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ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS
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The Last Legion (2007) ==== ^^^^ ***

I would have enjoyed this movie much more years ago before I knew much about the Roman Legions. Not bad if you can ignore the leather armor out of period poor Legionary gear
fantasy Eastern empire armor outfits, and female warrior from India. It escapes the worst five bracer rating by having long sleeve tunics and trousers appropriate to the Late Empire and and a visually impressive Hadrian's wall recreation. The worse rating of five plastic spears is avoided for decent spears and swords but look out for the very strange ballista design! If I could just burn down those Hollywwod prop houses maybe we would see better gear in the movies. Or maybe not. On the political correctness side this movie seems to completly ignore the Christian nature of the late empire even having the future Caesar's tutor as some kind of Pagen maybe Druid witchdoctor. Interestly a late Republican Shield appears in the Generals tent - maybe it's part of his antique collection!

Four Bracers ==== Four Plastic Spears ^^^^ Three Stars ***
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ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by jkaler48 - 10-11-2009, 07:26 AM
Caesar and Cleopatra (1945) = = = = - by jkaler48 - 10-11-2009, 07:59 AM
The 300 Spartans (1962) - by Matt Lukes - 10-11-2009, 02:57 PM
CYCLOPS (2009) * * * = = = = - by jkaler48 - 10-11-2009, 05:59 PM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Narukami - 10-11-2009, 07:08 PM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Matt Lukes - 10-11-2009, 11:49 PM
The Robe (1953) ** ==== ^ - by jkaler48 - 10-12-2009, 06:37 PM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Matt Lukes - 10-12-2009, 07:03 PM
Augustus (2003) - by Matt Lukes - 10-14-2009, 02:58 PM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Matt Lukes - 10-14-2009, 03:16 PM
Caesar (2004) *** ==== >> - by jkaler48 - 10-14-2009, 09:25 PM
Spartacus (1960) - by Neuraleanus - 10-14-2009, 11:18 PM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Alessandro - 10-15-2009, 02:25 PM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Diomed - 10-15-2009, 03:18 PM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Alessandro - 10-15-2009, 11:36 PM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Matt Lukes - 10-16-2009, 11:27 PM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Olaf - 11-19-2009, 02:26 PM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by jkaler48 - 11-24-2009, 11:53 PM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Narukami - 11-25-2009, 12:46 AM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by jkaler48 - 11-27-2009, 10:28 PM
Re: Another Spartacus Trailer - by Narukami - 01-02-2010, 07:02 PM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by jkaler48 - 01-03-2010, 09:31 PM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Narukami - 03-02-2010, 02:28 AM
Spartacus \'Blood and Sand\' - by Ben Kane - 03-09-2010, 12:44 PM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Niedel - 04-29-2010, 05:57 PM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Niedel - 05-06-2010, 06:14 PM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Ron Andrea - 07-08-2010, 11:54 AM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Narukami - 10-14-2010, 12:53 AM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Narukami - 10-14-2010, 02:25 AM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Niedel - 10-21-2010, 08:29 PM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Narukami - 10-22-2010, 01:06 AM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Niedel - 10-22-2010, 03:06 PM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Duras - 11-07-2010, 03:30 PM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Ghostmojo - 11-07-2010, 03:44 PM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Narukami - 11-07-2010, 06:36 PM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Ghostmojo - 11-12-2010, 12:24 PM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Ghostmojo - 11-12-2010, 02:09 PM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Niedel - 12-15-2010, 06:53 PM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by last_roman - 12-15-2010, 08:42 PM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Niedel - 12-21-2010, 08:57 PM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Dithyrambus - 01-15-2011, 07:58 PM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by jkaler48 - 01-27-2011, 10:42 PM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Ghostmojo - 01-27-2011, 11:09 PM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Ghostmojo - 02-03-2011, 02:51 AM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Nathan Ross - 02-04-2011, 11:41 PM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Dithyrambus - 02-05-2011, 01:49 AM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Narukami - 02-07-2011, 06:55 AM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by jkaler48 - 02-07-2011, 09:42 AM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by jkaler48 - 02-07-2011, 05:01 PM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Agrimensor - 02-08-2011, 01:38 AM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Ron Andrea - 02-13-2011, 06:23 PM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Tim O\'Neill - 03-19-2011, 06:42 AM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by DECIMVS BARBATVS CHRISTIANVS - 03-20-2011, 12:05 AM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Suetonius - 04-01-2011, 12:35 AM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Amethyst - 04-16-2011, 12:02 AM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Ghostmojo - 04-23-2011, 01:40 AM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Alberto - 06-09-2011, 05:34 PM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by jkaler48 - 07-30-2011, 03:20 PM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Vindex - 07-31-2011, 12:21 AM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by NUNU - 07-31-2011, 04:07 PM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Niedel - 08-24-2011, 12:06 AM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by jkaler48 - 09-01-2011, 06:40 AM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Narukami - 09-01-2011, 08:33 AM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Gaius Decius Aquilius - 10-09-2011, 11:34 PM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Gaius Decius Aquilius - 10-10-2011, 10:53 PM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Ghostmojo - 12-11-2011, 06:45 PM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Justin I - 12-30-2011, 01:47 PM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Lentulus - 12-30-2011, 10:17 PM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Lentulus - 12-30-2011, 10:18 PM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Narukami - 12-31-2011, 12:04 AM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Vincula - 12-31-2011, 12:09 AM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Joe - 12-31-2011, 04:50 AM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Ghostmojo - 01-01-2012, 04:33 PM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Jackie - 01-02-2012, 05:21 AM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Jackie - 01-04-2012, 03:23 AM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Vindex - 02-08-2012, 12:48 AM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Ghostmojo - 02-08-2012, 06:18 AM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Narukami - 02-08-2012, 07:34 AM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Vindex - 02-08-2012, 03:39 PM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Ghostmojo - 02-21-2012, 12:14 AM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Alberto - 02-21-2012, 05:14 PM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Niedel - 02-22-2012, 01:14 AM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Alberto - 02-24-2012, 07:39 PM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Alexand96 - 02-24-2012, 08:55 PM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Niedel - 02-25-2012, 05:53 AM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Alberto - 02-27-2012, 06:29 PM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Ghostmojo - 04-11-2012, 10:53 PM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Ghostmojo - 04-12-2012, 08:55 PM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Vindex - 04-12-2012, 11:33 PM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Ghostmojo - 04-13-2012, 01:41 PM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Ghostmojo - 04-13-2012, 01:45 PM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Alanus - 04-13-2012, 03:59 PM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by jkaler48 - 07-15-2012, 02:44 AM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Mithras - 01-20-2013, 12:31 AM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Narukami - 01-20-2013, 07:59 AM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Renatus - 01-20-2013, 03:17 PM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Graham Sumner - 01-20-2013, 09:31 PM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Narukami - 01-21-2013, 12:03 AM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by D B Campbell - 01-21-2013, 03:21 AM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Graham Sumner - 01-21-2013, 04:38 AM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Graham Sumner - 01-23-2013, 02:23 AM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Vindex - 01-23-2013, 05:22 PM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Graham Sumner - 01-24-2013, 12:00 AM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Graham Sumner - 01-24-2013, 12:02 AM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Graham Sumner - 01-24-2013, 12:04 AM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Graham Sumner - 01-24-2013, 12:05 AM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Robert Vermaat - 01-24-2013, 02:46 PM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Quintius Clavus - 01-25-2013, 01:01 AM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by D B Campbell - 01-25-2013, 04:47 AM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Robert Vermaat - 01-25-2013, 07:13 PM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Quintius Clavus - 01-25-2013, 07:18 PM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Robert Matthew - 05-31-2013, 10:04 PM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Narukami - 06-01-2013, 03:41 PM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Vindex - 06-01-2013, 05:20 PM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Dan D'Silva - 06-01-2013, 06:04 PM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Narukami - 06-01-2013, 07:33 PM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Vindex - 06-13-2013, 06:23 PM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Narukami - 06-13-2013, 06:58 PM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Vindex - 06-14-2013, 07:48 AM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Robert Vermaat - 06-14-2013, 11:15 AM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Narukami - 06-14-2013, 05:10 PM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Vindex - 06-14-2013, 05:41 PM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Flavivs Aetivs - 06-14-2013, 06:42 PM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Narukami - 06-14-2013, 09:22 PM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Robert Vermaat - 06-17-2013, 07:43 AM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Robert Matthew - 06-17-2013, 09:57 AM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Narukami - 06-17-2013, 03:27 PM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Robert Vermaat - 06-18-2013, 11:26 AM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Graham Sumner - 06-25-2013, 03:28 AM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Robert Vermaat - 06-25-2013, 01:24 PM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Alanus - 07-21-2013, 08:52 AM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Narukami - 07-22-2013, 06:16 AM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Michael Kerr - 07-22-2013, 08:21 AM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by john m roberts - 07-22-2013, 05:16 PM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Graham Sumner - 08-03-2013, 12:24 AM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Matthew Lehman - 08-03-2013, 01:25 AM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by jkaler48 - 08-03-2013, 04:49 AM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Quintius Clavus - 08-03-2013, 03:07 PM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Graham Sumner - 08-03-2013, 04:02 PM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Narukami - 08-03-2013, 04:38 PM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Vindex - 08-03-2013, 07:49 PM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Niedel - 08-23-2013, 10:53 PM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Narukami - 08-24-2013, 12:57 AM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Florivs Virilis - 08-25-2013, 12:13 AM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Niedel - 08-26-2013, 07:27 PM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Mithras - 08-26-2013, 07:44 PM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Lentulus - 10-13-2013, 08:16 PM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Lentulus - 10-13-2013, 08:39 PM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Lentulus - 10-13-2013, 08:43 PM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by john m roberts - 10-13-2013, 11:57 PM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Markus Montanvs - 10-14-2013, 02:54 AM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by M. Demetrius - 10-14-2013, 04:12 AM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Robert Matthew - 10-14-2013, 08:44 AM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Dan D'Silva - 10-14-2013, 12:12 PM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Niedel - 12-19-2013, 10:21 PM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Robert Vermaat - 12-20-2013, 12:44 PM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Mithras - 12-20-2013, 02:38 PM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Dan D'Silva - 12-20-2013, 02:58 PM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Michael Kerr - 12-20-2013, 03:24 PM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by kevin mills - 12-20-2013, 10:33 PM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by john m roberts - 12-21-2013, 01:30 AM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Flavivs Aetivs - 12-21-2013, 03:05 AM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Robert Matthew - 12-21-2013, 12:18 PM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by D B Campbell - 12-21-2013, 02:28 PM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Nathan Ross - 12-21-2013, 02:53 PM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by jkaler48 - 12-22-2013, 10:32 PM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Niedel - 01-28-2014, 08:20 PM
ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Ordovices - 08-03-2014, 08:20 PM
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Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by jkaler48 - 07-08-2011, 06:28 AM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Iraklitos - 07-16-2011, 01:28 AM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Joe - 11-19-2011, 09:33 PM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Ghostmojo - 11-20-2011, 04:16 PM
Re: ANCIENT PERIOD MOVIE REVIEWS - by Joe - 11-20-2011, 08:11 PM

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