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Post by WVfishguy on Nov 12, 2018 7:32:38 GMT
Just watched Netflix movie "The Outlaw King."
This was about Robert the Bruce in the 14th Century, as he tried to unite Scotland under his rule.
I'm starved for medieval badassery, so I enjoyed the swords, the Scottish axes, war hammers and the assorted medieval weapon-fest. Cringed at some abuse of swords, including fight scenes with sword-on-sword smashing. But not as bad as some other movies I've seen.
Compared to some other movies, like the horrible "Kingdom of Heaven," this was at least somewhat true. And I liked the swords they used.
Any one else see "Outlaw King?" What did you think?
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Post by elbrittania39 on Nov 12, 2018 7:54:53 GMT
I saw it in my Netflix feed today but I haven't pulled the trigger yet. My main concern from the little autoplay trailer was it seemed really melodramatic and I tend to like my history movies a bit dryer. What are your thoughts on that front? Did it play up the drama a ton or did it keep itself more grounded and gritty?
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Post by Adventurer'sBlade on Nov 12, 2018 8:24:19 GMT
I liked it quite a lot. There was some silliness but overall it was not melodramatic, no. Bruce's character was probably a little gilded compared to the real man and Edward II got a raw deal with this portrayal. The politics were undoubtedly a simplified version of history but felt much less juvenile than we usually see in medieval movies. It felt much more historically accurate than braveheart and had just as visceral a battle scene as braveheart's Stirling, if not more so.
The only things braveheart had that made it more memorable than this film would be the score and the emotional appeal of revenge for Wallace's wife.
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Post by pgandy on Nov 12, 2018 14:47:55 GMT
They talk about this to some length over in the “Forum Cafe”.
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Post by bebut on Nov 12, 2018 15:00:06 GMT
Started watching it last night. OK, but I am not much into medieval. Like much Netflix stuff, they through in just enough sex and gory violence to make it suitable for kids or people who don't like to be manipulated by Netflix.
I hope the next season of Ertugrul will role around. It is amazing how Turkish TV can do an historical fiction without all the cheap crap thrown in.
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Post by razorseal on Nov 23, 2018 20:09:33 GMT
Started watching it last night. OK, but I am not much into medieval. Like much Netflix stuff, they through in just enough sex and gory violence to make it suitable for kids or people who don't like to be manipulated by Netflix. I hope the next season of Ertugrul will role around. It is amazing how Turkish TV can do an historical fiction without all the cheap crap thrown in. ohhh, me being turkish, this could be of interest to me! It's on netflix?
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Post by bebut on Nov 24, 2018 18:00:52 GMT
Started watching it last night. OK, but I am not much into medieval. Like much Netflix stuff, they through in just enough sex and gory violence to make it suitable for kids or people who don't like to be manipulated by Netflix. I hope the next season of Ertugrul will role around. It is amazing how Turkish TV can do an historical fiction without all the cheap crap thrown in. ohhh, me being turkish, this could be of interest to me! It's on netflix? Still there. search "Resurrection-Ertugrul". It is historical fiction about a real person. He was born to a Turkman tribe that was chased out of its homeland by the Mongols and fought the Crusaders on the other side. Eventually he fathered the man who was to become the founder of the Ottoman Empire which consolidated Muslim rule in the Mediterranean area for 400 years or so. Lotta episodes
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Post by Zen_Hydra on Nov 24, 2018 21:35:38 GMT
I like a lot of the mail, but at some point they just stopped part way through. Lots of swords cutting through mail with their edges. The Battle of Loudoun Hill was disappointing. The Black Douglas was disappointing. Being marginally better than Braveheart is the faintest of praise. It's just a whole lot more pretending the interests of nobility resonate with the lives of the common man. They don't, and the guillotine is too merciful.
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