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Légions Les Guerriers de Rome

Original title: Boudica
  • TV Movie
  • 2003
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
1.4K
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Alex Kingston in Légions Les Guerriers de Rome (2003)
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Boudica, the Warrior Queen on Britain, leads her tribe into rebellion against the Roman Empire and the mad Emperor of Rome Nero.Boudica, the Warrior Queen on Britain, leads her tribe into rebellion against the Roman Empire and the mad Emperor of Rome Nero.Boudica, the Warrior Queen on Britain, leads her tribe into rebellion against the Roman Empire and the mad Emperor of Rome Nero.

  • Director
    • Bill Anderson
  • Writer
    • Andrew Davies
  • Stars
    • Alex Kingston
    • Steven Waddington
    • Emily Blunt
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    • Director
      • Bill Anderson
    • Writer
      • Andrew Davies
    • Stars
      • Alex Kingston
      • Steven Waddington
      • Emily Blunt
    • 34User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    Alex Kingston
    Alex Kingston
    • Boudica
    Steven Waddington
    Steven Waddington
    • King Prasutagus
    Emily Blunt
    Emily Blunt
    • Isolda
    Leanne Rowe
    Leanne Rowe
    • Siora
    Ben Faulks
    Ben Faulks
    • Connach
    Hugo Speer
    Hugo Speer
    • Dervalloc
    Gary Lewis
    Gary Lewis
    • Magior the Shaman
    Alex Hassell
    Alex Hassell
    • Roman Officer
    James Clyde
    James Clyde
    • Roman Sergeant
    Angus Wright
    Angus Wright
    • Severus
    Steve John Shepherd
    Steve John Shepherd
    • Catus
    Jack Shepherd
    Jack Shepherd
    • Claudius
    Gideon Turner
    Gideon Turner
    • Didius
    Frances Barber
    Frances Barber
    • Agrippina
    Andrew Lee Potts
    Andrew Lee Potts
    • Nero
    Theodor Danetti
    Theodor Danetti
    • Master of Ceremonies
    Cristina Serban Ionda
    Cristina Serban Ionda
    • Iceni Mother
    • (as Cristina Serban)
    Alan O'Silva
    Alan O'Silva
    • Iceni Warrior
    • (as Alin Olteanu)
    • Director
      • Bill Anderson
    • Writer
      • Andrew Davies
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    nickjg

    Definitely dud of the year. Imagine Lord of the rings done on home video by people off the street!

    I don't want to spoil this for any future viewer but this show will probably never be shown again. There are few facts known about Boudica, except that she burned London and Colchester and that she was whipped, her daughters raped and she took her revenge. In this feeble production, London and Colchester are a set of tent encampments- which the cast ludicrously describe as a 'big city.' The actors either shout a lot or sleepwalk through their parts. Nero is made up for a silent movie and, given the script, its a pity that it wasn't. They threw in the salacious bits - Nero fumbling with his mother's dress- poisoning and threatening, but in the language of a wide boy. At every point where you would expect some dramatic and memorable words, the script degenerates into soap opera. The battle scenes were large and animated but unengaging. The story was corrupted into another 'look how beastly they're being to the Celts' whinge with the usual dreary 'Celtic' solo singer and predictable 'magical' swords and a fey Scots magician on hand to give senseless advice. In fact, no clichee was left untouched. The high and important issues about power and oppression were treated like captions in a picture story in a teen mag.

    So who was it for? Historians? hardly; Adults? only for porn value; Kids, only those who have never seen 'The Mummy' or 'Lord of the Rings'- This was like Lord of the Rings done on home video with a cast off the street. There were some talented actors involved, but this was no showcase for their abilities!
    5malcolm_murray

    Boudica

    Boudica is, by TV standards, a big-scale romp, with large battle scenes and predictable displays of Roman decadence sitting alongside an attempt, expected from writer Andrew Davies, to add some historical focus and modern relevance.

    Alex Kingston is in commanding form as the flame-haired warrior queen. It's the type of role she is moulded for - feisty and forceful with just a hint of no-nonsense sex. She does seem to look more like Mel Gibson in Braveheart as the film progresses, but her big pep talk to the troops is at least as powerful as Mel's. In the generally fine supporting cast, Gary Lewis is stoutly impressive as a seemingly magically abled priest supporter of Boudica; Jack Shepherd makes the most of the stammering Claudius, and Andrew Lee Potts, despite coming across like a spoilt brat and a half-dressed drag act, has fun with the positively loathsome Nero.

