The 13th Warrior (1999). The Story of Failure

[@leskrapps7021]

this movie was great though

[@joshuawood1436]

No, it was not.

[@SeptemberMeadows]

Definitely. One of my favorites.

[@nobertstanel9428]

Great movie. Would listen to the main theme, for two years, in the morning, before leaving, each time that i would travel to another country for a month to work as security guard in bars and shop. Lastly, fun fact, did you knew that this movie was the ,, gate keeper '' before few years later, legends like LOTR followed. The Bulwaif's actor (the blonde tall Nordic prince who dies in the end), he was the voice actor for Ulfric in Skyrim. Boromir's actor, was the voice actor for Martin from Oblivion. Success or not, the movie had it's echo effect in years ahead.

[@bukaneja]

I like it

[@travisinthetrunk]

I love it and rewatch it when I see it’s on TV.

[@Pyrosis22]

Yeah but it was totally awesome. Needs a director's cut on 4k.

[@TheyTalkOnline]

I agree! This movie deserves such a treatment.

[@a2jc234]

I second this recommendation, it’s really underrated. But there are a bunch of movies from the’90’s that were good but failed at the box office for whatever reason. Now, they mostly fail because you can tell from the preview if you will like it or not, and most people are turned off by the box office picks.

[@johnwilliamross]

Yup. One of the best viking movies ever.

[@jimmoriarty4530]

It's a boring movie nobody wants to watch

[@goji059]

@@jimmoriarty4530 seems you are in the minority friendo

[@gregmcdougall7589]

The failure of The 13th Warrior always puzzled me. It’s a solid Viking action/adventure film with strong performances, great horror elements, and a fantastic Jerry Goldsmith score. Absolutely worth watching.

[@FalkFlak]

I think word of mouth destroyed it 1999. The plot is rather stale, mundane and boring. Or at least, it lacked a script that would made it more mysterious and captivating.

[@AtropalArbaal-dk8jv]

Probably because it treated Muslims respectfully.

[@davidvandas5241]

It’s a great movie!

[@benm5913]

​@@AtropalArbaal-dk8jvGet over the victim mentality.

[@DustKingArchives]

The fame was in the distribution of physical copies in the days of Spotlight.

[@MichaelEarl-j6z]

This is one of my all-time favorite movies ... I don't understand how anyone can call it a failure.

[@KinoReel-c4f]

You didn't watch my video.

[@MichaelEarl-j6z]

@@KinoReel-c4f I did - I'm simply stating that movies should not only be 'rated' on box revenue - that is so American - everything is money based. If you're not rich - you're a failure, if a film does not make a profit, it's a failure (financially yes, but not necessarily as entertainment ). My comment was an opinion - as is yours, leave at that.

[@TheGuyInTheCheapSeats]

​​@@MichaelEarl-j6zSay you're British without saying it. Then tell me about your movie industry.

[@galinor7]

I'm sick and tired of soft glamorous fantasy woke DEI movies. The 13th warrior is a good darkage yarn. Nobody is pretty. When you stand in the rain you get wet, and when you crawl through a filthy cave, you don't look better than I do after a shower having visited the gym. A wonderful movie. Much more realistic than most of the commercial dross.

[@MichaelEarl-j6z]

@@galinor7 Exactly. Even though the genre is 'fantasy', directors should at least try to be realistic. 13th Warrior achieves this better than anything Peter Jackson did.

[@sciencewithericandandy8588]

This is easily one of the most watchable movies ever made. I have watched it numerous times and still enjoy it every time I play it.

[@ecayari]

I actually watched this movie in the theater and enjoyed it. Still watch it when it comes out on cable.

[@rang123yea5]

I saw it with some friends on a rainy day in downtown Ft. Lauderdale, we ate mushrooms and were slamming Mike's Hard Lemonade.

[@sieglindeeilserv8799]

All my friends went as a group, and we loved it.

[@RAND0MHERO]

Me too, I remember seeing the original trailer when it was called Eaters of the Dead, and never seeing anything after with that title, I was so confused as a kid bc the trailer looked eerie and cool. Only later to find out it was the 13th warrior.

