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New KINGDOM OF HEAVEN trailer rocks out (literally)!!!
Ahoy, squirts! Quint here with the newest (and presumably last) KINGDOM OF HEAVEN trailer. I love love love Ridley Scott and I'm dead excited to see this flick... However, the music in this trailer is a little bit on the ridiculous side. It's not the vocals... or even the weird guitar riffs that made my eardrums want to implode... It was the stupid, modern drum solo. I'm sure none of that will end up in the movie, so that base is covered... You just have to look at pretty epic images and pretend not to hear retarded music. Click below for the link to Apple!
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And again, you have nothing to say. As for the "Kingdom of Heaven" trailer, I didn't watch it. I'm afraid I'll flashback to the two hours of life wasted watching "Knight's Tale."
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But at least it will not suffer the same fate as Troy, where the music of the trailers were about 500 percent better than the music in the finished product...
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We will, we will ROCK YOU!!! But whatever, the film looks great and thanks to the simultaneous worldwide release I'll actually go see this one in theaters instead of downloading.
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That trailer sucked. The music sounded like New Age Cock Rock. Ugh. Awful. And what's with the really, really, really fast cuts? When scenes flash by that quickly, I tend to space out. Maybe that's just me, though.
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Apr 16, 2005 7:22:17 AM CDT
At least they didn't use the same Hans Zimmer / Lisa Gerrard shi
by stanley spector
Don't get me wrong. Zimmer is an extremely talented, versatile composer. I just wish for him to get more opportunities to showcase that versatility, as opposed to being directed to write the Gladiator score yet again.
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am i the only one who thinks that every KOH teaser and trailer were edited horribly?
And i hope that the music will be a thousand times better than the ones in Troy(Gabrial Yared replaced with James Horner in last minute...) and Alexander (Vangelis' score was unendurably awful) -
I'll be there opening day! Ridley is a fucking legend.
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What is the point of this trailer? Now I've seen four or five different trailers for this film, neither of them doing their job of selling it properly to me. If it hadn't been for me already deciding to see this film in my local cinema, I wouldn't have been taken by these promos. Horrible work by the PR-people.
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This trailer was obviously scored and edited especially for them. I wonder, is it playing in theaters or just on MTV?
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Apr 16, 2005 8:35:13 AM CDT
For this kind of movie, the music is... different. Unfortunately
by moviemaniac-7
But the trailer itself is better than the too-long boring previous one. Seems that this one is cut for a younger audience. And as for the vocals in the music... I was listening to the Insider soundtrack a couple of days ago and Lisa Gerrard's voice never sounded better on Sacrifice of that album, but enough is enough with the vocals!! I will probably see this one on the big screen since there isn't much left of these movies on DVD.
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Gladiator? Meet Return of the King.
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What I was about to say was "If this is anything like Troy, I'll pass on it." I'll check rotten Tomatoes a couples after it is realeased and decide then. If it gets
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Not that the film didn't have any other problems but I'd still probably own it on DVD if they had stuck with the much better Gabriel Yared (sp?) score instead of that rush-job by Mr. Uber-Hack Horner. Did we ever find out why exactly they replaced the music? Who was responsible? Because that guy needs to get fired.
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other than the godawful music, that trailer looked mighty fucking awesome. and eva green ... mmmmmmmmm.
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Is that Ridley himself on the electric guitar? Which Fox marketing genius thought that would be a "cool and original idea"? Reminds me of the opening battle scene in Gangs of New York, where it was all built up and going well then when the irish and the new yorkers started fighting they put the same cheesey, light guitar rifts over it. Actually, I never actually knew they had electric guitars and drum kits during the crusades and will Orlando break out the hairspray, fingerless gloves, sleeveless "Stones" t-shirt and eyeliner during the major battle? School of Rock 2: Kingdom of Rock Heaven.
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it just seems completely the wrong decision to cast Bloom in this film. It couldn't look more like another Lord of the Rings installment if it tried and by casting Legolas as the lead it looks like they tried quite a bit!
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It was humanity's finest hour, was it not?
