11-25-2001, 09:45 PM
Ave et Salutatio:<br>
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Fellow Romans, I must report that I accidentally watched parts of "Atilla", which was rebroadcast on TNT this past Thanksgiving day. All I can say is AAAAAAAARRRRGGGHHH. From a distance, the pila looked OK, but then I saw the points (which seemed to be rather large). I also saw nothing too bad with the Lorica hamata (since this film was set in the mis 5th-century AD, none of them had shoulder doublings).<br>
The offenses against the Dignitas of Roma Aeterna began with the scuta. Not only was the construction just short of amazingly terrible, I distinctly saw them bend and flex as some legionaries ran with them (as if they had been made of rubber or fiberglas). Next, the armor and helmets were almost as bad as they were in "Gladiator". After that, the images of the Roman's camp look as if they were on the field at an ACW reenactment (wall tents everywhere....)<br>
I'll stop fuming now so I can hear your own opinions...<br>
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Gaius Octavius Drusus <p></p><i></i>
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Fellow Romans, I must report that I accidentally watched parts of "Atilla", which was rebroadcast on TNT this past Thanksgiving day. All I can say is AAAAAAAARRRRGGGHHH. From a distance, the pila looked OK, but then I saw the points (which seemed to be rather large). I also saw nothing too bad with the Lorica hamata (since this film was set in the mis 5th-century AD, none of them had shoulder doublings).<br>
The offenses against the Dignitas of Roma Aeterna began with the scuta. Not only was the construction just short of amazingly terrible, I distinctly saw them bend and flex as some legionaries ran with them (as if they had been made of rubber or fiberglas). Next, the armor and helmets were almost as bad as they were in "Gladiator". After that, the images of the Roman's camp look as if they were on the field at an ACW reenactment (wall tents everywhere....)<br>
I'll stop fuming now so I can hear your own opinions...<br>
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Gaius Octavius Drusus <p></p><i></i>
Michael Garrity
