01-07-2006, 10:56 PM
O Tempora O Mores!
Just noticed that HBO "Rome" will be on the air starting 20th January this year here in Finland. I saw a trailer of it and all my worst fears about the "authenticity" of this series were blown away.
All the usual flaws were shown, "pseudo-attic" helmets for legionaires (a simple Montefortino helmet seems to be a impossibility for the film-makers), leather Lorica- type jerkins, pompeii-style swords in Caesar`s time, rectancular scutums about the size 2/3 of the originals...
Of course if it is a good drama and action... Sorry, it is not enough for me!
There`s a limited space in this time and space of ours for roman movies/series and after this there will be even less!
Virilis "the angry"
Just noticed that HBO "Rome" will be on the air starting 20th January this year here in Finland. I saw a trailer of it and all my worst fears about the "authenticity" of this series were blown away.
All the usual flaws were shown, "pseudo-attic" helmets for legionaires (a simple Montefortino helmet seems to be a impossibility for the film-makers), leather Lorica- type jerkins, pompeii-style swords in Caesar`s time, rectancular scutums about the size 2/3 of the originals...
Of course if it is a good drama and action... Sorry, it is not enough for me!
There`s a limited space in this time and space of ours for roman movies/series and after this there will be even less!
Virilis "the angry"