The Last Legion

[Xtiaan72]

Thought some of you might get a kick out of this. It's a link to an unreleased sword and sandals epic featuring the last Roman emperor searching for his "lost" legion in Britannia. Every character in it seems to correspond to a member of the "Fellowship of the Ring". It's mostly Conan style fight scenes but "The Last Legion" does show up in battle near the end. It's actually pretty entertaining!

Interesting Cameo- The actor that plays Lucius Verenus on "Rome" shows up as an evil, bearded, horribly scarred Gaul! How's that for irony!

Enjoy. http://www.tv-links.co.uk/show.do/4/2943

[sgsandor]

the link doesnt work

[Xtiaan72]

It's works for me! That's strange. Go to http://www.tv-links.co.uk and click on the link for The Last Legion in the movie section as an alternative.

[LordCurlyton]

It is because you have one too many slash marks in you address. The correct link is http://www.tv-links.co.uk/show.do/4/2943.

[deadmeat36]

Read the book

I found it was pretty good and I like how it tied into dark age mythology

[Pharnakes]

Any one ever read eagle of the ninth?

[atheotes]

Thought some of you might get a kick out of this. It's a link to an unreleased sword and sandals epic featuring the last Roman emperor searching for his "lost" legion in Britannia. Every character in it seems to correspond to a member of the "Fellowship of the Ring". It's mostly Conan style fight scenes but "The Last Legion" does show up in battle near the end. It's actually pretty entertaining!

Interesting Cameo- The actor that plays Lucius Verenus on "Rome" shows up as an evil, bearded, horribly scarred Gaul! How's that for irony!

Enjoy. http:///www.tv-links.co.uk/show.do/4/2943

It says part 2 in there... is there a part 1 ? Thanks.

[Mithradates]

Is eagle of the ninth where a eagle gets stolen in Britain and a bunch of half mad half insane Romans have to go into deepest darkest Scotland to fish it out cos if it is i read it when i was very young and found it very enjoyable.

[Redmeth]

This is the one:
http://imdb.com/title/tt0462396/

[Xtiaan72]

It says part 2 in there... is there a part 1 ? Thanks.

Click on the title "The last legion" itself for part one.

[Tretii]

I think you gotta be 15 years old to enjoy this film. Its' too lame for adults.

[The Celt]

I think you gotta be 15 years old to enjoy this film. Its' too lame for adults.

Hey I'm sixteen and I resent that! Not that I don't agree with you this movie is just another nail in the coffin for history enthusiasm among the masses.(Not that it wasn't already at an all time low...) Now I haven't read the book so I'm not going to judge the core story. But this movie seems like it'll make King Arthur look like a docu-drama by the history channel in comparison.

Honestly, why don't they just make up fantasy settings for these lame action/adventure pieces of crap? Why do they have to butcher our past by putting LOTR(Films not books) style superheros in where they don't belong? I know the film isn't out yet so it's alittle too soon to judge it but by the trailers I've seen its not looking very interesting.

[Gask]

It is true, if this movie had taken place in a fictional world it would have been at least ok... As it was it just seemed like a very cheap & cheesy rehash (with a twist) of 'King Arthur' from 2005 or whenever that movie came out.

The plot devices they used were also very predictable and dull. The female warrior and the instant love story ect.

Was I the only one who felt dismay at seeing Vorenus From HBO's Rome in such a crappy role?

[The Celt]

It is true, if this movie had taken place in a fictional world it would have been at least ok... As it was it just seemed like a very cheap & cheesy rehash (with a twist) of 'King Arthur' from 2005 or whenever that movie came out.

The plot devices they used were also very predictable and dull. The female warrior and the instant love story ect.

Was I the only one who felt dismay at seeing Vorenus From HBO's Rome in such a crappy role?

Ironic isn't it? Also, Titus Pullo(Ray Stevenson) was in King Arthur aswell.

[-Praetor-]

Hell, if you all have read the book, you would have found that this movie makes it pure justice!!!!

They`re both pieces of crap!!!!!!!

(Actually, the Last Legion is Manfredi`s at it`s lowest)

[Xtiaan72]

Very silly and crappy but at least were not still talking about 'The 300'.

Soon we can talk about the destined to be crappy 'Hannibal' movie starring
Vin Diesel as Hannibal! How's that for a turd in waiting..

[Sarcasm]

Hell, if you all have read the book, you would have found that this movie makes it pure justice!!!!

They`re both pieces of crap!!!!!!!

(Actually, the Last Legion is Manfredi`s at it`s lowest)

Manfredi is one of the crappiest writers in the world. I know people who can write 1000 times better than that guy and haven't had the luck of getting a book deal.

The Last Legion was pure torture for me to read until the end. Nearly dropped the book like 4 times, but I make it my purpose to finish any book I start to read.

[Spoofa]

Hey I'm sixteen and I resent that! Not that I don't agree with you this movie is just another nail in the coffin for history enthusiasm among the masses.(Not that it wasn't already at an all time low...) Now I haven't read the book so I'm not going to judge the core story. But this movie seems like it'll make King Arthur look like a docu-drama by the history channel in comparison.

Honestly, why don't they just make up fantasy settings for these lame action/adventure pieces of crap? Why do they have to butcher our past by putting LOTR(Films not books) style superheros in where they don't belong? I know the film isn't out yet so it's alittle too soon to judge it but by the trailers I've seen its not looking very interesting.

eh? what sort of LOTR superheros are you talking about that weren't in the books besides the constant focus on arwen when she hardly had anything to do with the story?

[Watchman]

Mentioning Legolas, the Master Wire-Fu Ninja, should suffice I trust ?

[Sarcasm]

Legolas is cool, and by cool, I mean totally sweet.

[The Celt]

Yeah Watchman knows what I'm talking about. Now all we need in this movie is a super Karate expert Justinian fighting alongside Belisarius and his nun-chuk wielding cataphracts against the insanely body-pierced Alaric with Atilla wearing nothing but a golden cod-piece that says "Foxy Grandpa".

Legolas is cool, and by cool, I mean totally sweet.

He was so gay yah know.....him and Gimli......ewww.

[Sarcasm]

Yeah, the whole end part of the Return Of The King was at the very least ambiguously gay. Not that there's anything wrong with that (two posts, two references - I'm just spitting them left and right today ).

[Watchman]

Do you have something against a beautiful love between two males of different species ? Shame on you.

Now all we need in this movie is a super Karate expert Justinian fighting alongside Belisarius and his nun-chuk wielding cataphracts against the insanely body-pierced Alaric with Atilla wearing nothing but a golden cod-piece that says "Foxy Grandpa".

You win one Internet.

[-Praetor-]

This is a excellent example of how a thread can go very... very wrong...

What the hell were you smoking today dudes?

[Tiberius of the Drake]

Both the book the Lat Legion by Valerio Massimo Manfredi is very good. and the legion of the nine was also a good book when i was younger.

[Sarcasm]

[Gask]

Soon we can talk about the destined to be crappy 'Hannibal' movie starring
Vin Diesel as Hannibal! How's that for a turd in waiting..

Is this true? Its too disturbing to contemplate...

[Xtiaan72]

It's sad but true.....

[abou]

Thankfully, Hannibal the Conqueror doesn't seem to be picking up any steam. I don't even think they've started filming yet. Besides, the fact that he is actually trying to get a script with spoken Punic... pft.

[Philippus Flavius Homovallumus]

Actually I enjoyed it as a bit of cheap hokum, same with King Arthur and The Scorpian King.

If someone made Conan today all people would do it bitch about how conan was actually half an inch taller. Entertainment is entertainment.

From what I saw of this they aren't making a big thing of this being history.