The Stronghold (2017) User Reviews

Family Friendly Fantasy / Adventure Flick

[jkh-02537 · 7/10 · 16 January 2018]

Off the get-go, be advised this movie has subtitles... I don't mind unless they are done poorly, but these seemed just fine to me.

I normally break down movies into pros & cons, but honestly, almost everything about this movie falls into the "pro" category... the acting was really good / story was good / special effects were done really well / even fight choreography was really quite decent / camera work was fine / audio was fine... there really isn't much I can find fault with this movie...

If you enjoy fantasy / adventure movies, this has to be one of the better ones I've seen in quite some time...

That said...

Cons ( and these really are minor ) - 1 - The CGI work on the "evil super monster" could have been better... It was still better than most stuff on SyFy and whatnot, but still looked fake / 2 - There were a couple of plot holes that had no explanation other than the movie saying "because I say so" / 3 - I really wish they had played off the "fairy tale" aspect of more of the knights... ie, a little more character development with more than just 1 knight...

Again... these are all minor complaints... the movie as a whole was 100% enjoyable... Two thumbs up from me... ( Would I watch it again and again? probably not or at least not right away... which is why I'm giving 7 stars instead of like 8 or 9... )

But... good flick.. highly recommend.

( Side note... I assume the Cumans were actually speaking a different language during the movie... thus they were dubbed as well as subtitled? I didn't mind, but some of the dubbing sounded a little out of place... )

Going back

[kosmasp · 7/10 · 29 June 2021]

Time travel ... one of the biggest fantasies human kind has. Not sure how it would work (though the multiple universe thing sounds the closest one to make actual sense), but until that becomes a reality ... if ever that is - we have movies like this one to enjoy.

It's a fantasy movie that brings us back into a different world ... with certain innovations from the present day ... which therefor almost make it look like a larp event. Interesting and introguing, the movie has also one of the things I never will understand: not Russian/Ukrainian dialog is being dubbed ... over the real voice, so you hear the dialog twice or overlapped ... it's a pet peeve but maybe you are bugged out about this too. A fun ride, for those willing to take it.

Good Family Fun

[rdamian1963 · 7/10 · 11 December 2020]

Unfortunately, watching a movie with subtitles is never optimal. This is a decent fantasy story that has fairly solid acting. The movie gets a bit goofy in parts, but overall the script is not bad.

waste my time!

[wonkru · 1/10 · 24 March 2021]

The movie was the biggest waste of my time. The Actors wasn't good and the whole movie was terrible

A good watchable Ukrainian fantasy movie.

[handbagshoes · 8/10 · 18 February 2018]

A good watchable Ukrainian fantasy movie. It is about a schoolboy who fears heights who gets sucked into some sort of vortex and is transported thousands of years into the past. the acting was very good and I was quite impressed with the fight scenes which was very good. It did not look like the special effects was cheap either. And to top it all it had a good storyline

The only problem was the sub titles which were a bit hit and miss in places as in some parts it is at a good speed that you can read it , then in other parts the sub title just flew past.

Movies for kids

[gianmarcoronconi · 5/10 · 20 July 2021]

This film is an acceptable and cute children's film. However, its weaknesses are several. The film is too slow and boring and the plot holes and inconsistencies are numerous and make the film largely without any purpose. To criticize is also the evolution of the protagonist who is too fast at the expense of the overall slowness of the film.