Kirpianuscus not only for the Medieval story. but for the clichés, absolutely normal when you present an episode who was well known. a story about heroism, resistance against tyranny, sacrifice and change of history. about friendship. and about values. historical accuracy is sacrificed for a noble message. nothing surprising in this. the good fact is to be perfect choice for the fans of genre. and to use a cast who does more than an admirable job. the bad side is low price for credibility of the story. the fight is axis. the explanation why only seven men must save the castle remains scene by scene. and this is the Achilles heel of the film. sure, it is a delight to see James Purefoy, Paul Giamatti, Brian Cox or Derek Jacobi in a historical drama who could be defined as good and almost impressive for the battle scenes. but something missing for to be real good.

Dario Balado During the Third Crusade between 1190 and 1194, King John of England, known as "John landless" attempted to usurp the throne of his brother Richard the Lionheart, who was fighting in the "Crusade of the Kings". Having been forgiven by his brother on his deathbed and appointed his heir, John began a reign that cost you maintain and John was the fifth son of Henry II and many disputed the throne. This led him to fight both Arthur of Brittany son of Richard and during most of his reign with the France of Louis VIII to gain recognition and support their lands. At the beginning of the thirteenth century King John was forced to sign in 1215 the "Magna Carta", which this June 15 met no less than 800 years. It determined that the monarch ceded some power being this limited, while the foundations of the common law in England sit. Thus a certain stability in the relationship with the barons of the kingdom would remain. The problem occurs when the king ignores the signed document, supported by the Pope and began a persecution of the barons who took part in the signing of the Charter with the intention of regaining power in the kingdom. So it begins at the First Barons' War (1215-1217). It is at this point that the film begins, we see it reflected the harshness and brutality of medieval siege of England in the early thirteenth century. Baron Albany is observed bringing together a group of gentlemen who along with Thomas Marshal, a Templar knight. The same, possibly a fictional character inspired by William Marshall, who really was not a Templar knight, supported Archbishop of Canterbury Stephen Langton, throughout the film struggle not only against the army of King Juan but also against himself, and you can see try not to break their vows of chastity once she meets Lady Isabel who was wife of Baron Reginald of Cornhill, a resident of Rochester Castle. The rebel group led by Baron Albany takes the castle on behalf of the rebellion and that is where the resistance begins. You can see the seven months that the siege carried out by King John, summarized in the lack of supplies must overcome those who were part of the resistance. An army of mercenaries hired by the Danish monarch trying to take the castle, including destroying part of it, since it represented a strategic position to the domain of southern England. Thus an almost constant battle in which you can see the cruelty of the time, perhaps exaggerated and blood for others, bordering on explicitness view movies Tarantino pound. The resolution of the story, and therefore siege by John Lackland, the hotel is a little of what really happened, but what the hell !!! this is Hollywood.

adonis98-743-186503 Saw this today and it was truly epic full of really good performances and the gore was even better than the 300. Brian Cox gives an amazing performance the same goes for Paul Giamatti who for once again he is great like he is in everything. I liked the characters i liked the action and i like the cast a really great movie to watch this film shows us why Hollywood should be more R instead of PG some scenes are so full on blood people loose hands, heads, arms,legs,foots and others are cut in half. The main protagonist is a badass i really hope we see him in more films you might know him from Solomon Kane. If you love those kind of movies you will love this one also.

kosmasp The actors alone bring so much gravitas to the movie, that it's not unfair to say that they elevate it completely. But the story also works, plus there is a lot of action and blood to be shed. If you like period settings, you will have quite a lot to watch here. And a lot to like obviously too.The movie is really good, but a sort of sequel kinda almost put it down. Don't watch the other movie before or after. If you must I guess after, but you won't like it. This here has a good script and good effects, with a few nice twists along the way (mostly predictable of course), that will keep you entertained.