylight shots were low in colour, it might as well been made in Black and White At least then I could have turned the contrast up and seen what was going on in the dark scenes. Too many films are relying on dark poor lighting shots to save costs on scenery and props.

I guess from the title of this review you are expecting me to describe the acting and directing making this a very atmospheric film. WRONG! It is dark, so dark that you cannot see the actors in many scenes until their face is just a few inches from the camera. A good film (from the sound and from the bits that were filmed with a little lighting) but straining to see what was happening in some scenes really ruined my overall enjoyment as to reduce the eye strain I had to increase the brightness way too much and then add extra contrast to see what was happening. Make dark films, but not pitch black.

I agree with the other comment on the stupidity of the Orcs and that the heroes of the film never missing a shot and about the dead disappearing. However I was still entertained by the movie up until I watched a dead Orc being rolled off the front porch. The Orcs were said to be from a dimension that did not have or understand technology or modern weapons and yet the one rolled off the porch had on a pair of modern boots with dimpled molded soles. You would expect anyone going over the film for continuity or accuracy would have noticed that small point.

I was entertained, there was nothing on the TV and I was bored, so it served it's purpose, but it is never going to win them any awards, nor make them their fortunes.

I see I had to remove the u from between the o and l in the word molded as I could not post unless I corrected it to a US dictionary spelling. Never mind the fact that the soles of the boots were made in a M O U L D.