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The part where the crowd stayed silent after William won his sword match, if I’m remembering correctly the extras in that crowd didn’t understand a lick of English. So when Mark Addy started yelling, the extras actually took that as their cue to cheer 😂
part of the historicity problem is that this story takes place in 1356, which would have made Chaucer 13 years old, clearly NOT as old as Bettany is on screen.....
A Knight's Tale is a sports movie, a movie with no commitment to historical accuracy, and honestly, I loved it. The athletes are modern-day gladiators and the knights were modern-day gladiators in their time, which fit in very well with the aesthetic of the film. The songs were a great show and almost made me think I was in a musical. The casting was loaded with big names and faces that today are so recognizable from miles away by anyone in the world. I laughed, I cried, I got a little angry, and then I laughed and cried again, just to get even angrier. I was a kid when I saw this movie and I always feel like it's the first time I've ever seen it. My first knight movie. I promise that one day I will be able to write a short text.
39:09 In a deleted scene or an alternate edit Paul Bettany does give a speech to change the people's opinion of William and then the prince frees William and makes him a knight. It's a pretty good speech too.
Not an alternate ending the speach was cut it's available with a bunch of cut scenes in the extended version The modern music and wrestling type speaches were made to give the modern viewer the feeling of what the tournaments would be like The sword fighting scene when nobody cheered was an accident as the extras didn't speak english so missed there que and ir turned out better than written
Is that the scene where prince Edward says, “your men love you. If I knew nothing else about you, that would be enough.” ? That’s my favorite line and it’s stuck with me.
I'm convinced this is a perfect, humble little movie. When I was a kid it was just the VHS we watched every weekend, by as the years roll by it just keeps holding up. The jokes all land, the emotional moments hit hard, all the acting is perfect, and it's actually artistically interesting with the anachronisms. Perfect movie 10/10.
Ulrick von Liechtenstein was a real tournament Knight, he had the record for tournament wins the Prince Edward the black Prince ( black for his armour ) he was a nation hero won wars against France, he died young and never became king , but nany Knight can make a Knight, back then ,
This is actually my favorite Heath Ledger movie, Great songs, great story and great acting. 10 things I hate about you and him as The Joker are awesome amazing.
I love that the final shot is of the constellation Orion, the hunter; a good nod to Jocelyn calling William a hunter, and the theme about changing one's stars.
They used modern songs in the movie because the medieval music isn't as inspiring and exciting for us, and they wanted the viewers to understand how exciting it was for the fans. Also, the reasons the fans weren't cheering when Will won the first sword match is because the extras were Czech, and didn't understand the English.
People will always say that The Dark Knight , 10 Things I Hate about you or Brokeback Mountain are Heath's best films. Those are beyond dispute, but for me, A Knight's Tale was my introduction to Heath Ledger growing up, and the one that means the most to me. And I say that as a lifelong Batman fan. Everything from the cast, the music, the Inspirational messages, the setting; its all just perfect. It's been so long, but RIP to Heath Ledger. To this day he still had so much more to offer the world, and was lost way too soon 😢💙
Another historical tidbit: Wat was none other than Wat Tyler who would go on to lead The Peasants' Revolt of 1381. It was sparked when Wat found the tax collector ravishing his daughter and smashed his skull with his tiler's hammer. Dude had a short fuse!
This film is so ridiculously charming. Every actor was perfectly cast too. I studied Medieval English at university and whenever Chaucer was mentioned I always pictured a naked Paul Bettany!
"I like the juxtaposition of modern songs..." Knights Tale was ahead of its time. If it was re-released with a 'periodcore' remaster of all the songs it would be a masterpiece.
Actually, the director explained once that the reason they went with classic rock songs is because madrigals WERE the exciting new musical style in period that everyone went crazy over, but modern audiences don't interpret them that way. Periodcore versions would miss the point to all but the most historically-educated audience members. The same is true for the anachronistic hair and clothing options. We can't recreate the level of excitement historical audiences would have felt by using what was new at that time.
@@cmlemmus494 At the time, yes. Shows like Reign and Bridgerton have since shown that audiences respond well to modern songs done in period arrangement.
Mark Addy (Robert Baratheon) starred alongside Heath Ledger and Shannyn Sossamon in another movie, called "The Order", about an obscure order of Catholic priests who battle demons.
Normally only noble born people could even become a page or squire to a knight. So for Sir Ector to take on William as apprentice was quite a concession in itself.
