The Thief Lord
Picture: C
Sound: B- Extras: C- Film: C-
The Thief Lord (2005) is yet another lame
cashing in on anything Harry Potter, though without the budget or original
ideas. The title character (aka Scipio)
never delivers much magic and “be happy now” music with an obviously low budget
does not help. He is a Robin Hood type
with “lost children” all over the place and mean adults in the way. The long 98 minutes eventually become a
compendium of everything we have seen before and you are better off watching
Steven Spielberg’s Hook. Poor
Vanessa Redgrave got talked into doing this, but they even waste her.
The anamorphically enhanced 2.35 X 1 image is better than
the awful pan & scan version, but is still weak in color and detail, clichéd
in its gutting of color. The Dolby
Digital 5.1 mix tries to be “magical” with whipping pans that do not
impress. Extras include the trailer and
deleted scenes that make no difference.
- Nicholas Sheffo
