dejawolf
Joined Dec 2005
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since i didn't like the previous movie, i had my doubts about this one. the critics are right, this movie takes itself way too seriously. batman wobbling around in a cheap-looking rubber suits, constantly talking in a grumbling voice... not really my idea of cool. seriously, he walks like a penguin! but it goes to say how awesome this movie must be, for even these things doesn't pull the movie down from its high, dark, horse. this movie is film noir at its finest, where the line between good guy and bad guy is thin as a strain of hair. why? the best bad guys coming out of Hollywood in a long time. crazy, inventive, cruel and chaotic.
i've been holding back on watching this one for a while now. but now that i've watched it.. it might be one of those few movies i'll gladly watch again. lets get one thing out of the way first though, its not anally retentively historically correct, but the general feeling of the crusades is kept intact, and it certainly inspired me to read some more about balian of iberin. and what more can you ask of a historical movie. really..?
it suffers a bit from what most historic epic movies suffers from, a somewhat compressed storyline, you can feel it stutters sometimes, and moves a bit fast in some sections, but ultimately it doesn't draw down the movie as a whole, as most of the characters are fleshed out just enough that you get a feel of their personality, even for the characters who only get a few seconds of screen time. another thing that i really like about this movie is that the battles are not muddled and confusing like in Alexander, where all you see is a lot of smoke, and some guy riding on a horse with a spear.
they are much more brutal and visceral, and wonderfully choreographed. also, there's some classic medieval weaponry featured, and for those who've played medieval: total war 2, you'll certainly recognize it.
oh and the characters are all immediately recognizable, as they each have a very unique and rich personality, and even if you only get to know them for a short while, you feel they have a weight of history with them, and feel a bit sad when they die.
so anyways, if you liked LOTR, brave-heart and troy, i'd recommend you watch this one.
it suffers a bit from what most historic epic movies suffers from, a somewhat compressed storyline, you can feel it stutters sometimes, and moves a bit fast in some sections, but ultimately it doesn't draw down the movie as a whole, as most of the characters are fleshed out just enough that you get a feel of their personality, even for the characters who only get a few seconds of screen time. another thing that i really like about this movie is that the battles are not muddled and confusing like in Alexander, where all you see is a lot of smoke, and some guy riding on a horse with a spear.
they are much more brutal and visceral, and wonderfully choreographed. also, there's some classic medieval weaponry featured, and for those who've played medieval: total war 2, you'll certainly recognize it.
oh and the characters are all immediately recognizable, as they each have a very unique and rich personality, and even if you only get to know them for a short while, you feel they have a weight of history with them, and feel a bit sad when they die.
so anyways, if you liked LOTR, brave-heart and troy, i'd recommend you watch this one.