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Brace yourselves... LAST LEGION (late Roman film) - Gordak - 06-12-2006

I wish I was joking about this...

http://www.firth.com/lastleg.html

Apparantly some producer stole a garbage truck full of "Zeena" and "King Arthur" props before it could make it to the incinerator.

If he had to bribe the driver, it probable trippled the budjet of this film.

-Similus
aka: Sam Johnson


Re: Brace yourselves... LAST LEGION (late Roman film) - Tarbicus - 06-12-2006

Agreed. This sagum especially just doesn't look right at all

[url:38yjt6og]http://www.firth.com/images/legion/ap002m.jpg[/url]

:wink:


Re: Brace yourselves... LAST LEGION (late Roman film) - Primvs Pavlvs - 06-12-2006

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With a girl that looks like this Confusedhock: who cares if its historical or not!


Re: Brace yourselves... LAST LEGION (late Roman film) - Narukami - 06-12-2006

The "Mythical Sword" of Caesar...? :? ? ?

Perhaps they meant the Sword of the "Mythical" Caesar.

From the look of the production stills and the story synopsis this show has the potential of making HBO's Rome the High Water Mark of historic accuracy and authenticity.

Then again, as Primus Paulus rightly points out, with a black clad Byzantine "Ninja" like the one pictured above, does historical accuracy really matter? Confusedhock: :roll:

The gods look down and laugh, if they bother to look down at all...

:wink:

Narukami


Re: Brace yourselves... LAST LEGION (late Roman film) - TraderTrey9785 - 06-12-2006

I'm beginning to think that anyone who has ever enrolled in a Roman History course probably fails to receive any information on the Late Roman Empire...I know in mine, we covered AD 193 - AD 410 in one 50 minute session. I know there is a lot about the Later part of the Empire and it's fall that I am missing, but even this movie seems a little far-fetched. Out of sheer disgust, I am speechless...however, I'll probably go and see it anyway
:roll:


Re: Brace yourselves... LAST LEGION (late Roman film) - Penfoldicus - 06-12-2006

Swords and Sandals!!! C'mon, how can you hate this classic genre?


Re: Brace yourselves... LAST LEGION (late Roman film) - Robert Vermaat - 06-12-2006

I think the barbarians look quite OK :wink:


Re: Brace yourselves... LAST LEGION (late Roman film) - Medusa Gladiatrix - 06-12-2006

That movie is based on the novel with the same name by the Italian author Valerio M. Manfredi which is of course highly fictional but nonetheless I thought it was an entertraining read.


last legion - Graham Sumner - 06-12-2006

There is an authentic looking late Roman helmet in there somewhere and the guards have long sleeved tunics come on folks what more do you want? Big Grin


Re: Brace yourselves... LAST LEGION (late Roman film) - Narukami - 06-13-2006

What more could we want...?


Well, so long as the projector is in focus, the air con cold and the popcorn warm, the audience quiet and the THX Surround Sound cranked up to within an decibel of making my ear drums bleed...indeed, what more could we want.

:wink:

Narukami


Re: Brace yourselves... LAST LEGION (late Roman film) - Robert Vermaat - 06-13-2006

Quote:That movie is based on the novel with the same name by the Italian author Valerio M. Manfredi which is of course highly fictional but nonetheless I thought it was an entertraining read.

Entertaining sure, but without almost anything historical hidden in there... Big Grin


Re: Brace yourselves... LAST LEGION (late Roman film) - Arthes - 06-13-2006

Quote:All three will be released in France by Ben Ammar's distribution outfit Quinta...

Just to embarass the guys and girls up in Arbeia..... :lol: :lol:
[url:2f03wopz]http://www.quintagallorum.co.uk/[/url]


Re: Brace yourselves... LAST LEGION (late Roman film) - Frank Miranda - 06-13-2006

Quote:I'm beginning to think that anyone who has ever enrolled in a Roman History course probably fails to receive any information on the Late Roman Empire...I know in mine, we covered AD 193 - AD 410 in one 50 minute session. I know there is a lot about the Later part of the Empire and it's fall that I am missing, but even this movie seems a little far-fetched. Out of sheer disgust, I am speechless...however, I'll probably go and see it anyway
:roll:

UCLA fortunately has some excellent courses on the Late Empire under Drs Mellor and Rapp.

Read the book Sad - I'll probably see the movie too, out of morbid curiousity (but I'll wait for the release at the local $3 theater or rent it at Hollywood Video).


Re: Brace yourselves... LAST LEGION (late Roman film) - Commilito - 06-20-2006

hey, at least they didnt give the legion segmentata and gladii


Re: Brace yourselves... LAST LEGION (late Roman film) - Robert Vermaat - 06-20-2006

Quote:hey, at least they didnt give the legion segmentata and gladii
Didn't they? But that's the point from the first chapter - the 'Last Legion' is supposedly a scret weapon, a force outfitted in the way of the 1st-2nd c. army... Ludicrous of course, but that's how the author wrote it!