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I was thinking exactly that. Are the Crusades really something that needed to be glorified in film, much less rocked out to? What's next, Inquisition: The Series?
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Apr 16, 2005 11:05:09 AM CDT
I hate it when I'm at work and I can't download trailers because
by mel garga
I can picture the trailer in my mind and it's....it's.....glorious.
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the music is just something i've been tuning out since teaser #1. the mtv-crowd editing and rock music put with this trailer almost made me vomit. it's a crusades movie, for God's sake. give us some classic orchestra music and let that be that. music rants aside, i can't freaking wait for this movie. i love me some ancient warfare. especially ancient siege warfare, with catapults and siege towers and crossbows and...i'm gonna stop there.
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To Studio Execs: the rock music and blip-vert scene cuts really played to my 18-25 demographic sensibilities. If you hadn't shown me MTV-editing and a hairband guitar solo, I probably would never have wanted to watch this historical period piece. Kudos. To the extreme!!!! Now can we please have one that caters to the hip-hop demographic? Possibly to Eminem music with a shot of Bloom telling Neeson 'that's how I roll'? sigh.
On a more serious note, if Ridley Scott can make Orlando Bloom look masculin, he can do pretty much anything. I just hope the trailer isn't a reflection of Neeson's screen time. He's probably the best actor in the whole goddamned film and they only show him for a tenth of a second. -
They took a remarkable grandiose song (Jonathan Elias' "Movement III: Hope") and fucking remixed it with electric guitars and crashing drums! Horrible, just plain horrible. And people, that's not Lisa Gerrard on vocals, it's Alanis Morissette. Trust me. I have the original song.
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congratulations on taking a film i sorta wanted to see and making it feel like a ball-to-the-wall piece of garbage. that's close to the worst music in a trailer, ever.
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Yes, once the post Private Ryan WW2 flicks hit, now we have the post Gladiator "swords and sandals" pics until those burn out too. Yahoo.
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Apr 16, 2005 12:44:20 PM CDT
Leave it to Hollywood (dominatewd by a certain faith)...TO DISTO
by bong
Oh...lets make orlando our Christian hero...
Yawn
Scott has lost his way
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Well w/ that hack Scott directing who knows?
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I now actually want to see this film rather than dismiss it as Troy 2: Crusading Bogaloo.
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Apr 16, 2005 1:17:22 PM CDT
Whoeever picked out that music for that trailer should be friggi
by rogue_leader
I AM DEFINITELY SEEING THIS! This looks friggin awesome.
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Apr 16, 2005 1:26:26 PM CDT
That was the most unorthodox trailer I've seen in a long time...
by kampbell-kid
For a sec I thought Queen was going to break out with "FLASH!! AH AAHHHHHHH WONDER OF THE UNIVERSE! FLASH!! AH AHHHHHHH". Totally different tone than the other trailers gave off. It makes you wonder with scary dread what kind of score and music will we hear in this film now. Gladiator was great, but that moaning bitch in the background music during any dream sequences got on my nerves. Totally took me away from the movie.
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I really am NOT in the mood to see this movie. After ARTHUR and TROY last summer I got a little fizzled from "epics" like this. Maybe this movie is better off in July or something. Sorry, Ridley,
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This music is worse than you guys realize. It's a horrible, cheap imitation of "Stairway to Heaven" with Lisa Gerard instead of Robert Plant. Watch it again and groan in horror.
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I mean, what with all the re-imagined crap floating about at least I know he would make it entertaining.
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Apr 16, 2005 4:48:36 PM CDT
Yay, Liam Neeson is playing the same boring ass character that h
by kaws
...I wonder if he gets it from Morgan Freeman. You know this to be true.
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...but what a horrible fucking trailer. No matter how much I want to fuck Eva Green (quite a lot, in fact) or how much I admire a lot of Scott
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man a beautiful trailer ruined by that horrible New Age-like music.
