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Posledniy bogatyr Disney's attempt to enter the Russian exit. In general, epics have recently been relevant in Russian cartoons. Posledniy bogatyr is clearly only aimed at the youngest audience. He is unlikely to enter the adult viewer, here is a very primitive story, the lore and completely stupid motivation of the heroes are poorly spelled out. Can be recommended for viewing only with children.

1. Russian mythology is severely distorted in this movie to suite disney's templates.

2. Movie features only noname actors.

3. This actors either can't act or weren't allowed to do so.

4. Soundtrack is mostly in english.

5. Plot is obvious.

6. Hero's journey template is used in the most unimaginative way.

7. Humor in the movie is flat.

I'm not familiar with the Russian mythology backstory but I really did enjoy this movie, the characters script and story is well laid out and I felt each character fit each part perfectly.

I wasn't sure going into this if it was going to be a kids movie or teenager age group but I think it suits teens to adults just fine and its probably similar to harry potter or the hobbit / lord of the rings.

in any case I thought it was a good movie all the props looked great and authentic as-well as the great scenery, not once did it seem low budget, overall it ended being much better then a lot of the Hollywood movies being forced out today..

8/10

This movie was the biggest box office success in post communist Russia. Have no idea why. Boring and very primitive script. Poor acting. I guess people in Russia missed fairy tale films that once, in Soviet times, were really good. But not this one.

One of the best things that happened to Russian cinema since 1990-s. Even though under Disney supervision. The very best thing that happened to Russian "fairy-tale movie" tradition since the middle of XX century. The most wonderful approach to Slavic folklore and and folk tales. Yet, understandable to those not familiar with mythology.

I can praise this movie in many other ways as well. Praise actors, and writers, and direction, and special effects... I haven't seen such a gem in many years! But the long and the short of it is: this "Posledniy bogatyr" ("~last hero, ~last warrior" is you want correct meaning) is totally worth seeing it whether you're Russian or not. You'll have 90 minutes of action, romantics, quite international humour, good personalities and picturesque evil masterminds. And a large piece of tradition and mythology as well.

It's fun! I give you my word on that.

Decent fairy tales are really in scarcity on screens nowadays. When talking about Russian ones, there has even hardly been anything good enough lately. Though the movie Posledniy bogatyr as the last joint attempt of Russians and Disney seems to have finally born fruit.

The work, based on ancient Russian mythology, tries to muddle up some myths with the contemporary world. Even though it might be considered controversial at first, the approach is one of the main advantages of the film, since it by all means gives a new lease of life to the old stories and characters which are rather well-known, at least in the post-Soviet countries. The latter should definitely appeal to young generations of spectators.

Adding to that, the movie does not imply any political or social problematic context which is rarely absent in films produced nowadays. Thus, the product just does its job, concentrating on telling a fairy tale wittily and showing us marvelous scenes of another world.

Exploiting this mixture with the modern and ancient cultures, the film has some related downsides too. For instance, adding several pieces of popular music was rather a mistake, for they sound quite out of place. Generally hilarious atmosphere may also be slightly exaggerated at times and bear the perception of mocking renowned Russian characters. Apparently, it is not the major purpose of the creators, but merely a bid to attract international community that is hardly acquainted with this realm of Russian culture.

To summarize, the movie has a good chance to popularise some ancient Russian legends through giving them fresher modern guise. Despite being a light comedy, it would also be unfair to convict the work of being shallow, since it brings along a deep meaning of how changeable the human nature is and how strikingly unfeasible it is to differentiate precisely between good and evil.

The film was a flop. Starting with a plot that is sucked from the finger and invented on the go. The acting also didn't please, as if it was a small budget Irish film. Ending with special effects that were so terrible that it could have been done better on the phone ..

I looooved this movie. It was amazing in every way and one day I will be showing it to my kids and there aren't many that deserve this "title" in my view.

The humor and the fairy tale plot made it an enjoyable experience. The cast was great with actors who are very good and loved by many. The story had a lot of twists and and the graphics was awesome as well. This is a very well put movie that took the old fairy tale(s) and made it modern and it worked perfectly. I really hope there will be a part 2. It is far better than a lot of Hollywood movies and I can easily compare it to Harry Potter in terms of overall greatness or Maleficent in terms of the fairy tale as they have some similarities.

Great movie well done and well played very funny with original lines and language... mixed with modern day Russia aspects... and still keeping the tales and the culture! Great surprise and lots of LOLs.... long time no such in the movies..

A great movie. There is no other way for Disney. Excellent makeup, kind and not pretentious jokes. Actually a good, kind children's movie. This is a holiday movie, it is watched by family.

In my opinion, this film is the ideal of a modern Russian fairy tale. The film mentions problems that are still relevant today: good and evil, courage, support at the right moment, and many others. It's not the first time I've watched this movie, and I'm still thrilled. I want to review it again and again. The actors did a great job, a great director and music. The atmosphere of the movie is just wow. The plot is unique and does not repeat any plot of famous fairy tales. I also really liked that the modern world and folklore are combined here. It's wonderful that we don't forget exactly what has always been ours.

This movie is quite suitable for family viewing.

A kind story, based on Russian fairy tales (facts may be a little bit distorted in order to fit the story) and combining the world of fantasy and the reality. It is worth mentioning that there are jokes not just for children. The film unravels some facts of Russian mythology and helps to understand better the culture. For Russian people, the cast is familiar, the actors are local celebrities (including voice actors). Enjoyed!