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One of the least documented parts of the Roman Empire till these last few years,was
Britannia which signaled the end of the expansion and the beginnings of the contraction.
Not being a scholar,all I know are legends such as King Arthur was of Roman blood ect.
Anyway,this latest film released in 2011 and runs a long 114 minutes, tells a nice story BUT everything else is wrong.Bad casting of actors which causes you not to care about them,bad feelings as to the surroundings,sort of like a college grad film feel.All in all I just didn't "feel it "so I give it my lowest 2 1/2 to see when there's nothing else on.I wish it could be re-made as I found the story a mix of Ben-Hur meets last of the Mohicans tied into HBO's Game of Thrones. Feel wise.Trailer URL below the pix and a IMDB summary below.
In 140 AD, twenty years after the unexplained disappearance of the entire Ninth Legion in the mountains of Scotland, young centurion Marcus Aquila (Tatum) arrives from Rome to solve the mystery and restore the reputation of his father, the commander of the Ninth. Accompanied only by his British slave Esca (Bell), Marcus sets out across Hadrian's Wall into the uncharted highlands of Caledonia - to confront its savage tribes, make peace with his father's memory, and retrieve the lost legion's golden emblem, the Eagle of the Ninth. Written by Focus Features
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlSkX8T4doQ&feature=fvst
Britannia which signaled the end of the expansion and the beginnings of the contraction.
Not being a scholar,all I know are legends such as King Arthur was of Roman blood ect.
Anyway,this latest film released in 2011 and runs a long 114 minutes, tells a nice story BUT everything else is wrong.Bad casting of actors which causes you not to care about them,bad feelings as to the surroundings,sort of like a college grad film feel.All in all I just didn't "feel it "so I give it my lowest 2 1/2 to see when there's nothing else on.I wish it could be re-made as I found the story a mix of Ben-Hur meets last of the Mohicans tied into HBO's Game of Thrones. Feel wise.Trailer URL below the pix and a IMDB summary below.
In 140 AD, twenty years after the unexplained disappearance of the entire Ninth Legion in the mountains of Scotland, young centurion Marcus Aquila (Tatum) arrives from Rome to solve the mystery and restore the reputation of his father, the commander of the Ninth. Accompanied only by his British slave Esca (Bell), Marcus sets out across Hadrian's Wall into the uncharted highlands of Caledonia - to confront its savage tribes, make peace with his father's memory, and retrieve the lost legion's golden emblem, the Eagle of the Ninth. Written by Focus Features
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