The Rats: A Witcher Tale - Comments & Tips

There was a group of teenage bandits called Rats in the Witcher books. Thats the only thing this movie has in common with the books. Movie Rats are written as a stylized teen gang for light, fast-paced action, while the book Rats are traumatized, vicious war orphans whose violence, moral decay, and self-destruction are paramount. Film versions largely strip away their brutality, nihilism, so they stop reflecting the original thematic weight and corruption present in the novels. It's absolute disgrace of the original story.

I will say this: this movie definitely took some effort, but even after finishing the series, I was watching it for Ciri, not the mouse gang. I watched this movie first for Siri, then immediately watched the rest. Not because the movie was bad, I just had my eye on Ciri. The series was a 10 out of 10 in my opinion, but this is a 5 out of 10. You could have made a 10-episode series instead of an 8-episode series. Anyway, thanks for your effort.

This was better than I expected it to be. Strange. It would actually have been better to see this before season 4, as I think the rats are more likeable in this, so it would make them maybe a little less annoying during the show. But you can't watch this before season 4, because it literally starts with a major spoiler for the finale.

I’m not sure any WITCHER story will ever be good without Henry Cavill.

This was an absolute mess. In parts you could almost like the characters. Almost. Basically watched this for Dolph. The rats were not my favorite in season 4. They were a bit less annoying in this.

Boring and bland Direct-To-Netflix production. Hope that Dolph Lundgren got a hefty paycheck. Couldn't stand the weird black boy with its retarded nose piercings and the dumb blond hair dye. That's cultural appropriation. Not sure if this show/movie had a proper casting or if the weird producers just took their last night club pickup to work.

Didn’t even know this existed, not terrible, but season 4 of the Witcher made me hate the rats.

Leo Bonhart and Dolph Lundgren are the only bright sides of this bs. As terrible as Blood Origin. Waste of time.

I assume quite a few people will have noticed that a new season of “The Witcher” has been released on Netflix. However, I'm not sure if it's widely known that a special has also been released alongside it, which primarily focuses on the Rats, the group of outsiders that Ciri took into their ranks in season 4. Like the series, the result isn't necessarily bad, but it's also not nearly as good as it should be given the source material. And the Rats aren't the most interesting group of characters in either the books or the series to begin with, so a prequel about them wasn't exactly the most exciting idea. But at least we get to see more of Leo Bonhart (Sharlto Copley), who was a clear highlight of the fourth season (and the books). And Dolph Lundgren is also quite entertaining as a washed-up Witcher. Ultimately, however, “The Rats: A Witcher Tale” is little more than a fairly inconsequential supplement to the series. It’s definitely not a must-see.