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The Seeker: The Dark Is
Rising
Directed by: David L. Cunningham
Starring: Alexander Ludwig
Genre:
Science Fiction/
Fantasy
Run Time: 99
min.
Release Date:
October 2007
On The Web:
Official
Site
Teaser:
Movie Trailer
Reviewed by
Byron Merritt |
The Sucker ...I mean THE
SEEKER: THE DARK IS RISING is one of those putrid fantasy flicks
that tries oh-so-hard to piggyback itself off of other successful
fantasy films, but fails terribly in almost all departments.
The premise...
Dark and light battle. Dark wins. Light survives. Dark falters. Light
wins. Darkness may still be out there waiting to win again. Cool CGI.
Actors saying stilted and ridiculous lines. Corny ending. Close curtain.
That’s it. Really.
Alexander Ludwig stars as Will Stanton, the final “seeker” in a line of
immortals who’s job it is is to seek out and find the signs that will
unlock a puzzle responsible for defeating “The Darkness.” The darkness
is given form by The Rider (Christopher Eccleston,
HEROES TV series)
who’s goal is to trick The Seeker and get the clues himself so that he
can snuff out the light. The battles to and fro are not surprising and
have little if any impact on the viewer. Some casually decent CGI makes
for some interesting shots but it’s all show with no substance.
References to other great fantasy films are easily paralleled. Most
notably is
THE LORD OF THE RINGS with its own “dark riders” and their
need to find “the one ring”. Friends surround Frodo to protect him from
this dangerous item (similar to how friends protect Will Stanton so that
he can complete his own journey). But The Lord of the Rings had some of
the best CGI, best acting, and best directing out there. The Seeker
failed on almost all of those.
I’m sure every actor in this lame film are praying it’ll vanish, like a
fantasy that never was. Let’s help them out by not watching it.
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Dark is Rising
DVD cost: $26.99
Purchase:
Barnes and Noble
Film Review Stew
Favorite? No.
Stew Poo-Poo? No.
Newsworthy:
Filmed entirely in
Romania.
Movie Quote: "You
know, when I was little, you never told me not to be afraid of the dark."
Other Actors/Actresses
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