Kenji Wrote:"Braveheart" was great. "The Gladiator" was excellent. "TLOTR;trilogy" were perfect. "Troy" was not bad. "King Arthur" was bad(especially Clive Owen). "Alamo" was terrible. "Alexander" was......:eek:
Today, I saw Kingdom of Heaven in theater.
So, at first, I worried about "Kingdom of heaven". But I believed Ridley Scott. All his movies were success. That's right. He did it again! Like a Gladiator, I felt warrior's soul in this movie. It has worth to see.
By the way, did you recognize Edward Norton in this movie? I didn't. How could I know?! When I saw end credit, then I realized he was in it. :o :p
Kenji Wrote:"Braveheart" was great. "The Gladiator" was excellent. "TLOTR;trilogy" were perfect. "Troy" was not bad. "King Arthur" was bad(especially Clive Owen). "Alamo" was terrible. "Alexander" was......:eek:I saw this on Friday. This movie is SO MUCH better than Gladiator (recent movies least deserving of Best Picture IMO). I was expecting this movie to either demonize or glorify one side or another (Christian or Moslem), but it actually doesn't. Both sides have their good and bad. This movie really makes me want to learn more about the Crusades (any recommendations??).
Today, I saw Kingdom of Heaven in theater.
So, at first, I worried about "Kingdom of heaven". But I believed Ridley Scott. All his movies were success. That's right. He did it again! Like a Gladiator, I felt warrior's soul in this movie. It has worth to see.
By the way, did you recognize Edward Norton in this movie? I didn't. How could I know?! When I saw end credit, then I realized he was in it. :o :p
jimbow8 Wrote:BTW, no, I did not recognize Norton, either, not even the voice, which I normally would pick up on.
jimbow8 Wrote:I saw this on Friday. This movie is SO MUCH better than Gladiator (recent movies least deserving of Best Picture IMO). I was expecting this movie to either demonize or glorify one side or another (Christian or Moslem), but it actually doesn't. Both sides have their good and bad. This movie really makes me want to learn more about the Crusades (any recommendations??).Better than Gladiator? My husband and I love that movie. He really wanted to see Kingdom of Heaven, but we were hesitant because sometimes those are disappointing. We'll have to go see it.
stacyzinda123 Wrote:Better than Gladiator? My husband and I love that movie. He really wanted to see Kingdom of Heaven, but we were hesitant because sometimes those are disappointing. We'll have to go see it.I liked Gladiator but am not a huge fan. Basically, I think it was a standard action flick masquerading as a historical epic.
jimbow8 Wrote:I liked Gladiator but am not a huge fan. Basically, I think it was a standard action flick masquerading as a historical epic.
This one holds truer to the historical epic, IMO. I'm no expert on the Crusades, and I know there were liberties taken (like combining historical figures into one character and condensing the timespan), but I think this one holds up better.
The Mad American Wrote:I really enjoyed this movie too. I am a sucker for these kinds of movies. I must say that Orlando Bloom had me worried as the hero in this one. He just didn't seem to fit the part, but after seeing the movie I was very impressed with him in this.Are you referring to the really short one he gave while standing on the short wall? I wasn't really impressed with that speach actually thought it was kinda lame.
The one complaint (actually not really a complaint, just an observation) is what my wife and I have come to call the "Braveheart" speech. Have you noticed that all the movies in this genre have to have the big moral boosting speech before the big battle that has the odds stacked againts them? Actually the "braveheart" speech in this one was pretty good.