content: What do you call a comedy that has no laughs? "Erik the Viking" is the cinematic equivalant of a dead pigeon carcass. They cut 25 minutes from the film's original 104 minute running time to 79 minutes. Reviewers who have seen the original version call this one a butchery. As far as I'm concerned they can expurgate the other 79 minutes. Warts and toe jam have a greater purpose than this flick. Life is precious and I had to waste part of mine on this dross. Shockingly, this film was directed by a Python, Terry Jones. Maybe he should have enlisted Terry Gilliam, a man who knows how to protect his artistic vision i.e. "Brazil". I'll give those who've seen the uncut version the benefit of the doubt that it was a better picture but I'm not going to hold my breath waiting to see it.