[@slimslamfl]

I saw it twice in the theater

[@TheyTalkOnline]

I did too and loved it. One of my all time favorite films.

[@hmsljj]

I always enjoyed this film in spite of it's failure at the box office. "Lo there do I see my father. Lo there do I see my mother and my sisters and my brothers. Lo there do I see the line of my people back to the beginning."

[@Strideo1]

"You will not see this again. It is the old way."

[@heavymetallabrat]

I have a tshirt i bought with this quote on it because I love this movie so much. I really need to read the book.

[@Mattie1492]

Well I did my part. Watched it nine times at the theater.

[@KinoReel-c4f]

You did your best

[@tyree9055]

I'm impressed! 🤣👍

[@benwilliams6221]

Based and Grendel pilled.

[@lescud]

The “box office” simply had no clue. The movie was top notch within this (niche) genre, bone tomahawk long before bone tomahawk. Those from Arabic (English) to Nordic (English) campfire scenes were perfection, I never saw any movie resolve the whole language barrier dilemma more brilliantly.

[@Kitty-CatDaddy]

I had already read the book and was wondering how that dilemma would be resolved. Smart Move!

[@adamcarrell]

I still think this is one of the best directed films of it's type. The scene where the warriors are volunteering in various languages is so well done. Having Omar Sharif look at us the audience when translating was a nice touch.

[@Sure0Foot]

I loved the language-learning scene too. Very "2nd Edition Dungeons & Dragons non-weapon proficiency" vibe!

[@cavemanjoe79]

Omar Sharif was always an excellent actor, I really like him in Lawrence Of Arabia, and his voice even made 10,000 BC a better movie.

[@grumpydroo]

This is one of my favourite movies. I cannot understand why it's considered a failure. So many of the Norse traditions shown faithfully and the process of learning their language by the main character as he watched and listened. It was fantastic, and gritty realistic imagining of swords and sorcerers when so many movies at that time were just safe Disney theme park rides.

[@KinoReel-c4f]

Because this movie didn't do money for some reason. Maybe you love this movie, but millions of people didn't go to movie to watch it. So this movie is well known in small circle of people. Failed movie not equal bad movie.

[@mastermill79]

​@KinoReel-c4f The numbers don't lie, but it baffles me this movie is a cult classic and not simply a classic among the audience. It's so good. I know that it's my subjective opinion, but for this one movie I will gladly declare the world insane for its ignorance of this epic movie.

[@coldstream11]

It didn’t make enough money

[@AtropalArbaal-dk8jv]

It's not fucking fantasy, and there aren't any fucking sorcerer's. Stop using terms you don't understand.

[@RonaldDPotts1]

I really liked it. It flopped at the box office I loved the book too

[@RezSecOps]

Love this movie, still watching it a couple of times a year.

[@slanderous.j]

Still one of the best flicks. I watch it at least once every couple of years or so.

[@justinfalzon6854]

And it still holds up just as well today as it did when it came out. This movie rocks hard.

[@Rawsideparanormal]

Loved this movie one of my favorites

[@dabomb4641]

I thought this was a great movie.

[@Najahaje-r9u]

I found this movie hard to understand at first, but after watching it a few times, it has grown on me, becoming one of my favorites. The way the movie showed how the 13th warrior learned the Viking language, is something Hollywood should use more often.

[@abbynormall207]

No doubt. I hate when they switch scenes and all of the sudden the star or whoever starts speaking a new language

[@luissantiago6772]

I had to explain that to my friends, They thought he learned it in 2 days.

[@TheIrishAmish]

Still one of the greatest movies EVER. Just watched it again yesterday here on youtube.

[@Random-Joe-2020]

For some a failure, for others like me, a masterpiece!

