petedominicrobinson This swords and sci-fi short is very impressive for what it is - an independent, crowd funded flick set in Predieval (TM) period, done on a minimal budget in a short turnaround time. The biggest problem IS that it isn't long enough, but that is more down to the fact that it would have been able to flesh out the characters a bit more. It was never really going to happen in a sub 30 minute film, and an extra 20 minutes might have helped it, and potentially could be used as a decent pilot episode for a series,, were it not unofficial! Another problem with it was the script, or rather, the dialog. The the plot was not exactly original, and had a couple of rather hackneyed plot and characterisation devices, such as 'let's split up... ' , an almost inevitable 'christian vs muslim' thread and a little mod to equality that seemed a little forced, it was to the point. But to achieve this, the dialogue seemed a little forced, and as trying to prove it's medieval cred.A little ( or a lot!) more research into the period, and more fluid, dynamic dialogue would have raised my score an extra 1- 2 stars, since there was very little to fault in the sparse but effective, even nostalgic effects. Solidly done, as were the fight scenes. Well, scene. The director made good use of the limited budget on locations, being shot entirely in woods / the countryside save one scene shot in a pretty convincing but er... compact and bijou... encampment. Obviously such constraints need to be made, but good use of sweeping ariel shots give a sense of scale, and the locations and cinematography belie the fact that this was shot for the price of a Danny Glover lookalike for your childs party. Props and costumes were very good - minimal, as they would have been - but adequate. I haven't said much about the acting, and that's because it didn't strike me as much as the other things did. It is adequate. Good, even, given the dialogue they had to work with. With a better scriptwriter, and an extra 20 minutes, this could have been a very proficient pilot for a series. *For <$6000! They could film a whole series of this for the cost of even an average Netflix pilot! :) I enjoyed it. I was pretty much mistaken in my suspicion that a fan- flic was going to be low- budget- awful, and i feel that i can rate this short against major Hollywood releases , and still feel fair in giving it a solid 6. Imagine what they could do with a even a Netflix budget!

Ciaran Begley First off, this is a well put together fan movie. I'd say predator fans would be satisfied. It plays very safe; so it does rip off the previous movie's though. However, for a fan movie, this is incredibly well made. The acting is solid and the script is good. The action is well directed and the score and effects are in line. I actually want this to be made into a proper Hollywood movie!

SinnerStar Before Arnie, before Danny Glover, before AVP there was KVP - Knights vs. Predator.Gripped from the beginning like any fan of the "Hollywood" movies would be, we observe the potential 'prequel' to the Predator series.How would humans with limited resources and a God fearing complex handle the Predator - well, we find out!And now for the bad things!The guy who dies first was clearly obvious - Paddy off 'My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding' is quite a good actor!The Saracen (foreigner) was lame - if he spoke like Yoda "seriously taken him we could have".The Knight who delivers a reinterpretation of the classic "you ain't afraid of no man," from the original Predator movie, looks like he should be afraid of every man, especially the bullies at his high school!The hero of the hour (Clive Owens stunt double), fought a great battle with a vertically challenged Predator! By that I mean the Predator wasn't tall enough!Brutal honesty - I would pay money to see this at a theatre, it had a stylish production and I will be looking out for future releases from this team of dedicated movie makers.

akirastronaut (MILD) SPOILER AHEAD! I'm a huge fan of the original, and stumbled upon this short film on youtube.Within the 1st few shots, you can tell serious people are behind this. Cinematography, Sound design, Sound Mix, Music and VFX are high quality.Good pace as well, the half hour flew by.The acting in my opinion wasn't always spot on, but hey, mostly good.The Predator looked great, though I feel he could have possibly looked even taller.Finally, I respect the director's take on the Predator's character, though my feeling is he isn't such a "noble" creature, and doesn't possess a sense of honour which the ending of the film suggests.Anyways, thank you, and congratulations! Great example of what an independent production can accomplish when talented people put their hearts into it.