Sir Hector was stern but really pretty damn cool in that flashback. Still hard for me to keep that in mind and be respectful when Roland declares his spirit is gone but his stench remains :P
Filmed in the check rebuplic and the sceen after the sword fight the crowd missed there cue to cheer roland adlibed the cheer the crowd reacted and thats the take they kept cause it was so good
I think they should have made the Extended Cut of A Knight’s Tale the only version available, it’s much more better and flows more seamlessly. It also has Paul Bettany’s speech at the stocks which should have won him some sort of award.
So i know it has probably been stated a lot allready, but when william is in the pillory, Chaucer actually gives a speach before prince edward unveils himself, and it is the one scene which i will never understand why it was cut from the theatrical release. It's not that long, the speech is GREAT and it builds up the knighting by Edward so amazingly well...
Growing up I didn’t watch any movies with heath ledger until dark knight he passed he was amazing actor then later watched a knight’s tale loved it R.I.P ❤
"She wants that Peasant D", "straightest DO ME face since NALA from the Lion King".... You are on FIRE today!!!!! hahaha This movie is a great piece of excellent Filmmaking imho! As you pointed out with all the juxtapositions and how they wonderfully blended various elements whether it be from the music, dialogue, set designs, costumes, etc....... This movie could have easily turned into a pile of mess but that was definitely NOT the case! AMAZING MOVIE! LAstly, this is still my favorite Paul Bettany role of all time!
This is a really fun movie with a great cast of great actors. The best actor in the movie for me though is Christopher Cazenove, who played William's father John Thatcher. That scene when William reunites with his father elevates the entire movie.
Even seeing this as a kid. I remember it well because my sister loved the movie "10 things I hate about you" and Heath ledger and the hype man is fucking unforgettable. Good reaction.
This was the first movie I saw Paul Bettany in when I was younger and every time I saw him in another role my first thought for a while was .... heheheh tush lol
They were already up 3-0 in that first joust, they had a set number of runs at each other (~3), so all they had to do was survive the final run, which is why they were so mad. Fun reaction to a great movie! You don't realize till the end just how much you love these guys.
When I was in high school my English teacher had us watch an episode of an old tv show called Moonlighting, Bruce Willis was one of the leads. The episode was an adaptation of The Taming of the Shrew. It was set up like a period piece, but he accents were American and they sprinkled in other little anachronisms, like Bruce Willis wearing sunglasses at one point. I can't help but think of it whenever I see A Knight's Tale.
This is such a fun movie. If you want to have a good time, this is the movie for you. One comment on the movie is that to be fair (have a beautiful face) was actually a curse. At the time it would have made you a target of Viking raiders to be "ravaged" and sold into slavery in North Africa or the Middle East as Europeans were for about 1000 years. The words "slavery" is derived from Slavs. It's also evident in Chaucer's line about the maid being ravaged by her Turkish uncle.
This is one of my three go to movies when I need to cheer myself up. I had to temporarily retire two of them in 2008 because they were just reminding me of the tragedy.
The arresting officer who took William into custody was in the 2000 Dune miniseries on the SyFy channel. He played a captain of the Sardaukar who tried to assassinate Muad’dib and was subdued by the Voice.
"Bow, ya shits! Bow!" -King Robert Baratheon, the first of his name, King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms, and Prorector of the Realm.
Honestly Paul Bettany had some banger movies (Wimbledon is one of my comfort romcoms, so good), it's wild that he was so close to quitting acting when he got the role of J.A.R.V.I.S. which then lead to his role as Vision.
For more jousting, check out the classic "Ivanhoe" (1982), starring basically all the British actors for that time. :) In Sweden where I live it's been a tradition for decades to watch it on New Year's Day, it's on tv every January 1st.
Any knight could make another a knight. Basically, if you could afford to be a knight, then you could be a knight. The cost was prohibitive, not just a horse (equivalent cost of a sports car today), a suit of armour (coat equaling a house today), a squire and servants, plus learning to dance, play music, write poetry and only love platonically.
Fun fact they filmed in the Czech Republic and that sword ring scene the extras didn't speak english so they didn't know they were supposed to cheer. Rolands actor had to cue them by cheering and they kept it in the movie :)
While a historical fiction, The black prince and his writer both are very real. The movie is based on the works of Chaucer and the Black Prince would die in combat before being able to gain the throne. I love the loosing and turn around.