[@bdleo300]

Legendary movie, the reason why many people still love it... I doubt many movies from 2024. will be remembered in 2049. (if any)

[@darthmuadib7237]

"Lo, there do I see my father. Lo, there do I see my mother, and my sisters, and my brothers. Lo, there do I see the line of my people, Back to the beginning! Lo, they do call to me. They bid me take my place among them, In the halls of Valhalla! Where the brave may live forever!" This is literally my all-time favorite fantasy movie. I quote this move so much when I run my Dungeons and Dragons games. The second most quoted movie in my DnD games is Army of Darkness with Bruce Campbell. I will watch this movie whenever I get the chance. Come on it is the Magnificent Seven with Vikings, how can you go wrong.

[@andrewluchsinger]

I have it on DVD. I love the movie.

[@danhowery5123]

I watched this dozens of times growing up. I loved the camaraderie between the warriors. The movie works because you have this outsider being introduced to a group of guys he doesn’t understand and then that whole group is thrust into a situation that is foreign to them. And it’s got awesome Beowulf vibes with the main warrior being totally badass. I liked this more than lord of the rings because it was more direct and the characters grittier.

[@theuselessdrunk]

I liked this more than Aliens because it has trees and i like trees and i don't like aliens

The book is actually a rendition of Beowulf. The book was written as something of a dare or bet when Crighton disagreed with a college friend who thought Beowulf was a crappy story, Crighton disagreed and went on to write the novel.

[@Bosstubeman]

They hated Its a Wonderful life and Dances with Wolves. In the test of time, this movie will go down as one one the best just like John Carter

[@joshuawood1436]

No "they" did not, Dances With Wolves was a box office succes, and won awards. Same with A WOnderful Life, 6 awards and 7 nominations. Are you just making crap up to defend a bad movie?

[@PainInTheS]

John Carter was also a really great movie, also deserved more!

[@Valk69]

One of those movies ya can watch over and over. One of my favorites.

[@Jjrmtv]

this movie is heroic, themes of chivalry, honor, and sacrifice for the common good.

[@christaylor9929]

I love this movie, own it on DVD, and re-watch it frequently. One of my favorites!

[@Kitty-CatDaddy]

Same here.

[@seancook5910]

Dotto

[@Furniture121]

It's an awesome movie, that deserves more positive press.

[@Rangerrowdy]

I read the book and watch the move once a year!!! This is one of the best movies, every man!! I know lives this movie…

[@DavidDouglas-q7v]

Yes, it's true! "It's too heavy." "Then grow stronger!"

[@rang123yea5]

I love the history of the book and all the historical notes the book contains.

[@DavidDouglas-q7v]

As a kid I totally missed the fact that it was a modern retelling of BEOWULF... ;)

[@rang123yea5]

@@DavidDouglas-q7v Michael Crichton wrote the book while in medical school. He had a bet with his roommate that he could take an old story that has become outdated and rewrite it to appeal to a modern audience.

[@99Michael]

I enjoyed both the book and the movie! The Vikings were like a SEAL Team going on a mission.

[@cremedrip]

It was as inspiring as Gladiator 1. Don't know why it flopped. Deserve a sequel too

[@chriskenney4234]

One of my favorite adventure movies. And so quotable.

[@matthewanstey5185]

This movie is in one of my all time favourite movies , too this day I love it , I live in Australia and was an exchange student in Denmark for a year . I returned too Australia a little home sick for Denmark when this move came out . Truly in my opinion this a massively underrated movie

[@demonoid7469]

And this movie is FAR better then anything Hollywood has released to this day, in the same genres...

[@cbitguru]

Still a massive favorite. Literally went hunting it when it popped back up in the ol' mental rotation of "what haven't I watched in a while that I love!?"

[@BobExcalibur]

Probably one of my favourite cultural exchange films. I love the scene where Fadlan grinds a claymore into a scimitar.

[@Kitty-CatDaddy]

ibn ;)

[@Kaiza5150]

Then says to bandares, "When you die, can I give that to my daughter?" lol the movie is full of great quotes.

[@MrZtones]

One of my all time favourite movies

[@007bombastic]

Real shame because the movie was almost as good as the book.

better, waaaay better. The book was pretty awful in how it was written. I'm geniunely amazed such a lousy book was turned into a great movie.

[@drafunt]

One of my favourite movies..

