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1. Marcus Nispel’s Conan the Barbarian - a one dimensional movie in 3D

(Fantasy films)

... by the prospect. Back then I wrote that what this blood soaked tale was screaming out for was an epic make-over and with his earlier movie Pathfinder I felt that Nispel proved he was worthy to take up ...

Created on 24 August 2011

2. In defence of Marcus Nispel, newly crowned director of Conan

(Fantasy films)

Judging by the generally unenthusiastic reaction to last week’s announcement that Marcus Nispel (Pathfinder) has been invited by Nu Image/Millennium Films to direct their Conan reboot, I can’t help but ...

Created on 16 June 2009

3. Pathfinder (2007): a Viking epic that strays from the path but doesn't entirely lose its way

(Fantasy films)

Reviews of Marcus Nispel's Pathfinder are almost invariably bad. Of the 71 reviews counted on Rotten Tomatoes, 63 are negative, giving it a very poor rating of 11%. It is sledged as being adolescent, mindless, ...

Created on 28 January 2008

4. Outlander – James Caviezel plays another extraterrestrial

(Fantasy films)

... of the Rings, The Bourne Supremacy, Riddick), but he pulled out due to delays in production and went on to film Pathfinder, another period movie involving Vikings (which was probably a mistake given the ...

Created on 26 November 2007