Prince Edward was known for his chevauchées (“horse raids”) which produced economic damage to France by forcing peasants to flee their homes and farms and take refuge in castles and fortifications. A modern film depiction of a (unmounted) chevauchée is the Wildmen burning the Westfold of Rohan, causing the people of Edoras to flee to Helm’s Deep. Chevauchées did not attack the fortresses and castles, they just made it unsafe to leave them, long enough for the crops to rot in the fields and ruin the harvest. Since all economies of the time were built on agriculture, a few well-timed and well-prosecuted chevauchées could wreak untold havoc upon a country’s economy.
Holy crap, how did I just now realize this!? Right before the credits roll, when it's showing Will and Jocelyn against a starry sky, in the background when the camera stops spinning, you can see the constellation of Orion aka the Hunter! I have seen this movie maybe twenty times and I just now noticed that!
*YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSS!!!!!!!* I LOVE THIS MOVIE!!!! Also 10:40 was actually an improvised moment, from memory the extras that made the audience didn't fully understand english and the cheer was the sign they needed, that makes this scene so much better
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So far no reactors recognize Geoffrey Chaucer. That is a strong indictment against our education system. Only one of the most influential writers in history. Point 2 not recognizing Mark Addy should be a crime
It's crazy to me that you only know Low Rider as the theme song from George Lopez but don't know Mark Addy from Still Standing. It was another sitcom in the same era as George Lopez. I didn't even realize Mark Addy was British until I looked him up after seeing him in Game of Thrones, since I was most familiar with him using an American accent.
3:38 in the scene where they were standing around Sir Eckbert’s body, they were say how all he has to win was just stay ON the horse. Hence William stayed on the horse for him.
I know this video is 3 months old, but the black prince was real. The son of King Edward III of England, he would die before his father, leaving the heir to the kingdom to be his son, Richard
Who knew that a film about the Joker, Robert Baratheon, Wash, Vision, and a female blacksmith on the Jousting Circuit competing against Reichsfuhrer John Smith for the heart of Pandora and also featuring Mark Antony would be so great. Fun Fact-Edward the Black Prince of Wales would die a year before his father, King Edward III. Edward III was succeeded by his 10-year-old grandson Richard II (Edward the Black Prince's son). Richard II would ultimately be deposed by Henry Bolingbroke, Duke of Lancaster, who becomes Henry IV.
"Jousting is so dangerous" Oh yeah. The king of France Henry 2nd died of a jousting wound in 1559 and that's why it became forbidden in France and the in all europe after that
A Knight's Tale is from a book by real-life author Geoffrey Chaucer (Paul Bettany's character). Chaucer was not a dignified author. He loved fart jokes (which is why they had one as the post-credit scene). He was vulgar, earthy... and very entertaining. When the filmmakers were making the movie, they wanted to convey that this was the professional sports of its era, and that the music was the popular music of its era. If they used actual period music, it would seem boring to many modern ears, so they decided to use "modern" music instead, so that it had the right vibe to it. The movie was only moderately successful in the theaters. It had the misfortune of coming out on the same weekend as The Mummy Returns. In addition, while we look at it today and say "wow, what a loaded cast", at that point most of the people involved were unknowns, or little known. For an interesting early work from Heath Ledger, check out the TV show "Roar". It's a historical fantasy set in the British Isles, with Heath playing a young Irishman who attempts to unite the Celtic tribes against the invading Romans, and their immortal centurion, Longinus (as in "spear of..."). It didn't last long, for two main reasons. The first was that it was on FOX, which does not handle fantasy or SF shows well. The second is that it was scheduled in the same time block as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, which for obvious reasons had a similar audience profile.
I love this movie, watched it a lot, and watched hundreds of reactions to it too, but the best one in this movie, is Paul Bethany, by a long way, he is hilarious in this.
This movie is a classic, its so fun, but his other emotions, random but good music. Lowkey Joselyn's caretaker or whatever is easily the baddest, either her or Kate the blacksmith
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The part where the crowd stayed silent after William won his sword match, if I’m remembering correctly the extras in that crowd didn’t understand a lick of English. So when Mark Addy started yelling, the extras actually took that as their cue to cheer 😂
"This is my word as such beyond Contestation" is one of my all time favorite line deliveries!
