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Centurion [Blu-ray]

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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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5.0 out of 5 stars Great historical action movie Nov 21 2010
By Tommy Tom Tom TOP 500 REVIEWER
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.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Centurion Nov 20 2011
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.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent film, historically dubious Nov 19 2012
By Brian Ashe TOP 500 REVIEWER
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.
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