Jeremy Spencer I liked how the film stuck to its theme - the hammering of superstition, whether it be organised religion or Kings purporting to be Gods. This is much more interesting than just another shaggy haired Viking romp.It made me think of Britain's history and the struggles we have had with oppression from the Church and over mighty kings. May be the influence of the Vikings has helped give us our scepticism about extreme ideology and those who would set themselves high above all.The central character is convincing and sympathetic, despite the regular lashings of gore. The landscapes of the Northern mountains lend a mystic bleakness to it all. Its a very male film, with just one female support. No Boadicea here!And there are touches of modernity in the psychedelic scenes and even a nod to gayness, bondage style!I can't guarantee you'll like it, but well worth a watch.

Paul Magne Haakonsen "Hammer of the Gods" had potential to be much more than it ended up being. The storyline was good enough, and the action sequences were great, lots of really nice scenery, but, but, but... It was all weighed down to the point of idiocy by an excessive usage of foul language which was highly time-period inappropriate. I am pretty sure that vikings didn't use the f-word, nor call people c...suckers!It was a shame with the excessive foul language, because it really brought down the value of the movie to a point where it was starting to become a nuisance and bordering on being too much.And as for the vikings speaking English, well... Of course, it is a movie, and the English language is universal, but still, there would have been so much more creditability to the movie if they actually spoke Norse.I will say that the costumes and outfits were quite nice, and there were some great details and touches here. Great weaponry and armory on the vikings and Saxons.The people hired for the various roles were also doing good enough jobs with their given roles, generally all-round. Of course, some more than others. But all in all, a fairly good ensemble of talents put together.The scene where Steinar was getting drunk or high, or whatever it was supposed to be, really fell to the ground by cheesy effects and bad usage of colors and slurring of the camera lens. And the whole segment where Steiner finds his brother in the cavern was really odd and very misplaced. So not only do we have Saxons and Vikings, but we also need to throw in some primitive cultists into the mix?As in many of these kind of movies, there was a very majestic feel to the landscape and scenery throughout the movie. Which is essential to this particular genre.If you enjoy the viking era, then I suggest you get your kicks by watching the TV series "Vikings", perhaps, because it far outshines "Hammer of the Gods". While "Hammer of the Gods" had its moments, it was just too difficult to get past the foul and inappropriate language and take the movie seriously.The movie was enjoyable for what it was, but given the foul language issue, then I am rating "Hammer of the Gods" a mere 3 out of 10 stars.

staleofte So it may not be historically accurate in any manner (who casted the black guy anyway?), but I was entertained. The scenery was great, the acting good enough, the violence and humor was rough like I imagine it was back in the viking era. Unlike "Valhalla Rising" this had a decent ending. I liked that Hakan looked like a well known actor from the old days (you'll probably know when you see him), it gave the film another dimension to me.Another reviewer says "the ridiculous tents they used were hilarious to say the least". Well Google "viking tent" and you'll see that they we're pretty much like that. I've also seen tents like that in viking camps in Norway.

Claudio Carvalho In 870 AD, in Britain, the Vikings under the leadership of King Bagsecg (James Cosmo) are in war against the Saxons. When he is mortally wounded in a battle, he summons his younger son, Prince Steinar (Charlie Bewley), to meet his to other sons Harald (Finlay Robertson) and Vali (Theo Barklem-Biggs) at his death bed. King Bagsecg asks to Stainar to seek out his missing brother Hakan the Ferrocious (Elliot Cowan) to return with the next king of his people. Stainer travels with his friends Hagen (Clive Standen), Grim (Michael Jibson) and Jokul (Guy Flanagan) and his half-brother Vali to search the warrior Ivar (Ivan Kaye) that might know the whereabouts of Hakan. When they meet Ivar, he joins the group with his mate Agnes (Alexandra Dowling) in a brutal journey to hell."Hammer of the Gods" is a weird and violent movie about the quest of a young prince to find his older brother that has been expelled from the kingdom by his father. His unexpected discovery of the truth about his family changes his behavior. Unfortunately the movie is too brutal and the choreography of the gore battle scenes is very poor with successive cuts and very few warrior due to the low-budget. My vote is six.Title (Brazil): "Martelo dos Deuses" ("Hammer of the Gods")