Before I get into the review, I wanna say I actually watched this film twice. The first time I turned it off after 45 mins because it was too boring. The second time I survived the whole film, but that was only because my little sister watched it too. (well I say watched it but she was practically asleep) The film was DIRE. I mean it. But in all honesty, it wasn't as bad as I imagined. It came in the same 4pk of rubbish family DVDs as The Adventures of Chris Fable, aka The Wylds (check my review on that), and that was the true worst movie of all time. Anyone who says this is the worst just hasn't dug deep enough in the Walmart bargain bin, or the cheap DVDs section of Tesco if you're from the UK (like me). Anyway... The film wasn't as bad as I expected. Sure, it was shockingly put together, the dialogue is awful, the audio and visuals aren't synched, the cast has a number of false names *cough* JACK BAKER *cough* and the budget is probably about seventeen bucks. But it wasn't terrible - I actually found some of the characters sort of likeable. And the sets and costumes weren't horribly made considering the budget. Unlike when I watched Chris Fable, I didn't feel a strange urge to do a 1,000° knife on my telly. Instead I actually wanted to sit and watch it to see if it got any worse. It didn't, actually. It was a poor, poor film, but it wasn't as abysmal as I expected. I think it'd go perfectly as a kids' morning movie on POP (UK) or Nickelodeon or something, I don't know.My Sister's Thoughts:Err...ok? Btw this IS me- his lil' sis' - writing this. Sooo, it wasn't the best someone could do...more like someone just said, 'Hey people I haz chezburger... LET'S MAKE A FILM!,' rip headphone users even though it didn't make any noise... -_- so, yes, wasn't the best. For me it was too long and yet people like me are so critical about long things even though we secretly are using films like this as an excuse to lie down and be lazy...(plz don't hurt meh) ANYWAY, overall it is dire and stupid and a poorly put together film, but lets actually take some time to appreciate how much work and effort these people (even if they're fake *cough, cough* thingy I forgot name...*does google* ohhh, Jack Baker and things *cough, cough*) took to make something for all of us and we just criticise it. err, what to say now? ohh..yeeee.. let us see! I thoroughly wasted an hour twenty minutes of my valuable life to watch something dat's never gonna make a difference. I'd at least expect some semi-good morals from a movie as bad as that but it was just so disappointing in more ways than 1. P.S- Teh broher saying to do the dabs on, 'how NOT to waste ur life on watching teh drek which happenings to be Max Magician & the legends of teh rings P.P.S- I haz chezburgered... I also haz just realised dat max magician + the legend of the rings = kinda stolen name... ------------------ D E W O T T -

Like most people here, i got this movie from the wal-mart bin. I thought it couldn't be that bad. Boy was i wrong! This movie is MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATRE 3,000 worthy. It starts off with two elf dudes running from the Red Cap. Both die after being hit with the cap's weapons. These deaths don't foreshadow anything else. These are the only deaths in the movie.The plot line is of a typical one. Loner boy gets picked on my bullies, meets a strange man, and discovers a whole new world where he is accepted. Nothing new here. If you listen to the commentary, the director says himself that the costumes were put together. And it shows. A lot. The audio is off kilter too. It shows a lot like at the part where max's father goes woah. The audio is either a little late or early(I'm not sure). In some cases the audio is so crude it becomes like a godzilla film.The movie is not all lost. The clothes and looks of max and his class mates make them look like they should have been in the SMASHING PUMPKINS' 1979 music video. And thats awesome. Also, the make-up. The make-up is actually pretty good. The best is on the red cap and lord dagda. Speaking of characters, whats up with TOM TIT TOT? Whats sad is that if you look at the making of bonus feature, everyone takes this movie seriously. Little did they know that instead of making a fantasy, they were actually making a comedy. Did they really think that this would become an American classic? If this was in theatres, it prob. would make a couple thousand.Overall, if you're looking for a good laugh, watch this movie. From the characters, dialog pauses, and an annoying mouse, this movie is funny.

The six year old in the house was given this as a gift. I don't know if the person was intentionally trying to cause the harm to our sanity or not. Yes, true grasps of sanity were stripped away with the viewing of this.I have suffered Care Bears, Dora, even Elmo... and in comparison, they are high cinema.The costuming looks as if the local Live Action Role Playing group was approached and told to bring their outfits. The fight scenes look of the same caliber. And if I continue on the LARP hypothesis, the back story of the fantasy world could come from them also.If this is so, then I am sure that those that play the game fully enjoy it and it is a compelling story, but there is too much missing to fully pull in an audience not in the know.All in all, not a compelling story, nor dynamic acting.

For a film that supposedly is so awful one must remember that this is an independent project with a non-existent budget. And for all the visible boom mics and dead rubber rats it still should be noted that this was a serious project for those involved and I have to give credit to director/producer Kevin Summerfield for pulling together a tough shoot with what he had. (did he need that Magic Book pages credit though?)It only goes to show how important a good script is. Without interesting, natural dialogue and a cohesive storyline any film will feel limp. The commentary also explains that the sound engineer was incompetent thus the regrettable re-dub. I would love to know the entire budget (the only mention is that the costume budget was under $1,000. Doesn't really help though) and also who got the tie-in with Wal-Mart. Perhaps it was a trade off to get all those candles? What the film lost in sparkle smoke it gained with distribution. The commentary is great! It's practically a how-to into low budget film making. How to cut corners with out making the film out of place. Thank God people still have the passion to go through with making their own movie. Look at the box. You know what you're getting. But as for the passion behind the film making process, it can not be denied. How many of us can say that we have a hyperlink on the IMDb?? Filmed beautifully in great natural locations in Maryland and Virgina. Nice editing job by producer/director. Looses 5 stars for poor script and sound [email protected]