[@imabott7053]

Better than 90% of the movies that came out this year

[@neanderthal-]

Awesome movie. It's a loved classic now. A status most movies never reach, no matter the bloated budget, perfect "production run" or so-called box office success.

[@carpma11]

Is it a bit of a mess? Yes. Is it wildly entertaining and fully worth the watch? Yes.

[@daveo1808]

This is in my all time top 5 list of movies as I can enjoy rewatching them over and over again and enjoy every minute of it.

[@albertonostalgia4223]

Underrated masterpiece.

[@santoven]

I love this movie. Despite everything, it rocks.

[@FalkFlak]

I think the marketing totally botched it back then. I hadn't read the book and expected something more phantastical. So it was rather disappointing. But I liked the look and grittyness, I guess that's on Tiernan's account. And the soundtrack is genuinely awesome, one of the few OSTs I own. The movie grew on me from year to year. Yes, it could have been awesome but it's far from bad.

[@finisterfoul]

This is a fantastic movie. Hiring Omar Sharif was genius. The cast of actors is perfect. Great movie

[@j.hinojosadiaz64]

I love this movie. I watch it at least once a year.

[@john_doe_smith]

The 13th Warrior is a classic. Great film.

[@NathanG454]

Failure? Movie is a classic now😂😂😂

[@KinoReel-c4f]

Failure doesnt mean bad movie.

[@jts8053]

I have probably rewatched this film at least 10 times

[@JEQvideos]

The movie kicks ass. The fact that it bombed at the box office doesn't mean anything. It was just poorly marketed or mistimed. John Carpenter's The Thing was also a flop and critically derided when it came out, but is one of the best films ever made.

[@KinoReel-c4f]

Of course it IS an important fact. Many careerds ended after financial flops, many companies bankrupted. No more parts 2, 3, no sequels etc.

[@JEQvideos]

@@KinoReel-c4f Yes, but it's not an indictment of the quality of the film.

[@KinoReel-c4f]

I didnt say anything about quality of film in my video.

[@PainInTheS]

Failure? It was a very well solid movie!!! Deserved more! And Banderas is still a good actor. Just watch 'Automata' for a really good entertaining movie....so much better than most socalled blockbusters.

[@KinoReel-c4f]

It failed in movie theaters

[@galinor7]

​@@KinoReel-c4fMadonna out sells Mozart. Go figure.

[@ShieldWife]

13th Warrior really was good. I don’t know what it would have been like had the production gone differently, I guess we’ll never know. I don’t think that it financially failed because it was bad though.

[@chrisg2739]

It was a great movie with a great atmosphere and cinematography. It didn’t have a lot of artificial lighting and the ambiance was awesome! A lot of people don’t realize that the Arabs and Nordic explorers interacted quite a lot. In fact there was a group of Nordic warriors that worked as bodyguards for an Arab prince.

[@joshuawood1436]

Yes, we knew that, what we didn't know was that Arabs had a thick Spanish accent. We also knew that Vikings had their own written language, and had much interaction with English/Russian Christians, and knew about religion. We knew they were mercenaries, and raiders, thsi movie taught us nothing.

[@chrisg2739]

@ it’s not a history lesson it’s entertainment. Saving private ryan was a great movie yet it was complete fiction. The movie Apollo 13 had shit loads of fictional events that never happened in the module but is regarded as a great movie. They had a damned Spaniard portraying an Arab ooooooOOOOoooh hell.

[@joshuawood1436]

@@chrisg2739 I will quote you directly, " A lot of people don’t realize that the Arabs and Nordic explorers interacted quite a lot." So, you touted it's historical accuracy as a selling point. Then you chafe when i point out it's numerous flaws in that category. I am not entertained by someone clearly Spanish, with a extremely thick Spanish accent, pretending to be Arabic. Look up the term, "suspension of belief", it is required when enjoying "fiction", and the glaring defects like having someone extremely Spanish pretending to be Arabic destroys that ability. Apollo 13 didn't have Jackie Chan in it pretending to be an American astronaut, so your analogy is moot. That was one of many, many, many flaws in the movie. You got triggered by my valid points, o0o0o0oh. Grow up

[@almost_harmless]

@@joshuawood1436 100% historically accurate movies can be quite boring, and with new discoveries being made all the time, they would almost never be 100% accurate anyway. We know a lot more about Vikings (or the Norse) now than what we did in the 90's. This movie was pure entertainment and should probably not be viewed as accurate unless you really want to. Some do.

