Arabian Nights (2000)
Jul 2, 2005Tales of Arabian Nights
Hallmark tv mini-series adaptation of the classic tales has been granted a decent budget that allows the stories to emerge with lavish spectacle and the fantasy to fly with exceptional regard
James Callis
Jason and the Argonauts (2000)
Sep 23, 2007Greek Myth Adventure
A Hallmark tv mini-series remake of the Greek myths that fails to stand up to the classic 1963 version. Here Ray Harryhausen's amazing stop-motion animated effects are replaced by cut-price CGI
Battlestar Galactica (2003)
Apr 11, 2005Space Opera
Mini-series that reconstructs the old Battlestar Galactica into smart and intelligent SF with strong characters, a gritty realism and sensational effects. A tv series followed and became one of the best SF shows of the 2000s
Merlin and the Book of Beasts (2008)
Feb 6, 2018Arthurian Legends Adventure
A work of Arthurian sequelia made for the Syfy Channal featuring Arthur's daughter inheriting the sword. This has the feel more of a B-budgeted D&D adventure made without much effort
House By the Lake (2017)
Jun 1, 2020Girl's Sinister Imaginary Companion
A strange film about parents who become concerned when their young daughter insists she has an imaginary fish man companion. This arrives at a head-scratchingly WTF ending