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Action adventure set at the time of the fall of the Roman empire. As the Roman Empire crumbles, the last Emperor, Romulus Augustus Caesar (Thomas Sangster), flees the city, heading for Britain, in search of a long-lost legion of Roman soldiers. Romulus's plans soon change however, when he stumbles upon the mythical sword of Excaliber, and becomes part of its history.
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95 of 103 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Boasting more historical inaccuracies than if it had been made by the production team of My Parents Are Aliens but adapted from a story partly written by noted historical author Valerio Manfredi The Last Legion is the latest film to tie in the King Arthur mythology with the Romans occupying Britannia in the 5th century . It sure goes about it in a convoluted way though.
It's 460A.D.and Rome is on the verge of falling to the Goths whose leader Odoacer( Peter Mullan) looks like Hagar The Horrible .Young Emperor to be Romulus Augustus(Thomas Sangster), rumoured to be blood relative of Caesar( Ehhh!!) is crowned just before the invasion hordes take the city and is thus a prize capture for them. Once this is done Odoacer charges his vicious soldier Wulfila(Kevin Mckidd) to take the lad to a remote virtually impregnable fortress , though he does allow mysterious sage come magician Ambrosinus (Ben Kingsley) to act as the lads companion which on reflection he may have come to regret.
They are then pursued by commander of the Legions Aurelios (Colin Firth) , some of his men , and an Ottoman warrior Mira (Aishwarya Rai) who is there because of her empires allegiance to Rome , but more probably because she is incredibly attractive and gives the film some love interest.
The action eventually moves to Britannia so the renegades can hook up with the ninth legion -the last in the empire. Here a masked villain called Vortgyn( Harry Van Gorkum) enters the fray because he has some connection to Ambrosinus and the whole thing is resolved with a big battle and it's after this that the film finally reveals it's hand and makes the connections to the Arthurian legend.... Read more ›
It's 460A.D.and Rome is on the verge of falling to the Goths whose leader Odoacer( Peter Mullan) looks like Hagar The Horrible .Young Emperor to be Romulus Augustus(Thomas Sangster), rumoured to be blood relative of Caesar( Ehhh!!) is crowned just before the invasion hordes take the city and is thus a prize capture for them. Once this is done Odoacer charges his vicious soldier Wulfila(Kevin Mckidd) to take the lad to a remote virtually impregnable fortress , though he does allow mysterious sage come magician Ambrosinus (Ben Kingsley) to act as the lads companion which on reflection he may have come to regret.
They are then pursued by commander of the Legions Aurelios (Colin Firth) , some of his men , and an Ottoman warrior Mira (Aishwarya Rai) who is there because of her empires allegiance to Rome , but more probably because she is incredibly attractive and gives the film some love interest.
The action eventually moves to Britannia so the renegades can hook up with the ninth legion -the last in the empire. Here a masked villain called Vortgyn( Harry Van Gorkum) enters the fray because he has some connection to Ambrosinus and the whole thing is resolved with a big battle and it's after this that the film finally reveals it's hand and makes the connections to the Arthurian legend.... Read more ›
38 of 41 people found the following review helpful
By Nj Walton
Format:DVD
I think this is a great 'fantasy' film. I say this as some are nit picking about the lack of historical fact. If it followed facts there would be no film at all, thats the whole point of the film, a good yarn!
And a damn good one at that. Gladiator is another example, not much fact but a great film. As for realism, Romulas, Vortkin, the Goths, the Eastern Empire, Hadrians Wall, all there for some realism. And a great stirring sound track.
And a damn good one at that. Gladiator is another example, not much fact but a great film. As for realism, Romulas, Vortkin, the Goths, the Eastern Empire, Hadrians Wall, all there for some realism. And a great stirring sound track.
