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Summary: Well...
Review: Well what i like most is when US people of this movie speak French... The fun is that _all_ nobles in this time spoke French, even the English nobles, because they were French coming from Normandie and all part of France joining to conquest England with Guillaume (William) le Bastard, Duc de Normandie : conquest and settled in 1066 AD. "English" nobles started to speak english during the XVè siècle...And one thing more... They never has been jousting in England... All tournament (tournoiement in french) took place in France... And... jousting like the movie show did not existed like that... It was battles for fun and money set by seigneurs in their lands: money gettin by the way of capturing and next "rançonné".
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Summary: Pure fun!
Review: For I have the pride, the privilege, nay, the pleasure of writing this review of A Knight's Tale. A classic "good overcomes evil" story that rocks-and it's fun! Throw your history reference book out the window and enjoy this for the pure entertainment that it is meant to be. I have watched this DVD three times and I am still laughing and entertained up to the end. It has quickly become a family favorite. Sure it isn't historically accurate, but I love the rock and humor placed in a medieval setting. It works-and did I mention that it's fun? Add this DVD to your collection today. It will change your stars. (P.S. Don't stop the DVD until after the credits. There is a suprise scene at the end that the kids will love more than the parents.)
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Summary: Goofy but Fun
Review: This is not a movie to take seriously. You have to let the fact that the people in the beginning are sing "We Will Rock You" and take it for what it is. I know I had fun watching it and I think that you will too.
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Summary: Misunderstood?
Review: After reading some of the negative reviews on this site I felt compelled to state my thoughts about this film. This is not meant to be a serious historical account of the middle ages - it's a quirky funny fairy tale! Although, actually, many of the historical details are well researched and thought out. For example, there were female blacksmiths if they were widowed, and the architecture (with the exception of the London Eye which can be spotted in one of the London views!) was generally about right. What I think this film is partly trying to do is to represent how cool jousting was at that time. It was THE sport and would have had fans and followers just as football etc does today. So why not use modern music to generate this atmosphere? Period music would give it a dated feel and the point is that at the time it wasn't! As for the weird and wonderful costumes, they brilliantly represent how every parent must feel when they just don't get what there kid is wearing - it must have happened in the 14th century too! The same goes for the dancing.
The acting is great - Mark Addy in particular has great comic timing, and the relationship between Watt and Chaucer provides some of the funniest moments.
The DVD is also good and the extra features include a number of very funny deleted scenes and some interesting making of featurettes. There is also a full length commentary from Paul Bettany and Brian Helgelund which is amusing to listen to maybe once or twice.
Anyway, that's just what I think, but this really is one of my favourite films.
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Summary: Not quite a tale
Review: This film is a foolish comedy and should not be taken seriously. Firstly I am interested to know what period in history this film is supposed to be set? I was a bit confused due by the fact the music score was 70s rock, the architecture was Tudor, there was a female blacksmith, Heath's armour had a Nike symbol, Jocelyn's costumes ranged from 1930s hats and dresses to 1990s evening gowns, everyone had modern hairstyles and all the peasants had perfect teeth. Besides this the actors/models were quite annoying especially the hokey swordsman Heath Ledger who had a fair bit of difficulty delivering the teeny-bopper dialogue and Shannyn Sossamon (I didn't know there were sun tanned Hawaiian woman with American accents in England during the Medievil period!) was she was supposed to be a Spanish princess? To add insult to injury the poor actor who played Chaucer sounded like a dunken fool at the local bar spouting modern colloquial sayings whilst swigging a pint. Maybe it's all a joke but the movie just came across as a blatant attempt to make alot of money and impress 16 year old girls. This film is an absolute clunker, I suggest 'Robin Hood Men in Tights' which is a far superior and enjoyable film!
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Summary: Thoroughly enjoyable movie
Review: Although not an Oscar level film, this is a fun movie and is worth adding to your collection. It starts of fun and keeps getting better as the movie continues. Heath Ledger gives a good performance, and Rufus Sewell is the knight you'll love to hate. Everyone in the supporting cast does a superb job as well, and they were really a good match for each other. "A Knight's Tale" has a great soundtrack (that's more than a little out of time) and spectacular jousting matches, but also is a wonderful story. The movie really has it all: humor, romance, battle (jousting anyway), beautiful scenery, excellent camera work, and hot tunes. The DVD features are excellent also, if that's something you're interested in. The commentary is done by Brian Helgeland (director) and Paul Bettany (Geoff) and I do recommend listening to it at least once. Some deleted scenes are included, although they're not of high quality as far as the actual picture goes. Also included are a few "making of" featurettes that are worth watching if you care at all about cinematic production or if you just want to know how they did all that jousting without getting killed. But this movie stands on its own without the added extras. Most important if you have not seen it before, is to watch to the end of the credits.
