{"id":39060,"date":"2025-06-07T10:46:21","date_gmt":"2025-06-07T14:46:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=39060"},"modified":"2025-06-07T10:46:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-07T14:46:21","slug":"solomon-kane-2009-starring-james-purefoy-z-view","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=39060","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Solomon Kane&#8221; (2009) starring James Purefoy \/ Z-View"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/stallonezone.com\/zone\/2025\/z060725zview_solomonkane2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"647\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Solomon Kane <\/strong><\/em>(2009)<\/p>\n<p>Director:\u00a0 <strong>M. J. Bassett<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Screenplay: <strong>M. J. Bassett<\/strong>; based on characters created by <strong>Robert E. Howard<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Stars: <strong>James Purefoy, Max von Sydow<\/strong><strong>, Mark O&#8217;Neal, Christian Dunkley-Clark, James Babson, Marek Vasut <\/strong>and <strong>Pete Postlethwaite.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tagline: <em>Fight evil&#8230; With evil.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The Plot&#8230;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the year 1600, Solomon Kane is a ruthless mercenary.\u00a0 Kane and his raiders steal and plunder.\u00a0 During an attack on a fortress, demons appear. Kane&#8217;s crew are killed.\u00a0 A Devil&#8217;s Reaper says that Kane has led a life of sin.\u00a0 The Reaper has been sent to claim Kane&#8217;s soul.\u00a0 Kane barely escapes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Shaken to his core, Kane joins a monastery and renounces violence.\u00a0 \u00a0After a year Kane is forced to leave.\u00a0 As Kane walks, unsure of where his path will lead, he is attacked by highwaymen.\u00a0 Kane refuses to fight back.\u00a0 Badly beaten, Kane is left for dead.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Crowthorns, a Puritan family finds and nurses Kane back to health.\u00a0 The Crowthorns are on a journey to the New World.\u00a0 Kane accepts an invitation to join them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Without warning, they are attacked.\u00a0 Kane is able to fight off his attackers. Meredith Crowthorn, the young daughter is kidnapped.\u00a0 The rest of the family is killed.\u00a0 \u00a0Kane learns that a cult making raids to collect slaves.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kane is determined to rescue Meredith.\u00a0 He believes that if successful, he will redeem his soul.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Thoughts (beware of spoilers)\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Solomon Kane<\/em> was originally planned as a trilogy.\u00a0 The two sequels were never made.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: inherit; color: initial;\"><em><strong>Solomon Kane (2009) <\/strong><\/em>rates 2 of 5 stars<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/stallonezone.com\/zone\/logo\/zview_d.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"100\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/stallonezone.com\/zone\/2025\/z060725zview_solomonkane.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"280\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Solomon Kane (2009) Director:\u00a0 M. J. Bassett Screenplay: M. J. Bassett; based on characters created by Robert E. 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