ORIGINAL: Chickenboy
ORIGINAL: Reg
ORIGINAL: Califvol
... Yes, it is a movie so the story gets a bit contrived, but very authentic look and feel. ...
Well that is about what I suspected.
It was filmed by a British film crew so it goes without saying that would have a very authentic look and feel. [:)]
It was the Hollywood plot we were a apprehensive about as it would totally undermine the opportunity of a great film accurately portraying an aspect of the war largely ignored before this.
Glad you liked it. Looks like there might be some hope!!!!
Actually, I found the cinematography, film work and special effects to be one of the picayune shortcomings of the movie. So much for your British crew= best possible equation! [:D]
I've now seen the film and if I had to summarise it in one statement, it would be "Is that all??"
I'm afraid my opinion hasn't changed much. The authenticity was excellent and despite Chickenboy's misgivings the cinematography and editing was appropriate to supporting the plot such as it was. The film would have been much better had it been based on a novel with some depth.
For a moment we almost believed Ayre knew his Celtic mythology by including the white horse in the prelude and when the white hooves crossed the screen at the end we thought it was all going to come together in climatic plot revelation but no, it just petered out in the usual Hollywood cheesey ending.... There were several other potential plot hooks that also were not exploited.
Ayres seems to have been struggling as to what his film was really about and as a result it was succession of pointless scenes strung together.
It was great seeing the hardware driving around using plausible tactics but the true test is whether you would recommend the film to others. I would recommend this to someone with an interest in military history for a rarely seen glimpse of another time but I would hesitate to do so for anyone who just wants to watch a good movie.
The young women I saw walk out half way though obviously agree.
