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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2010 17:11:23 GMT
Hm... I usually don't go see movies myself. I only hit the theaters with my friends. Like, live theatre? That's kind of awesome. I just spent three weeks in London and saw 20 different shows while I was there. I do love me the "motion pictures" though. Or did you mean you don't go see movies alone? Does anyone see movies alone? Haha
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Post by Dom T. on May 19, 2010 17:20:29 GMT
LOL, no live theater. I'm not that... sophisticated. Your trip to London sounds pretty sweet.
Yeah, I don't go alone. Dunno if people go alone or not. Not particularly familiar with movie theaters. I only go if a friend asks me to go. I dunno, maybe I'm just lazy. Or it's just not my thing. I mean, I'll enjoy the movie while I'm there, but outside of the theater, I don't really care what's playing.
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2010 17:24:16 GMT
I'll go to a movie alone (the 2nd time) 1st time is with family, friends whatever. If it's really good (300, Gladiator, Bourne, whatever) and I feel I missed some stuff, why the heck not? Cheaper during the day and usually less crowded.
But those times are limited to the best action movies only.
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2010 17:24:38 GMT
I've yet to see the film, but one thing that bothers me is that the plot blurb on IMDB says that Robin Hood is "an archer in the army of Richard Coeur de Lion", which I assume refers to Richard the Lionheart, who was born in 1157. It then says that Robin "fights against the Norman invaders" by which I think they mean the Norman conquest of 1066. I know it's just a movie, but did this seem strange to anyone else?
I'd also be interested in hearing about its historical accuracy from a WMA perspective. In any case it looks like an entertaining movie, despite all the rather negative reviews of it I've seen on the internet.
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2010 17:33:29 GMT
I've long since let go of the hope to find things historically accurate in movies when I go--it leads to less headaches. The way I see it, I expect the same accuracy in film depictions of the past that I do of film depictions of the future. That is, whatever serves the story and makes the best/most satisfying entertainment experience possible. If we saw things straight accurate, much as I do love history, it often wouldn't work on screen.
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2010 7:05:33 GMT
I loved it. Not as good as Gladiator, on my opinion, but it was definitely worth seeing made me fall in love with type XII swords, lol
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2010 8:09:37 GMT
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2010 10:55:18 GMT
I'd also be interested in hearing about its historical accuracy from a WMA perspective. In any case it looks like an entertaining movie, despite all the rather negative reviews of it I've seen on the internet. Heh, if the fighting was anything like Kingdom of heaven I can't see there being much historical accuracy from a WMA perspective. Still, I REALLY want to see this. I'm quite partial to Ridley Scott movies. The "historical accuracy" button in my brain will be glued in the off position ;D
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2010 16:13:07 GMT
I have no idea how accurate the fight scenes were portrayed, but I do think the fight scenes were very well made. Not one moment was I caught up in the feeling that this is the same routine in every fighting movie I see.
And I've actually had my eye on the crusader for some time now, debating between that or the Kriegschwert for my first sword. I'd get it in black leather with some sort of etching done on the blade just above the guard.
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Post by Major, Cory J.~ on May 20, 2010 17:12:24 GMT
It was good to see a warhammer being used for once too in a movie, made me want to get one.!
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2010 17:19:05 GMT
It was good to see a warhammer being used for once too in a movie, made me want to get one.! /index.cgi?board=otherweaponreviews&action=display&thread=7046 /index.cgi?board=otherweaponreviews&action=display&thread=5342
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2010 17:30:10 GMT
get to see this tomorrow night, yay! Can't wait, loooove kingdom of heaven, not expecting historical accuracy just a damn good story.
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Post by shadowhowler on May 20, 2010 17:40:16 GMT
And I've actually had my eye on the crusader for some time now, debating between that or the Kriegschwert for my first sword. I'd get it in black leather with some sort of etching done on the blade just above the guard. I haz a Kriegschwert in all black... its nice... ;D On another note... I have never and likely will never go to a movie alone. I also almost never go to a resurant alone... only in airports or something along those lines.
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2010 7:44:41 GMT
I love history and expect documentaries to conform to a high level of historical accuracy, but it is really a case of comparing apples to oranges when looking at historical fiction. No need to be overly concerned with historical accuracy for a fictional figure. Historical fiction has a broad interpretative license and that's okay as it makes the story more entertaining.
Yeah, I also thought it was neat to see a warhammer in action.
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2010 21:22:21 GMT
If they'd just done a better job of hiding the higgins boats in the beach scene...is it that hard to find wooden boats?...
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2010 8:33:47 GMT
Ok, I've now seen it and...
Well "..." about sums it up. I was going in expecting a "Gladiator in England" but came away disappointed. There were some good parts, don't get me wrong, but the movie seemed to skip through the good parts and focus on the crap.
*very minor, non plot related spoiler* It did make me cringe tho when, on two separate occasions, a sword was used as a crowbar. Apparently Nottingham steel was stronger then anything we have today.
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2010 14:49:50 GMT
I'll be able to see this after a few days, can't wait... It seems that Windlass has claimed the license for the fan stuff. Luckily we'll be able to buy functional swords of Robin Hood! www.museumreplicas.com/g-22-robin-hood.aspx
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2010 14:10:17 GMT
Just saw it last night on a date with my wife for my 30th birthday. What a cool present. Excellent work through and through. Great costuming, sets and props. There were so many really great swords in this movie. Best consistency of look and quality I,ve ever seen in a batch of movie swords. I think I only saw one sword I thought was ugly. Beautiful proportions.
If you haven't seen this film and you are thinking of seeing it then go. This movie was made for the big screen. Don't wait to watch it on you itty bitty T.V. set on DVD.
It was worth the $20 for us to go.
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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2010 0:36:57 GMT
It has nothing to do with Robin Hood, other than a vague similarity and some names, but enjoy it anyway for what it is. Hard to tell, really- since he's only a legend with little to root him to reality, just about anything 'could' be the true story. I look forward to seeing it on DVD on my bigscreen (I can't see anything on a set smaller than 48" it seems lol). I've gotten so that I can't sit long in crowded theaters...
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