    Add in some fairly strong gore, amusing sex and tolerable use of modern language and Boudica falls somewhere between bodice-ripper and historical epic. Good fun all round. 7/10
    pmicocci

    Histo-tainment, Andrew Davies style

    I agree with the previous comments concerning this production, and I would like to add that it demonstrates a complete innocence of knowledge of Roman history as well. It's amazing that, being such puling, punkish little perverts, as they are depicted almost without exception, the Romans managed to more or less hold an empire together for another four centuries (despite the sententious pronouncement that "here the Roman Empire stands or crumbles"). The only Romans that appear to have more than a few decades on them are Claudius and Seutonius. Nero looks like he's suffering from a combination of tuberculosis and malaria; and he seems to have been conflated with Caligula, showing a penchant for strutting around in armor more appropriate in the son of a famous general who grew up in army camps in Gaul than in the haughty, patrician artist the historic Nero appears to have fancied himself to be. I guess all those emperors look the same from a distance of a couple of millennia. Also, there appears to have been a distinct lack of sunlight (not to mention personal hygiene) in the first century AD. All in all, I suppose it's slightly more authentic than an episode of Xena: Warrior Princess.
    vad-2

    A bad script,poor quality production and opportunity missed

    I watched this on prime-time television with the expectation of seeing a good production. There is nothing that I can write about this poor quality production which would recommend it. The events of this part of our history are not well documented but Boudica did exist so at the very least we should have been treated to a more realistic portrayal of her and her exploits. Alex Kingston acted the part well but she was handicapped by a bad script, poor supporting actors and very unrealistic scenery and props. This was a lost opportunity to show a piece of English history to a generation who probably know little about the past. Even a computer generated Star Wars type film would have been preferable to this production. There is little more to say but please do better next time English history is being screened.
    escoles

    Heavy-Handed Political Metaphor...

    ... but, that said, an interesting document of its time. (Which is to say, 2002-2003, the time of the Second Iraq War.)

    Romans are painted as arrogant evangelists for the Roman Way and "true" Roman religion -- as decadent in the extreme, by comparison with the virtuous (and bloodthirsty) Celts.

    The radical inaccuracies of this picture are instructive. For example, imperial Romans are seen as intensely focused on the illegitimacy of Celtic religion -- real Romans of Nero's time probably wouldn't have cared that much about enforcing their state religion until the subjects were in the economic loop of the Empire. Standard Roman field punishments (e.g., death by slow public crucifiction) are conveniently witheld so that central characters can live on to avenge their humiliation. Roman camps, contrary to the usual marching discipline, are left un-palisaded and conveniently open to attack by the much-feared Britons. And the Celts themselves are turned into some kind of bloodthirsty hippie-clan, where Celt-on-Celt violence is conveniently glossed over and women easily sit at the head of armies.

    (BTW, I'm not entirely sure these should be Celts, as they're said to be during the screenplay. But I'm sure someone can come forth in a later review to correct my apprehension...)

    And consider: The phrase "terrorism" is bandied about self-righteously at every turn; sober elder-statesmen with a workable plans are subverted by treachery; a devious ruler vetoes the sensible advice of rational military men in favor of a plan that results in needless bloodshed; clerics drive the action behind the scenes, exhorting their leaders to fight for the honor of their god and heritage, against the corruption of their people.

    All in all, it's a fairly heavy-handed metaphor for Americo-British imperialism in the Islamic world -- a cautionary fairy tale, if you will.

    Oh, and, by the way -- it's a really dumb movie. If the production values were a little higher, it would be a real candidate for a bad movie night.

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      Fight director Roberta Brown and technical advisor Chris Halstead trained Alex Kingston in sword-fighting and riding a chariot in the suburban neighborhood of Los Angeles. But during training, a policeman arrived. Alex Kingston explained about Boudica, and the policeman, who liked to research historical figures, was impressed asked when Boudica would be on television, and allowed them to continue training.
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      Boudica: Romans, you are damned. You have awakened the terrible anger of our gods and ancestors, and they will show you no mercy. We will crush your bones into the land you have desecrated. We will slit your veins and watch the blood burst from you and shower down upon our soil. We will swallow you up. And our strong green shoots will spring to life where you once stood.

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      Boudica: See your gods tremble and fall before the wrath of Boudica!

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    • Release date
      • October 13, 2003 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Romania
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Warrior Queen
    • Filming locations
      • Boudica statue, Westminster Bridge, Westminster, London, England, UK(closing scenes in modern day London)
    • Production companies
      • Box TV
      • Media Pro Pictures
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      • $10,478
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 39m(99 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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