Braveheart is not very historically accurate, but damn do I love it. The battles, William Wallace and his crew...Longshanks was such an effective villain, too.
Kingdom of Heaven is another one of my favorites, but you have to watch the director’s cut. The theatrical version is a mess. One of the worst butcher jobs I’ve ever seen by a studio. The DC otoh is one of Ridley Scott’s best movies, imo. And you’re talking about a guy that made Alien, Blade Runner, Gladiator, etc.
I read a ton of books from the time, but I can never find a decent movie. Braveheart was great if historically wrong. I watched "Hal" on Netflix, and that was just awful all around.
There is a movie coming out based on the first book of The Bernicia Chronicles called The Serpent Sword. You are looking at very early Darkd Ages. 7th century. The trailer doesn't give me a lot of hope.
For TV shows, I thought Vikings was good for a while and then I lost interest. The Last Kingdom on Netflix is good, although I think the lead was horribly cast. It's based on The Saxon Tales. The time of Alfred and right after him.
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I would have to say Braveheart, personally. The scene where he Is riding up to the camp where they have taken his wife is one of my favorite movie scenes of all time. These other two movies aren’t medieval movies, but you get a similar feel from them. I loved Gladiator and Troy.
(08-28-2020, 09:54 AM)michaelsean Wrote: I read a ton of books from the time, but I can never find a decent movie. Braveheart was great if historically wrong. I watched "Hal" on Netflix, and that was just awful all around.
There is a movie coming out based on the first book of The Bernicia Chronicles called The Serpent Sword. You are looking at very early Darkd Ages. 7th century. The trailer doesn't give me a lot of hope.
For TV shows, I thought Vikings was good for a while and then I lost interest. The Last Kingdom on Netflix is good, although I think the lead was horribly cast. It's based on The Saxon Tales. The time of Alfred and right after him.
Vikings was really good for the first couple seasons, but then it pretty much fell off a cliff. Once Travis Fimmel wasn’t around to carry the show anymore I bailed.
I love The Last Kingdom, and don’t really mind Alexander Dreymon. My brother who reads the books has told me Uthred is supposed to be much different physically (I guess he’s supposed to be huge?), but oh well. David Dawson was great as Alfred. I highly recommend this one.
(08-28-2020, 11:40 AM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: Vikings was really good for the first couple seasons, but then it pretty much fell off a cliff. Once Travis Fimmel wasn’t around to carry the show anymore I bailed.
I love The Last Kingdom, and don’t really mind Alexander Dreymon. My brother who reads the books has told me Uthred is supposed to be much different physically (I guess he’s supposed to be huge?), but oh well. David Dawson was great as Alfred. I highly recommend this one.
Yeah it was kind of like casting Tom Cruise as Jack Reacher. Uhtred is much larger, and that voice. He's a good actor I suppose, and I've gotten used to him, so I enjoy the show.
Agree on Vikings.
“History teaches that grave threats to liberty often come in times of urgency, when constitutional rights seem too extravagant to endure.”-Thurgood Marshall
(08-28-2020, 12:14 PM)Bengalzona Wrote: "Norsemen" on Netflix
I read they film it twice. Once in their language (Norwegian maybe?) and once in English.
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(08-23-2020, 12:48 PM)bfine32 Wrote: I love the genre and cannot get enough. I what all the series and most of the Movies so I ask what are some of your favorites in the Genre.
If I had to pick personal favorite it would be The 13th Warrior.
Also big fan of:
A Knight's Tale
Excalibur
King Arthur. The Clive Owen one. As a huge SOA fan I could wait for the one with Charlie, but found it lacking
Robin Hood- The Kevin Costner one.
The 13th warrior is a very good one,
(08-28-2020, 11:40 AM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: Vikings was really good for the first couple seasons, but then it pretty much fell off a cliff. Once Travis Fimmel wasn’t around to carry the show anymore I bailed.
I love The Last Kingdom, and don’t really mind Alexander Dreymon. My brother who reads the books has told me Uthred is supposed to be much different physically (I guess he’s supposed to be huge?), but oh well. David Dawson was great as Alfred. I highly recommend this one.
(08-24-2020, 09:43 AM)Tiger Teeth Wrote: King Arthur - The one bfine mentions. 13th Warrior - Banderas was awesome. Braveheart - One of my top 3 movies.
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