07-01-2012, 09:11 AM
Quote:Love "Ironclad". Recently been to Rochester on business and HAD to go and look at the Keep as a result. What an impressive castle it must have been in its hey day!
Moi!
Ironclad was a fairly good movie, the carnage not glossed over. And Brian Cox did a fine acting job, quite different than his portrayal in Troy.
Jona's film, Marmoulak, sounds interesting. I love foreign films, especially ones with a message. Check out Baran, a story of how a young Iranian wise-ass learns about compassion.
Two good ones from Korea:
War of the Arrows; the only movie I know of that deals almost exclusively with bow warfare... as a young Korean tries to save his sister who's been captured by the Chinese. Very accurate, and the actors were taught by the Korean School of Traditional Archery.
The Divine Weapon; the story of history's first rocket, taking place in 1432, again against the Chinese. Not exacty accurate in its plot line, but the divine weapons are incredibly impressive.
Both of these movies have sympathetic characters, well acted, and a good plot line. :grin:
Alan J. Campbell
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb
