Extremely predictable and cheesy and campy perfect for any true fan of this kinda stuff. The fight scenes are so bad it is hard not to cringe the acting is so sophomoric that you feel sorry for the director and the story is so overplayed and overdone that simply reading the description let's you know episode by episode what will happen next.
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Bad B Movie - but GREAT LAUGH
megan_uk21 January 2003
I rented this from our local video store, hoping for what the back of the movie said was a fantastic fantasy including fights with dragons, magic and battle scenes. Ultimately, while there were no "dragon fights", there were several scenes of hand "animated" magic and overacting by the character Mordor. The overacting was to such an extreme it put his character into the borderline hilarity to allow us to have some comic relief.
All in all, I would have to say if you go into this knowing it's a "b" movie and need a good laugh, you're sure to get it. This could have been something great, but low budgets and cutting corners resulted in something that can't be taken seriously.
All in all, I would have to say if you go into this knowing it's a "b" movie and need a good laugh, you're sure to get it. This could have been something great, but low budgets and cutting corners resulted in something that can't be taken seriously.
Not a history lesson, it's an adventure show
ILuvTVMovies21 November 2022
Don't tune in for hyper-realistic depictions of history. Tune in for fun costumes, overacting, interchangeable set pieces, comedy, sword fights, taverns, maidens, monsters, magic and wizards.
It's all done purposely, it doesn't take itself very seriously. But it also isn't laughing at or insulting the viewer by mailing it in and being cynical.
Each episode has the heroes faced with another mystery, another bad guy or another quest to go on. Of course they win, of course the bad guys lose and of course we laugh along the way. That's what it's all about!
It's a lot of fun if you're into this kind of old school adventure show. Fans of the genre will love it.
It's all done purposely, it doesn't take itself very seriously. But it also isn't laughing at or insulting the viewer by mailing it in and being cynical.
Each episode has the heroes faced with another mystery, another bad guy or another quest to go on. Of course they win, of course the bad guys lose and of course we laugh along the way. That's what it's all about!
It's a lot of fun if you're into this kind of old school adventure show. Fans of the genre will love it.
a decent TV show
grumpy-310 January 2005
Dark Knight to give it its correct title is a TV series it has been aired on showtime, the DVD distributor in its total ignorance has for some idiotic reason changed the title on the sleeve only to darkest knight which makes no sense they then add insult to injury and do a sleeve that has no bearing on the show. if anyone watched the series they would have come away reasonably well entertained it is certainly on a par with xena and hercules. though not being made by a studio was probably made on one tenth of the budget. series two is much better than one in all departments. they do not appear to have been release on DVD as yet. by the way like xena and hercules this is by no means pertaining to be faithful to either histo
You Have Got to Be Joking!
mr_illya_kuryakin9 November 2003
This is quite probably the worst movie/T.V. show made in the last 25 years. It was released in Canada as a DVD titled "Darkest Knight" with the depiction of dragons flying around a castle. At no point during the movie did the dragons appear in the movie as the liner notes on the cover suggested.
The acting was bad, really bad (try to picture Professional Wrestling goes to Medieval England). The special effects were worse than the acting. I remember better special effects in the original Lost in Space T.V. show from the 60's, complete with styrofoam boulders.
If this was 1950's television, I could understand the comparatively poor production standards but.... Take my advice, avoid this stinkeroo.
The acting was bad, really bad (try to picture Professional Wrestling goes to Medieval England). The special effects were worse than the acting. I remember better special effects in the original Lost in Space T.V. show from the 60's, complete with styrofoam boulders.
If this was 1950's television, I could understand the comparatively poor production standards but.... Take my advice, avoid this stinkeroo.
Masterpiece
ftbgxpwkh25 March 2022
I still can't believe Christopher Nolan copied this spectacular work of art. Dark Knight is an emotional roller coaster of emotions, intensity, stunning choreography, and overall just fantastic. Truly a gem far ahead of its time.
Cheesy TV Series
theprovinces31 May 2003
We rented this as a DVD called "Darkest Knight," based on the DVD cover and the description, which implied it featured dragon battles (it appealed to our five-year-old). Within a minute of watching, it was apparent that this was a TV series, not a movie.
The acting is frighteningly over the top. Ben Pullen was very charming in the romantic comedy "The Intern," but here he chews the scenery up -- but not as much as the show baddie, Mordour (yes, someone was reading Tolkien). All of the acting is beyond earnest -- old-school theatrical, and not very good, either.
The story of Ivanhoe is interesting enough on its own, but this series tries in vain to affect the location, style and appeal of the HERCULES and XENA series, but is, in reality, humorless.
The special effects are really laughable -- there's much better supernatural effects to be found on BUFFY and ANGEL. It's closer to "Power Rangers" than it is anything remotely like what Ivanhoe should be like.
The acting is frighteningly over the top. Ben Pullen was very charming in the romantic comedy "The Intern," but here he chews the scenery up -- but not as much as the show baddie, Mordour (yes, someone was reading Tolkien). All of the acting is beyond earnest -- old-school theatrical, and not very good, either.
The story of Ivanhoe is interesting enough on its own, but this series tries in vain to affect the location, style and appeal of the HERCULES and XENA series, but is, in reality, humorless.
The special effects are really laughable -- there's much better supernatural effects to be found on BUFFY and ANGEL. It's closer to "Power Rangers" than it is anything remotely like what Ivanhoe should be like.
Darkest Knight
sirclisto9 December 2007
Personally, the series isn't as bad as some others make it out to be. It isn't a blockbuster by any means, but, it does hold some fun watching. The acting isn't poor at all, yet it isn't suppose to be fantastic. It is no different then Xena or some others. It is kind of like a D&D adventure series too. Set in medieval times, it is a fantasy based series during the time of king Richard when he was imprisoned and his brother John had the throne. There is magic in it as well as strange creatures. Dragons are shown on the DVD covers, but there are only a few episodes so they didn't get to any that had dragons in them. Just have an open mind and you may like it. I wish there were more then the few episodes. I have them all.
Rent, don't Buy
Sunshineyness6 June 2004
Like most of the other users I rented this under the title "The Darkest Knight" It's pretty obvious after the first minute that this is a TV show edited to look like a movie. (You'll notice that there are two "sequals" in the video store. (I've only rented the first two "movies") Why they just didn't market it as a show I don't know, probably because to my knowledge it has never aired in my area.
Word to the wise: despite the cover picture there are NO DRAGONS.
The story is straitforward though Ivanhoe is more like Robin Hood. It's bad, but bad enough to be funny. I enjoyed it and thought it was funny. (A scene in the first episode is almost word for word from a famous Star Wars scene)
So, if you are of the opinion that bad things are funny this is a good one for you.
Word to the wise: despite the cover picture there are NO DRAGONS.
The story is straitforward though Ivanhoe is more like Robin Hood. It's bad, but bad enough to be funny. I enjoyed it and thought it was funny. (A scene in the first episode is almost word for word from a famous Star Wars scene)
So, if you are of the opinion that bad things are funny this is a good one for you.
An action packed fun feast.
aiki-24 January 2001
A series well worth watching if you are into sword and and sorcery shows. There are fun characters and lots of great CGI effects. A show that the family can watch, but of course not to be taken too seriously. Great scenery and because of the British production style it has a feel different and in my view better than the usual American effort of this genre.
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