Critics say its a faithbased film that might even entertain a few non. Trailer a splinter group of roman soldiers fight for their lives behind enemy lines after their legion is decimated in a devastating guerrilla attack. Marshall also directed doomsday in 2008, and wrote and directed centurion in 2010. Gnaeus julius agricola was a real historical figure and a roman general who conquered most of britain but he died in 93 a. They might even give out free hugs and pose for pictures. Then, theres also a certified fresh comedy that flew under the radar, a liam neeson mystery, a quirky indie comedy from a tv star, and a few others, including a new.
With michael fassbender, dominic west, olga kurylenko, andreas wisniewski. The film stars joseph fiennes, tom felton, peter firth, and cliff curtis, and details a roman soldiers search for yeshuas body following his resurrection. No, were not talking about the hollywood alisters in town for the weekends film panels were talking about an entirely different breed of celebrity that gets even more attention at comiccon than reallife famous people. Set in the fictional kingdom of greenland, german animated fantasy movie tabaluga tells the story of a brave, 700yearold little green dragon who, with the help of beautiful ice princess lilli, finds his fire, discovers the power of love, and saves the world from a tyrannical snowman and his army of polar bears. Its a bloody geyser of neil marshalls typically stylish bmovie action, but centurion is too focused on hacking and slashing to deliver original dialogue or interesting characters. Centurion 2010 watch on warriors gangsters or streaming. Centurion we would like to show you a description here, but the site youre looking at wont allow us. Based on the legend of the ninth legion, an army of 3000 unstoppable roman warriors who vanished without trace, centurion is the tale of their vicious conflict with a murderous adversary, the picts.
The issa rae movie drops soon stream it or skip it. Centurion is an average movie with good performances and its a film that could have been much better considering its subject. The websites critical consensus reads, its a bloody geyser of neil marshalls typically stylish b movie action, but centurion is too focused on hacking and slashing to deliver original dialogue or. Starring rachel weisz as hypatia, a fourthcentury philosopher and scholar who lived in roman egypt, agora asked thoughtprovoking and depressingly timely questions about religious fundamentalism and. Quintus dias, the sole survivor of a pictish raid on a roman frontier fort, marches north with general virilus legendary ninth legion, under orders to wipe the picts from the face of the. Here are the 50 best movies streaming on netflix right now. Thus, the movie extols honor, integrity, duty, courage, and even mercy. The son of the pict leader is murdered during the raid, and the romans find. Centurion follows the roman armys infamous ninth legion as it moves. Its a bloody geyser of neil marshalls typically stylish b movie action, but centurion is too focused on hacking and slashing to deliver original dialogue or interesting characters. Columbia pictures released the film to theaters in the united states on february 19, 2016.
There are some bigname titles and some lesserknown gems that you may have missed, making for some required viewing before or after you catch 1917 to keep. See more ideas about i movie, good movies and great movies. Behind the scenes of neil marshalls centurion film. I love you, stupid on netflix, a spanish romcom in which a sad guy meets a quirky girl and. He is famous for noir films and is a master of black and white photography.
Risen is a soso faithbased mystery centurion and skeptic, to find out whether jesus was resurrected after his death. Marshall is big on desaturated imagery, which imparts to the films copious amounts of hemoglobin the look of squid ink. With a raucous, gruesome tone, this romanera british action movie takes us back in time in such a vivid way that we often feel a bit queasy while watching. The big bloody and butal battles are not only firstrate, but they also help to set the dark and grim mood of centurion. In the centurion movie, gnaeus julius agricola is the governor of britain. Centurion neil marshall, michael fassbender, dominic west. Centurion cast and crew, centurion hollywood movie cast.
The 12 adam sandler movies on netflix with the highest rotten tomatoes scores stream it or skip it. I give this movie five stars even if i did not like some details. I love everything on netflix, dreaming up backstories for dennys the 12 adam sandler movies on netflix with the highest rotten. Blackwater and the watchers on the wall, with particular acclaim for his direction on both occasions, as well as a nomination for a primetime emmy. Raped and pillaged mostly, according to a film that also appears to want us to root for them. D therefore he could not have been governor in 117 a. Risen is a soso faithbased mystery dec 19, 2015 6 bedroom house for sale in centurion golf estate, centurion 0157, south africa for zar 19,500,00. Centurion starring dominic west, michael fassbender in lead and directed by neil marshall. If the story were stronger, wed be glued to the screen.
Aug 27, 2010 powered by rotten tomatoes rate movie youll notice we replaced the 5star fan ratings with the rotten tomatoes audience score to help you choose a movie to watch. Determined to make her own path in life, princess merida defies a custom that brings chaos to her kingdom. May 27, 2014 in 2ndcentury britain, a famed centurion and a handful of roman soldiers try to survive behind enemy lines after pict tribesmen decimate the platoon. Find movies like the passion of the christ and where to. I liked most of centurion very much and many scenes are simply unforgettable. I found the film to focus more on visual style than story, and its a. Get your swag on with discounted movies to stream at home, exclusive movie gear, access to advanced screenings and discounts galore. Michael fassbender in an energetic, relentless roman epic. Granted one wish, merida must rely on her bravery and her archery skills to undo a beastly curse. Centurion 2010 is directed by neil marshall and stars michael fassbender, dominic west, and olga. Centurion is a gripping survival thriller set in early ad britain.
