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CaptainCox
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 Posted: Mon, 7th Jan 2008 18:11 Post subject: "GOOD" Historical TV (mini/series) Movies. |
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Always liked historical films etc, but they have to be sort a good ones. To me good means
Rome (TV)
Elizabeth 1 (with Helen Mirren) (TV Mini)
The Tudors (TV)
I, Claudius (Derek Jacobi) (TV)
Kingdom of Heaven etc. (Movie)
Braveheart (Movie)
Name of the Rose (total fiction, but still GOOD!) (Movie)
Not so good ones but watchable.
Troy (Movie)
Alexander (Movie)
Just finished watching the 1st series of "The Tudors" I find it excellent but of course it has some historical flaws, I guess to fit the scriptwriters concept etc, still very good series.
So what I am asking here is if you guys could recomend some other "GOOD" historical stuff.
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| Posted: Mon, 7th Jan 2008 18:19 Post subject: |
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Band of Brothers 
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CaptainCox
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| Posted: Mon, 7th Jan 2008 18:20 Post subject: |
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He he he, Oh hell yea!
That and BOB!!!!great WWII film/series
My thinking was a bit older stuff like lets say from Roman- Victorian time frame.
Saving Private Ryan is also up there, WWII flicks that is.
I am sure not bad. But anything pre...lets say 1975 or so is for me...well, lets say I dont like stuff when the guys are wearing a Knights Armor and have Brylcreem in their hair 
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| Posted: Mon, 7th Jan 2008 18:32 Post subject: |
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is the Tudors as good as Rome, IMO nothing can beat Rome. Have both boxsets
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| KaiKo wrote: | | IMO nothing can beat Rome. Have both boxsets |
There's a movie that beats the crap outta Rome: Gladiator  |
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| Posted: Mon, 7th Jan 2008 18:37 Post subject: |
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Do you mean historical as in ALL periods or just from the Victorian age and downwards?
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CaptainCox
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| Posted: Mon, 7th Jan 2008 18:39 Post subject: |
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Lets say non 20th century, anything previous I guess. But my current interest is mainly in the middle ages. Roman is always good...oh forgot.
Gladiator, again not 100% historical, but a dam good film!
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| Posted: Mon, 7th Jan 2008 18:41 Post subject: |
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I prefer Rome to Gladiator actually... just the way the characters are developed is fantastic, obviously Gladiator is more epic, but still Rome is over 10 times longer (= BONUS!!)
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CaptainCox
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| Posted: Mon, 7th Jan 2008 21:14 Post subject: |
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Shogun
Roots
Elizabeth
Spartacus
Ben Hur
Passion of the Christ
and of course
Blackadder 1-4
No advertising.
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CaptainCox
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| Posted: Mon, 7th Jan 2008 21:23 Post subject: |
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Blackadder 1-4 THE BEST!
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| Posted: Mon, 7th Jan 2008 21:32 Post subject: |
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band of brothers
stalingrad
escape from sobibor
saving private ryan
hunt for red october
jean´d'arc
tae guk gi (brotherhood of war) one of the best war movies ive ever seen! its so beautiful! the actionscenes are amazing! its like a korean saving private ryan:D everyone must see this movie!
U-571
downfall
we were soldiers
platoon
windtalkers
blackhawk down
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| Parallax_ wrote: | | Band of Brothers |
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| Posted: Tue, 8th Jan 2008 12:54 Post subject: |
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If you want i can recommend you some brilliant historical animes.
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| Posted: Tue, 8th Jan 2008 16:21 Post subject: |
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you forgot the two most important historical tv-series:
hercules and xena 
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Had a good laugh, thanks!
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Savages haven't seen Der Unterground (Downfall)
It portrays the last week of Hitler's life and all the people surrounding him during this time. Fascinating movie, won tons of awards. It's in german with eng subs. Don't care if you hate subtittles if you are a WW2 fan you must have this movie.
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| Posted: Thu, 10th Jan 2008 16:48 Post subject: Re: "GOOD" Historical TV (mini/series) Movies. |
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| Reg67 wrote: | | CaptainCox wrote: | Always liked historical films etc, but they have to be sort a good ones. To me good means
Rome (TV)
Elizabeth 1 (with Helen Mirren) (TV Mini)
The Tudors (TV)
I, Claudius (Derek Jacobi) (TV)
Kingdom of Heaven etc. (Movie)
Braveheart (Movie)
Name of the Rose (total fiction, but still GOOD!) (Movie)
Not so good ones but watchable.
Troy (Movie)
Alexander (Movie)
Just finished watching the 1st series of "The Tudors" I find it excellent but of course it has some historical flaws, I guess to fit the scriptwriters concept etc, still very good series.
So what I am asking here is if you guys could recomend some other "GOOD" historical stuff. |
You named a few good ones, but I would never call Braveheart 'historical' 'hollywood' maybe  how about Blackadder? good fun to watch aswell and im sure totally true to the facts! |
ditto
Braveheart, tho one of my favourite movies, is hardly accurate. I have a documentary about William Wallace on DVR...Braveheart the movie missed alot of shit. |
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True, true. But ok, I saw a new (oldie 1989) yesterday, "Henry V" , the one with Kenneth Branagh and a VERY young Christian Bale. Brilliant, ok it's based on Shakespeare's play, but still good stuff...if you can endure the language
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HAHAH! oh yea! 'Der Untergang'... or is it a film about the German subway in the 40s/ or the secret army..wasn't any big "underground" in Germany in 45, but...
Still 'Der Untergang', bloody good film!!!
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peep show shows the history of mark and jez
cockcockcockcockcockcockcockcockcockcockcockcock
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