Geffrey Chaucer (Played by Paul Bettany) who lived from 1343-1400 and who's most famous work is The Canterbury Tales
part of the historicity problem is that this story takes place in 1356, which would have made Chaucer 13 years old, clearly NOT as old as Bettany is on screen.....
In the cantaburytale he does eviscerate those two guys in fiction
@@davidbennett1357According to the director, this movie takes place during a six month period where no one knows what Chaucer was doing.
@@Mitheledh that statement does NOT address MY point…..
@@davidbennett1357it's a fictional movie...
A Knight's Tale is a sports movie, a movie with no commitment to historical accuracy, and honestly, I loved it. The athletes are modern-day gladiators and the knights were modern-day gladiators in their time, which fit in very well with the aesthetic of the film. The songs were a great show and almost made me think I was in a musical.
The casting was loaded with big names and faces that today are so recognizable from miles away by anyone in the world.
I laughed, I cried, I got a little angry, and then I laughed and cried again, just to get even angrier.
I was a kid when I saw this movie and I always feel like it's the first time I've ever seen it. My first knight movie.
I promise that one day I will be able to write a short text.
39:09 In a deleted scene or an alternate edit Paul Bettany does give a speech to change the people's opinion of William and then the prince frees William and makes him a knight. It's a pretty good speech too.
Not an alternate ending the speach was cut it's available with a bunch of cut scenes in the extended version
The modern music and wrestling type speaches were made to give the modern viewer the feeling of what the tournaments would be like
The sword fighting scene when nobody cheered was an accident as the extras didn't speak english so missed there que and ir turned out better than written
Is that the scene where prince Edward says, “your men love you. If I knew nothing else about you, that would be enough.” ? That’s my favorite line and it’s stuck with me.
@stonecoldku4161 yeah it's on the extended dvd
I'm convinced this is a perfect, humble little movie. When I was a kid it was just the VHS we watched every weekend, by as the years roll by it just keeps holding up. The jokes all land, the emotional moments hit hard, all the acting is perfect, and it's actually artistically interesting with the anachronisms. Perfect movie 10/10.
Chaucer showing up in the story is like Sir Arther Conan Doyla showing up in a Sherlock mystery
Ulrick von Liechtenstein was a real tournament Knight, he had the record for tournament wins the Prince Edward the black Prince ( black for his armour ) he was a nation hero won wars against France, he died young and never became king , but nany Knight can make a Knight, back then ,
This is actually my favorite Heath Ledger movie, Great songs, great story and great acting. 10 things I hate about you and him as The Joker are awesome amazing.
I love that the final shot is of the constellation Orion, the hunter; a good nod to Jocelyn calling William a hunter, and the theme about changing one's stars.
This was one of my favourite movies as a kid, it's the movie that introduced Heath Ledger to me and turned me into a Ledger fan :D
They used modern songs in the movie because the medieval music isn't as inspiring and exciting for us, and they wanted the viewers to understand how exciting it was for the fans. Also, the reasons the fans weren't cheering when Will won the first sword match is because the extras were Czech, and didn't understand the English.
For antother MedEvil movie with at "Modern Soundtrack" check out 1985's "LadyHawke".....
That was the last round in the Joust, Sir Hector must have already been winning, and only needed to stay on his horse in the last round to win
Yeah, they literally said in the opening scene that as long as he stays on the horse he wins.
@@wrob08 I was just answering her question
People will always say that The Dark Knight , 10 Things I Hate about you or Brokeback Mountain are Heath's best films. Those are beyond dispute, but for me, A Knight's Tale was my introduction to Heath Ledger growing up, and the one that means the most to me. And I say that as a lifelong Batman fan. Everything from the cast, the music, the Inspirational messages, the setting; its all just perfect.
It's been so long, but RIP to Heath Ledger. To this day he still had so much more to offer the world, and was lost way too soon 😢💙
I think 10 Things was my first, but this was really good
I love Two Hands!
Same, saw this as a child the first time and dozens upon dozens of time since then. My very first dvd.
No one ever seems to say that Roar (1997) was his best work, but for a TV series in that era it was better than you'd expect.
Another historical tidbit: Wat was none other than Wat Tyler who would go on to lead The Peasants' Revolt of 1381. It was sparked when Wat found the tax collector ravishing his daughter and smashed his skull with his tiler's hammer. Dude had a short fuse!
woah I had no idea! Executed (sort of) by Richard II - the Black Prince's son.