Top 10 films set in ancient rome, ranked according to rotten. Quintus michael fassbender, inglourious basterds, the sole survivor of a savage raid on a roman frontier fort, marches north with general virilus legendary ninth legion, under orders to wipe out the terrifying tribes known as the picts. The movie s roman protagonist is an honorable man of high character. Centurion is set during the war between roman soldiers and pict tribesmen during the 2nd century roman conquest of britain. Michael fassbender plays quintus dias, a centurion stationed with the. Collect bonus rewards from our many partners, including amc, stubs, cinemark connections, regal crown club when you link accounts. He has also directed two prominent episodes of us television series game of thrones. Though this movie didnt justice to his acting abilities but he surly did cover it.
After all these years and so many movies, it isnt easy to make a roman empire film that breaks new ground but it isnt impossible, as illustrated by 2009s agora. Our friends at rotten tomatoes went to the set of neil marshalls epic action film centurion and have posted a short behind the scenes video which intercuts filming with on set interviews. In this film, a roman gladiator is sent on a diplomatic mission to greece. It will not come as a surprise to learn that centurion has been rated r by the mpaa, but thats for language as well as violence. In short, centurion is everything that marcus nispels pathfinder wanted to be, but executed by a filmmaker with genuine talent for storytelling.
The steely blue tint nicely reflects the harsh and cold atmosphere presented in the movie. With centurion, neil marshall has his biggest budget to date. A handful of roman soldiers try desperately to evade a vengeful band of pictish warriors. Spooking the characters from our next movie would have romans jumping out of their togas in centurion rotten tomatoes metacritic. Il generale virilus, alla guida della legione sullimpervio suolo britannico, ancora in mano ai guerrieri celtici, ha il compito di sconfiggere i pitti. Its a bloody geyser of neil marshalls typically stylish bmovie action, but centurion is too focused on hacking.
A splinter group of roman soldiers fight for their lives behind enemy lines after their legion is devastated in a guerrilla attack. Not necessarily the fifty greatest war movies of all time, but imdbs fifty most popular war movies. The aerial photography of the scotish highlands is stunning to look at, and really gives the film a truly epic scope. The action is set in year 117 ad, in the country which today is called scotland but which romans named caledonia. Centurion is a gritty, violent, but stirring, suspenseful and heroic, action movie from britain about a roman centurion in ancient britain trying to survive a barbarian hunting party. Jun 21, 2011 this week on home video, weve got an interesting variety of new releases, ranging from a thoughtprovoking thriller to a childrens film to a historical actionadventure movie. Apr 22, 2010 centurion 2010 rotten tomatoes its a bloody geyser of neil marshalls typically stylish b movie action, but centurion is too focused on hacking and slashing to. His task is to convince the greeks to acquiesce to roman rule, but he is opposed by. Michael fassbender is the hottest star right now after hunger, fish tank, inglorious bastards, eden lake, 3oo and now centurion he surely has made a big place in my heart as an actor. Centurion is a rousing adventure story with plenty of action.
Michael fassbender stars as quintus dias, roman centurion and son of a legendary gladiator who leads a group of soldiers on a raid of a pict camp to rescue a captured general dominic west. When the legion is ambushed on unfamiliar ground, and virilus seized, quintus faces a. Feb 12, 2010 based on the legend of the ninth legion, an army of 3000 unstoppable roman warriors who vanished without trace, centurion is the tale of their vicious conflict with a murderous adversary, the picts. Risen is a 2016 american biblical drama film directed by kevin reynolds and written by reynolds and paul aiello. Aug 16, 2010 the aerial photography of the scotish highlands is stunning to look at, and really gives the film a truly epic scope.
Centurion 2010 rotten tomatoes its a bloody geyser of neil marshalls typically stylish b movie action, but centurion is too focused on hacking and slashing to deliver original dialogue or. Aug 27, 2010 centurion cast and crew check out hollywood movie centurion cast and crew details, star cast information. Eventually, the protagonist must leave behind the brutal paganism of both rome and the picts. Find similar movie lists and where to watch them with cinpick.
Fans of this genre will want to check out these movies, some with brilliant feats of cinematography. Michael fassbender stars as quintus dias, roman centurion and son of a legendary. In marcia verso lobiettivo, guidati dalla donna guerriera etain, unindigena. This film was made by people who had seen war and wanted to portray it as accurately as possible in glorious black and white. The movie extols honor, integrity, courage, and even mercy, and exposes the brutality and emptiness of paganism, but it has some bloody violence and strong foul.