I really love watching movies set during the medieval ages and this one was set in the 13th century during the time of a King John of England. I'm not very familiar with the history of England around this time but the movie talked about the Magna Carta and the ensuing battle between the king and his barons who rebelled against him using the templar knights - who looked like the Crusaders to me.
Anyway, the movie has some really famous actors in them like Oscar nominee Paul Giamatti and Brian Cox and Derek Jacobi. However, except for the overacting yet funny portrayal of Paul, the movie is one huge violence porn. I watched the edited version on HBO and still the blood and gore was really in-your-face! How much more, the unedited version! People who are into this sort of video game like movies will surely like the death toll here. Pretty staggering!
However, I did enjoy the movie since I'm a history buff. Also, there's so much fighting going on and it's so physical! Just don't analyze it anymore. Just lay back, enjoy the movie and not worry about how things turn out because you can always use wikipedia to find out what really happened in 13th century England.
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