★ 6 / 10
RELEASED IN 2015 and directed by Anne K
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RELEASED IN 2015 and directed by Anne K. Black, "Mythica: The Darkspore" is the second film in the five-film fantasy/adventure series about a limping servant…
RELEASED IN 2015 and directed by Anne K. Black, "Mythica: The Darkspore" is the second film in the five-film fantasy/adventure series about a limping servant girl with blossoming magical powers named Merek (Melanie Stone), who teams-up with a heroic warrior, Thane (Adam Johnson), a miscreant lothario, Dagen (Jake Stormoen), a priestess, Teela (Nicola Posener), and a hunky elf, Qole (Rocky Myers), for a journey to obtain all the shards of the Darkspore to keep it from the diabolical Szorlok (Matthew Mercer). Kevin Sorbo has a cameo.
The story takes place in an adventurous Medieval-like world where sorcery, elves, orcs, dragons and other fantasy creatures are real. If you like The Lord of the Rings, D&D, Warcraft, Conan or Sinbad you’ll probably like the Mythica franchise. These movies were partly funded by a Kickstarter campaign with all the movies costing less than $100,000, except the fifth and final one. The first movie, “A Quest for Heroes,” cost $94,294 while this sequel cost $81,099. The production quality is incredible for such meager budgets, particularly if you’re familiar with micro-budget productions. The Mythica films are basically just as good production-wise as “Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God" (2005), a TV movie that cost a whopping $15 million (for a TV flick, that is).
“The Darkspore” is disappointing in comparison to the dynamic first film, in particular the first half where the transition from “A Quest for Heroes” is clumsy and unexciting. Thankfully, things perk up in the second half and make up for the weak first act, especially a fight with a dragon in the desert. In any case, be sure to see “A Quest for Heroes” before viewing this one.
THE MOVIE RUNS 1 hour 47 minutes. WRITERS: Anne K. Black, Jason Faller and Kynan Griffin.
GRADE: B-
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★ 7 / 10
DARKNESS HAS COME. THE WORLD IS IN NEED OF HEROES.
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The English title is "Mythica- The Darkspore", which isn't so much of a spore as it is a gem/rock. I didn't see the first film which introduced the characters…
The English title is "Mythica- The Darkspore", which isn't so much of a spore as it is a gem/rock. I didn't see the first film which introduced the characters (I did read a synopsis). There are numerous flashbacks. Marek (Melanie Stone) is the main character. She is an escaped club foot? slave who lead a group of adventures in the first film in an unsuccessful quest to save Caeryn (Natalie Devine) pronounced Karen. Caeyrn's sister Teela (Nicola Posener) is still a little peeved. She is the one with the red anime hair and painted on eyebrows.
There is a stone that gives power and was divided to the four corners of the earth. Szorlok (Matthew Mercer) wants the stone for his own evil intentions and uses the newly discovered necromancer powers of Marek in an attempt to gain the stone. The stone is in a lost city of the giants who were supposed to have hordes of gold. The party goes on a duel quest for treasure and a rock. The party includes Daegan (Jake Stormoen) who is half elf, half human. He is lustful and says off colored things. He also loves his gold. Hammerhead (Christopher Robin Miller) is a mountain of a man. The final character in the quest is Qole (Rocky Myers) a cursed elf they meet along the way. There is dragon too.
There is also a subplot involving the selling of ownership of Marek which must carried over from the first film.
I liked the cinematography. Soundtrack was so-so. The characters were a bit dry and needed to level up on charisma. The film had some cute lines like: "If I get eaten by a pixie... Just tell them it was a dragon or something." The theme is: "Evil runs in the blood of all men." or "Trust the Goddess." This is a $200 million dollar film made on a small budget and funded by "Kickstarter." It was a fun film, just don't expect Peter Jackson.
Guide: F-bomb. No sex or nudity. A woman drops her robe to show off her naked body, but is camera shy.
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