Comments on Direct to Video Connoisseur: Tales of an Ancient Empire aka Abelar: Tales of an...

Hey Albert, that's great news! And to have it...

2012-01-27T17:39:03.128-08:00

Hey Albert, that's great news! And to have it screened at Cannes would be cool too! If you can get the ending you wanted-- or something closer than what you got with Lion's Gate-- that would be great and I can't wait to check it out. All the best, and good luck!

Matt - Here's a news break for you - I just f...

2012-01-27T16:21:59.146-08:00

Matt -

Here's a news break for you - I just finished an hours long meeting with the group that owns the foreign rights on Tales, and they are interested in funding a re-do of the climax so it's a proper action packed CG ending to the film and they are open to adding a big star to enhance this. Yikes..this movie will not end...the idea is to get this version of Tales done by Cannes in May.

Albert Pyun

Great review. Pyun rocks...

2012-01-27T11:33:05.896-08:00

Great review. Pyun rocks...

DTVC, thanks for checking it out. I hope you enjo...

2012-01-27T08:37:17.963-08:00

DTVC, thanks for checking it out. I hope you enjoy the info there as much as I enjoyed your review.

Pyun and his people wanted it known that this is a "follow up" and not a "direct sequel" by any means. So I think a lot of confusion/disappointment from fans stems from the fact they named it so similar.

I'm going to check it out but I must be honest...

2012-01-25T16:00:47.440-08:00

I'm going to check it out but I must be honest, it's not real a sequel to S & S. If it were Lee Horsley as Talon would have been the father, not Michael Pare. I like them both but please...............

Yeah Ian, I was torn about whether I wanted to dis...

2012-01-25T15:36:56.615-08:00

Yeah Ian, I was torn about whether I wanted to discuss the ending, because I didn't want to give it away, but I felt it was necessary to give an honest opinion of the film. As a Sorbo fan though, I think you might still enjoy it.

Thanks robotGEEK I'm glad I was able to pique your interest. I think even despite the ending-- and some people may even like the ending too-- it still brings a lot to the table, and I'm sure you'll like a lot of that.

Jack, this has a lot of stuff for Sword fans. I didn't want to go into them all, because I want people to come onto them themselves-- in fact, I only mentioned the Lee Horsley thing because he's listed on imdb. I did get some comments from people giving me a hard time for not mentioning some of the things Pyun gave us from the first one, so I apologize, but I purposefully kept them out for that reason. If you're a Sword fan though, that's another reason you may enjoy yourself here.

How was Real Steel Mr. Gable, was it worth the decision? Was theer a robot Ivan Drago Jackman's robot had to fight?

William, thank you for that link, I'll have to check it out!

If anyone is interested, we just did a history of ...

2012-01-25T11:46:29.115-08:00

If anyone is interested, we just did a history of this film's production (from 1982 up to this film) with words from Albert Pyun himself.

http://originalvidjunkie.blogspot.com/2012/01/never-got-made-files-71-tales-about.html

I am not at all interested in this one, great read...

2012-01-25T08:59:05.092-08:00

I am not at all interested in this one, great read anyway...
Pyun to me is way too experimental for me these days...He proved that he can come up with great stuff, but the gloy 80s are long gone,and the 90s were hit and miss as well.
Its great that he does all those DCs lately. As much as I admire his enthusiasm, there isnt much for me in his latest works...

I ran out to the video store last night and I had ...

2012-01-25T04:38:08.104-08:00

I ran out to the video store last night and I had this one and Real Steel in my hand. It was a long debate but Real Steel took the win yesterday. But next time I run back there I'm going to grab Empire. I glanced over your review because I didn't want to spoil anything for myself.

I'm quite interested in seeing this as I reall...

2012-01-25T03:55:35.391-08:00

I'm quite interested in seeing this as I really enjoyed Sword and the Sorcerer. The trailers seem a bit ropey though and I haven't enjoyed much of Pyun recent stuff. Will this change my mind?

I was really worried about this one, especially wh...

2012-01-24T21:25:26.541-08:00

I was really worried about this one, especially when reading peoples reviews after screenings and to be honest, the trailer didn't really do anything for me. But thanks to your review, I will definitely give it a shot. I'm a firm believer that Pyun still has some tricks up his sleeve and will one day blow me away again. Great review buddy. Keep up the good work.

Man, the ending thing is pretty disappointing. I&...

2012-01-24T21:03:11.667-08:00

Man, the ending thing is pretty disappointing. I'll still have to check this out, but that sounds like a pretty bad note to end on.

Yeah, for a Pyun fan, there's a lot in this to...

2012-01-24T19:50:36.293-08:00

Yeah, for a Pyun fan, there's a lot in this to like. Really, there's a lot good stuff here. Other than the ending, it's the sequel I wanted for Sword without knowing I wanted it, if that makes sense. Unlike Lucas who was trying to regain ownership of his franchise away from the fans with his Star Wars prequels, Pyun definitely embraces the fans of Sword here, which is good.

Good review! That is cool that all the Pyun mainst...

2012-01-24T19:40:53.076-08:00

Good review! That is cool that all the Pyun mainstays are in this. Will have to check this out.