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Summary: disappointingly unrealistic
Review: The setting for the movie was supposed to be midevil Europe, but it wasn't very midevil. Since when do peasents chant "we will rock you"? Other than the setting it was OK, but it was definitly a chick flick. The romance between the hero and the noble woman did not fit in with the action and jousting. If you don't mind a misplaced romance or midevil cheerleaders this movie is alright.
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Summary: Let the cheesefest begin
Review: A Knight's Tale is a movie that is a top contender for the cheesemeister movie of the century. This becomes evident when the crowd at the tournament start chanting " We will rock you." Even though you might end up blushing in embarrassment, this movie makes you watch it to the end due to a great supporting cast who create memorable characters. The production quality is good, along with some good jousting scenes.
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Summary: I would recommend ANYTHING instead of this movie
Review: this movie is so bad. i never inteneded on seeing more than an occasional preview on tV of this, but somebody brought it to my friend's party and evryone just HAD TO watch it. Heath Ledger is ugly, and the fact that that stuck up brat Jocelyn was wearing bright yellow dresses and sporting blue hair extensions certainly didnt add any authenticity to it. Oh and then, AND THEN! "We will rock you" comes on and wow, I'm really sucked into the story, its just soo... MIDEIVIL! I almost hate to tell you about Chaucer, the only amusing thing in this boring bleh of a movie. Chaucer's gambling habits make him lose his clothes to gypsies, twice! he is funny, but not enough of a consolation to watch this peice of garbage.
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Summary: Absolutely hated it!
Review: This is by far the stupidest movie that I have had the misfortune of sitting through in the past decade. The preview looked intriguing, until the Queen dance number. I hoped that Heath Ledger, whom I loved in "The Patriot," could somehow make up for the obvious deficiencies. The ONLY reason that I even went was because the movie was playing at the local pizza-and-beer movie pub, and friends wanted to see it. Overall, it just seemed like the director could not decide between making a period movie and making something silly. The combination just didn't work.
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Summary: Full of good laughs, exciting action and a dash of romance.
Review: I LOVE to laugh! I LOVE this movie! It combines modern comedy with a medieval storyline. This film is full of good laughs, exiciting action and a dash of romance, the perfect recipe for a wonderful picture.
William Thatcher (Heath Ledger) has always wanted to be a knight. When his liege, Sir Ector, dies in the middle of a joust, William must take his place in order to feed his fellow squires, Roland (Mark Addy) and Wat (Alan Tudyk). From that victory the trio decides to continue to compete in tornaments, although Willaim is not a nobleman. Under the name Sir Ulrich, Willaim and his squires travel all over Europe, jousting. On their journies they pick up Geoffry Chancer(Paul Bettany) who acts as their herald and Kate (Laura Fraser) a female blacksmith. As a group, these characters interact wonderfully! Their anicts are hilarious. My favorite characters are Wat, Chancer and Kate. Funny, funny, funny!!!
Willaim sets his sights high with the desire to beat the delightfully evil villain Count Adamar (Refus Sewell) at the sport of jousting as well as the sport of love. Lady Jocelyn (Shannyn Sossamon) is William's beautiful love interest. She is no quiet, demure noblewoman. She is an outspoken girl with her own ideas of what love means and she is out to give William a run for his money.
This movie is very funny. It will make you laugh and go, awwwww, and, depending on how emotional you are, it may even make you cry. The jokes are fresh and the soundtrack is awesome, filled with rock songs from the 70's such as, Queen's "We Will Rock You", War's "Low Rider" and David Bowie's "Golden Years".
I highly recommend this movie. The acting is superb, the costumes and scenes are wonderfully put together and it is a barrel of laughs. Its definately a new spin on chivalry that will leave your sides aching!
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Summary: Modern Meets Medieval Times
Review: My 13 yr old daughter & I enjoyed this movie mixed with modern music & the medieval times. The young cast was good especially Heath Ledger, GREAT JOB. The movie was comical, silly but fun, adventurous, romantic w/love at first sight, it had drama too. The costumes were great & we even learned a little something, something about jousting. We did not compare it to Gladiator or Braveheart,we just enjoyed it for what it was old scenes with a new groove.
