08-04-2003, 03:20 AM
Octavianus/John- Yeah, I saw "Druids" (released originally in France under the title "Vercengetorix"). I would definitely avoid buying it, but it might be worth the effort to rent. Although there were some things here and there that I found interesting, overall, I thought it was horrible- especially the dialogue and that awful star-shot beginning. Most of the reviews that I have read seem to slam the movie rather justifiably. See the [url=http://www.imdb.com" target="top]Internet Movie Database[/url] for details on the film. I know I am definitely in the minority (of people who have commented on it, anyway), but I liked Klaus Brandaeur's more sinister-portrayal of Caesar (but his accent made it difficult to appreciate).<br>
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Flavius- Wow, you really don't think that "Constantine and the Cross" was hokey? But what about the costumes and the dialogue and that speech Cornel Wilde gave?<br>
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As for "King Conan", it is currently in development at Warner Bros under the supervision of the Wachowski brothers. The screenplay was originally written by John Milius (who did the original Conan). Arnold Schwarzenegger reputedly told a recent [url=http://www.dailyhaggis.com/archives/film/000302.html" target="top]sci-fi convention[/url] that he would reprise his role as the barbarian. Should be interesting to finally see ol'Conan obtain his kingdom.<br>
(By the way, the Conan series is a cross-time period fantasy- that is, it doesn't take place in any one period, but borrows different bits from about a 2,000 year stretch).<br>
<p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://pub45.ezboard.com/bromanarmytalk.showUserPublicProfile?gid=frankmiranda>Frank Miranda</A> at: 8/4/03 5:37 am<br></i>
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Flavius- Wow, you really don't think that "Constantine and the Cross" was hokey? But what about the costumes and the dialogue and that speech Cornel Wilde gave?<br>
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As for "King Conan", it is currently in development at Warner Bros under the supervision of the Wachowski brothers. The screenplay was originally written by John Milius (who did the original Conan). Arnold Schwarzenegger reputedly told a recent [url=http://www.dailyhaggis.com/archives/film/000302.html" target="top]sci-fi convention[/url] that he would reprise his role as the barbarian. Should be interesting to finally see ol'Conan obtain his kingdom.<br>
(By the way, the Conan series is a cross-time period fantasy- that is, it doesn't take place in any one period, but borrows different bits from about a 2,000 year stretch).<br>
<p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://pub45.ezboard.com/bromanarmytalk.showUserPublicProfile?gid=frankmiranda>Frank Miranda</A> at: 8/4/03 5:37 am<br></i>
