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LUCIUS ARTORIUS CASTUS

Advantages: An adventurous but not violent film, accurate but not too deep
Disadvantages: Set in a period away from classical legend

...film Arthur. ORIGINAL TITLE: King Arthur COUNTRY: USA YEAR: 2004 LENGTH: 126 ' DIRECTION: Antoine Fuqua The film tells the story of Arthur, contraction of Lucius Artorius Castus, which is the bastion of the Roman Empire in Britain and defending by indigenous Woad with which he or perennial war; Roman father and mother britanna, at his side knights sarmati, glorious fighters, convicted after the defeat in an epic battle past and to serve the ...
...these words, the knights of King Arthur immigrants speak of England, which is the great protagonist of this film. The filming of endless green fields, snow-covered woods or a vast frozen lake, are certainly crucial to immerse themselves in the epic story that the film tells us. The narrative unfolds between battles and imposing crisis idealistic characters, all seasoned with a new historical supposition about the origins and life of the legendary ...

sissismile 15.01.2008 · Read full review
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Review of King Arthur (DVD)

No Challenge for Sharpe

Advantages: Superbly shot, great casting
Disadvantages: none really!

I have to admit, i was absolutely gutted when this came out. I'd just spent a small fortune on the boxset. On the other hand, I was chuffed to bits, sharpe was back! It'd been a long time since Sean Bean had donned that uniform, and it shows - though it fits in perfectly with the storyline. The storyline is loosely based on the book "Sharpes Fortress" - the last of the Sharpe in India series. In Challenge, Sharpe returns to India as a retired ...
...gets himself involved with the Incompetent Simmerson (the most hated of sharpes enemies!) and ends up posing as a redcoat deserter, to rescue the ailing generals daughter and save the day - though things go terribly wrong when a captured sargeant gives Sharpe and Harper away - and as always with Sharpe, death, mass explosions and screaming charges ensue! Despite the fact that over a decade had passed between waterloo and challenge, Sean Bean and ...

demonbarak 20.05.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Sharpe's Challenge (DVD)

VERY GOOD!

Advantages: Definatly worth watching, potentil of being a great.
Disadvantages: A little rushed, lacks final battle scene the film has built up to

I believe this has to be one more film that truly deserves Bruce Willis as its lead character. The film is an emotional story instead of the full action you would normally expect from this time of film. However as well as emotive this film is action packed, keeping a good balance of emotional story and action. Definatly for fans of Saving Private Ryan and Black Hawk Down, has the potential of being a classic film however i think this film lacks the ...

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Review of Tears Of The Sun (Collector's Edition) (DVD)

Tears Of the Sun

Advantages: Sucks you deeper as film progresses, action gradually increases.
Disadvantages: Tails off slightly at the very end.

The film starts off with news footage taken from the time of the civil unrest in nigeria which show some quite disturbing images, the film them dips into a typical action film for a while before Bruce Willis and co. start their long hike with the refugees. As the film progesses the scenes get more graphic and the team get more attached to the african people. Fantastic for people who like action with a strong emotional hook in there too, it also raises ...
...over the top and theres lots, i mean lots of action towards the end. The acting is quite good for the most part of the film as each character underplays the role to a good extent until the very end when Bruce Willis needs to have his meaning pause covered in blood as the wounded hero. Despite this, still really good, and Monnica Bellucci proves something nice to look at, as well as being the soft side to teh hardened Bruce Willis. ...

metalrocker92 18.09.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Tears Of The Sun (DVD)

Nights are around

Advantages: strong plot, excellent casting,
Disadvantages: none

King Arthur is a old legend told many times but this film has a different spin on the classic tale. The legend is told of king Arthur as a commander of Knights born to a roman farther and English mother, the Knights are selected by an ancient pact to the romans and are taken as children to serve the roman empire. Arthur, Lancelot and the other Knights are bound by this and have won many battles on behalf of the roman empire as to rise to legendary ...
...to the end of their 15 year service to the Romans and are commanded to complete one more task before their freedom is granted. The film is much of a journey of self discovery for Arthur who has renounced the Pagan religion of his ancestors and strives for a peaceful Christian world. as he takes this final quest for freedom he discovers many things about his ideals and himself before he discovers his true destiny. The cast is excellent with Kiera ...

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Review of King Arthur (DIRECTORS CUT) (DVD)