[@joshuawood1436]

@@almost_harmless Who said anyhting about accuracy? How is it even remotely plausible that a Spaniard would be cast as Arabian? SPanish accents and speech si nothing at all like Arabic, hence me saying "suspension of belief", that was the first huge mistake made in this movie. The list goes on from there, this movie was poorly done, and doe snot allow for suspension fo belief, unless your IQ is below average, which seems common for most of these younger generations.

[@richardbates4466]

That movie is a diamond in the rough!! LOVE IT!!

[@The_Cosmic_Navigator]

I never put much faith in what the critics say about movies. Look at hollywood now. Movies like "Medieval" (A movie about the hero Jan Zizka) got a 39 on rotten tomatoes while Fall (Two chicks get stuck on a 2,000 ft radio tower) got a 79.

[@JamesB21a]

Always surprised when this comes up on the list of failures. Thought the film was well done. Saw it in the theatre and the place was packed.

[@Raynis1]

I still love this movie. Some of my favorite lines come from this. “It’s alright little brother…there are more!”

[@ConradMinnaar]

dont know why this movie didnt connect with audiences. it’s a great time and i’ve rewatched it every couple of years since first seeing it. It has held up well.

[@owenmcwilliams9271]

Great movie. I watched it years ago knowing nothing about it and was blown away when I realized it was an attempt to portray a realistic origin for the Beowulf myth.

[@VINASI]

My only issue was, lack of character development, especially for the Vikings. Other than that, my favorite movie of all time.

[@darrenwilliams-ty5on]

One of my favorites. I'll watch it again and again.

[@unreliablememory9687]

I'm holding my breath for a 4k of this. It's an all-time favorite!

[@tomlahtam4077]

I love this movie. I wish there was a full HD extended edition. The different armors are weirdly anachronistic, giving it a fantasy feel, but do give each warrior a uniqueness which I guess was the goal.

[@wernermarais8493]

It still remains one of my favourite movies

[@kevenpinder7025]

This is one of the few movies I give as DVD gifts.

[@gregoerboru4079]

I enjoy hearing histories of filmmaking, however I'm not wild about people getting some kind of satisfaction out of a film doing poorly at the box office. Just because something doesn't rake in a huge sum of money doesn't make it a bad piece of work. Blade Runner. I certainly can understand John McTiernan having a negative view on his experience making the picture and quite possibly he may have made better decisions, but this is a film that in its final state I quite enjoy. What really erked me was the narration saying that Jerry Goldsmith was known for Total Recall and The Mummy, they seemed to go out of their way to choose not his bigger scores to describe him. When I think of what Jerry Goldsmith is known for I think of the three Rambo movies, Alien, Medicine Man, Papillon, several Star Trek films, The Omen and Basic Instinct to name a few, before I think of the aforementioned two scores. It's reductive. And those scores are not bad, nothing that man does ever is but they are not what he is known for. I seem to remember a winner of the Presidency walking out to Jerry Goldsmith's score to Air Force One.

[@KinoReel-c4f]

Are you saing I am glad movie failed in box office?

[@gregoerboru4079]

To a degree, yes. But, moreover it seems to be the contention of the video that the film is sub par and had there not been interference from Mr. Crichton that the film would have been good. It seems to revel in the fact that John McTiernan made only one film after this one. The word Failure being in the title would seem to suggest a negative viewpoint toward the piece rather than positive. Whether you are glad it didn't do well financially or not is more trivial to me, I'm more concerned with the storytelling and is it a worthwhile and complete work. Certainly in sports whoever has the most points wins but in storytelling or a form of art, the financial rewards of such work don't necessarily define its quality.

[@KinoReel-c4f]

You have wild imagination. I am just telling the story about how movie was created. Money - this is how entire world reacted, ppl run to theaters to watch it or not. Nobody cares if you or me liked it (or hated it), it is just personal taste.

