when my friend bring this over and describe it to me my first reaction be what the hell . man and this be go to suck . but i be a sport and usually will give indi movie a chance . you never know when they will surprise you . equalibrium be a good example of this . shortly into the movie i know this be turn out to be pretty good . by the end and i realize this film be a complete gem . ok and so the cgi wasn not major budget for 2008 and fire be make obviously by a mid grade generator . it be still well within my acceptance level of good cgi and some of the background compositing be awesome . i know that the artist who work on this put nothing less than love into what little they have for tool . i call the story groundbreaking in that no one ever before have truly combine sci fi and viking and and pull it off so well . yes and i could see a lot of borrow idea such a predator and pathfinder and alien and beowulf but that only add to the fun and beauty and down right authentic and pagan and scientific style that be blend . the story be in depth enough to keep you interested and well mixed with action . ron perlman once again demonstrate how great an actor he be . like always and you do not see his prior role ( there no hellboy or reinhardt here ) . also the very hot sophia myles make a great love interest to create a spiritual pull between the two hero . this be the best straight to dvd movie i have see in year .