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fantasy “Great Wall” shows an alternative history of the origin of the Great Wall of China: here it serves to protect against monsters. It is with them that Matt Damon and Pedro Pascal are fighting shoulder to shoulder with the Chinese. This film brought the creators a loss in the region of $ 75 million, although fans of the genre completely “went down”. In memory of this, we decided to collect 10 films similar to The Great Wall, and quite by chance, almost all of the selected films also turned out to be not very successful at the box office. However, they are still great for home viewing: peppy kung fu, the Middle Ages, dragons, myths, legends and a lot of interesting things.
10. Warcraft (2017)
Directed by Duncan Jones, the film is based on the video game series of the same name and stars Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, Ben Foster, Dominic Cooper, Toby Kebbell, Ben Schnetzer, Robert Kazinsky, Clancy Brown, Ruth Nega and Daniel Wu.
The tape shows the first meeting of humans and orcs when Draenor, the orc homeworld, is torn apart by a mysterious force known as fel magic. Gul’dan, a powerful warlock, unites the clans and forms the Horde, creating a portal to the world of Azeroth.
The orcs begin to use fel magic to drain the life force from the captive draenei to support the portal. Once it opens, Gul’dan leads a small force to capture prisoners on Azeroth, sacrifice them, and bring the rest of the orcs to the human world.
In “Warcraft“has everything: magic, love of an orc and a man, betrayal, evil, kindness and courage. The graphics, by the way, are pretty good too.
9. Forbidden Kingdom (2008)
Jason is an ordinary Boston teenager who is a fan of kung fu movies. One day, he accidentally finds the legendary staff of the Monkey King and on the same day he is attacked by a local gang. During the flight from them, the staff takes him to Ancient China, where he has to return the staff to its rightful owner, who must first be saved from the spell of the evil Chinese commander. He will be assisted by a heavily drinking Taoist (Jackie Chan), a monk (Jet Li) and a charming girl.
«Forbidden kingdom“- the first joint film of Jackie and Jet, and with such actors it is not surprising that the picture was a success: with a budget of $ 55 million, it grossed almost 128 million at the box office.
8. Seven of Swords (2005)
In the middle of the 17th century, the Manchus conquered the territories of the former Ming Empire and founded the Qing Empire. At this time, nationalist sentiments begin to gain momentum in the martial arts communities, so the Qing government immediately bans ordinary people from practicing martial arts.
Warlord Firewind sees this law as an opportunity to make a fortune, so he offers to help the government enforce the new rule.
Greedy, cruel and immoral, Firewind kills thousands of resistance fighters and innocent civilians. His next target is a village that has a large number of kung fu masters.
Fu Qingzhu, a retired executioner, decides to stop him and goes to save the village. He took two young men, Han Zhibang and Wu Yuanying, to Heavenly Mountain to seek help from Shadowglow Master. Thoth allows his four students—Chu Zhaonan, Yang Yunkong, Xin Longzi, and Mulang—to accompany the trio on their quest. He also gives each of them a special sword that he forged.
Seven brave heroes call themselves “Seven of Swordsand the lives of many people now depend on them.
7. King Arthur’s Sword (2017)
Perhaps the presence of this film in the top will seem controversial to someone, but it fits the theme perfectly, although otherwise it is a complete failure. No one expected famed director Guy Ritchie to make a $175 million film that grossed less than $150 million (even the involvement of Jude Law and Charlie Hunnam didn’t help).
Plot “King Arthur’s sword“is simple: when the hero was still a baby, his uncle killed his father and mother, and Arthur himself miraculously escaped. He was raised by prostitutes and he became an excellent thief, but having been captured by the people of Vortigern (the murderer of his family who took the throne), he learns about his origin and takes out the very sword from the stone.
6. Dragonheart (1996)
«Dragon Heartis an Anglo-American fantasy film directed by Rob Cohen. It stars Dennis Quaid, David Thewlis, Dina Meyer and the voice of Sean Connery, who originally voiced the dragon. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects and other awards in 1996 and 1997, eventually winning the Saturn Award for Best Fantasy of the Year.
The plot tells the story of a world where a mortally wounded prince receives a piece of a dragon’s heart and is cured, and subsequently becomes a cruel king. His former mentor, the girl who wounded him, and the same dragon team up to rid the people of a ruthless ruler.
5. Lara Croft (2018)
2018 action-adventure film directed by Roar Uthaug and written by Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Alastair Siddon. It is based on the 2013 video game of the same name and is a reboot of the Lara Croft film series.
Alicia Vikander starred as Larry Croftwho embarks on a perilous journey to the last known place where her father was, hoping to solve the mystery of his disappearance.
4. Brothers Grimm (2005)
«The Brothers Grimmis a 2005 fantasy adventure film directed by Terry Gilliam. The main advantage was the cast, which is amazing here: Matt Damon, Heath Ledger, Lena Headey and Monica Bellucci.
The plot is based on the fictional image of the Brothers Grimm, traveling swindlers in French-occupied Germany in the early 19th century. The brothers end up facing a real fairy tale curse that requires real courage rather than their usual gimmicks and tricks.
3. Seventh son (2014)
This fantasy film was directed by Sergei Bodrov, starring Ben Barnes, Jeff Bridges, Alicia Vikander and Julianne Moore. The film is based on the novel The Apprentice by Joseph Delaney.
The plot follows Thomas Ward, the seventh son of the seventh son, and his adventures as an apprentice to a mysterious man called the Ghost. Alas, the actors and a good source did not help to avoid failure: the film grossed only 114 million dollars with a budget of 95 million.
2. Conan the Barbarian (2011)
Film based on the works of Robert E. Howard is a new interpretation of mythology Conan the Barbarian and has nothing to do with the films with the participation of Arnold Schwarzenegger (here the title role was played by “khal” Jason Momoa).
This, by the way, is also a box office failure: less than 50 million fees with production costs of over 90 million.
1. Hercules: The Beginning of a Legend (2014)
In conclusion, let’s mention another Hollywood version of the origin of the mythical Greek hero. Betrayed by his stepfather, the king, exiled and sold into slavery for a forbidden love, Hercules must use his vast powers to fight his way back to his rightful kingdom.
«Hercules: The Beginning of a Legend“Received as many as 6 nominations for the Golden Raspberry, although it cannot be called so bad: in some places there are spectacular fights, good jokes and camera work.
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