tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1137730880076755122.post4604363783684326276..comments2024-03-08T03:14:02.855+11:00Comments on This Island Rod: Mongol (2007)Roderick Heathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08107539379079558068noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1137730880076755122.post-70988668323038589752009-11-17T12:13:08.168+11:002009-11-17T12:13:08.168+11:00Yes, it's almost like Bodrov and co. though ma...Yes, it's almost like Bodrov and co. though maybe audiences would find it boring or something, where the thrill in this sort of tale is in watching the building movement. Still, I agree, the setting and period, the "different world", were the most interesting aspect of this, especially considering in most histories the Mongols are written off as vicious savages. As for part two, I'll see how I feel when it comes out.Roderick Heathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08107539379079558068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1137730880076755122.post-71795405896841561262009-11-17T04:17:49.604+11:002009-11-17T04:17:49.604+11:00I more or less liked this one, mainly because it w...I more or less liked this one, mainly because it was a look at such a different world and in a different setting than we usually see in the movies. But for a movie that is about the rise of Genghis Khan, it has a rather jarring omission, that being the rise of Genghis Khan (as you pointed out). More specifically, he is leading a band of a couple of people, then with no warning at all he has raised an army of thousands. You would think that how he unified all of the various bands would be a critical element of the story. I'm pretty sure this was part one of a planned trilogy. I liked it enough to want to watch part 2 anyway.Patricknoreply@blogger.com