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Summary: not so pleasing
Review: I haven't even finished this video yet, but I already know that it's not one that I'd watch again. There's nothing really bad about the dialogue, theme, or the actors and actresses. However, there are many parts that aren't convincing in the least, or even realistic for that matter; such as the hairstyles and dancing. My advice is if you want to get a realistic movie, don't bother with this one; but if you want a movie with a hot leading actor and a funny cast tending to that actor, go for it.
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Summary: A Knight's right of passage
Review: If you enjoy : action, comedy, romance and inspiration you can not wait another moment. You must see for yourself this incredible movie. It's at once funny and poignant. Then you are on the edge of your seat with the action scenes. You find yourself rooting for the underdog and cheering when he defeats his opponents with class. Health Ledger portrays this young man with such grace and innocence. His sidekicks are relentless in their support for him despite their lack of optomism. The love story within is sweet and at the same time the writers throw in some new age/rock edge. The dance scene to David Bowie is none surpased. Dirty Dancing Renasaince style. A must see movie for the whole family. I've seen the movie myself 4 times. Can't get enough.
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Summary: Entertaining movie!
Review: This movie is just fun! There's a little action and little romance and comedy.
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Summary: It Has Been Weighed, It Has Been Measured And Found Perfect!
Review: Movie Summary: William Thatcher is a squire. He is part of the "pit crew" for a knight. They make enough money to eat by winning at jousting tournaments. When William's knight dies right before his last run in a tournament leaving him and the other two squires with nothing but the promise of empty bellies, William takes his place in order to feed them. He succeeds and it goes to his head. He convinces the other two squires to continue the charade. From tournament to tournament they go pretending that William is of noble birth so that he can compete. Along the way they make friends as well as enemies. In the end they all learn that nobility isn't found on a piece of paper but is instead found in the heart. My Opinion: I found this movie to be awesome! For reasons which I will try to relate, I just love it. The movie opens with an eye rolling scene in which the peasant fans at a jousting match are singing and clapping along to the Queen classic "We will rock you". I thought I was in for a stinker at this point, but the movie hit its stride instantly after this. Two of the great things about A Knight's Tale are the characters and their relationships. The three main characters William, Roland, and Wat are very likable and their relationship is great. The friendship that they have is very cool and their interaction is very entertaining. When Geoffrey Chaucer is added to make it a foursome, it only gets better. Chaucer is played perfectly by Paul Bettany. He is instantly likable and adds color to every scene he is in. Next we get Kate, the female blacksmith trying to make it in a male dominated profession and world. She adds depth to the group of friends. The camaraderie between this team spilled off the screen and infected me. As for the bad guy, he's just bad enough. This may sound simple, but it's so often mishandled. He's not a buffoon, and he's not so evil that it throws the entire balance of the movie off. He's well done. The plot is also something that is very easy to screw up. In A Knight's Tale, the plot is also well done. There is a well defined conflict, and goal. The story steadily moves forward toward the goal and a resolution of the conflict. Nothing too bad happens to the heroes and the villain doesn't get the upper hand for too long. All this sounds simple, but any one of them can ruin a movie. Here they all serve to make it better. Finally, and probably most importantly, it's entertaining. It grabbed a hold of me and didn't let go. I went right out and bought the DVD after watching the rental one because I had to have it in my collection. DVD Quality: Widescreen Anamorphic 1.85:1 with excellent video quality, Sound is DD5.1. Extras include deleted scenes which fill out a couple of areas of the plot, trailer, production notes, making of featurettes, music video, and commentary. The menus are cool making the entire DVD a really great release. What You Should Do: See this movie. The DVD is awesome and well worth the price, so don't hesitate to buy it. Related Movies To Check Out: The Magnificent Seven, Varsity Blues, Excalibur, The Blood of Heros
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Summary: Fantastic!
Review: I loved this movie. I moved here two weeks ago now, and it was still in theaters over in England, and I so desperately wanted to see it. So I bought it on DVD, and boy was I in for a surprise! I loved this movie from the start, it reminded me of Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves and I loved it so much, I think I've watched it 5 times in the past week alone! I am really gald that I have seen it now, and I was also pleasantly surprised to find a cerain family member's music video on the DVD too. I have always loved all of that 70's kind of music, and I thought that it made a welcome addition to it all. I recommend this DVD to anyone. I think it is out of this world!
