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They didnt have crossbows ANYWHERE in england at the time as far as i know. And the same goes for trebuchets (or whatever that was supposed to be) and stir ups for that matter.
I saw narnia and no, it does not ram the religious allegory down your throat. And it has children that can act! Not LOTR but definitely worth a looksee (though given that this is a fantasy forum i guess i dont have to say that).
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Posted 09 December 2005 - 10:16 AM
No the Picts had kept the crossbow alive and in use in scotland (not england true) from the roman times, there is now a fair bit of evidence for it, which is why their research was absolutely useless. Trebuchets definately not, what were they thinking.
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Posted 09 December 2005 - 03:10 PM
Regarding historic fumbles it will never get worse than "Gladiator".
Looking at army equipment one gets shivers, and seeing the Roman army (known for their field battles) making a stand in woods and FLAMING them to cloak a cavalry attack through burning forest you consider to leave - screaming loudly.
Looking at army equipment one gets shivers, and seeing the Roman army (known for their field battles) making a stand in woods and FLAMING them to cloak a cavalry attack through burning forest you consider to leave - screaming loudly.
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Posted 09 December 2005 - 06:04 PM
I don't disagree about King Arthur's flaws. But I still think the movie's fun. I stand by my right to have enjoyed it. 
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Posted 09 December 2005 - 06:05 PM
But you have no right to enjoy it. this is democracy at its finest. The majority think it is terrible, and so you have the choice to either conform or burn..
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Posted 09 December 2005 - 09:44 PM
chronicles of narnia was good, apart from 3 chavs talking straight through the movie, so my mate who's a mate with the manager of the cinema, says that we can come back and watch the first showing of King Kong on the wed b4 it goes out for the previews and the release date w00t
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Posted 10 December 2005 - 09:27 PM
Saw Doom.
And for a cheesy action flick it was pretty good actually. Oh yeah the whole DNA thing and the wrestling matches were silly and the fact that there was no hell in doom was beyond gay but apart from that.
I was grinning from ear to ear during the whole first person sequence.
Of course it couldve been a whole lot better. But it was never boring...
And for a cheesy action flick it was pretty good actually. Oh yeah the whole DNA thing and the wrestling matches were silly and the fact that there was no hell in doom was beyond gay but apart from that.
I was grinning from ear to ear during the whole first person sequence.
Of course it couldve been a whole lot better. But it was never boring...
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Posted 10 December 2005 - 10:38 PM
I saw Narnia today. Very good representation of the book, on the whole, though the "Lucy is such a cutie" thing wore off after about 5 minutes. The other kids were fairly annoying as well, but Aslan was done well, and the Centaur dude with two swrods was pretty awesome!
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Posted 11 December 2005 - 12:16 AM
I too caught Narnia today....man, that sounds like I caught VD or something....
Anyways, it was decent. Didn't blow my socks off or anything but it was fine enough. My biggest complaint is the music. There was no catchy, recognizable theme or for that matter, any memorable music at all. All grand, sweeping orchestra stuff but very generic.
Anyways, it was decent. Didn't blow my socks off or anything but it was fine enough. My biggest complaint is the music. There was no catchy, recognizable theme or for that matter, any memorable music at all. All grand, sweeping orchestra stuff but very generic.
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Posted 11 December 2005 - 02:21 PM
As for King Arthur, they were trying to put a spin on it that is likely....Arthur was Roman (descended from them or not).....Crossbows were in use, but not by the picts. I believe it was cambrian celts (as the Picts would not have had much access to Roman weapons being above the wall and all.). As for Trebuchets.....ou gotta remember that the Roman's were in Britain for about 200 years and they did use heavy weapons called "bastillae", Roman seige engines, which were in essence Trebuchets, or the precursor to....and when the Romans abandoned Britain in the 4th century to go home to Rome to fight off invasions by the Visigoths, they would not have taken all that with them. No point really. So there would have been leftover caches of these in Roman forts all over britain. So the weapons are not what I took issue with in King Arthur....but rather the story was LAME...and they made Bishop Germanus bad....who was, by all historical accounts of the man, a great general, and an even greater bishop.
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Posted 13 December 2005 - 06:17 PM
saw narnia - not bad but not particularly good either, a bit forgetable, especially when kong is out the week after
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Posted 15 December 2005 - 12:19 AM
Saw march of the penguins. One thing i learned... dont be a penguin.
And yeah... attributing human emotions to birds with a brain the size of a walnut wasnt exactly the most scientific thing to do... but DAMN baby penguins are CUTE!
Anyway if you like nature documentaries or penguins take a look, but its really not THAT good.
And yeah... attributing human emotions to birds with a brain the size of a walnut wasnt exactly the most scientific thing to do... but DAMN baby penguins are CUTE!
Anyway if you like nature documentaries or penguins take a look, but its really not THAT good.