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It's not because the trailers are middling (even though this is best if the bunch) and it not because there are too many of these type of period films in release since "Galdiator". Oh no, it's not these things; it's because it's opening against "House of Wax", which co-stars the most beautifulist talented woman on the face of the planet, Paris Hilton. Paris' gorgeous skin and natural talent will convince all to come to the theater and watch her film and not this one. Her auroa will glow so bright, that even those who come out to see "Kingdom of Heaven" will purchase "House of Wax" tickets instead to see the Goddess that is Paris Hilton. Paris' beauty is so potent that the "Kingdom of Heaven" reels will morph into "House of Wax" reels within the first five minutes, as if the celluloid recognizes Paris' monumental beauty and must mesh with her striking bone structure. Honestly, who would want to pass on the perfection that is Paris Hilton? Especially for Orlando Bloom and swords? Not any rational person. Paris is too amazing to pass up.
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at least it would be less synthetic sounding.
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LMAO. I thought it was OK in GLADIATOR but it got extremely annoying after it was rehashed and regurgitated in THE INSIDER, BLACK HAWK DOWN, TROY, MAN ON FIRE and probably half a dozen more I'm forgetting or have successfully repressed from memory.
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Did any of you guys catch that? I think all the theater trailers have been underwhelming (or just downright horrible in this case), but I thought the internet exclusive trailer was actually pretty great, music and all.
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He looks worn out, beat up and tired (in a good, emotional kind of way) This should rule, but wtf cock rock in the trailer? wtf.
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I don't think the 13 year old girls getting wet from Bloom can even keep this afloat. It looks boring to me.
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That's an ... interesting thought but they won't be able to contribute to KOH's box office since the movie is rated R.
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Apr 16, 2005 9:49:32 PM CDT
What a fine time for a film about Christians slaughtering Muslim
by mockingbird girl
What fucking Hollywood moron thought of this? If this is supposed to be the Third Crusade, it will be interesting to see if it accurately portrays the European kings and their followers as as bloodthirsty warmongers and Saladin and the Muslims as compassionate and civilized...
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I haven't seen the film myself yet but every single advance review has stated that the movie doesn't take sides and shows good and bad people on both fronts. Which is kind of like reality usually is.
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And yes, according to the advance reviews Saladin is portrayed as a civilized and honorable person in the movie.
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Apr 16, 2005 11:39:49 PM CDT
Reminds me of Ladyhawke score, which makes me very scared.
by george newman
That music will date immediately.
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the days of high adventure.
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Apr 17, 2005 6:34:05 AM CDT
Even though he be a lot better looking...Orlando Bloom is NOT ev
by jugs
...so there!
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The singing wasn't rehashed in The Insider, since it came out in 1999. It was rehashed in Gladiator, which was released in 2000. Nitpicking, but still...
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Thanks for the correction. My mistake. I made it because THE INSIDER was released the same month as GLADITOR (May 2000) in my country. They probably wanted to cash in on Crowe's new superstar status.
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I saw it at a press screening two weeks ago. No spoilers (it's a darn good movie, better than Gladiator as one who didn't like Gladiator THAT much), but the movie DOES accurately portray "the European kings and their followers as as bloodthirsty warmongers and Saladin and the Muslims as compassionate and civilized..."
As it is, there is a scene about 1/3 of the way through where a certain Christian faction tries to get the less than willing king to wage war, using chants of "God Wills It!" and accusing the peace-minded advisors of being appeasers and the like. It so much resembles a Sean Hannity or Scarborough debate that it's chilling. With all the ridiculous talk about this film offending Muslims, I'm curious to see how the 30% of the country, the hard core Christian Right, will take this film, as it bashes of that type of hypocracy rather bluntly. -
Apr 17, 2005 2:35:05 PM CDT
This is old news and this trailer shows too much, just release t
by orionsangels
Trying to one up Return of the King's battle, they added a shakey cam effect to try and impress us, puh-lease. ROTK's battle will never be topped
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was terrible... Harry and 90% of people that visit these boards have been brainwashed. All three films were aweful... One day you'll realise this.
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Apr 17, 2005 2:48:24 PM CDT
"...because THE INSIDER was released the same month as GLADITOR
by curryice
oh thank god that i don't live in your country, godoffireinhell! You have my pity just in case that it is common that films are released that late...and i thought countries like Germany would be the worst.
