Night of Templar

A Great Film from Hollywood's Top Stars
As a Carradine fanatic, I waited patiently for the release of this film. It was well worth the wait!

The story tells an original tale of revenge through the use of the Night's Templar theme, and it's really well done! The scenery depicts details down to the letter, European Castles, the clanking of swords ... and of course, good looking girls. :-)

Among the hit list are Norman Reedus (Walking Dead), the legendary Udo Kier, a masterful horror film actor and Paul Sampson, who did a great job bringing this story to life. It is original, entertaining and often shares some great laughs intertwined with the curiosity of who's going to get slaughtered next. I couldn't take my eyes off the screen.

I recommend this film to anyone who enjoys adventure, humor and cult type films. In my opinion, this one will be around for a long time.

HO HO HO IT'S MAGIC.
The story starts out giving us a Cliff Notes version of the Knights Templar. Lord Gregoire (Paul Sampson), the leader of the Templars is betrayed and killed by some of his own knights. He vows revenge in the 10th generation of the reincarnated souls or descendents or something. The story starts in 1095 or so and then jumps 700 years to the "present."

The reincarnation aspect is most interesting since this is the tenth film that David Carradine as been in since he has died in 2009. Shouldn't someone be questioning this? To add to the plot continuity issues, only Lord Gregoire looks like his 700 year old self. Some of the people remember who they were 700 years ago, while others do not. Many of the men from long ago are now women. The film jumps back and forth between the present and 700 years ago. In the present day Jake McCallister is Lord Gregoire. He has anger management issues that makes our hero unlikeable. Isn't 700 years a long time to hold a grudge? Get over it...

Gutsy Original Film. Loved it.
First off, my criteria so you have a benchmark of this review to know if it can be of help to you. I have 4 major questions I ask before I recommend a film to a friend or acquaintance. They are:

1. Did the filmmaker play it safe (same old same old)? If so, I rarely recommend except in rare circumstances.
2. Did the filmmaker take risks? If so...
3. Did the film entertain me? and...
4. Was the film well crafted?

With Night of the Templar, a resounding YES to all of the above. Now for more detail...

Genre? I wouldn't know where to begin so I will just say YES because it covers so much territory in a very smart and tightly directed movie with (according to IMDB) first time director Paul Sampson.

Actors? Top notch talent, both seasoned (David Carradine, Norman Reedus, Udo Kier, Billy Drago, Max Perlich and writer/director/actor Paul Sampson who was very captivating in a dual role) and unknown actors (Ingrid Sonray, and...

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