Medieval, Roman etc movies

shifty_uk · 27 Jan 2011 at 14:36

I'm looking for films made in the last 5-10 years

Any suggestions? I've seen most of the big names:

Troy
Kingdom of Heaven
Alexander
Gladiator
Robin Hood

On my to watch list at present:
Akora
Mongol

Stelly · 27 Jan 2011 at 14:38

what did the Romans ever do for us????

Monty Python and the Life of Brian/ Holy Grail

How about The Last Legion? Thats not too bad at all

erm.... Centurion

How about Excalibur?

Other thing you might like is a series called Rome

Stelly

EdwardTeach · 27 Jan 2011 at 14:42

King Arthur, the reckoning, a nights tale.

arknor · 27 Jan 2011 at 14:42

Centurion

not amazing but most people i know enjoyed it

Stelly · 27 Jan 2011 at 14:51

Also The First Knight

Stelly

Castiel · 27 Jan 2011 at 14:56

Arn, the Knight Templar.

The Name of the Rose.

The Warlord.

The Lion in Winter.

The Seventh Seal.

Ben Hur.

Alexander The Great (Richard Burton).

Most not made in the last 10 years or so, but well worth the watch and besides Kingdom of Heaven and possibly Gladiator superior to most of the modern tat.

A bit left of centre but.....Timeline.

bledd · 27 Jan 2011 at 14:59

Does 300 count

The Last of the Mohicans, old, but great

Stelly · 27 Jan 2011 at 15:02

bledd. said:
Does 300 count

The Last of the Mohicans, old, but great

The Last of the Mohicans lol, come on Bledd

Stelly

Castiel · 27 Jan 2011 at 15:12

Stelly said:
The Last of the Mohicans lol, come on Bledd

Stelly

My wifes favourite film is Last of the Mohicans (well second fav...Die Hard is her fav)

I like it.

Efour · 27 Jan 2011 at 15:22

Go epic and watch some of the Bible Epics made in the 60s lol better than those modern ones

Ben Hur, Spartacus, Cleopatra

Castiel · 27 Jan 2011 at 15:30

Efour2 said:
Go epic and watch some of the Bible Epics made in the 60s lol better than those modern ones

Ben Hur, Spartacus, Cleopatra

Exactly. Only Kingdom of Heaven really comes close.

dante6491 · 27 Jan 2011 at 15:31

Is the Kingdom of Heaven you saw the directors cut? If not then definitely re-buy it and enjoy nearly fifty extra minutes. Turns it from a good movie into a superb one.

Guerrilla · 27 Jan 2011 at 15:37

13th Warrior, although more a viking film.

Castiel · 27 Jan 2011 at 15:39

Jph said:
13th Warrior, although more a viking film.

Good Film, a re-imagining of the Beowulf Poem.

Stelly · 27 Jan 2011 at 15:41

Castiel said:
My wifes favourite film is Last of the Mohicans (well second fav...Die Hard is her fav)

I like it.

Dunno, its something about the film, Mohicans and stuff... meh!

Stelly

shifty_uk · 27 Jan 2011 at 15:43

Castiel said:
Most not made in the last 10 years or so, but well worth the watch and besides Kingdom of Heaven and possibly Gladiator superior to most of the modern tat.

I agree, that list is pretty pap with the exception of Kingdom of Heaven(Directors cut Dante6491

) and Gladiator. Just looking for more suggestions.

I'm trawling through trailers now

Added to my list so far: Centurion, King Arthur, The Last Legion.

When it comes to films of this genre, I definitely prefer the newer visual elements. It's partly the reasons I like the films so much which is why I generally avoid or dislike the movies made around the 60s.

Hambut_Bulge · 27 Jan 2011 at 15:48

Castiel said:
Good Film, a re-imagining of the Beowulf Poem.

Also try Outlander in that respect, although that is part sci-fi as well

Cosimo · 27 Jan 2011 at 15:59

Old ones:

Cleopatra
The Fall of the Roman Empire
Caligula
Quo Vadis
Up Pompeii

El Cid

Cosimo · 27 Jan 2011 at 16:10

A few more medieval goodies:

Becket
Henry V
The Name of the Rose
Joan of Arc

Stewy · 28 Jan 2011 at 13:52

Kingdom of Heaven is absolutely dire :/

Rome series is really good, watched them over a couple of weeks as the uni library had them

edit: Centurion is also, sadly, absolute pony.