Dang. I love this movie. Nostalgia alone puts it in my top 5, but I think it is genuinely great. It just makes me wish Heath was still here.
This film is so ridiculously charming. Every actor was perfectly cast too. I studied Medieval English at university and whenever Chaucer was mentioned I always pictured a naked Paul Bettany!
Paul Bettaney killed his role, he was soo brillant
R.I.P. Heath.
Good watch Clariss. ❤
My Mom LOVES this movie and I've seen it so many times because of it. Rest in peace Heath ❤
My mom's favorite movie is Jaws, but this movie might just be her second favorite.
"I like the juxtaposition of modern songs..."
Knights Tale was ahead of its time. If it was re-released with a 'periodcore' remaster of all the songs it would be a masterpiece.
Actually, the director explained once that the reason they went with classic rock songs is because madrigals WERE the exciting new musical style in period that everyone went crazy over, but modern audiences don't interpret them that way. Periodcore versions would miss the point to all but the most historically-educated audience members. The same is true for the anachronistic hair and clothing options. We can't recreate the level of excitement historical audiences would have felt by using what was new at that time.
@@cmlemmus494 At the time, yes. Shows like Reign and Bridgerton have since shown that audiences respond well to modern songs done in period arrangement.
Mark Addy (Robert Baratheon) starred alongside Heath Ledger and Shannyn Sossamon in another movie, called "The Order", about an obscure order of Catholic priests who battle demons.
i cant watch this movie without making big man baby tears....reuniting with his father.......everytime
Normally only noble born people could even become a page or squire to a knight. So for Sir Ector to take on William as apprentice was quite a concession in itself.
Sir Hector was stern but really pretty damn cool in that flashback. Still hard for me to keep that in mind and be respectful when Roland declares his spirit is gone but his stench remains :P
Filmed in the check rebuplic and the sceen after the sword fight the crowd missed there cue to cheer roland adlibed the cheer the crowd reacted and thats the take they kept cause it was so good
I think they should have made the Extended Cut of A Knight’s Tale the only version available, it’s much more better and flows more seamlessly. It also has Paul Bettany’s speech at the stocks which should have won him some sort of award.
You really caught me off guard with your use of the word “wanker.” I was eating and started laughing and almost dropped my food.
So i know it has probably been stated a lot allready, but when william is in the pillory, Chaucer actually gives a speach before prince edward unveils himself, and it is the one scene which i will never understand why it was cut from the theatrical release. It's not that long, the speech is GREAT and it builds up the knighting by Edward so amazingly well...
Really love this movie. Not historically accurate, but it's not claiming to be. Just a fun movie with a great soundtrack. 😊
Growing up I didn’t watch any movies with heath ledger until dark knight he passed he was amazing actor then later watched a knight’s tale loved it R.I.P ❤
"She wants that Peasant D", "straightest DO ME face since NALA from the Lion King".... You are on FIRE today!!!!! hahaha
This movie is a great piece of excellent Filmmaking imho! As you pointed out with all the juxtapositions and how they wonderfully blended various elements whether it be from the music, dialogue, set designs, costumes, etc....... This movie could have easily turned into a pile of mess but that was definitely NOT the case! AMAZING MOVIE!
LAstly, this is still my favorite Paul Bettany role of all time!
one of my all time faves
This is a really fun movie with a great cast of great actors. The best actor in the movie for me though is Christopher Cazenove, who played William's father John Thatcher. That scene when William reunites with his father elevates the entire movie.
Facts!
Even seeing this as a kid. I remember it well because my sister loved the movie "10 things I hate about you" and Heath ledger and the hype man is fucking unforgettable. Good reaction.
James Pyurfoy (Prince Edward) is absolutely noble and outstanding for this roe, I adore him.
Alan Tudyk is one of the most underrated actors in Hollywood, hes a chameleon in every role he does and he kills it
This was the first movie I saw Paul Bettany in when I was younger and every time I saw him in another role my first thought for a while was .... heheheh tush lol
R.I.P. Heath Ledger, you will be missed
Ulrich von Liechtenstein was a very real German knight and Minnesinger (troubadour) whose armour featured a figure of the Goddess Minne (Venus).
Clariss, watch Alan Tudyk again in Dodgeball True Underdog Story & Tucker & Dale vs Evil. Awesome movies for you 👌.
I HIGHLY recommend both of those films as well, VERY much worth your time to watch!
