Finally, The Hobbit comes to the big screen and I had the chance to see it on opening night. Where to start? Well, I’m a massive Tolkien fan so I’ve been beyond excited about The Hobbit since the credits rolled on The Return of the King 9 years ago. Of all the movies that we have looked at so far on, Army of Darkness is the funniest (if you have a sense of humour like mine) and perhaps has the least chance of actually being shown in a history class. “Alright you primitive screwheads, listen up! You see this? This… is my boomstick!’” A rag tag band of Templars and their band of merry barons get together to combat King John in the colossal siege of Rochester castle. The year is 1215, King John has just signed the Magna Carta on the field of Runnymede and is busy pissing off the nation. “You’re no more the King than the boil on my ass!…what a tedious little man” ~ William d’Aubigny While the first film was mostly criticized for its divergences from the novel, in this second instalment they usually prove to be an improvement. This film covers much of the middle chapters of the novel – you get to see Beorn, giant spiders, barrels and, of course, Smaug. Peter Jackson continues his reinterpretation and lengthening of The Hobbit, giving us a more adult and darker version than how J.R.R. Medieval Myth-Busting at the Movies – Danièle Cybulskie gives us the five of the most common myths about the Middle Ages found in the movies, busted.
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Merovingian Movies Mania – Part 1and Part 2 – talking about some classic medieval films for movie lovers. As we shall see, this actually uncovers a remarkable set of movies. The Other Conquest: Films set in the Medieval Americas – In this article we will turn our attention to those films which have made the indigenous peoples of medieval America their main subject.
Medieval Movie Review: Outlaw King – Although it sticks to the medieval film playbook – mud, blood, and a bit of romance – it’s in the details that Outlaw King stands out, giving Robert the Bruce’s fight for independence a uniquely Scottish air.ġ0 Medieval Short Films– Need to have some medieval-themed binge viewing? Here are ten short films from Youtube and Vimeo that will take you back to the Middle Ages. Medieval Movie Review: The King – Netflix is continuing to feed viewers’ interest in the Middle Ages with a new movie: The King. Medieval Movie Review: The Knight Before Christmas – No one who clicks on Netflix’s new movie The Knight Before Christmas is looking to find a realistic depiction of a medieval knight. Genghis Khan on Film – How has the ruler of the Mongol Empire, Genghis Khan, been depicted in film? Seeing and Hearing the ‘Scourge of God’: Attila the Hun in film, music and opera – Attila is a figure who has been treated in all manner of different ways, positive and negative in various art forms – from classical to contemporary music, sculpture, painting, opera, fiction, and film.
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The medieval world of Star Wars – Star Wars world has several connections to some very medieval ideas: (Jedi) knights and their swords, their code of conduct, Arthurian myth with the special boy who is unaware of his ancestry…
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Here are five animation series that are inspired by Medieval Europe and, out of its myth, legend, and literature, have created something new. We will offer news, reviews, scenes and more about these medieval movies.įavourite Medieval Movies – From The Medieval Podcast, Peter Konieczny joins Danièle Cybulskie to talk about medieval movies, bringing you some classic favourites to help you escape to the medieval world.īack to the Middle Ages: Medieval Time Travel Films – Looking at time travel films as a genre, there seem to be more medieval time travel films than those to all other periods combined.įive Japanese Anime series inspired by Medieval Europe – In the realm of Japanese animation, medievalism also blossoms and flourishes.
This section will give details about medieval films – those upcoming, recently released, and longtime favourites. Medieval movies come in all types – some good and some bad, some historical and some more fantasy than anything out of history.
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