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Apr 17, 2005 3:33:49 PM CDT
If you want to see how R. Scott will handle the politics of the
by excaliburffolkes
Similar historical era, similar controversial topic, and similar (I suspect)way of approaching it. Like "1492", I wouldn't expect a deep exploration of the history, just a well shot movie that uses the time and place as a back drop. Hopefully, though, "Kingdom of Heaven" will be a much better film.
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Apr 17, 2005 3:52:08 PM CDT
DocPazuzu, you are dead on about Ridley Scott and his commentary
by excaliburffolkes
In the Director's Commentary, Ridley openly admits that after pouring his creative heart and soul into "Blade Runner" and "Legend" he was completely broken and demoralized as an artist when the test audiences jeered them. It totally explains why Ridley's work since "Legend" has been way less daring, creative, and (let's just admit it) satisfying. You can tell that ever since then Ridley has always directed with one eye looking back over his shoulder to make sure the mainstream audience will approve. He doesn't just pander shamelssly; he's totally lost the courage to do anything new or unusual. What a shame. There was a time when Ridley was making an early claim to being Kubrick's heir.
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This movie would look interesting if I hadn't seen it already when it was called the Lord Of The Rings.
And dear Kyle Reese, you're right, LOTR was "aweful" in that it inspired awe, as opposed to your taste which is just awful. -
The Templars have invaded Jerusalem like a bunch of barbarians and were kicked out by the arabs... what's it worth donig an heroic epic movie about a bunch of lsors like them???
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They are definately on the right track here. The soundtrack for the earlier trailers made me feel like laying down and going to sleep - this one, at least, managed to engage me rather effectively for the first 2/3, then it got *too* rock near the end. Still, I'm a total slut for historical Medieval epics - of which our choices are very few. I have the utmost trust in Ridly Scott. It just bums me out that we wont get to see the original 3hr epic cut in theatres. The movie will suffer badly for it in the same way King Arthur did. While Arthur was still a victim of some shitty direction, the Unrated DVD was vastly superior to the bullshit chop-suey theatrical edit.
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Apr 17, 2005 9:47:09 PM CDT
That's not true Kyle Reese. I still think Clash of the Titans is
by orionsangels
Don't tell me what I'm going to think in the future. I know what I like. If anything LOTR will age like fine wine, especially the first one. 90 years from when fathers read holopad stories to their children before bed. They'll pull out an old favorite, PJ's LOTR
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His work on the "Jeff Beck's Guitar Workshop" would have been killer. Has anyone ever seen "Pope David" with Jeff Beck's soundtrack? He's got the touch for mixing screaming electric guitar and classical themes.
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look at all the whining!!!!!OMG TEH MUSIC!!!!Shut the fuck up. And,like clockwork,someone brings up Hollywood and America sucking. So fucking predictable.
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look at all the whining!!!!!OMG TEH MUSIC!!!!Shut the fuck up. And,like clockwork,someone brings up Hollywood and America sucking. So fucking predictable.
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look at all the whining!!!!!OMG TEH MUSIC!!!!Shut the fuck up. And,like clockwork,someone brings up Hollywood and America sucking. So fucking predictable.
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...is going kick Alexander and Troy up and down the road and then piss them. Ridley Scott is back where he does so brilliantly. Realing worlds that no one else can even dream about in a way that totally makes you belive you are there along side them. Awesome!
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sorry.
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Apr 18, 2005 9:50:31 AM CDT
I think this is the PERFECT time for a movie about the crusades.
by minderbinder
And assuming it doesn't paint the christians as heroes, it will probably offend the conservative christian types, not jews or moslems. This looks WAY better than those pieces of shit Troy and Alexander. And just for the record, Scott used the "shakey cam" years ago when he did gladiator. Isn't it silly to accuse him of jumping on the "period epic" bandwagon when he's the guy that started it?
