Helio It started out real good until the dialogue commened with look-a-like Natalie Portman was fencing her thin father, Chief of the viking clan (played by John Hurt). Wulfric, a Nicholas Cage clone, also a skinny looking viking, (although his bio says he is 6' he looks 5'6") finds the Outlander after crashing his spaceship in AD 709, Norway (like there was a Norway then and it is supposed to be AD 709 not 709 AD). The Outlander inadvertently brought along a dragon like monster, who is reminiscent of species 7284 (Star Trek Voyageur) in being unjustly misunderstood and decimated. The clan takes to fighting the alien dragon with help of the Outlander and along the way kill a bear.There is a young fellow (ten ish) in the story akin to the token kid seen in "Robin Hood Prince of Thieves" in that he is the only youngun visible.Despite the Dragon thrashing them good they settle into a drunken feast whence Ron Pearlman makes a brief appearance as leader of an oppossing clan bent on warfare. The story proceeds to a "Journey to the Centre of the Earth" type sequence and the dragon does a "Lord of the Rings" type ending falling into a chasm (or over a cliff). If there had been any justice the Outlander would have saved the Dragon and the Dragon and Bear would have lived happily ever after.

timmurphy-2 I echo the sentiments of other reviewers. Solid cast, classic story space, aliens, and Vikings...all based on the literary classic Beowulf. Worth the rental if you're into solid sci-fi. The special effects are excellent and the monster quite scary. The guy who decided to assemble all of these facets into one story is a creative genius in my opinion.

tvsweeney-39052 This is not to be confused with the TV series, but is an excellent SciFi film. The entire movie is formulaic and we know what's going to happen right up to the end, but since it's well-scripted, that doesn't matter. At first, Jim Cavaziel looks a bit out of place at first but the audience, as well as he, settles into the part. The scenery is beautiful. One can almost feel the clean, crisp air coming from that snow-capped mountain. The sets and costumes authentic-looking (except for all those shaven heads.) All in all, this is a very good movie, well-acted, authentically costumed. Too bad a couple of the clichés couldn't have been ignored, which might have called for a sequel. It's also too bad it didn't get a wider distribution in theaters.

NateWatchesCoolMovies "Beowulf meets Predator" boasts the enthusiastic critic blurb on the poster of one of my favourite sci fi genre benders, Outlander. It's pure outlandish fun, and better yet it knows it is and therefore doesn't feel any need to spend a bunch of time on grasping exposition to convince you of any shred of authenticity. It simply hums along on a pure rush of unchecked adventure, always aiming to please and for the very most part, doing so wonderfully. Jim Caviesel stars, and he's an unassuming Ken doll of an actor who has more intensity than anyone gives him credit for, which always makes me spring to attention when he's in the driver's seat. Here he plays Kainen, a voyager from a far away galaxy who has crash landed his spacecraft on earth way back in the time of the Vikings, stranded and in need of refuge. Only problem is, he's been on the run for some time from a large, hideous and very dangerous creature from his home planet called Moorwen. Moorwen has a very personal and deadly vendetta against Kainen, one which threatens the Viking tribe who give him shelter, led by noble king Hrothgar (John Hurt). Kainen comes from a planet with technology and civilization far advanced from Earth at that time, which makes him a hit with the tribesmen and even more so with Hrothgar's daughter (Sophia Myles). Moorwen threatens their way of life in its rampage against Kainen, causing tragic collateral damage to a rival clan led by Gunnar (Ron Perlman makes heartbreaking and stone tough work of what is essentially an extended cameo). It's an awesome movie no matter what anyone says. Any film about an astronaut from a far off galaxy who bands together with friggin vikings to battle a fluorescent space dragon is just automatically a winner. In all seriousness though, this one really is something special,and almost seems like a Dennis Quaid vehicle if it were made in the 80's. Fun, thrilling and never too serious, it knows it's place and owns the genre shelf it sits on.