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Summary: ROUSING FUN
Review: Writer director Brian Helgelenad delivers a wonderful, anachronistic fable about determining your own destiny in "A KNIGHT'S TALE" (Columbia Tristar...). This rousing and often very funny medieval tale with contemporary attitudes and 70s music really works as a satisfying action adventure. Heath ledger is fine as determined William Thatcher, the peasant squire who assumes a nobleman's identity to compete in the jousting world, achieve knighthood and win the hand of a maiden (newcomer Shannyn Sossamon). Rufus Sewell is the serious and intimidating bad knight and jousting champion to beat, Alan Tudy and Mark Addy are terrific as Thatcher's sidekicks. Paul Bettany stands out as a mostly naked and road weary Geoffrey Chaucer. If you waited to see this on DVD, turn up the volume and sit back because the 14th century rocks. A plethora of bonus material includes deleted scenes, commentary from Helgeland and Bettany, a music video, making-of special and 11 behind the scenes featurettes (watch a gap toothed Helegeland explain how Ledger knocked his tooth out while practicing a jousting move with a broomhandle.)
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Summary: It hurt when you think of the waste of money in this movie
Review: A Knight's Tale starts of in the Mid-evil times, right?(I can't spell) Okay, gotcha. La la la, okay we see these guys jabbing eachother, good plot so far, wait! WAIT! Go back! Why are they singing "We will rock you" in the Mid-evil times?! Yes! There singing it! And they even have an electric guitar with it! Anyway, there's my first one. Okay, now we go on. This guys going on in place of this other dude, and they're lying about it and no one knows. Let's call this secret-replacement guy #1. Okay fine.. So, he makes it to the chamionships. One person suspects he's a fake so far, let's call him #2. So, when he goes to this party, #2 says, "So, #1, can you show us a folk dance?" #2 thinks he can stump him. #1 gets stuck. Then a girl who they consider, "Ugly" (Let's call her that) helps him out. So then they start a slow dance, fine. THEN OUT O' THE GREAT BLUE, THEY START BREAK DANCING! YES! SPINNING ON THEIR HEADS, DOING BACK-FLIPS, ECT! Finishing my summary, they play THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN and all that ect. Then UGLY wheres skimpier clothes every time. Sorry If this is confusing! But at the end he beat everyone but!, he was never sorry for the lie he made in the beggining! I know, my review might be more confusing than the movie, but what I write here is pretty much the most. Thanx 4 reading this anyhow.
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Summary: Excellent story, unforgettable action
Review: If you're a stickler for historical accuracy, a lot of things about A Knights Tale will annoy you. I am normally one of those people - but I really liked this film. It's major redeeming feature is the jousting. The jousting action is worth the watch and then some. This film takes you further into the sport of the joust than any other period piece. It lets you in and opens your eyes to the fact there was more to jousting than most people ever thought. The 70's rock soundtrack at first may seem silly. But surprisingly, after a while, it works - and it even seems to fit with the story - like the knights arriving back in London to Thin Lizzy's "The Boys Are Back In Town". You will even find yourself thinking its not that out-of-place after all. Some of the "modern touches" are over the top, though, and don't seem to belong at all (airhorns and Nike swooshes are only the beginning). Foremost of these is the wardrobe of the herione, Jocelyn. All other characters are dressed to fit the period, which makes her outrageous medieval/Versace creations and punk hairdos harder to accept. In one scene, the hair makes her look more like a papillon dog than a woman. Her costumes go from mildly modern in the beginning scenes, and get more and more outlandish as the movie progresses. Heath Ledger, for a young up-and-comer, is marvelous in the lead role of William. He fits the role perfectly. I can't think of another young actor who could have done this with the same flair and style, yet with a serious,historical bent. A first-rate performance. Some of the more incongruous modern touches notwithstanding, this movie, as its tag line proclaims, will rock you.
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Summary: The DVD makes it that much better!
Review: Recently, when I have seen movies in the theater, I have been uninterested with stale plots and bad acting. When I saw A Knight's Tale, I was very pleasantly suprised. However, the DVD added that much more to my enjoyment of the movie. Learning about the complexities and the time it took to do the jousting scenes really made me appreciate the effort put in to this great movie. This movie is one of those that come along only every once in a while and the DVD will add greatly to your experience. Make this part of your DVD collection now, because in ten years, it will truly be a classic.
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Summary: Surprisingly better than I expected
Review: I initially saw this movie simply because I love the medieval era and nearly everything associated with it. I wasn't too sure whether the 80's soundtrack would work well with this type of movie, however I was soon convinced of the pure genius of it. It is basically a Cinderella story of a poor boy who becomes a knight. What surprised me was how humor was woven into the movie and how it's scenes were phenomenal (although that may be just because I love the medieval era). This movie did have one area which I actually hated. It took place at a dance where our hero is put on the spot to dance. He begins dancing with our fair lady and the music is of that age, but then, of all times to switch it to another style of music, it switches to some horrible 80's song and all the dancers begin to do modern dances. I feel that the modern dancing in a movie such as this ruined that particular scene. Otherwise, the humor is wonderful, the storyline better, and the ending is of course well worth it. Other than that one bad scene, it's definitely worth the buy. I haven't bought it yet, (due to budget constraints), but it's on my personal to-do list.
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