tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post3190283908322564302..comments2024-03-28T02:29:37.413-05:00Comments on Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine: Overlooked Movies -- Northmen: A Viking SagaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-47405698369575158762016-06-14T10:53:40.203-05:002016-06-14T10:53:40.203-05:00Aside from their swords apparently being as blunt ...Aside from their swords apparently being as blunt as yardsticks, this looks like a pretty good movie; I'll look for it. Another one worth considering, a sort of SF (in a very small way)/Viking crossover, is OUTLANDER, with Jim Caveziel; I like that one quite a bit. (Not to be confused with the Gabaldon books or TV series, please.)Mike Stammnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-65008433790819614462016-06-14T09:39:00.607-05:002016-06-14T09:39:00.607-05:00Don't forget the promo for THE LONG SHIPS: &q...Don't forget the promo for THE LONG SHIPS: "Starring Sidney Poitier in his first non-negro role."<br /><br />/I kid you not.Debnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-84182935918647529272016-06-14T08:32:35.029-05:002016-06-14T08:32:35.029-05:00That's the one. It was one of my favorite MST...That's the one. It was one of my favorite MST3K moments, when they channeled ANIMAL HOUSE.Jeff Meyersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093411926030586355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-52168512074237554502016-06-14T08:05:14.740-05:002016-06-14T08:05:14.740-05:00Yes, those are great Viking movies. What was Corm...Yes, those are great Viking movies. What was Corman's? Was it VIKING WOMEN AND THE SEA SERPENT? That one's a classic.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-64850906398648684272016-06-14T07:56:28.697-05:002016-06-14T07:56:28.697-05:00One of my favorite movies as a kid was THE VIKINGS...One of my favorite movies as a kid was THE VIKINGS with Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh, and Ernie Borgnine. Calder Willingham wrote the screenplay, based on the book by Edison Marshall. Or THE LONG SHIPS, with Richard Widmark & Sidney Poitier (as the Moorish king).<br /><br />Now <i>those</i> were worthwhile Viking movies.<br /><br />Let's not even mention Roger Corman's Viking movie, though it was given a MST3K treatment.Jeff Meyersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093411926030586355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-88908069101891054742016-06-14T07:24:38.204-05:002016-06-14T07:24:38.204-05:00Local library system has two copies, both checked ...Local library system has two copies, both checked out, so now I am on the hold list for one. <br />Kevin R. Tipplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04170714419133752724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-27081822572257728602016-06-14T06:58:52.333-05:002016-06-14T06:58:52.333-05:00Not to be confused with that great late-seventies ...Not to be confused with that great late-seventies epic, THE NORSEMEN, featuring Lee Majors as the only Viking to hot-comb his hair.Debnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-4878871475515979152016-06-14T06:49:19.228-05:002016-06-14T06:49:19.228-05:00I can't resist B-movies about Vikings, either....I can't resist B-movies about Vikings, either. I'll track down a copy. Nice review!Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.com