![]() The Vikings conveniently speak English for audience members’ benefit, and even more conveniently, Ahmed becomes fluent just by listening for a while. The titular Ahmed ibn Fadlan (Antonio Banderas), who gradually becomes one of the Northmen gang, isn’t as much of an outsider in the film. “The 13 th Warrior” isn’t as evocative as the book, which is perhaps inevitable. ![]() The wait didn’t make the material outdated, since it’s set in the 10 th century.Īnd probably 1999 was an ideal time for the release of the movie – retitled “The 13 th Warrior” because Crichton noticed everyone recoiled at the original name – as we get decently choreographed battles under the lens of John McTiernan ( “Die Hard”), whereas a few years later they would’ve been done with lifeless CGI. ![]() ![]() But in the post-“Jurassic Park” push to adapt all of Crichton’s stuff, it got its turn. “Eaters of the Dead” (1976) took the longest of any Michael Crichton novel to be adapted to film, likely because it’s the least commercial. ![]()
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