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Posted 15 December 2005 - 12:54 AM
QuickTidal said:
As for King Arthur, they were trying to put a spin on it that is likely....Arthur was Roman (descended from them or not).....Crossbows were in use, but not by the picts. I believe it was cambrian celts (as the Picts would not have had much access to Roman weapons being above the wall and all.). As for Trebuchets.....ou gotta remember that the Roman's were in Britain for about 200 years and they did use heavy weapons called "bastillae", Roman seige engines, which were in essence Trebuchets, or the precursor to....and when the Romans abandoned Britain in the 4th century to go home to Rome to fight off invasions by the Visigoths, they would not have taken all that with them. No point really. So there would have been leftover caches of these in Roman forts all over britain. So the weapons are not what I took issue with in King Arthur....but rather the story was LAME...and they made Bishop Germanus bad....who was, by all historical accounts of the man, a great general, and an even greater bishop.
I was really hoping that King Arthur would turn out similar to Jack Whyte's A Dream of Eagles series of books, and it did share some things in common, but it was a disappointment on that level. Whyte's Bishop Germanus was waaay better. Anyway, I still enjoyed the movie.
Oh, and the worst thing about Bishop Germanus was getting a scabby old Italian (nothing against Italians) who doesn't speak a word of English to play him. I'm sorry, but scabby old Italians as Romans doesn't work for me. It's a movie, and everyone know that only Brits may portray Romans in movies (or other English speakers imitating Brits).
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Posted 16 December 2005 - 01:42 AM
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I was really hoping that King Arthur would turn out similar to Jack Whyte's A Dream of Eagles series of books, and it did share some things in common, but it was a disappointment on that level. Whyte's Bishop Germanus was waaay better. Anyway, I still enjoyed the movie.
Oh, and the worst thing about Bishop Germanus was getting a scabby old Italian (nothing against Italians) who doesn't speak a word of English to play him. I'm sorry, but scabby old Italians as Romans doesn't work for me. It's a movie, and everyone know that only Brits may portray Romans in movies (or other English speakers imitating Brits).
Oh, and the worst thing about Bishop Germanus was getting a scabby old Italian (nothing against Italians) who doesn't speak a word of English to play him. I'm sorry, but scabby old Italians as Romans doesn't work for me. It's a movie, and everyone know that only Brits may portray Romans in movies (or other English speakers imitating Brits).
LOL!! This is true, for if I learned anything from my years of watching historical drama....EVERONE from history, be they Roman, Greek, Russian ect....has a British accent!!
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Posted 16 December 2005 - 02:01 AM
QuickTidal said:
LOL!! This is true, for if I learned anything from my years of watching historical drama....EVERONE from history, be they Roman, Greek, Russian ect....has a British accent!!
Unless they're a british character, in which case they have either an American or very posh english accent;)
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Posted 16 December 2005 - 04:33 AM
"King of Arthur" made the historian in me wince. CRAP! PURE CRAP!
But still better than "Alexander."
But still better than "Alexander."
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Posted 16 December 2005 - 08:17 AM
I soo looking forward to jarhead!! Loved seeing this interview with director Sam Mendes. A couple of mintues into the interview Mendes comes back at the reporter with this wicked line "well maybe thats why you should stick to news reporting..." I did chuckle!!
http://www.channel4.com/news/special-repor...age.jsp?id=1343
Ooooohhhh Raaaaahh!!
http://www.channel4.com/news/special-repor...age.jsp?id=1343
Ooooohhhh Raaaaahh!!
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Posted 16 December 2005 - 10:46 AM
caladanbrood said:
Unless they're a british character, in which case they have either an American or very posh english accent;)
Well if you're looking for a bag guy in a movie then look no further than a Brit.
And if you're looking for an atypical Brit look for... Hugh Grant. I suppose it's better than thinking we all sound like we're from EastEnders as my Aussie work colleagues seem to imagine. Guvvner...
And I have to second Jarhead it does look very good... I think Jake Gyllenhaal (sp) is an excellent actor...
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Posted 01 January 2006 - 03:50 PM
PIRATES OF THE CARRIBEAN!!!2!!!
Quick! someone make a time portal! need 2 c movie. Bad! The trailer was awesome, I was laughing through even that!
Jarhead sounds pretty good 2. I like war movies, historical or modern. You always get every range of emotion in those battle situations. always gives way to excellent acting.
Btw has anyone watched equilibrium? Its one of the most kick ass movies I've ever seen. action sequences really smooth and fairly decent plot 2.
Quick! someone make a time portal! need 2 c movie. Bad! The trailer was awesome, I was laughing through even that!
Jarhead sounds pretty good 2. I like war movies, historical or modern. You always get every range of emotion in those battle situations. always gives way to excellent acting.
Btw has anyone watched equilibrium? Its one of the most kick ass movies I've ever seen. action sequences really smooth and fairly decent plot 2.
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