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Jeez, some of you guys need to get a grip--it's just TRAILER music, it's not the damn movie score. Trailers aren't always designed to please the diehard AICN regs, they're simply an advertizing schtick to widen the market a little beyond blowhards like ourselves. And the music wasn't that bad really. The visuals in the trailer were still enough to keep me jazzed about the movie. I still have a problem with Orlando Bloom, and how he delivers his lines in every movie exactly the same way. Other than that, I'm pretty sure Ridley's got a good handle on this--he can handle both epic and storytelling. Wolfgang is good with German sub movies, and Oliver Stone knows how to spin a good conspiracy--but they're not Ridley Scott. It takes more than just a CG cast of thousands and a pretty boy leading man in a skirt.
As for Troy, the more I watch it (call me a masochist) the more I discover how awful it really is. And that musical score--had me muting the TV and cranking my Tupac. It's pretty trippy watching Achilles and Hector have at it while the late Mr Shakur says, "Eat a dick up!" -
ditto on that--Ridley aint jumpin on no bandwagon. Though it is a bit of a stretch to say he started the epic genre. Maybe he revived it with Gladiator. He owes a lot to the likes of Cecile de Mille and David Lean. I'm glad epic movies are coming out--I don't mind the fact so many bad ones are out there either (Troy, Alexander)--I'm glad there are enough coming out that we can choose from.
As for Christians being offended, well, Hollywood is used to doing that it shouldn't surprise anyone. Who knows, maybe this will just tell a story without having to pander to any religious persuasion, or tread too lightly with PC loafers on. I'm hoping it's just historical storytelling with no modern agenda driven regurgitated filter (or not so much of it that it detracts from entertaining). -
The music was as spastic as a fucking grand mal seizure. But the trailer did look good, and Orli should have kept the weight cause he actually looks better with it than his normal elfboy physique (he makes Kate Bosworth look fat in comparison to him.)
Truth be told, I want another Flesh & Blood style movie with a young Rutger Hauer look-a-like. Fucking A that movie was some crazy shiznit. Poisoning a well with plague riddled dog meat. Oh yeah...dirty dirty knights. -
But then posters like Kyle.Reese just want to play the tired old game of bashing anything and everything (including Orlando Bloom) to do with LoTR. Good heavens, get over it already...the movies have come and gone in theatres but will remain classics forever. The question is, when will people like you admit they were great instead of carrying on this stupid game? Not every movie can cater to your "aweful" taste. ** Dammit, my work LAN peeps are blocking this and I can't get it on my rotten-assed dial-up connexion at home! S'ok...saw previous trailers in theatres/TV and I'm pumped for this...hell yeah! It's a freakin' Ridley Scott movie!
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I might be the only talkbacker that feels this way, but I thought that was the best trailer yet. The music during the middle section annoyed me a bit, but I finally felt some of the film's grit and intensity. Haunting, Horner-esque music is great, but in every trailer before this one, I felt strangely unmoved emotionally. This trailer kicked the R-rated, in-your-face intensity up a few notches, so I'm glad. Also, did I mention we finally have an R-rated war film? No bullshit, pussified PG-13 copout on this baby... blood, gore, sex, dirty language, religious epithets... it's about fucking time. Right on, Ridley.
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If this movie turns out to be Gladiator meets Return of the King..that's going to be just fine with a lot of people. There is so much crap being released every single week, that some of you need to step back and get a little perspective on what's being offered to the movie going public to choose from. The trailer is good enough (visuals look stunning) to get a lot of us non geeks into the theater to give it a shot.
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I'm fine with Gladiator meets ROTK. Sometimes you just need your steady diet of cast-of-thousands-epic-battle-porn. Sure every now and then you sip on your middle aged man comes to terms with his wayward suicidal daughter drama, or whimsical-comedy where hijinx ensues-kinda-family-romp...but give me a big movie. And make it big!
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a-fucking-men. bring on the battles baby! "are you not entertained???!!!"
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The soundtack on that trailer is directly lifted from a US Army recruiting video. I was cracking up straight away. Use of cynicism as a literary device? Irony? Anyone draw any parallells between the subject matter and current world affairs?
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Rock music in a Crusades epic!? At least this trailer is aimed at the fuckmooks who need this kind of retarded marketing to get them to pay attention to anything. And people, do remember, the OST is a classic orchastrated score by Harry Gregson Williams. So no worries.
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