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Re: Ridley Scott's "Robin Hood"
« Reply #15 on: 2013-11-30, 04:25:32 »
Star Wars isn't very historicly accurate so I am told. For example, ships don't make noise in space.
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Re: Ridley Scott's "Robin Hood"
« Reply #16 on: 2013-11-30, 09:45:45 »
George Lucas with Industrial Light & Magic disagrees whole-heartedly with that notion. He says space did not exist in any form until he came along to make it what it is.
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Re: Ridley Scott's "Robin Hood"
« Reply #17 on: 2013-11-30, 15:27:09 »
Quote from: Lord Dane on 2013-11-30, 09:45:45
George Lucas with Industrial Light & Magic disagrees whole-heartedly with that notion. He says space did not exist in any form until he came along to make it what it is.

Ya and Darth vader is Lukes father. what a joke.
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Re: Ridley Scott's "Robin Hood"
« Reply #18 on: 2013-11-30, 19:29:24 »
Quote from: Sir Nate on 2013-11-30, 15:27:09
Quote from: Lord Dane on 2013-11-30, 09:45:45
George Lucas with Industrial Light & Magic disagrees whole-heartedly with that notion. He says space did not exist in any form until he came along to make it what it is.

Ya and Darth vader is Lukes father. what a joke.

Well they have a lot of evidence to support it. They do know that Padmai had to children. One was Luke, they suspect the other was Leia but they would have been separate immediately after birth. I think they are twins though.
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Re: Ridley Scott's "Robin Hood"
« Reply #19 on: 2013-12-02, 15:25:52 »
Quote from: LionPride32 on 2013-11-30, 00:53:21
Well from what I've read, a movie that is notoriousl innacurate is "Braveheart". I can watch it over and over and not get sick of it lol. "Braveheart", "Kingdom of Heaven" and R.S. "Robin Hood" are my top 3 never-get-sick-of medieval movies.

As good as Braveheart is, it bears very little resemblance to history. :)
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Re: Ridley Scott's "Robin Hood"
« Reply #20 on: 2013-12-02, 15:33:39 »
lol
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Re: Ridley Scott's "Robin Hood"
« Reply #21 on: 2013-12-02, 20:44:38 »
Quote from: Sir Edward on 2013-12-02, 15:25:52
Quote from: LionPride32 on 2013-11-30, 00:53:21
Well from what I've read, a movie that is notoriousl innacurate is "Braveheart". I can watch it over and over and not get sick of it lol. "Braveheart", "Kingdom of Heaven" and R.S. "Robin Hood" are my top 3 never-get-sick-of medieval movies.

As good as Braveheart is, it bears very little resemblance to history. :)

History is written by those who hang heros. Thats why the movie told the true story. Obviously. 😜
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Re: Ridley Scott's "Robin Hood"
« Reply #22 on: 2013-12-03, 00:24:39 »
I was reading about the historical accuracy of "Braveheart and it states that the Scottish didn't wear kilts in that time period....Kinda funny as I can't picture the Scottish wearing anything but!! I have mixed feelings about the portrayal of King Edward I "Longshanks"... He was definetly a warrior king, much like Richard I, I suppose as he got older he didn't charge into the frey of battle. I love when he orders the archers to shoot and his General says, "Won't we hit our men, sire?" And Longshanks replies, "Yes....but we'll hit theirs as well. We've got reserves!" Heheheh I love the Plantagents!!
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Re: Ridley Scott's "Robin Hood"
« Reply #23 on: 2013-12-03, 04:06:40 »
They also called Longshanks a "ruthless Pagan" which I am almost sure was incorrect. Question is, why is he called Longshanks may I ask? I might have to look that up.
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Re: Ridley Scott's "Robin Hood"
« Reply #24 on: 2013-12-03, 05:20:04 »
Quote from: Sir Aiden on 2013-12-03, 04:06:40
Question is, why is he called Longshanks may I ask? I might have to look that up.

Because he was tall. "Shanks" refer to legs. I also hear he was always picked first to play for the Kingdom of England's basketball team. ;)
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Re: Ridley Scott's "Robin Hood"
« Reply #25 on: 2013-12-03, 17:56:16 »
Quote from: DouglasTheYounger on 2013-12-03, 05:20:04
Quote from: Sir Aiden on 2013-12-03, 04:06:40
Question is, why is he called Longshanks may I ask? I might have to look that up.

Because he was tall. "Shanks" refer to legs. I also hear he was always picked first to play for the Kingdom of England's basketball team. ;)

He shanked people. (the act of pulling down ones pants)
It's a pagan thing.
Englands basketball team quickly conquered the celtics
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Re: Ridley Scott's "Robin Hood"
« Reply #26 on: 2013-12-03, 18:01:31 »
I was reading a historians look on Kingdom of heaven.
http://www.richardwarrenfield.com/essay029.htm
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Re: Ridley Scott's "Robin Hood"
« Reply #27 on: 2013-12-03, 18:16:45 »
He is primarily called Robin Longstride (presumably for legs/stride as well). I haven't heard "Longshanks" aside from this version.
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Re: Ridley Scott's "Robin Hood"
« Reply #28 on: 2013-12-03, 18:43:00 »
Quote from: James Anderson III on 2013-12-03, 18:16:45
He is primarily called Robin Longstride (presumably for legs/stride as well). I haven't heard "Longshanks" aside from this version.

He was talking about Edward I in that case. :)
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Re: Ridley Scott's "Robin Hood"
« Reply #29 on: 2013-12-03, 20:10:25 »
Quote from: LionPride32 on 2013-12-03, 00:24:39
I was reading about the historical accuracy of "Braveheart and it states that the Scottish didn't wear kilts in that time period....Kinda funny as I can't picture the Scottish wearing anything but!!

That's right, kilts didn't appear until a few centuries later. William Wallace actually would have looked more like a knight of the period. I've attached an image of a statue of him that is in Edinburgh Castle:
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