Gahar!!
This is one of the movies I watch whenever I feel down. Great pick me up movie. 😊
They were already up 3-0 in that first joust, they had a set number of runs at each other (~3), so all they had to do was survive the final run, which is why they were so mad. Fun reaction to a great movie! You don't realize till the end just how much you love these guys.
this is a personal favourite of mine as it shows best how to set up tone very early.
When I was in high school my English teacher had us watch an episode of an old tv show called Moonlighting, Bruce Willis was one of the leads. The episode was an adaptation of The Taming of the Shrew. It was set up like a period piece, but he accents were American and they sprinkled in other little anachronisms, like Bruce Willis wearing sunglasses at one point. I can't help but think of it whenever I see A Knight's Tale.
This is such a fun movie. If you want to have a good time, this is the movie for you. One comment on the movie is that to be fair (have a beautiful face) was actually a curse. At the time it would have made you a target of Viking raiders to be "ravaged" and sold into slavery in North Africa or the Middle East as Europeans were for about 1000 years. The words "slavery" is derived from Slavs. It's also evident in Chaucer's line about the maid being ravaged by her Turkish uncle.
Mark Addy is also in The Full Monty... totally worth a watch
This is one of my three go to movies when I need to cheer myself up. I had to temporarily retire two of them in 2008 because they were just reminding me of the tragedy.
The arresting officer who took William into custody was in the 2000 Dune miniseries on the SyFy channel. He played a captain of the Sardaukar who tried to assassinate Muad’dib and was subdued by the Voice.
He would have rather died as a Knight then ran and gave up. And his friends, the absolute loyalty he instills in them is awesome.
The princess’s servant, or I believe servant, was the female lead in that silent film some years back, The Artist.
The cast and director reunited two years later for a film called the Order. Never saw it. Of course, no one did.
It wasn't bad. Really dark and depressing though.
one of my fav movies
Rip for such a great actor❤❤
You need to see the actor who plays Prince Edward in the Fisherman’s Friend’s movies.
Such a fun, at times, goofy movie but it really does have some great moments.
Always blows my mind the fact one man of his crew is actually Robert Baratheon 😂🎉
"Bow, ya shits! Bow!"
-King Robert Baratheon, the first of his name, King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms, and Prorector of the Realm.
@@darthken815 I prefer his other name, The Demon of the Trident
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I think they used modern music to point out that every age had its own version of popular music.
Honestly Paul Bettany had some banger movies (Wimbledon is one of my comfort romcoms, so good), it's wild that he was so close to quitting acting when he got the role of J.A.R.V.I.S. which then lead to his role as Vision.
For more jousting, check out the classic "Ivanhoe" (1982), starring basically all the British actors for that time. :) In Sweden where I live it's been a tradition for decades to watch it on New Year's Day, it's on tv every January 1st.
Any knight could make another a knight. Basically, if you could afford to be a knight, then you could be a knight. The cost was prohibitive, not just a horse (equivalent cost of a sports car today), a suit of armour (coat equaling a house today), a squire and servants, plus learning to dance, play music, write poetry and only love platonically.
"I'd say he'd be of noble birth" well... About that... 😂
Fun fact they filmed in the Czech Republic and that sword ring scene the extras didn't speak english so they didn't know they were supposed to cheer. Rolands actor had to cue them by cheering and they kept it in the movie :)
While a historical fiction, The black prince and his writer both are very real. The movie is based on the works of Chaucer and the Black Prince would die in combat before being able to gain the throne. I love the loosing and turn around.
wearing his tent lol
Prince Edward was also an excellent Mark Antony in HBO's "Rome".
Prince Edward was known for his chevauchées (“horse raids”) which produced economic damage to France by forcing peasants to flee their homes and farms and take refuge in castles and fortifications. A modern film depiction of a (unmounted) chevauchée is the Wildmen burning the Westfold of Rohan, causing the people of Edoras to flee to Helm’s Deep.
Chevauchées did not attack the fortresses and castles, they just made it unsafe to leave them, long enough for the crops to rot in the fields and ruin the harvest. Since all economies of the time were built on agriculture, a few well-timed and well-prosecuted chevauchées could wreak untold havoc upon a country’s economy.
Wanker is a term to be proud of in the New Orleans area where I’m from. Westbank or die 👐🏽
Holy crap, how did I just now realize this!? Right before the credits roll, when it's showing Will and Jocelyn against a starry sky, in the background when the camera stops spinning, you can see the constellation of Orion aka the Hunter! I have seen this movie maybe twenty times and I just now noticed that!
