Ko0K on 18/5/2010 at 04:21
Both films have:
* The same director
* The same lead actor
* Reluctant heroes that band together after a chance encounter
* A noble king/emperor succeeded by calculating brother/son
* A strong-willed 'damsel in distress'
* Did I mention it's Russell Crowe playing the only role he can properly digest?
Anyway, overall that's not a bad formula. The movie felt long, but I thought the characters were done well. Would see it again on DVD with the closed caption on; I couldn't understand the gibberish in the early part of the movie.
june gloom on 18/5/2010 at 04:56
My mother wants to see this. I'm not so sure.
Morte on 18/5/2010 at 06:08
Quote Posted by Ko0K
Both films have:
* Did I mention it's Russell Crowe playing the only role he can properly digest?
Someone needs to watch The Insider.
N'Al on 18/5/2010 at 06:43
Quote Posted by Ko0K
Robin Hood = Gladiator ...in Tights!
Unfortunately, unlike
Gladiator,
Robin Hood is an unfocussed mess. Too many disparate, even downright stupid storylines that don't gel into anything coherent. (
http://cinema.thedigitalfix.co.uk/content/id/72558/robin-hood.html) This review sums it up quite nicely, imo.
More like
Kingdom of Heaven's Theatrical Cut; let's hope there's going to be a Director's Cut that fixes this thing - again.
Matthew on 18/5/2010 at 09:58
Hee, I enjoyed Russell's mini-meltdown over criticism of his accent.
Scots Taffer on 18/5/2010 at 10:51
The scale of aforementioned meltdown was somewhat exaggerated in the tabloids, of course.
But yeah, glad we've still got some prickly stars to give us amusement.
SD on 18/5/2010 at 10:54
Ah, but does it have the sloppy SFX that made Gladiator such a disappointment?
SubJeff on 18/5/2010 at 15:26
No. I wasn't expecting anything special and enjoyed it far more than I thought I would. There were a few things that irked me - riding from the North of England to the south coast/Dover in,errr, 3 hours?, and the fact that according to this film the only reason to wear armour is to look cool since only a shield will defend you from even the most glancing blow.
The plot isn't what you expect though and it's gritty enough for me. Looks great imho.
6/10.
Ko0K on 19/5/2010 at 03:28
Quote Posted by Matthew
Hee, I enjoyed Russell's mini-meltdown over criticism of his accent.
It's not just his. This movie has cast members from so many different parts of the world who, despite their best efforts, ended up contributing to a cornucopia of accents that was a bit distracting for me. Considering that I'm not much of an expert on various English tongues, the fact that even I could tell that the accents were all over the place makes me wonder if some Brits were pulling their hair while listening to the dialogues.
Muzman on 19/5/2010 at 04:18
Quote Posted by SD
Ah, but does it have the sloppy SFX that made
Gladiator such a disappointment?
Serious? I don't remember any major problems.
