Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #13850 in VHS
• Released on: 1999-04-27
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Formats: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of tapes: 1
• Running time: 80 minutes

Amazon.com
Combine medieval knights with some (relatively) grown-up Power Rangers, throw in dragons and two-headed dogs, and update the story with female and African American warriors, and you've got a politically correct fantasy for today's kids. This 85-minute movie is an outgrowth of the FoxKids half-hour television series. The four titular knights find their quests for custom-made armor laden with special powers constantly interrupted by the evil Queen Maeve, who is determined to wrest the kingdom from the king, father of female knight (and princess!) Deirdre. Filmed on location in Ireland and sporting computer-animated effects, this tale should appeal to the young Dungeons-and-Dragons male crowd, as well as young females looking for a more proactive role model than the traditional Arthurian maiden. --Kimberly Heinrichs

Customer Reviews

Please release season one on DVD!!
My kids love this video and loved the series when it was on Fox. Unfortunately, we discovered the TV series towards the end of the season right before it was cancelled. My kids would love to watch the whole season one (they have watched this video countless times). Mystic knights is a fun video that doesn't take itself too seriously. The monsters aren't too scary, the heroes always win, and good values are somehow mixed in with the lot. There is of course a wizard, and valuation of powers not from God - a warning for those of you who find that offensive. But there is a good strong female character, and a black character who is very positively portrayed as a king's son who is trying to save his people.

Mystic Knights beat Power Rangers ANYDAY!
In an attempt to "unhook" my son from those ever present Power Rangers, I picked up this movie. It is absolutely wonderful. Mystical creatures and places (all rooted in actual Irish folklore) combine with action on a tamer and more understandable level than the average Power Ranger flick. The characters are all well developed (for a children's movie) and amusing; and the special effects, while by no means dazzling to an adult, are enough to mystify any child. Throw in fairies, pixies, leprauchans and the occassional dragon, and you have a tale to spark the imagination. Now, my three year old son and two year old daughter both run around hollering "Fire Within Me" and "Air Above Me" instead of trying to karate chop each other!

this is a great collection of the knights' episodes!
although a kids' show, Mystic Knights of Tir-Na-Nog is a wonderful show for all ages. it combines ancient lore, celtic mythology, wonderful music and is filmed on location in ireland! the actors, especailly lochlann o'mearain and vincent walsh (rohan and angus), are wonderful at portraying thier characters. every episode is a freat adventure but this is an excellent introduction to the kingdom of Kells and the knights that fight for peace within the land.