The latest film adaptation by George RR Martin is as bad as feared and still fun

Runs into German cinemas from March 6, 2025: a new adaptation by George RR Martin that has nothing to do with Game of Thrones. Image source: Constantin Film

Werewolves, revolers, trains with tank guns on the roof and an end time à la Mad max.That doesn't necessarily sound like George RR Martin.But in The Lost Lands, a short story of the game-of-throne author is actually based.

And with Paul WS Anderson, a director is now lifted on the big screen, which is not exactly known for cinema high carpenters. But hey, I love his resident Evil films, even if my favorite video game series step on my feet.So a guilty pleasure that I just can't get away from(and actually doesn't want that at all).

Maybe that's why I can get something in the Lost Lands.According to Anderson, at least George RR Martin himself is enthusiastic (viaGamesradar).

And after a press demonstration with a lot of frowning and eye rollers, I can say with a clear conscience:Damn it, I understand it.

What is in the Lost Lands?

George RR Martin can't just fantasy.In The Lost Lands is a genuine post-apocalypse western, who fairly also comes with a few imaginative elements.

Briefly summarized:In the dystopian end time of in the Lost Lands, the dying overlord (Jacek Dzisiewicz) is over the last bastion of mankind. While his iron grip disappears more and more, his wife and queen (Amara Okereke) senses a unique chance.

She instructs the witch Gray Alys (Milla Jovovich) to give her the ability to turn into a werewolf. To do this, Alys has to take a dangerous expedition into the Lost Lands and recruits the mysterious Jäger Boyce (Dave Bautista) to support them.

Persecuted by the mighty church under Patriarch Jihan (Fraser James), a turbulent odyssey begins through a world that was left behind by humanity centuries ago.

You get a concrete impression of in the Lost Landsofficial trailer for the film:

Who is interesting for the Lost Lands?

Anyone who has ever seen a film by Paul WS Anderson knows what they are getting into.Action that changes from slow motion to a cutting storm. Platte and dialogues dripping before exposure, which even a Dave Bautista cannot save. And of course a leading actress who felt like nothing after an almost 40-year acting career.

Quite the opposite:It is almost impressive that Anderson's wife plays even lifeless and wooden than in the Resi films. (Whether the couple caught in the Lost Lands because Alys sounds like Alice? The parallel definitely eliminated me.)

You will not get another facial expression from Milla Jovovich in the Lost Lands. Image source: Constantin Film

Paul WS Anderson's film is the best proof that George RR Martin does not simply adapt to George RR.The plot of the film sometimes seems incomplete, incoherent and simply illogical:As if you had taken out key scenes to rush to the next cool set-piece as quickly as possible.

But I can't really blame the film, because becauseThe show values ​​of in the Lost Lands always have it all.So roast gray als and boys the skeletons of old nuclear power plants, pass the remains of old wind turbines in front of a burning sky and are followed by an angry, smoking war locomotive with tank guns on the roof.

Yes, the CGI and the effects do not play in the top league and maybe only inspire fans of the post -apocalypse like me. Nevertheless, the look of in the Lost Lands is coherent andReminds large end-time models such as Book of Eli or even Mad Max in its best moments.However, it can be discussed with a clear conscience as to whether it is a harmless inspiration or cheeky ideas of ideas.

You can accuse a lot in the Lost Lands. The end-time adventure definitely has its show values. Image source: Constantin Film

And even if it is on the story, in the Lost Lands again and againGeorge RR Martin's hands for a really exciting settingShow through, in which everything somehow grabs together. I want to know more about the river full of skulls in which the remains of powerful cruisers rest. Or about the conflict of the Königsgarde Overwatch with the fanats of the church armed up to the teeth.

Despite all of its problems and inadequacies, in The Lost Lands there is a certain charm somewhere. As with Paul WS Anderson's Resi films, his latest work has triggered a lot of frowning and shaking the head with me.But I would lie, should I say that I hadn't had fun in the cinema.