| Pathfinder (Unrated Edition) | 
 enlarge | Director: Marcus Nispel
Actors: Karl Urban, Clancy Brown, Moon Bloodgood, Russell Means, Jay Tavare
Studio: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (119 reviews)
Sales Rank: 2651
Format: Ac-3, Color, Dolby, Dts Surround Sound, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Icelandic (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: Unrated
Media: DVD
Running Time: 107 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: FOXD2245032D
UPC: 024543450320
EAN: 0024543450320
ASIN: B000R9U3B0
Release Date: July 31, 2007
Theatrical Release Date: April 13, 2007
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Pathfinder is a curious, cross-genre movie with elements of horror, sword-clanging fantasy, historical fiction, and Native American mysticism. A classic story of an outsider-hero, Pathfinder is set approximately five centuries before Columbus' arrival in the New World, a time when Vikings were claiming real estate in Greenland and eastern North America. A young Norse boy is abandoned by his disapproving, conqueror-father and adopted by an aboriginal tribe. He grows up to become Ghost (Karl Urban), almost-but-not-entirely accepted by natives, yet a fierce swordsman and defender of Indians after a terrible assault on those whom he loves best. Clancy Brown (The Shawshank Redemption) plays the fiercest of the invaders, a merciless leader who tangles with Ghost's inherent prowess as a fighter, and engages in a psychological as well as physical struggle with him in the film's final third, which involves a harrowing journey through an avalanche-prone mountain path. Russell Means (The Last of the Mohicans) is a typically comforting presence as the all-wise Pathfinder, leader of a tribal nation and Ghost's supporter, while Moon Bloodgood (Eight Below) is outstanding as a love interest with nerves of steel. Marcus Nispel (who directed the 2003 remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre) guides the brutal if often exhilarating action as if it were amplified history. He makes the point for a contemporary audience that Vikings were as terrifying a danger to those whom they conquered as, say, Klingons are in Star Trek--precisely by making his Vikings seem so reminiscent of Klingons. --Tom Keogh
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Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 09/09/2008 Run time: 106 minutes Rating: Ur
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Bad film, but neat to watch... October 14, 2008
Really, this movie is not very good. Trust the negative reviews on this one. So why did I rate it three stars? Because this is the closest I've seen to a live action Frazetta painting.
If you have fond memories of those old sword-and-sorcery paperback covers of armored warriors riding out of the mist, you may like the look of this movie quite a bit.
Unfortunately, warriors in the mist, while it makes for an arresting visual, is awfully hard to make out in live action. The fights are gloriously violent and the claret flows like water. But even if you can get past the bad script and plot holes to enjoy the action, you will find it very hard to follow. All that mist and shadow makes for a movie that is muddled, muddy and dark.
For most people, I'd say skip this one. If you are a Frazetta fan, it might be worth a look, but even then, don't hold your breath.
 VIKINGS! + INDIANS! - GOOD MOVIE = PATHFINDER September 11, 2008
This is another movie in the lines of 10,000 B.C. where you have the ingredients for a fun filled dumbed out action fest, but instead you it cooks for too long, the flavor of fun is burned out, and all you have is the residual DUMB.
How could you mess this up? The story is simple enough. Unlike 10,000BC, it doesn't make the mistake of not really giving us enough action. The problem here is the directing of the action. Darkness is fine, but I still like seeing what I'm.. seeing. The armor the vikings was so convoluted and generic looking, they were like the old timey equivalent of the convoluted Transformers from the live action movie. Take a camera. Put it in a burlap sack filled with bones, pots, pans, dirt, and some blood. Now give the sack a good shake and splice the footage into this movie in place of the action scenes. Nobody would notice the difference. I didn't love 300, but at least it got the job done.
 Pretty and action-filled, but a little flat August 20, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Beautiful scenery? Check. Good fight sequences? Check. Compelling action? Check... sort of. Good characters and a solid plot? ...well, you can't have everything.
Sure, I know there was a plot. Left-behind Viking boy saves adopted family from complete annihilation by another wave of Viking warriors. But that's it. That's all there was to this story. There's no in-depth characterization. Nothing to make you root for the good guy other than the fact that, well, he's the good guy! No emotional connection to the characters, or between the characters. Yes, we know they respect (and maybe even love) each other, but it doesn't come through the script or the acting. It's simply two-dimensional. And while the action scenes were exciting enough, getting to them felt like wading through treacle. I spent a lot of the movie was spent with the 'all right, get on with it!' feeling.
I suppose it's fine as far as mindless action flicks go - as I said, it's very pretty to watch - but I'd rather spend my time watching *funny* mindless action movies. My guess is, if you loved 300 (which I'd rather have watched on fast-forward, just to get most of it up to regular speed) this would be a movie for you. But if Bad Boys is more your 'blow'em up action movie' style, give this one a miss.
Perfect ( I think ) for the video game generation August 8, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Good grief. Vikings were certainly as mean and nasty as , say, the Mongols, though I think for body count of innocent victims the Mongols would win hands ( feet, and heads ) down.
After 15 years this boy remembers his native tongue perfectly. He also managed somehow to learn expert swordsmanship and Viking style fighting by the age of 7 or so....all of which he remembered as he practiced by himself over the years.
The movie answered once and for all the question of nature vs. nurture. I realize most video gamers never heard these terms or understands what they mean. It's mostly nurture it turns out.
This movie is definitely entertaining. I learned a lot. I didn't know more Vikings appeared as the original ones were killed off....no matter the attrition rate up until the end their numbers stayed pretty constant...spontaneous generation of full grown full of hate Vikings? Maybe.
I also would never have guessed that Vikings were in the game just to kill and maim etc etc. I thought they were after loot too....but nothing seems to interest them as they rummage around villages they as they destroy them.
I was also surprised that the Vikings would cross giant mountain ranges just to kill easy to kill natives....and come to think of it why didn't the natives loot the wrecked Viking ship for swords and other useful stuff? Like maybe portable GPS gear? I mean, your average gamer probably doesn't realize they didn't have such technology.
Anyone who takes this movie as seriously factual is in need of further education if he/she is over ten years of age. It's great fun and worth ten bucks. Glad I didn't pay more. If you want to learn anything about native american culture, viking culture, or history you best not get this movie. If you know anything about these things keep it to yourself as you watch....
And just exactly what breed of dog did those natives have??????
 Edge of My Seat July 1, 2008
I thought it was a very good movie. It kept me on the edge of my seat and the action throughout was great. Jay Tavare and Karl Urban were great foes and allies to each other.
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