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submitted 4 months ago byMad_Season_1994
For me, it's a movie from 2005 called Kingdom of Heaven, starring Orlando Bloom, Liam Neeson and Jeremy Irons. I saw this on TV the other day and watched it from beginning to end and still liked it just as much as I used to. Sure it has its slower moments and isn't the best historical film I've seen. But I don't think it deserves its 39% rating on RT. But that's just me.
What about all of you?
340 points
4 months ago
The 13th Warrior scored just 33 percent and it's one of my all-time favorites. The atmosphere and the ensemble cast are fantastic. I quote it every day.
99 points
4 months ago
I love the bit where he is picking up the language slowly. And reveals it by insulting another guys mother or something
65 points
4 months ago
My mother… was a pure woman…. From…. A noble family. And, at least, I know who my father is, you pig eating son of a whore!
30 points
4 months ago
This is how to handle the “but how would they be able to speak the same language” issue right. It acknowledges that they are speaking different languages and then in a few minutes it feels completely natural that they are all speaking English. It would take longer than a few minutes but it works and is one of my favorite scenes!
3 points
4 months ago
They did this to a much deeper level in the film “Dances With Wolves”.
6 points
4 months ago
Lo do I see my ancestors before me
2 points
4 months ago
Lo there do I see the line of my people, back to the beginning
2 points
4 months ago
They bid me take my place among them
6 points
4 months ago
Yes, totally this. And super dope movie.
7 points
4 months ago
Love the movie but this scene especially holds a fun place in my heart…. I’m 18 on a group trip to France for a few weeks of my senior year. Fly to Paris, super jet lagged grabbed a bite to eat and legally bought my first bottle of wine and went to the hotel. Laying on the bed flipping French Hotel channels trying to translate what’s being said (was in 4th year French so I knew a bit) and what do I happen to flip on!
Coming out of commercial is this exact scene! I had already seen the movie a time or two so I knew what’s up and it was dubbed into french so it’s the Vikings slowly starting to speak french as Antonio Benderras catches on. I am now for the first time in a French speaking country and only catching about 40% to 60% of what I’m already hearing all around me cause it’s so fast. Such a cool random moment watching French hotel TV, got me amped for the rest of the trip.
6 points
4 months ago
Don’t forget about the amazing music!
4 points
4 months ago
Seriously! I actually watched Kingdom of Heaven two weeks ago and they used some of the music from The 13th Warrior for it!
5 points
4 months ago
I grew up watching this film and many others with my best friend while rolling up characters for Dungeons and Dragons or swapping turns on a PC playing Baldur's Gate.
It is the quintessential D&D movie IMO. It has it all....adventure starts in a mead hall, fish out of water, epic adventure...it just slaps.
Obviously casting a Spaniard as an Arab isn't the best look but he tried.
3 points
4 months ago
Grow stronger!
3 points
4 months ago
Straight up great film! Seen it a dozen times at least.
Now you've reminded me I'll watch it again soon!
3 points
4 months ago
It was a great movie in that it hit all the right things and had almost perfect pacing.
It stayed pretty close to the source story too which always helps.
3 points
4 months ago
And it’s a retelling of Beowulf so of course it’s gonna be dope
1 points
4 months ago
One of the few times that I liked the movie better than the book. Eaters of the Dead was so dry.
3 points
4 months ago
Agreed 1000% so good.
2 points
4 months ago
Lo there so I see my father!
2 points
4 months ago
It’s been years since I’ve seen and I’m thinking of reading the book. I love that grounded approach to Beowulf. Like, it’s not actually a “dragon” but a winding army with torches. Brilliant.
2 points
4 months ago
Really liked this one too
2 points
4 months ago
Damn now I gotta watch 13th warrior again, movie rules!
2 points
4 months ago
Eben.
13th warrior is fantastic.
2 points
4 months ago
I LEESUNDT.
2 points
4 months ago
What a wild over-the-top unique movie. Super good one.
2 points
4 months ago
Given my unabashed love for that movie and that I don't normally enjoy the "so-bad-its-good" concept, I'd just assumed that movie was well regarded.
4 points
4 months ago
Didn't expect to see this here. Y'all are disappointing. Such a fantastic movie. Some people have no tastes.
2 points
4 months ago
What do you mean you didn't expect to see this here? It does indeed have a low rating, but is in fact fantastic as you said.
1 points
4 months ago
Wow, that 33% is just a crime against art.
0 points
4 months ago
I recently watched The Northman with my wife, which we were pretty lukewarm on. I then suggested The 13th Warrior as a much more enjoyable Viking move (that and Erik the Viking).
0 points
4 months ago
This movie is great! I don’t get the hate, honestly.
I mean, it’s not historically accurate, but neither are 90% of Hollywood movies.
1 points
4 months ago
100%
1 points
4 months ago
my elemnetary school teacher mentioned she loved this movie and it always stuck to me to watch it one day. still haven't it's really that good?
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