THE FILM

The idea of watching an IMAX film in the comfort of your home has always confused me. These productions are meant to be seen in the large-format environment, surrounded by impressionable children, and admission prices that hover around pure insanity. Unless you've fallen in love with the picture and want to sustain the experience after the theatrical showing, I wouldn't recommend a DVD first viewing for these mini-epics. Especially for a film that's only mediocre to begin with.

"Vikings" is a terribly ambitious film. It's a schoolroom lesson on the legendary society, hoping to encompass hundreds of years of history and myth in just under 40 minutes (and that includes opening titles!). That's a pretty tall order, but director Marc Fafard puts forth an incredible effort to give the viewer a peek behind this historical curtain, shedding needed light on an often misunderstood cu...Read the entire review