Hammer of the Gods [HD]

Surprisingly watchable... but wait for a price drop.
As a fan of all things "Viking" I took the plunge and payed the $9.99 rental fee.

The best part of the film is the casting.
Ivan Kaye does a great job portraying a pederast Ivar the Boneless. While I don't agree with the direction the film took with the character, Kaye pulls off the role very well. Viewers may recognize Kaye as King Aella from History Channel's "Vikings" television series.
Another veteran from History Channel's "Vikings" is Clive Standen as Hagen, the main character's closest companion. In History Channel's series Standen plays Ragnar's brother Rollo and Standen pulls off the look and temperament of a Viking in this film just as well.
James Cosmo plays as King Bagsecg and although he gets little screen time he steals every scene where he plays the main character's bitter, dying, father. Viewers may recognize him from "Game of Thrones" where Cosmo portrays Jeor Mormont.
Game of Throne's Alexandra Dowling also makes an appearance as Anges...

Excellent movie very well done and I recommend it.
I don't really agree with the other reviews I thought the movie was very good lots of action and good story line. It keeps your interest and I would recommend it to anyone who likes this type of action movie. I thought the $9.99 was worth it and would pay it again I don't feel you should rate the movie on the trailer alone nor should you base on weather or not to see it on the reviews everyone's taste is different I say rent it watch it and you be the judge.

First rate Viking brutality!
If you enjoy historical fiction like I do, then you'll definitely want to give HAMMER OF THE GODS a look. Granted, you will have to suspend a bit of realism to enjoy the film (for example, the Vikings have slightly British accents and drop F-bombs like the word actually existed back then), but if you can do so then you're in for a treat. This film is visually striking and wonderfully brutal in its content, not to mention immensely entertaining.

I don't mind suspending reality to enjoy a film if I know what to expect going into it. Thankfully, a friend had seen this first and mentioned the use of nonexistent profanity for the time-period, so I was already expecting it. After a bit of conversation, we decided to just accept the usage as a `loose' translation of a vulgarity they would have used back then. We probably spent too much energy on this topic, but nobody has ever called us brilliant.

HAMMER OF THE GODS is shot well and looks great from a visual...

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