a prime example of a poor film . ignore the story we be leave with a film that lack energy and drive . the character be flat and lifeless and you be leave hop they all die . rutger hauer turn in a rare poor performance and be he ill at the time . he do not even do his own sword fight yet we know he be capable a see in blind fury in fact he doesn not move much at all . impossible to believe that someone put up money for the tv series after see this and yet surely this be the first time that a tv show be well than the film that inspire it .