87 of 95 people found the following review helpful
By Matt G
Format:DVD
Does a film have to be historically correct to be good? Or can a film still succeed with not many real facts in it? The Last Legion is about the fall of Rome and the birth of a legend. It starts of with a young boy Romulus. He is destined to be the ruler of Rome. But once he becomes Emperor his city crumbles under the invasion of the Goths. He's then forced to run with only bodyguards as protection to Britain. There are quite a few great battle scenes. The history of the movie may be suspect but in this case that doesn't really matter. It's there for entertainment not education. So while it is historically incorrect it's still an epic film for anyone over 12 to watch.
73 of 83 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
One of the year's biggest flops, albeit of the variety that passes completely under the radar such is the public's complete lack of interest in it, The Last Legion turns out to be fairly engaging old-fashioned hokum that lacks the star-power it needs to drive it or the vision behind the cameras to elevate the material. In many ways it's a throwback to producer Dino De Laurentiis' early 50s peplum like Attila the Hun rather than his more cerebral epics like Barabbas. Set during the final fall of the Roman Empire to the Goths and linking the myth of Excalibur with the legendary lost Ninth Legion that inspired many a historical fiction but which many modern historians now believe was simply an accounting error and probably only existed on paper, it sees Colin Firth's general trying to save Thomas Sangster's child emperor in a chase that leads from the sacked city of Rome to the very end of the Empire at Hadrian's Wall with a little help from Aishwarya Rai's warrior woman and Ben Kingsley's teacher with a neat line in magic tricks. Things take a turn for the silly in Britannia with the introduction of a rather bland gold masked villain in a film that already has several bad guys, but it all rallies for a big final battle that, while it doesn't exactly set a new benchmark for screen action and could do with a lot more panache, has an almost pleasingly old-fashioned feel to it.... Read more ›
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By A. Stokes
Format:DVD
Having now read five of his novels, I have often thought that Valerio Massimo Manfredi is one of those authors whose works could successfully translate to the cinema screen. "The Last Legion" has proved me right! This is not quite up to "Gladiator" standards but is still a rattling good piece of swashbukle. Like Manfredi's other books, the plot is a satisfying mixture of historical fact and romanticism. I can recommend this film to anybody who likes the Ben Hur/Gladiator/Arthur genre. Let's hope that some enterprising film-maker will give another of Manfredi's works an airing.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
pretty good
pleasantly surprised,well worth watching with plenty of action thru out, good acting by British actors and good scenery and effects
Published 1 month ago by jellybean
5.0 out of 5 stars
last legion blu ray
a first rate film and the blue ray makes it even more so i would recommend this to all action watchers
Published 1 month ago by R. G. Pask
4.0 out of 5 stars
Yes I like it
I like this film it explains why they are lots of coins and gold in fields and under farm house's were the romens run out of britan
Published 2 months ago by nick
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Good ancient romp with little historical accuracy
This is not about historical accuracy, if you want that you will be lucky to find it in any 'Sword and Sandals' film. I bought the DVD last year and have watched it several times. Read more
Published 2 months ago by MR A. MARSHALL
4.0 out of 5 stars
Very slightly disappointing ...
This is a good yarn, gritty and realistic. Colin Firth was very convincing, but I found Aishwarya Rai disappointing. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Isabel Barradell
3.0 out of 5 stars
Last or Lost ?
I really rate Colin Firth, but this film did nothing for him. I thought it lacked luster and the action was so depictable... sorry.
Published 2 months ago by bernnyboy
5.0 out of 5 stars
Bought as a present
Arrived very quickly, packaging good as ever, sorry cannot review film as I said bought as a present, sorry I can't be more helpful
Published 3 months ago by janzi
4.0 out of 5 stars
How King Arthur got started
Good movie,story moves along at a good pace history gets a bit distorted,but then its only a movie.Good to see Colin Firth as a hairy hero.Buy and you will enjoy
Published 3 months ago by Mickeyboy
1.0 out of 5 stars
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this was a slow film with bad acting and poor contents. wouldnt watch it twice - l gave it away
Published 3 months ago by robert cuthbert
5.0 out of 5 stars
Many repeats
This is the second time I've been asked to review this DVD and my only answer is: Read the first review! Pooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooot.
Published 3 months ago by Martin Simister
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