Great movie. Nosebleed seat position. The guy at the ticket counter warned me that there were only a few left, so I'd probably get a crappy seat, but I was going to be damned if I failed on a second attempt to see this film. Down in the absolute front row, where I could almost make out the individual pixels (metaphorically speaking). But hey, that's what I get for not being early.

What an epic! What a fun movie. The beast roamed the land. The plot actually gets quite a bit more involved than one might think after just the first... what... hour? Tis indeed the season for lengthy fantasy films set in times long past. And to think that in less than a month, Queen of the Damned is coming out too. Yes, yes yes.

Oh, and the end credits were kind enough to prove that it was really not my imagination. The soundtrack really did vaguely seem like could have been from a really great Xena episode. Amidst all those French names, the familiar name of Joseph Lo Duca popped out like a sore thumb. Hah!

The story itself is like a really great adventure game. All the elements are there. The vicious demonic evil which plagues the land. The mysterious manor in the country village, with all the spooky characters. The valliant hero, and his cool sidekicks. The beautiful love interest(s). The hapless villagers, plagued by the monster. Beyond everything else, it makes a great mood piece.

Oh yes, and in case it wasn't already obvious, the whole thing is in French. English subtitles. (Larger than life subtitles, in my case this time.) What a fun film. I'll have to watch it again sometime.