Kingdom Of Heaven

[poliphilo]

A film about the Crusades!

Brilliant!

A Ridley Scott film about the Crusades.

Oh... (long pause.) Will it be as stupid as Gladiator?

Initial reports suggest even stupider.

(Sighs.) Oh well, guess I'll wait till it comes out on DVD.

Comments

[solar-diablo.livejournal.com]

I saw a brief trailer for this a week ago. Eh.

I'm with you, I'd like to see this done properly, but I suspect we're going to be treated to a lot of battles, loud noises, and crappy dialogue and acting ala Alexander. I didn't even see that one and it pissed me off. Colin Firth with a bad dye job playing my favorite historical figure? I think not.

[darlax.livejournal.com]

I was disappointed with the wayAlexander looked as well. So much so that I didn't go see it either. Too bad, because Stone is a talented filmmaker and I do like Colin Farrell. *sigh* Oh, well.

[solar-diablo.livejournal.com]

Oops - you're right, it's Farrell not Firth.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Mr Darcy conquers the known world- I like it.

[darlax.livejournal.com]

And doing so with impeccably good taste and manners. ;-)

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

But with a certain hauteur which might cause some persons to form a prejudice against him.

[darlax.livejournal.com]

exactly so!

:-D

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I'm getting tired of computer generated spectacle. I just don't think armies of pixillated characters look the same as armies of real live human beings. Everybody was going wild about the battles in LOTR, but I wasn't that impressed.

I didn't see Alexander either- but then I can't be doing with Oliver Stone's brand of melodrama.