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Straight out of the American television movie school of historical thought, Attila the Hun is a glossy, at times long and often ridiculous re-telling of one of the great stories of Ancient Rome. How much of it is historically accurate is debatable--much of the action is ludicrously far fetched--and the image that most of us have of Attila is quite different to the bare-chested, longhaired reject from an 80s soft rock band that is presented here.
The film does have its own slightly warped charm, though. The storyline is surprisingly complex, involving plots and counter plots, and the movie does exhibit a sense of epic somewhat in the vein of Gladiator, but is sadly lacking the budget, style or talent. The acting is awful (as befits anything that stars Steven Berkoff) and reduces the political machinations of Rome to little more than Dynasty in togas. Gerrard Butler is a fine actor--as he proved in the recent TV drama The Jury--but is woeful here, delivering his lines in a bizarre trans-Atlantic Scottish accent. At three hours it's way too long, too. There does remain something strangely compelling about Atilla the Hun, though you'll find more reliable facts about Roman history in an Asterix book. --Phil Udell
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
It really was definitely a made for TV effort. Plastic armour spotted here and there, and as another reviewer says here... 'cast of dozens'. HOWEVER! if you have a lazy sunday afternoon its worth it just to relish the eye candy which is Gerard Butler in this wonderfully hammy production. The man is a beauty, he may have been given a shoddy script, but as long as he's shirtless, who cares right?
Kind of similar to Xena warrior princess and Hercules... cheesy but fun. If you 'get' the cheesy kind of films, you'll like it... just dont take it too seriously. they werent too strict about historical fact!
Kind of similar to Xena warrior princess and Hercules... cheesy but fun. If you 'get' the cheesy kind of films, you'll like it... just dont take it too seriously. they werent too strict about historical fact!
19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
When we sit down to watch a video we often wish to be taken a way from out hum drum lives. Attila does this. Gerard Butler is superb in his role as Atilla.Who cares what he should look like he is exactly what he needs to be - A HERO,with exceptional good looks! The story is very good, if you want historical facts then buy a school 'History' tape if you wish to be entertained and escape for several hours from work and life then watch this video. If only to wish Gerard was saying, 'Goodnight' to you!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Atilla The Hun is a title with some promise in it, having seen Gladiator it is possible that my expectations were somewhat high.
But the battle scenes were poor excuses for battle and the uniforms of the romans displayed armor the roman legion had long since taken out of service, and the number of people involved were clearly far short of even a skirmish. The story shaves some of that and Butler and to some extent Boothe does well.
But the battle scenes were poor excuses for battle and the uniforms of the romans displayed armor the roman legion had long since taken out of service, and the number of people involved were clearly far short of even a skirmish. The story shaves some of that and Butler and to some extent Boothe does well.
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i remember in the 1950's watching the film aattila the hun so i was over the moon seeing it on amazon and ordered but greatly dissapointed not to get the jack palance version the... Read more
Published 2 months ago by william
Roman Plot=Great, Hun Plot=Bad
I'm going to begin with the unusual tack of dealing with what's wrong with this film before going into what's right. Because what's wrong with this film is pretty basic: the Huns. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Stuart McCunn
Bloody awful!
It's nothing but a period drama with togas and furs (and a bad one at that). The acting is poor, the historical accuracy is appalling, the battle scenes make me cringe and Attila... Read more
Published on 16 Jan 2008 by Gail Bateman
swoon :)
Definitley one for Gerard Butler groupies. Not 100% about historical accuracy, but honestly, who is paying attention to facts when Mr Butler is on the screen? Read more
Published on 4 Nov 2007 by em
Finally the true story of Attila (Despite a few mistakes).
Attila the hun is the first attempt to bring the story of the huns and their conflicts with the romans to the big screen as accurate as it can be. Read more
Published on 19 Mar 2007 by V. K. Manglaveras
The finctional hun...
Attila the Hun is a shadowy character in history. This is primarily due to the fact that the Huns and other peoples allied with and subject to them left little by way of written... Read more
Published on 28 April 2006 by Kurt Messick
The finctional hun...
Attila the Hun is a shadowy character in history. This is primarily due to the fact that the Huns and other peoples allied with and subject to them left little by way of written... Read more
Published on 28 April 2006 by Kurt Messick
butler is the best
This film is very good. It combines history with some modern elements. The best thing about it is that you get to see Gerard Butler in a toga and at one point topless on a horse. Read more
Published on 10 April 2006 by amanda
The fictional Hun
Attila the Hun is a shadowy character in history. This is primarily due to the fact that the Huns and other peoples allied with and subject to them left little by way of written... Read more
Published on 21 Dec 2005 by Kurt Messick
Butler in a toga...
This is an enjoyable take on the historic figure of Attila the Hun. It is not a cinematic marvel but if you like Gerard Buter then it is surely marvellous. Read more
Published on 15 Sep 2005
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