The Ash Lad is an excellent fantasy adventure movie! It’s well worth watching and great for the whole family! Especially if you’re a fan of The Princess Bride, you will love The Ash Lad. It’s an action-packed adventure that’s light-hearted, sweet but not saccharine, silly but still smart—just like The Princess Bride.In this movie, Espen “Ash Lad,” a poor farmer’s son, embarks on a dangerous quest with his brothers to save Princess Kristin from a giant troll known as the Mountain King, in order to collect a reward and save his family’s farm from ruin. They even use Edvard Grieg’s “In the Hall of the Mountain King” from Peer Gynt as background music in the main action scene!The Ash Lad: In the Hall of the Mountain King 2017 Movie Download.
According to legend, the princess was obliged to be married before her 18th birthday, or else she would be taken away by the “mountain king” of trolls. Nordic King Erik orders his daughter Kristin, who heretofore had turned down all suitors, to marry Danish prince Fredrik. Prince Fredrik arrives to wed Kristin, but she refuses him and runs away.The king promises his daughter’s hand and half the kingdom to whomever can save her. Prince Fredrik sets out with his burly men, but they face unexpected competition from the three peasant brothers: Per, Pål, and Espen. Playful, clumsy Espen, a daydreamer unable to get any chores done, had always tested his father’s patience, so this is his chance to prove himself.
I was surprised to find this rare jewel of a movie on Amazon Prime. An entertaining adventure that watches like a good book reads – i.e. slow-paced but never boring – The Ash Lad is a blend of the Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Anderson, Princess Bride, Jack and the Beanstalk. The engaging family-friendly fantasy will entertain everyone from the very young to the young at heart.