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Title: Agincourt the movie
Post by: Sir Wolf on 2010-10-27, 20:38:44

http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/18591/michael-mann-goes-medieval-on-your-ass

Title: Re: Agincourt the movie
Post by: Sir William on 2010-10-27, 21:03:01

OH SNAP!!!  I WANNA BE IN IT!!!!  It was a GREAT novel, I've read it thrice so far.

Title: Re: Agincourt the movie
Post by: Sir Ancelyn on 2010-10-28, 01:08:47

This little ditty used to be sung in some British military academies. For all I know it is sung in the ranks today too.

Sung to the tune of Frere Jacques:
Agincourt, Agincourt,
Crecy too, Crecy too,
Nile and Trafalger, Nile and Trafalger,
Waterloo, Waterloo.

Title: Re: Agincourt the movie
Post by: Sir Patrick on 2010-10-28, 02:49:40

Quick, everybody get an Agincourt kit together before the premier!  That's awesome.  I loved the book and have always wanted to see Cornwell's stuff done for the big screen (the battles left something to be desired in the BBC's Sharpe movies).

Title: Re: Agincourt the movie
Post by: Sir Wolf on 2010-10-28, 10:05:44

ack! wait noooooooooooooooooooo 1415 wait nooooooooooooooooooo i wanna get my 1340s stuff first! ahhhhhhhhhhh heehehehe

Title: Re: Agincourt the movie
Post by: Sir William on 2010-10-28, 14:08:43

That'll work, lets do it fellas, I'm all in for armoring up for the premier!  This is kinda fortuitous...my 14th-15th C personae is based on a particular character in this book, wow, I'm stoked man!!!!

Speaking of awesome books being put onscreen, anyone have a chance to catch Pillars of the Earth?  Hmm...time to hit the Library section.  :)

Title: Re: Agincourt the movie
Post by: Sir Wolf on 2010-10-28, 14:14:37

i watched teh first 2 "free" episodes and was kinda "eh" about it. i'm sure if i knew more about what they were trying to do i would paid better attention then trying to watch before bedtime

Title: Re: Agincourt the movie
Post by: Sir William on 2010-10-28, 14:43:38

I would suggest reading the book...then the show will make sense.  For continuity's sake, they melded some of the characters from the book into a composite for the show...wasn't a bad thing as I thought it worked well. 

I believe they have the right idea...an epic book like that really couldn't be done true justice in a 2 hour format...8 hour format gave them a lot more 'real estate' to work with in terms of getting the material into the series.  It is a good deal more dramatic than say, Spartacus, but definitely worth watching.