Fantasy "Great Wall"Shows an alternative story of the origin of the Great Wall of China: here it serves to protect against monsters. It is with them that Matt Damon and Pedro Pascal fight shoulder to shoulder with the Chinese. This film brought the creators losses in the region of $ 75 million, although the fans of the genre completely "went". In memory of this, we decided to collect 10 films similar to The Great Wall, and quite by accident almost all the selected tapes were not very successful at the box office either. However, they are still perfectly suitable for home viewing: peppy kung fu, the Middle Ages, dragons, myths, legends and many more interesting things.
Ten . Warcraft (2017)
The film is directed by Duncan Jones based on the eponymous series of video games, and starring Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, Ben Foster, Dominic Cooper, Toby Kebbell, Ben Schnitzer, Robert Kazinsky, Clancy Brown, Ruth Nega and Daniel Wu.
The tape shows the first meeting of humans and orcs when Draenor, the home world of the orcs, is torn apart by a mysterious force known as fel magic. Gul’dan, a powerful warlock, unites clans and forms the Horde, creating a portal to the world of Azeroth.
Orcs begin to use fel magic to draw vitality from captive draenei to support the portal. As soon as it opens, Gul’dan leads a small detachment to capture the captives in Azeroth, sacrifice them and deliver the remaining orcs to the human world.
IN "Warcraft"There is everything: magic, the love of the orc and man, betrayal, evil, kindness and courage. The graphics, by the way, are also pretty good.
9. Forbidden Kingdom (2008)
Jason is an ordinary Boston teenager fan of kung fu movies. One day he accidentally finds the legendary staff of the King of the Monkeys and on the same day a local gang attacks him. During the flight from them, the staff carries him to Ancient China, where he will have to return the rod to its rightful owner, who must first be rescued from the spell of the evil Chinese military leader. He will be helped by a strong Taoist (Jackie Chan), a monk (Jet Li) and a charming girl.
«Forbidden kingdom"- the first joint film by Jackie and Jet, and with such actors it is not surprising that the picture was a success: with a budget of 55 million dollars, she collected almost 128 million at the box office.
8. The Seven Swords (2005)
In the mid-17th century, the Manchus conquered the territory of the former Ming Empire and found the Qing Empire. At this time, nationalist sentiment began to gain momentum in the communities of martial arts masters, so the Qing government immediately forbids ordinary people to practice martial arts.
The Fiery Wind warlord sees this law as an opportunity to earn a fortune, so he suggests helping the government comply with the new rule.
Greedy, cruel and immoral, the Fiery Wind kills thousands of resistance fighters and innocent civilians. His next goal is a village where a large number of Kung Fu masters are located.
Fu Qingzhu, a retired executioner, decides to stop him and sets off to save the village. He took two young guys with him, Han Zhiban and Wu Yuanying to Heavenly Mountain, to turn to the Shadow Glow Master for help. He allows his four students — Chu Zhaonan, Yang Yunkong, Xin Longzi, and Mulang — to accompany the trio on their quest. He also gives each of them a special sword that he forged.
Seven brave heroes call themselves "Seven Swords"And the lives of many people now depend on them.
7. King Arthur's Sword (2017)
Perhaps the presence of this film in the top will seem controversial to someone, but on the subject matter it fits perfectly, although otherwise it is a complete failure. No one expected that the celebrated director Guy Ritchie for $ 175 million will make a film that will collect less than 150 million (even the participation of Jude Law and Charlie Hunnam did not help).
Plot "King Arthur's Swords"Simple: when the hero was still a baby, his father and mother were killed by his uncle, and Arthur himself miraculously escaped. He was raised by prostitutes and he became an excellent thief, but when he was captured by the people of Vortigern (the killer of his family, who took the throne), he learns about his origin and takes the sword from the stone.
6. The Heart of the Dragon (1996)
«Heart of Dragon"- Anglo-American fantasy director Rob Cohen. Starring Dennis Quaid, David Thewlis, Dina Meyer and the voice of Sean Connery, who originally voiced the dragon. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects and Other Awards in 1996 and 1997, eventually winning the Saturn Award for Best Fantasy of the Year.
The plot tells the story of a world where a mortally wounded prince receives a piece of a dragon heart and is healed, and later becomes a cruel king. His former mentor, the girl who injured him, and that same dragon unite to save people from a ruthless ruler.
5. Lara Croft (2018)
Adventure action movie of 2018, filmed by director Roar Uthaug according to the script of Geneva Robertson-Duoret and Alastair Siddon. It is based on a 2013 video game of the same name and has become a reload of a series of films about Lara Croft.
Alicia Vikander starred in the role Lara Croft, which goes on a dangerous journey to the last known place where her father was, hoping to unravel the secret of his disappearance.
4. The Brothers Grimm (2005)
«Brothers Grimm"Is a 2005 fantasy adventure film directed by Terry Gilliam. The main advantage was the cast, which is amazing here: Matt Damon, Heath Ledger, Lena Headey and Monica Bellucci.
The plot is based on the fictional image of the Grimm brothers traveling scammers in France-occupied Germany at the beginning of the 19th century. In the end, the brothers face a real fairytale curse that requires real courage, not their usual tricks and tricks.
3. Seventh son (2014)
This fantasy was shot by Sergey Bodrov, having got the main roles of Ben Barnes, Jeff Bridges, Alicia Vikander and Julianne Moore. The film is based on Joseph Delaney’s novel “The Ghost Apprentice.”
The plot tells about Thomas Ward, the seventh son of the seventh son, and his adventures as a student of a mysterious man nicknamed the Phantom. Alas, the actors and a good source did not help to avoid failure: the film collected only 114 million dollars with a budget of 95 million.
2. Conan the Barbarian (2011)
The film, based on the works of Robert E. Howard, is a new interpretation of mythology Conan the Barbarian and is not related to films with the participation of Arnold Schwarzenegger (here the main role was played by the “khal” Jason Momoa).
This, by the way, is also a cash failure: less than 50 million fees with production costs over 90 million.
1. Hercules: The Beginning of a Legend (2014)
In conclusion, we mention the next Hollywood version of the origin of the mythical Greek hero. Betrayed by his stepfather, king, expelled and sold into slavery because of forbidden love, Hercules must use his huge powers to break through to his rightful kingdom.
«Hercules: Beginning of a Legend"Received as many as 6 nominations for Golden Raspberry, although you cannot call it so bad: in places there are spectacular fights, good jokes and camera work.