Directed By:
Mark Ezra

Rated PG-13
Genre: Fantasy
Format Used: Blockbuster DVD
Contains: Graphic Violence
Country: United Kingdom
Also Known As:
Dark Knight (original Title)
Fantasy Quest (USA) (DVD title)
Dark Knight: Ivanhoe: The Series (Full Title)

THE PLOT:

Ivanhoe returns from the crusades to find that England is not the same place he left. Prince John has turned it into a dark and evil place. So Ivanhoe decides to fight back against the evil and the injustice.

But Prince John is a sniveling coward, the real source of his power is a twisted wizard who has plans of his own and plays John like a harp.

ZEDD'S OPINION:

I enjoyed the show when I watched it. Unfortunately I couldn't catch it when it was new which I was sorry to say. But it is a good show and I wish it last longer then two years. This is something they did all the time, combine two episodes of a series turning it into a movie. Something I don't really approve of if I do say so. But in this case I'll give it 8 STARS and hope season 1 of Dark Knight: Ivanhoe the Series comes out soon.

VOLTRON'S OPINION:

I do agree with Zedd that these composite movies pieced together from series is just lazy and was hoping was done with in the 70s. Plus, even for 2000, I feel that the CG could have been better. So for me 7 STARS.

ON THE POSITIVE SIDE (+ HITS):

+ COOL STORIES (The stories work.)
+ CAST (The cast does a great job.)
+ CLASSIC (A classic piece with a fantasy twist.)
+ CREATURES (The creatures were cool.)
+ EXCITING (Rarely drags.)

ON THE NEGATIVE SIDE (- MISSES):

- PATCHWORK MOVIE (This is just two or three episodes patched together and called a "movie".)
- CG (The CG could have been better.)

...AND FINALLY...

- FAN BASED (If you are a purest and think monsters don't belong in Ivanhoe, or just aren't into fantasy pieces. Then this isn't for you.)