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AD 117. The Roman Empire stretches from Egypt to Spain, and East as far as the Black Sea. But in northern Britain, the relentless onslaught of conquest has ground to a halt in the face of the guerrilla tactics of an elusive enemy: the savage and terrifying Picts. Quintus Dias (Fassbinder), sole survivor of a Pictish raid on a Roman frontier fort, marches north with General Virilus' (West) legendary Ninth Legion, under orders to wipe the Picts from the face of the earth and destroy their leader Gorlacon. But when the legion is ambushed on unfamiliar ground, and Virilus taken captive, Quintus faces a desperate struggle to keep his small platoon alive behind enemy lines. Enduring the harsh terrain and evading their remorseless Pict pursuers led by the revenge hungry Pict Warrior Etain (Kurylenko), the band of soldiers race to rescue their General and to reach the safety of the Roman frontier.
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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful
By Tommy Tom Tom
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Format:DVD
It is tempting to compare Centurion to Ridley Scott's "Gladiator", but other than the fact that both movies deal with Roman soldiers,they have very little in common.
Where Scott's "Gladiator" is a broad tale with a larger than life hero who comes to shake the entire Roman Empire, "Centurion" is much more restrained, less presumptuous, and more focused on telling one small story very well.
"Centurion" is set in Scotland during the reign of Hadrian, who would eventually order the famous "Hadrian's Wall" to be erected across the northern boundary of Britain to keep the Scottish Picts out of Britain. "Centurion" is the story of some Roman soldiers running for their life from the Picts near the end of Rome's time trying to subjugate the Picts.
The landscape in the movie is gorgeous, though I suspect it was shot farther north (in the Scottish Highlands) than the action in this movie was really meant to take place (a bit more to the south, closer to the English border). This is a pure adventure movie, with no illusions of telling a grander story (as in Gladiator). The action, the acting, the directing, are all very good and very gripping. The story is so simple and so well told that you'll be hooked quickly, and barely move in your seat for the hour and a half that the movie runs.
Where Scott's "Gladiator" is a broad tale with a larger than life hero who comes to shake the entire Roman Empire, "Centurion" is much more restrained, less presumptuous, and more focused on telling one small story very well.
"Centurion" is set in Scotland during the reign of Hadrian, who would eventually order the famous "Hadrian's Wall" to be erected across the northern boundary of Britain to keep the Scottish Picts out of Britain. "Centurion" is the story of some Roman soldiers running for their life from the Picts near the end of Rome's time trying to subjugate the Picts.
The landscape in the movie is gorgeous, though I suspect it was shot farther north (in the Scottish Highlands) than the action in this movie was really meant to take place (a bit more to the south, closer to the English border). This is a pure adventure movie, with no illusions of telling a grander story (as in Gladiator). The action, the acting, the directing, are all very good and very gripping. The story is so simple and so well told that you'll be hooked quickly, and barely move in your seat for the hour and a half that the movie runs.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray|Amazon Verified Purchase
It was entertaining but not really outstanding. It offered an interesting twist to an event in English/Roman history we have little knowledge of.
By Brian Ashe
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Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Eagle of the Ninth. Find out what really happened to the ninth legion! Well, sort of...
Without spoiling the movie, this tale of revenge and racism moves along nicely. Good plot, good acting, spectacular cinematography, and a really nice score. The tale of a Roman centurion and his interactions with the barbarian Picts has a gritty historical feel and good gory action. This is a movie in the style of Gladiator, and every bit as good. Arms and armour are more or less realistic. Costumes are fine, though they sacrifice historical accuracy for sexiness. Definitely worth seeing.
Without spoiling the movie, this tale of revenge and racism moves along nicely. Good plot, good acting, spectacular cinematography, and a really nice score. The tale of a Roman centurion and his interactions with the barbarian Picts has a gritty historical feel and good gory action. This is a movie in the style of Gladiator, and every bit as good. Arms and armour are more or less realistic. Costumes are fine, though they sacrifice historical accuracy for sexiness. Definitely worth seeing.
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centurion blu-ray
thoroughly enjoyed it. Bloody action filled battle scenes. Great characters. blu-ray makes crisp clean viewing. girl tracker is mean and relentless . A great watch
Published 10 months ago by laf
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great Fun
With maximum gore, the director of this interesting if slight chunk of ancient history made the most of its Scottish setting and Michael Fassbender's fast growing popularity. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Terry Rutherford
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Excellent Historical Actioner
Great production and settings, enjoyable story and action and nice acting. A grim film made watchable with touches of humanity and humour.
Published on Mar 10 2011 by presterjohn1
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Surprisingly great film
Before putting this into the player, I was under the impression this would be some b-movie knock off. I was pleasantly surprised. Read more
Published on Jan 18 2011 by Robert Bennett
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