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In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale

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As war looms in an idyllic kingdom, a man named Farmer begins a heroic quest to find his kidnapped wife and avenge their son, who was murdered by horrible warriors called Krugs. Meanwhile, villainous Gallian sends his evil army to overthrow the rightful king and steal the throne.

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Critics Consensus

Featuring mostly wooden performances, laughable dialogue, and shoddy production values, In the Name of the King fulfills all expectations of an Uwe Boll film.

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Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle 04/16/2019
It's as if someone had thrown a whole lot of money at Ed Wood and let him go wild, minus the angora. Go to Full Review Hank Sartin Time Out 11/17/2011
1/5
Don't go for the campy laughs; there are none. Go to Full Review Nick Schager Slant Magazine 01/20/2008
.5/4
Only Uwe Boll would assume that the moviegoing public craved a trashy Lord of the Rings rip-off starring Burt Reynolds and Matthew Lillard, and only he could then manage to make such a potentially riotous endeavor so humorless. Go to Full Review Beatriz Maldivia Espinof 04/16/2019
I would never recommend this film to anyone who was going to take it seriously. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Sebastian Zavala Kahn Más Gamers 05/08/2017
2/4
A fantasy class-D story starring talented actors at their worst moment. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review JoBlo JoBlo's Movie Network 04/15/2011
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Rob G @RT06346555 Apr 12 If you’re looking for an Oscar winning film & performances look elsewhere. This is a harmless bit of swords & sorcery fun more akin to a Sunday matinee and I rather enjoyed it. See more Kyle M @RT77296778 Jan 25 Frankly, this is one of his better feats that’s still tastelessly crappy, while proceeding with absolute caution. Boll’s cheaply rejected vision for "Lord of the Rings" without an ounce of distinction for the creatively dissolved source material from frivolous performances – though rare few evoked chuckles adjacent to being laughably bad – and childish sequences unceremoniously presented. (C-) See more Hughe J @Hughe Oct 3 In The Name of The King was released in 2008 and is a discount Dungeons and Dragons type film directed by the infamous Uwe Boll and starring Jason Statham playing Jason Statham, Ray Liotta as the bad guy, and Burt Reynolds playing Burt Reynolds. This is as straightforward a plot as it gets: Jason Statham's son is killed and he wants revenge against the Krugs (discount Orcs) and their leader Ray. So he ventures out in his quest and lots of terrible CGI battles happen, we hear some terrible dialogue, and Burt Reynolds phones in a few scenes for old times sake. Dungeon Siege is so bad it's almost, almost, good. Honestly there's no redeeming quality here as even the jokes don't land and this goes on for over two hours. This, this was just awful. See more Kitiara W @RT48074193 Aug 17 What the hell did I watch. The bad guys loaded an "orc" into a catapult and set him on fire to launch at the good guys. They missed and hit a tree. This is the stupidest movie ever. Watch only if you want to see the dumbest script ever written. See more Jeremy R @Jram91 Jul 19 The ratings are correct maybe even too high. This is one of the worst movies ever made with the caliber of talented actors in it. Watching this will make you realize how well Lord of the Rings was made. It’s almost unwatchable. The best part was when the credits finally hit and never having to watch it again. See more Horror fan 4 @Horrorfan4life Jul 15 One of the worst movies ever made. A great cast wasted. Tim Treakle See more Read all reviews
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Uwe Boll

Director

Jason Statham

Farmer

John Rhys-Davies

Merick

Ray Liotta

Gallian

Matthew Lillard

Duke Fallow

Leelee Sobieski

Muriella

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Synopsis As war looms in an idyllic kingdom, a man named Farmer begins a heroic quest to find his kidnapped wife and avenge their son, who was murdered by horrible warriors called Krugs. Meanwhile, villainous Gallian sends his evil army to overthrow the rightful king and steal the throne.
Director
Uwe Boll
Producer
Shawn Williamson, Dan Clarke
Screenwriter
Doug Taylor
Distributor
Freestyle Releasing
Production Co
Boll KG
Rating
PG-13 (Intense Battle Sequences)
Genre
Adventure, Action, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 11, 2008, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 19, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$4.5M
Runtime
2h 7m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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