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Summary: I Like it, But¿
Review: The movie is remarkably good and quite well done. And Queen is also entirely enjoyable by itself, in my opinion. Putting them together in this modestly serious movie is, however, just plain goofy and seriously adolescent. I'd suggest that whoever came up with that idea not be rehired after he/she gets out of the stocks/dunking stool.Otherwise it's an entirely enjoyable flick, and I've already run it through several times. Actually I rented it the first time and liked so much, I ordered my own copy. The depiction of Chaucer as someone a tad less elite than my English Lit professor portrayed was entertaining and refreshing. And the whimsical notion of a commoner being knighted, although quite rare, isn't altogether untrue. Enjoyable story with a more emotional bend as (Sir) William's conquests and travels bring him back home. The jousts certainly looked real enough - how do you say Crunch! An altogether pleasant medley of good guys and bad guys, the nobility and the common, as well as I tinge of less than earth-shattering romance, which flusters the hero now and again. Well worth the price, as long as I remember to hit the mute button during those inane "Queen" musical misadventures.
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Summary: A Knight's Tale -- Popkorn Junkie's (and my) review
Review: "A Knight's Tale" was one of those movies that I wasn't too excited about seeing. I dunno, I just wasn't looking forward to a film that I thought would be chock full of historical inaccuracies punctuated by knights calling each other "dude" all set to Queen power ballads. There was no "dude" speak in the film (thank God for that, another "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure" we need not) but the "rock and or roll" was plentiful and surprisingly complementary. I have to admit, I did find it a little strange in the first instance--the spectators at the jousting tournament doing the whole "We will, we will, rock you" thing. But once I got used to the fact that this was part of the movie and the director was trying to be innovative I let it go. "A Knight's Tale" is supposed to be a light-hearted adventure not a documentary on medieval knights after all. Anyhoo, the basic premise is about a peasant boy who wants to be a knight-- anyone who's seen the preview can tell you that. Getting into a little more detail, the story begins with Will (Ledger), Roland (Addy), and Wat (Tudyk) who are introduced as three poor squires to a recently deceased knight who has been competing in a jousting tournament (and must only win one final match to win the tournament). Caught in this situation, Will convinces Roland and Wat that he can impersonate the knight and complete the tournament in place of the dead knight. Will wins the match (and the tournament) without being discovered (it is against the law for peasants to compete in the tournaments) and all three squires get a taste of the wealth that can be made by impersonating the knight and set off to the next tournament. Along the way they run into a naked Geoffrey Chaucer (Bettany) who teams up with them and becomes their promoter, a medieval version of Don King. Chaucer is definitely the best character in the movie and provides a lot of wit and laughs. The boys team up with a chick blacksmith too...she was a pretty shallow character (like most of the others now that I think about it) but there was only one major thing that bothered me about her. She made some special armor for Will and she added her own little logo to it, for people to identify her work.....it was two Nike "swooshes". I just thought that was a little ridiculous...but whatever. Anyway, a little love story goes on between Will and some princess (Princess Jocelyn played by Sossamon) and a little unfriendly competition with (the token bad guy) Count Adhemar (Sewell) results. But who will win the World Jousting Championship and Princess Jocelyn's heart? And will Will be found out??? Tune in next week....I mean, see the movie to find out! Recommendation: This is a fun, fun, fun film. Shakespeare it ain't but to some people that may be a good thing. The plot is acceptable, the characters are amusing (except for the Princess-I thought she was annoying), and the jousting action is definitely a large part of the film. You'll laugh, you may even cry, but you'll definitely be entertained. It's a good action/adventure movie with a good retro rock 'n roll soundtrack. Better than "The Mummy Returns" but not half as good as "Gladiator" (but what is?).
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Summary: I Hated This Movie!
Review: That's a little more candid than I usually am, but "A Knight's Tale" really got my goat, I'm afraid. I saw it along with my equally "AK'sT" hating sister at a preview SONY held before the movie was released. Other reviewers have commented about the anachronistic soundtrack and how delightful they found it, but it only annoyed me. Silly me (and sis) had come to see an authentic treatment of knights and pageants and got this unholy mess instead. Sis was particularly incensed at the buffoonish portrayal of Geoffrey Chaucer served up. That didn't have quite the resonance for me, but everyone has their issues, I guess. I was more ticked off at the stupid love interest woman who clearly thought she was "all that", and like all who entertain such ideas about themselves, she really wasn't. Why didn't they have Heath get together with the woman smithy who was making his groovy armor? They could've saved a salary and done something with the one truly interesting character at the same time.
This is a movie you really have to WANT to see; otherwise you'll be wroth!
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Summary: I'm Different: I Didn't Like It
Review: I notice the other Amazon reviews are high on this film. I wish I could say my opinion were as high of it. I found it flat throughout and I can't say that Heath Ledger, who I'd heard was the next big leading man in the movies, did anything for me either. The rock music set to the medieval setting was good and the Chaucer character was a very good one and interesting to watch (a supporting role). Rufus Sewell also made an interesting villain. However, those are the only virtues I could find in this action adventure yarn set in the medieval jousting world. If you are looking for a knockout script and knockout acting, look elsewhere.
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