Most Historically Accurate Films/Documentaries/Video

[Trve Leveller]

Kingdom of Heaven was terrible in terms of historical accuracy (Ottoman renaissance armoury, saber wielding Saracens...), as was Gladiator and Robin Hood (Cate Blanchett is wearing a Sallet!)
@representation of Rome in Gladiator: Too clean and white. HBO's Rome is more accurate, painted temples, mud and graffitti.

Thing thats sucks about 90% of historical war movies is the unrealistic representation of armour. Yeah they spent a fortune to wear heavy armour that gets piercing by everything like its made of paper...


My list of accurate Films:
Flesh+Blood (About Landsknechts)
Alatriste (Most accurate depiction of warfare, weaponry, armour and clothing of such an early time since Cromwell)
Cromwell
Master and Commander (Unbelievable, an expansive hollywood movie thats accurate even in tiny details!)
Barry Lyndon

[Ca Putt]

what exactly do you mean with ridiculous? the story which was really quite far off history at least from what the wiki article states or the equipment? I'm a total noob on Chinese non treasure fleet navy so I don't have a clue about the accuracy of the ships whereas the armor looked at least somewhat plausible(unlike goemon). The tactics did not at all look very accurate but I'm no expert on chinese military.

mhhh more movies to check, YAY!

[SillySirius]

I think a main problem with modern "Crusade" movies are that they are made for todays audience.

They fall into the same trap as my high school history teacher did teaching about the colonization of the Americas when she said it was based upon the 3 G's..Gold,Glory and God.

They use the most current socially acceptable and politically correct "interpration" of history.

Instead of looking at events in the context of history they look at them from the context of today.

Just my two cents.

[antisocialmunky]

Story.

[SillySirius]

Story.

From me?

[Ca Putt]

no for me ;)

[Cyclops]

....Flesh+Blood (About Landsknechts)...

Nasty grimy renaissance authenticity.

....Alatriste (Most accurate depiction of warfare, weaponry, armour and clothing of such an early time since Cromwell)...

Absolutely loved it, stylish stylish movie.

....Master and Commander (Unbelievable, an expansive hollywood movie thats accurate even in tiny details!)...

Wasn't there a bit of lore-rape? Not too bad as entertainment though.

....Barry Lyndon

Yeah but the comment about snooefest was apposite, this one took ages. great bit of film making for realism and cinematography and it was even true to the book more or less..which was alos a bit boring.

I like your taste though, I must have a look at Cromwell.