[HF] Re: [MR] A Knight's Tale - Non-Spoiler Review

[Alan MacNeill]

Ummm...maybe I didn't see the same movie...but I did see the movie called "A 
Knight's Tale"...not to mention a commercial or two.

It never, ever, ever claimed to be accurate.  In fact, one of the 
commercials said flat out "If you're looking for accuracy, stay home" (not 
in so many words, I actually believe the wording was much harsher)

It took Jousting and made it into a farcical sports movie.  And it did it in 
an entertaining, family-friendly, lighthearted way.  Young kinds can laugh 
at the funny moments, adults can catch the hidden Chaucer references (and I 
don't just mean the existence of the character), and it was done with nobody 
dying on camera, virtually no 4 letter words (possibly none, although I 
think the S word was in ther once or twice, in a variation), and no frontal 
nudity.  They did an eexcellent job, in my mind.

If 80% of the costumes were vaugely medievalish, that's a bonus.  If any of 
the armor was medievalish, that's way cool.  If the tents were accurate, 
then that's yet more niftiness.

It wasn't claiming to be accurate, nor period.  If you went into it 
expecting that, you should have been clued in by "We will Rock You" inside 
of the first 3 minutes.

Just enjoy the film, folks.  I heartily recommend it for a good time that 
SCA folk might enjoy just a bit more than the average person, because we 
know the "real" history behind it, so we can laugh at the ways they pervert 
it.

Gorm


>From: Jeannette Hill <nemesister13 at yahoo.com>
>      Paul and I went to see this before we left, and
>we agreed-- If it wasn't for the soundtrack and that
>one character's costume, it would have been 99%
>perfect.  Sigh...

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