Plantiana Yawn. Poorly Filmed Snooze Fest.

TaryBiggBall It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.

Keeley Coleman The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

Staci Frederick Blistering performances.

thinker1691 The legend of the Minotaur originated in antiquity when first related by the great storyteller Homer. Now in modern times several movies have been created and I've seen five. From among them all, this is the very best. The director is Jonathan English, with writers nick green and Stephan McDool. The tale is retold here and it tells of a peoples who lined the Mediterranean and fell under the tyrannical power of King Minos, who was cursed When he offended the Gods and who in return was punished by them. He had asked for a son, but was instead given one who fed on Human flesh. Each year, the king sent his warships throughout the land and forced his vassals to give him tribute in the form of young boys and young girls to be fed to his son the Minotaur. However, Theseus, the half-son of Zues volunteered to be among the victims and offers himself to the group to be sacrificed. Unlike others stories where the King's daughter fell in love with the heroic youth, this version is flagrantly dark and there is much violence, blood and gore to satisfy action oriented audiences. The film is more violent than others, but it's necessary to meet the requirements of advance theater goers. The star of this film is handsome, Tom Hardy who plays Theo or Thesus. Tony Todd is Deucalion the tyrant king who plays it to the hilt. Other cast members include Lex Shrapnel, Jonathan Readwin and Rutger Hauer as Cyrnan. There is a great deal of violence as I said, but it goes hand in hand with fiery, dark caverns, the amazing Minotaur and especially the explosive finally. Take it from me, this version will become a Classic and thus I recommend it enthusiastically to one and all. ****

Scott LeBrun In an ancient time and place ("Minotaur" was filmed on location in Luxembourg, both interiors and exteriors), people that tended towards "hedonism and greed" needed a god that was somehow more tangible, one of flesh. So they contrived one by impregnating their Queen, who gives birth to this thing. Naturally, things get way out of control, and soon a regular requirement of sacrifices of the young comes about to keep the beast in check. One young man, Theo (Tom Hardy of "Layer Cake", "RocknRolla", "Bronson", and "Inception", etc.) is led to believe that a lost love of his, a past sacrifice to this thing, is still alive so he agrees to take on the challenge of determining if the Minotaur is really so much of a "god" and can actually be killed. Normally, when we watch stuff like this, we expect a lot of silliness and a lot of cheese and know not to take it terribly seriously. "Minotaur", however, which is inspired by Greek mythology, does go out of its way, for a while, to keep these elements at bay and deliver a somber, moody, foreboding kind of tale - and it works pretty well. Granted, before too long, the mostly inane characters cease to maintain any sort of interest and it becomes tedious watching these people get picked off. The actors who come off the best are Tony Todd (not surprisingly), who's magnetic as usual even if there's a definite feel of Candyman to his performance, and the absolutely luscious Michelle Van Der Water as the sister to Todd's character (one fun kinky touch is that Todd loves her more than as just a sibling, which doesn't exactly sit well with her), who's tired of the senseless deaths and tries to defy him. The actors playing the would be victims don't have enough to work with to register very strongly, but there is the attraction of seeing some veterans in the form of Rutger Hauer (whose disappearance from the story is rather disappointing) and the legendary, sultry Ingrid Pitt, who's actually unrecognizable, buried under heavy makeup, as the cave dwelling Leper. The creature gets a reveal sooner than this viewer would have liked, but it's reasonably impressive - big, bad, and ugly, and done with both digital and practical effects. There's some nastiness for gore hounds, although a lack of real detail (there's too much stuff taking place off screen, for one thing) will likely leave them less than satisfied. Not exactly that good, but not all that bad either; it may amuse the genre fan who doesn't demand too much from what they watch. Six out of 10.

insomniac_rod Although it premiered on theaters here in México, I waited for it to land on Blockbuster. I expected a solid B-flick and I ended up having more than desired."Minotaur" isn't by any means a memorable action movie with mythological elements but it's an interesting flick with a solid plot and decent f/x.I didn't care much for the atmosphere or technical aspects of the movie because the plot was really interesting and fast paced.Please give this movie a try if you enjoy mythological related movies with monsters, princesses, and solid action sequences.Recommended for b-movie lovers.

Scarecrow-88 A monstrous product of a queen and bullgod by a people who desired amorous things, is fed the children of a nearby village(8 youths)every so often. This massive bull, named the Minotaur, with a diseased skeletal look, was caged within a cavernous labyrinthine pit underneath the palace which is now ruled by King Deucalion(Tony Todd, chewing the scenery as the lecherous villain)and his sister Queen Raphaella. Sheepherder Theo(Tom Hardy)is being groomed by his father Cyrnan(Rutger Hauer in a glorified cameo)to become leader of their little village which is often raided by Deucalion of the youth. A wart-infested leper informs Theo that his beloved Ffion(Donata Janietz), who was one of those chosen as meat for the Minotaur, is still alive and that he was destined to be the very man to kill the god. Their village worships the Minotaur as a deity, but Theo believes, thanks to this driven spirit and a strong love for his Ffion, he can kill the beast and will sneak among the chosen to face the music. Among those from the village chosen are loud-mouth Vena(Fiona Maclaine), gruff & tough Tyro(Lex Shrapnel)who holds a grudge against Theo for "taking his girl Ffion away from him", mute Morna(Maimie McCoy), Morna's love and Theo's close friend Danu(Jonathan Readwin), Tyro's love interest Didi(Lucy Brown)and quiet Ziko(James Bradshaw)who keeps to himself mostly. These are the ones who will be sent into the beast's lair maze to try and survive. Theo will have to somehow guide them through the most difficult situation. In an interesting turn of events, Raphaella hopes that Theo will succeed and opposes her brother Deucalion who wishes for her to bare him a child. She, herself, will enter the monster's lair willing to face whatever obstacles come upon her as a sign of resistance towards Deucalion and what he stands for. Meanwhile, Deucalion will plead with his sister to return even promising the bullgod statue sacrifices of the entire village and infants born for it.Okay little mythical monster movie set centuries ago..small scale and mostly takes place within the Minotaur's den. A slight bit of graphic violence showing the Minotaur goring victims, but most of the deaths in the film happen off screen. Nothing truly memorable about it, really. May work best for monster movie fans with a Saturday afternoon to spare.