This was on the TV the other day, eight years after it was made, but I don't recall any publicity or mention of it ever before. A neat time travel premise, and they are always good for a laugh. Also there were some great early performances from Gerard Butler, Michael Sheen and David Thewlis - though his accent was ridiculous ( What was it ? Swiss ?) The Science Fiction was total pants though. A 3D fax machine that stripped you down to your component atoms then fired you through a wormhole and then somehow you ended up in medieval France. Like you do. Star Trek would have at least thrown in some Tachyon or Baryon radiation techno babble to make it sound plausible.
The Brits were all in red and the French all in blue. This made it easier to tell them apart, but I'm sure was a few hundred years too early. It was also a tad silly to have Billy Connolly ( ridiculously miscast as a professor ) asked to make Greek Fire by Sheen, when it was obvious the Brits already had massive access to gasoline. Every arrow, catapult round and flambeaux was obviously lit with it. Huge gasoline explosions lit up the sky as the battle proceeded.
The twist at the end was good however. What medieval historian wouldn't have stayed behind for Lady Claire, especially as played by Anna Friel ?
The Brits were all in red and the French all in blue. This made it easier to tell them apart, but I'm sure was a few hundred years too early. It was also a tad silly to have Billy Connolly ( ridiculously miscast as a professor ) asked to make Greek Fire by Sheen, when it was obvious the Brits already had massive access to gasoline. Every arrow, catapult round and flambeaux was obviously lit with it. Huge gasoline explosions lit up the sky as the battle proceeded.
The twist at the end was good however. What medieval historian wouldn't have stayed behind for Lady Claire, especially as played by Anna Friel ?