[@lordwicked8855]

I love 13th warrior I still watch when I'm in the mood

[@thegadflygang5381]

The Graham Revell soundtrack is awesome, alot better and more fitting than the Goldsmith score. Its a good book and film, but it could have been alot better Darker and more tense. Dang shame

[@Cletus_the_Elder]

It had horrible prerelease marketing. I remember seeing trailers in the theater, and the trailers still had the "Eaters of the Dead" title and it looked like some horror movie with mysterious creatures. If it was marketed as an action movie, with more scenes in daylight, people would have gone to see it.

[@mikeinkalaoa]

The 13th Warrior was always rented out at the video store back in the day. I remember my friend being stoked when they had it and he could finally show me. Always loved this movie.

[@charliechaos2551]

Love this movie. just watched it with my son. Now he loves it.

[@Fabsterman]

This movie holds a special place in my heart, I watch it every now and then? It is a really great Viking-adventure -movie... But I guess the viking genre is not such a good general audience draw, back then as it is not now....

[@zubiproductions9440]

I was one of those few people I guess who really enjoyed this movie. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Limubi1]

I really like the film, but it would be interesting to see McTiernan's original vision realised.

[@Greenmick6982]

Havent watched your video yet. Just came here to say this is one of the better Viking-themed movies out there, I love it, and is absolutely NOT a failure (yes, I read Eaters of the Dead).

[@unnaturalselection8330]

Me and the bros saw it in theater when it came out and loved it. Great viking flick.

[@Mayor_Of_Eureka17]

Loved the way they portrayed him learning the language.

[@DVDhoarder]

One of my favorites 👍 good cast, good action, epic soundtrack...

[@wrenglish]

I completely agree with the comment section, watched this movie by accident, bought the vhs, then digital… never understood all the hate, one of my all time favorites!!! Actors were perfect. Also read the book after watching the film!

[@byronstjames]

Amazing film. First time I watched this was on a plane from Australia to the UK. I watched it six times in a row. I've heard rumours of the extended cut for years and would literally kill someone to see it.

[@jolietjake4605]

I thought the movie was great and I regularly rewatch it.

[@ravenheartwraith]

It's a shame too, because this is one of my favorite movies of the 1990s and in my personal top 30 of all time.

[@randycritzer5608]

What most people don't know is the events that occurred in the Viking camp (most of them anyway) happened outside modern Kazan, RS. Ahmed wasn't a philandering poet, but an expert in Islamic law.

[@ClarenceDass-hq7ev]

Straight up one of my absolute favourite movies.

[@waltervanlille2263]

I hope he takes heart in knowing that I've never met anyone who watched it who didn't love it. Including myself.

[@horatiocarrillo2176]

I've never understood the bad press for this film. I walked out of it in 1999 thinking "I might see this again before it leaves the theater".

[@jimpage6533]

One of my favorite films I've watched it many times!!!

[@cduncan3713]

One of my at least once a year movies to rewatch.

[@santiagoruvalcaba4625]

Great movie !I still watch it over and over again, the story of Beowulf

[@rickharris4983]

Love this movie

[@mives02]

Excellent movie. One of my all time favorites.

[@goji059]

"Today is no day to be close to shore" best line ever, and this move was great

[@ProgressivePatriot28]

This movie is super awesome!

[@seanswader7425]

I really liked this movie. I’d love to see a directors cut with the original soundtrack and ending to see how different it was

[@VashPlissken45]

It was a decent film but I felt like none of the side characters were fleshed out enough - or really at all.

[@metalmonkey0026]

This is one of my families favourite movies and we quote it all the time. It also kick started my obsession with vikings and norse myth.

[@Dom8o8]

Nicely done. I appreciate the bts details yet how it does not feel rushed or bloated. Here before 500. You’ll be at 5k in no time.

[@KinoReel-c4f]

In my dreams:)

[@Terron29]

Absolutely love this film. Rented it randomly as a kid and all my brothers and I loved it. Seen it so many times since.