Best Post-Gladiator Epic?

[Aeson]

I've only seen the Director's Cut. I liked it. I set aside all the other stories about King Arthur and sat down to watch a different version of the story.

 

[WayneLigon]

I looked all of the ones mentioned a great deal, save for King Authur which I did not see. I might rent it somtime but not soon. I thought they were all pretty good and I saw each one more than once.

 

[Dark Jezter]

Another thing the Last Samurai had going for it was the ninjas. Ninjas can make any movie cooler.

 

[Ranger REG]

Another thing the Last Samurai had going for it was the ninjas. Ninjas can make any movie cooler.

True, but Tom Cruise is the reason I stayed away.

As for me, I don't know if I consider Kingdom of Heaven an epic, but I did like the siege scene. That and the fact that Liam Neeson, Jeremy Iron (when he does not overact like he did in D&D film), David Thewlis, and Alexander Siddig (DS9 "Dr. Bashir") are in it.

 

[Tonguez]

the Trojan Horse ends up seeming a bit silly.

Why a bit silly?

 

[Ranger REG]

Why a bit silly?

Probably because they don't use the material from Home Depot.

That and the fact that the film is a bit more historical rather than mythical.

 

[Desdichado]

double post

 

[Desdichado]

That and the fact that the film is a bit more historical rather than mythical.

I don't see how that makes it silly. I liked that about Troy, actually. And about King Arthur. Well, I liked that they attempted to make both stories into pseudo-historical stories that might have happened. Not that they actually did a good job in either movie, but they attempted, and I think that's a worthy goal, myself.

Frankly, though, I didn't think any of those epic movies were really that good, including Gladiator itself.

 

[Endur]

There has been a spate of Epic out since Gladiator: Troy, Kingdom of Heaven, King Arthur, Alexander, The Last Samurai, etc. Which do you think work?

I saw Troy, King Arthur, and the Last Samurai. All were ok. None were great. The non-Tom Cruise Samurai in the Last Samurai were very good. Hector in Troy was very good. King Arthur was so-so, but the villain was pretty good.

The awesome post Gladiator epic was: Lord of the Rings: Return of the King

 

[David Howery]

I bought a used copy of King Arthur for $10... it had good moments and some really bad moments. I was REALLY disappointed in the final battle... from what little I know, the 'real' Arthur, if there was one, won the battle at Badon because he had a BIG mounted force, not just 8 knights and a horde of Woads. Keira Knightley was pretty cool as Guinevere though, particularly in her Celtic paint. The Saxons were pretty silly.. especially the leader and his 'don't screw the local women, we're pure blood' attitude. I have real doubts that such sentiments existed back then, particularly among raiders. Women would be pretty high on the list of plunder, right after gold and food...