TrueJoshNight
Truly Dreadful Film
Ketrivie
It isn't all that great, actually. Really cheesy and very predicable of how certain scenes are gonna turn play out. However, I guess that's the charm of it all, because I would consider this one of my guilty pleasures.
Kien Navarro
Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.
antony_abifadel
For a series developed by History channel, I expected it to be filled with a significant amount of knowledge regarding history and eye catching depiction of historical events. If you're looking for historical accuracy, this isn't the series for you. Historical inaccuracies aside, this series maintains a lot of potential with well developed characters. Every episode is better than the one before. Recommended!
Cardinal Biggles
I know the series starts with a disclaimer that it's just a bit of fictional drama, but even so......I've seen two episodes now, and it's very much of the ilk of Britannia, or a lesser version of series such as Vikings, and the Last Kingdom.History? No. Not at all. This is a 'Politically Correct' A Team meets Ivanhoe. Or perhaps Monty Python and the Holy Grail on Speed.? So yes, there are plenty of costumes around to adorn the cast of.... well, not thousands, but ceratinaly several. Watch it as a yarn, not a documentary and you will find much of it very entertaining. The fight scenes were very well done. The American drawl on the Castillian Ambassador perhaps not so much. Don't expect Game of Thrones writing. I think A Team is about the right level to describe the plot depth. The clichés fall thick and fast.So there is the stereotypical Arch-Villain/Evil plotting Advisor dude, complete with the regulation Sheriff of Nottingham beard, causing underhand deeds to be attempted on our Heroic Templar Master. This latter is always clad in full Knightly garb of full mail armour, steel Spaulders with sword and surcoat. Doing the dishes must have been a real bugger.The damsels are all the required "strong, independent, determined" type, not averse to telling the King she'll be choosing her own husband, thank you, nor to picking up a spear and kebabing a bad guy, saving Our Hero's life at a critical battle moment.The Apprentice Hero is a suitably headstrong "youth" seeking wild Revenge against the bad guys for doing in his fiancée. And yes, obviously he will become the squire and sidekick to our hero. The dateline seems very flexible, but it is very understanding and modern of our 14th Century French King that he is not in the least bit curious nor surprised that he has somehow sired a mixed race daughter. Happened all the time in Medieval marriages.... Mind you, if the Pope can be a Yorkshireman then anything is possible. I won't bore you with more details, just to say that the script is very formulaic and predictable. Your kids will love it. History buffs or those used to decent historical drama - not so much. At least there's no Blackadder in it. Put it on when you get back from the pub and want something mindless to watch while you boozily nosh on your takeaway. I'm not rushing to record the series. There is better to watch.
aguynameddrew
Ok, firstly this is not a documentary. It is a television show. It is entertainment. It has a historical setting and context along with the events and characters. But some "liberties" are taken for the purpose of the story. If it will drive you mad that Clement was pope at the time the series begins, not Boniface then either get over it or watch something else.As a television show i think it's very well done. There are nice twists and turns, proper villains, and appropriate levels of violence. I had no issue with the acting or the script as some reviewers had. For me one of the signs of a good show is that i want to see what happens next. Check that. There is a consistent layer of mystery and suspense as to where this thing will take you and there are plenty of "i didnt see that coming" I gave it a 9, maybe i would have given it an 8 but i probably overcompensated a bit for the negative reviews which i considered to be unfair and not objective reflections of this as a historical fiction. Again, it's not a documentary.
mr-voisin-maxime
This serie has historical issues ok, Vikings got none ? Spartacus ? King Arthur ? (lol) Come on guys why does it matter all of a sudden. I found the acting great and the two first episodes were fun to watch, lot of action with a good dose of humor. Ok we know the story, we've seen this kind of stuff before, but there is something here that make me wanna see more of it, maybe the actor play or the thin intrigue. Anyway i will be watching the whole season and will enjoy it !
