Mythica: A Quest for Heroes (2014)

It's better than many of the dungeons and dragons movies of the 90s. A watchable enough story with pleasing if not perfect visuals and special effects. The lead actress feels forced but some of the supporting characters are better. Not one I'd strongly recommend, but I liked it enough to look at the sequels. A solid effort.

I loved this movie. Their are many big budget films that don't satisfy me. Many have lacked a real story and depend on big budget CGI. BLEH! I much prefer a story with heart. I have found that in this movie. I've been watching, reading, playing and game mastering fantasy adventure for almost 40 years and I loved this movie. Yea, it could be more polished, and yea the special effects could be more spectacular, but I loved the story and the characters and the music and the actors. I am looking forward to watching and owning the rest of these. I want to see these characters form their bonds, overcome great odds, show us the meaning of courage, perseverance and friendship. Please keep them coming!

Again Arrowstorm Productions and Splendid films knocked this out of the ballpark... home run. This is a story, similar to SAGA: Curse of the Shadow, where a motley crew accidentally gather to retrieve a priestess from the clutches of a giant ogre. The main plot starts with a slave that has been informally instructed by another necromancer in the dark arts. She's a quick study. But the long journey that her powers take her on (as well as her desire to be physically whole and respected as a person) will be three movies in a series in the making. The acting is superb; the casting is well-done; character development good; CG/special effects are sub-par but the storyline is just AWESOME. If you're looking to be entertained, this is a must see surprisingly good B movie. I never thought I would say that... ever. See it and keep an open mind (remove yourself from your visual dependency on high-end CG graphics). Enjoy the story for what it is... a good story.

Was expecting more from this movie, as it did look interesting and with the right execution it could have been a fun film. In the end it wasn't bad but also not good, rather a mediocre movie with some things to make it watchable.Melanie Stone does give a great performance as the most interesting and well-rounded character of the movie., though most of the characters while stereotypical were likable and engaging. The special effects are above average, looking rightly proportioned , don't look too cartoony and actually looking complete, the ogre is pretty intimidating. The music score is very grand and rousingly and nicely orchestrated, fitting nicely within the movie, the theme song is pretty catchy. The costumes are very nicely done and give a real sense of fantasy adventure.For all those good things though, there were a lot of ways in which Mythica: A Quest for Heroes was lacking. The scenery can be drab, and photography is unfocused with erratic shots and fuzzy picture quality. The sound sounds very dull, and tends to favour the music, making its grandeur occasionally rather too grand, drowning out the dialogue. Not that the dialogue was anything to write about, it does sound rather trite and stilted with some awkward humour. The story does lack excitement, suspense and fun, it's all a bit predictable and bland, while the action is undermined by unexciting and too safe choreography, confused and sloppy editing and a lack of interaction between the human characters and the creatures.The direction does show occasional inspiration but is mostly flat and the acting is at times stiff, especially from Nicola Posener. Kevin Sorbo's screen time is very limited (only five minutes) and he has next to nothing to do in this time, he can be entertaining but he goes through the motions here. Overall, not bad, not good; a mediocre quest with its moments. 5/10 Bethany Cox