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Summary: The most pathetic waste of time I have ever seen
Review: This movie has absolutely no redeeming qualities whatsoever. Usually, a truly abhorrent film offers at least some opportunity for entertainment, by either laughing at its stupidity or poking fun at it Mystery Science Theater style. Not A Knight's Tale. There isn't anything resembling plot continuity. The anachronisms are incredibly awful...you cannot suspend disbelief enough to actually accept these things happening. What's worse is the fact that the attempts at humor fall flat as well. The only redeeming qualituy this film has is an attractive cast, but eye candy isn't nearly enough to save it. Don't waste your time. I know I wish I hadn't.
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Summary: moviemonkey
Review: A fun romp. This is a light and fun movie. The hero, an unlikely underdog; the villain, despicably arrogant; the maiden, lovely and pure. Lots of laughs, excitement, and valor. If you are looking for dark historical accuracy, this is not the movie for you...but if you want a fast moving feel good movie that can be watched with the family, buddies, or date this is a good pick. No heavy-handed character development and straightforward plot with a satisfying conclusion. I added it to my collection, and recommend that you do as well.
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Summary: Big Empty Void....
Review: This movie is a big empty void; with or without music this movie lacks any form of substance any qualitty movie should have. Granted, a lot of very lame movies are released all the time, and this is definitely one of them. It is absent of good acting , which is essential. It is plain bland and not even worth the rental. If you are 12 years old you might like this movie; it is not for anyone over 21, even if you are a Queen fan. This movie must be some joke on the sleeping "alive" people of America. Please rent this movie before you even think about buying it. Go rent First Knight if you want to watch a lame movie on this type of genre, you won't find what you are looking for here, a movie.
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Summary: Oh, what a Knight!
Review: A 14th-century comic fairy tale about an ambitious young peasant who proves that aristocracy comes from the heart, not the bloodline. Low-born squire William Thatcher (Heath Ledger) dares to impersonate his late master, an itinerant knight, at a regional tournament in France. The penalties for pretending to be of noble blood are stiff, but without the prize money William and fellow squires Roland (Mark Addy) and Wat (Alan Tudyk) will starve. After William wins, Roland and Wat favor going home to England. But William wants to compete further - there's money to be made, and he's reluctant to return to certain poverty and servitude. The trio soon encounter another traveler who can help them over the biggest obstacle to success: Aspiring writer Geoffrey Chaucer (Paul Bettany) can forge patents of nobility, and humble William is soon competing as Sir Ulrich von Lichtenstein and winning like a true champion - even the heart of noble lady Jocelyn (Shannyn Sossamon) is his. Only dastardly Count Adhemar (Rufus Sewell), who fairly oozes contempt for the little people, stands between William and his belief that with enough courage, "a man can change his stars." Writer/producer/director Brian Helgeland's intention seems to have been to revitalize the medieval epic with flagrant anachronisms, forgoing historically accurate squalor in favor of imagining a Middle-Age world in which high-born ladies dress like 21st century runway models and armorers sign their work with a symbol that looks suspiciously like Nike's swoosh. Jousts become smackdowns on horseback, feminist fighting words tumble from the mouths of Lady Jocelyn and feisty blacksmith Kate (Laura Fraser), and future Canterbury Tales author Chaucer (who has "gambling issues," and literally loses his shirt - and more - twice) becomes William's herald, introducing him with the carny panache of a wrestling announcer. The whole thing is goosed up with bombastic contemporary tunes: Tournaments are fought to Queen's arena rock standard "We Are the Champions," aristocrats boogie to Bowie's "Golden Years," and William trains to War's "Low Rider." A workable, if limited, conceit (already tried out in 1999's swaggering PLUNKETT & MACLEANE), this brazen mix of old and new is undermined by the predictable story, shallow characterizations and a dopey sense of humor that evokes MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL without actually being especially funny. And while Ledger (clearly being groomed for Hollywood heartthrobdom) is handsome, James Purefoy as Sir Thomas Colville/Edward, the Black Prince of Wales emotes him off the screen without so much as breaking a sweat.
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