Evengyny Thanks for the memories!

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FirstWitch A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

Bumpy Chip It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Gary Williams I've seen this a couple of times and while it's not a bad little movie set during the Roman invasion of Britain the acting of both Micheal Fassbender and especially Olga Kurylenko elevate it to be better than the script allows it to be.The film itself is based on a real event that happened around the time the Romans were withdrawing from Britain to consolidate power back home and tells the story of the ninth legion which vanished. It's Fassbenders mission to locate them or the eagle. Kurylenko plays Etain and doesn't say a single word throughout the whole movie, thanks to a brutal torture inflicted by the Romans, instead her facial expressions have to convey everything she is feeling and she handles the role with amazing skill that I never thought she had.I give this 8/10, not for the storyline which is derivative and dull but simply for Fassbender and especially Kurylenko who shows what great acting is all about.

yzabar-31348 Obviously, movie reviews are subjective and not everyone will agree. The genre of so-called historical fiction is quite popular and one of the staples of Hollywood's bread and butter recipes. This review is not to debate the accuracy of the history depicted in this movie. It is only to critique the movie as a movie. Unfortunately, this movie fails on several levels.The story simply boils down to survival in a brutal world, where humanity is reduced to animal instincts, only wishing or praying for salvation. There are seemingly no good guys or bad guys. They are all amoral simpletons bent on revenge, torture, punishment and the like. Their goal only victories over their enemy and then "going home." The acting is without nuance. All the characters are 2 dimensional with minimal character development. It was hard to like any character in the movie. On the other hand, the editing maintains great pace and rhythm during battle scenes. This was one of the few positives I found while watching battle after battle. At times, in non-battle scenes, however, transitions seemed abrupt and uneven. The cinematography remained atmospheric and crisp throughout, although primarily to enhance gory details or spectacular vistas, the harshness of this world, rather than to create depth and subtext. Indeed, the overall direction seemed overly focused on brutal killing using, featuring a wide variety of cinematic tricks to show all manner of death and killing (to the point of pornography in my opinion). Depictions of battle, facial expressions of hatred, anger, or desperation and fear predominate the multiple close-up shots. The violence was over-emphasized to the detriment of the plot and characters. The fight-flight response was demonstrated on the screen very well but ended up dehumanizing and flattening the story considerably. All in all, there was no depth to this movie and, consequently, it was very difficult to suspend disbelief. Similarly, no sub textual meaning was evident, no clear thematic arc. I would not recommend this movie to anyone other than those interested only in action scenes and on screen brutality and violence. There is a place for action and brutality on the screen unless it is simply done for its own sake.

Mauri Laihorinne There are many reasons for liking. this movie. I loved the cinematography and the casting. And the action scenes were done very well. A lot of violence and gore, but done with a surprisingly good taste. But it seriously lacked believable plot and character development. I know that making this kind of films are expensive and hard but they could have paid a few pounds more to the scriptwriter to make a true epic. Men are just meat here and the women...a little more... The talented cast could have made more of their roles. Obviously the Hollywood credo of action and entertainment makes money corrupted this film like so many others. Still highly recommended despite its faults.

SnoopyStyle In 117 A.D., the Romans in Britania is stretched to the limit by the Picts in the north. After 20 years of stalemate, the Romans aim to finish the resistance. Centurion Quintus Dias (Michael Fassbender) is half naked running in the snow. The movie moves back two weeks to see Dias and his garrison outpost under attack. He is captured and taken to the Pict leader Gorlacon. General Titus Flavius Virilus (Dominic West) in York is ordered to destroy the Picts with his men. He is given mute Pict scout Etain (Olga Kurylenko) to guide him.This is a straight forward bloody violent sword and sandal war movie. The actors are solid led by West and Fassbender. It doesn't have many big story elements. The action is brutal and chaotic. The mood is dark and brood. I also love tracking in the wilderness. I like the cat-and-mouse game of the escape.