If you open a film with a battle, it helps if you know who is who and why they are fighting. The same is true throughout the film - muddy men in brown costumes slugging it out for no apperent reason other than to provide employment to stuntmen. Add to that a mumbled dialogue which itself is often drowned out by the soundtrack and you have the recipe for a boring mess. Did it improve? I'll never know as my wife and I gave up after an hour when we both found our phones more interesting. Michael Caine was audible but what's a cockney accent doing in a medieval film, set in Italy? I guess he's cheap these days.
Reviews
3 Reviews
Copper
(2012–2013)
Haphazard editing
25 July 2017
Enjoyable show but some of the editing makes no sense at all. At times it appears to have been edited by a first year media student. Some scenes seem to have been added simply to bulk out the episode. Additionally, the 'previously' sequences at the start of each episode seem to have been chosen by throwing darts at a dartboard.
Yellowstone
(2009– )
Quite simply, the best documentary series on Yellowstone ever produced.
4 January 2017
Sets the standard for a wildlife documentary. Highly educational with stunning photography and well written narration. I visited Yellowstone in 1995 and wish that I had been able to see this series before my visit. Viewing this series should be mandatory for all aspiring wildlife documentary producers. Rather bizarrely, in 2017 the BBC decided to produce a new three part documentary, again based on the seasons, but this time with on-screen 'presenters'. The result is awful, with lingering shots of presenters walking up hills, speaking as if we are all morons. Why they decided to do it, I've no idea. It's like trying to replace Champagne with Cider. I have this original series on DVD. I won't be buying the 2017 version.
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