Erik the Viking
| Year: | 1989 |
| Director: | Terry Jones |
| Writer: | Terry Jones |
| Cast: | Tim Robbins, Mickey Rooney, Eartha Kitt, John Cleese, Terry Jones |
Like most people, I saw this movie because of its Monty Python connections.
And undoubtedly like some of those people, I didn't find it very funny. And some of the things I've read since have made me think maybe I came at it from the wrong angle, expecting another Holy Grail or Yellowbeard. A lot of people seem to believe it was a razor sharp social commentary with a classic anti-hero as Eric (Robbins) goes from one mishap to another on a raping and pillaging raid to find Valhalla.
It might be time to revisit it, particularly as I was 18 at the time and obsessed with Batman, but I photographically remember some lines that were supposed to be funny and weren't, so a second viewing won't be any time soon. Jones is not quite Gilliam.
And undoubtedly like some of those people, I didn't find it very funny. And some of the things I've read since have made me think maybe I came at it from the wrong angle, expecting another Holy Grail or Yellowbeard. A lot of people seem to believe it was a razor sharp social commentary with a classic anti-hero as Eric (Robbins) goes from one mishap to another on a raping and pillaging raid to find Valhalla.
It might be time to revisit it, particularly as I was 18 at the time and obsessed with Batman, but I photographically remember some lines that were supposed to be funny and weren't, so a second viewing won't be any time soon. Jones is not quite Gilliam.