The extras in the swordfight scene didn't speak english.
So Mark Addy improved that cheer.
*YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSS!!!!!!!* I LOVE THIS MOVIE!!!!
Also 10:40 was actually an improvised moment, from memory the extras that made the audience didn't fully understand english and the cheer was the sign they needed, that makes this scene so much better
best American "w*nker" ever! not a sentence i expected to say today but here we are i guess. awesome reaction, very happy to subscribe and much love to you and yours my American sister!🙂🙂🙂❤❤❤
So far no reactors recognize Geoffrey Chaucer. That is a strong indictment against our education system. Only one of the most influential writers in history. Point 2 not recognizing Mark Addy should be a crime
It's crazy to me that you only know Low Rider as the theme song from George Lopez but don't know Mark Addy from Still Standing. It was another sitcom in the same era as George Lopez. I didn't even realize Mark Addy was British until I looked him up after seeing him in Game of Thrones, since I was most familiar with him using an American accent.
3:38 in the scene where they were standing around Sir Eckbert’s body, they were say how all he has to win was just stay ON the horse. Hence William stayed on the horse for him.
love this movie. so much fun =)
Well hello, clariss.
If you have a Renaissance Festival that comes near you, you should go to it. It’s similar to this.
Nice reaction. Great Movie. Yup, Chaucer being g missed by most, even English reactors amazes me.
Good to see a woman's view of this movie. Carry on my fair lady.
Rufus Sewell plays the protagonist in Dark City.
I know this video is 3 months old, but the black prince was real. The son of King Edward III of England, he would die before his father, leaving the heir to the kingdom to be his son, Richard
Who knew that a film about the Joker, Robert Baratheon, Wash, Vision, and a female blacksmith on the Jousting Circuit competing against Reichsfuhrer John Smith for the heart of Pandora and also featuring Mark Antony would be so great.
Fun Fact-Edward the Black Prince of Wales would die a year before his father, King Edward III. Edward III was succeeded by his 10-year-old grandson Richard II (Edward the Black Prince's son). Richard II would ultimately be deposed by Henry Bolingbroke, Duke of Lancaster, who becomes Henry IV.
and Lydia from logistics :)
"Jousting is so dangerous" Oh yeah.
The king of France Henry 2nd died of a jousting wound in 1559 and that's why it became forbidden in France and the in all europe after that
A Knight's Tale is from a book by real-life author Geoffrey Chaucer (Paul Bettany's character). Chaucer was not a dignified author. He loved fart jokes (which is why they had one as the post-credit scene). He was vulgar, earthy... and very entertaining.
When the filmmakers were making the movie, they wanted to convey that this was the professional sports of its era, and that the music was the popular music of its era. If they used actual period music, it would seem boring to many modern ears, so they decided to use "modern" music instead, so that it had the right vibe to it.
The movie was only moderately successful in the theaters. It had the misfortune of coming out on the same weekend as The Mummy Returns. In addition, while we look at it today and say "wow, what a loaded cast", at that point most of the people involved were unknowns, or little known.
For an interesting early work from Heath Ledger, check out the TV show "Roar". It's a historical fantasy set in the British Isles, with Heath playing a young Irishman who attempts to unite the Celtic tribes against the invading Romans, and their immortal centurion, Longinus (as in "spear of..."). It didn't last long, for two main reasons. The first was that it was on FOX, which does not handle fantasy or SF shows well. The second is that it was scheduled in the same time block as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, which for obvious reasons had a similar audience profile.
Paul Bettany is basically medieval Michael Buffer.
Fun one, Clariss!
I love this movie, watched it a lot, and watched hundreds of reactions to it too, but the best one in this movie, is Paul Bethany, by a long way, he is hilarious in this.
If you haven't seen Wimbledon, it's another great Paul Bettany film
love this movie, fun little romp and bettany steals every scene hes in ><
one i chuck on when i need a feel good flick
Yes lady life is dangerous. I'm so glad you are safe.
"Do me face from the lion king." You're not wrong but damn you're right. Tell me how old you are without telling me how old you are.
This movie is a classic, its so fun, but his other emotions, random but good music.
Lowkey Joselyn's caretaker or whatever is easily the baddest, either her or Kate the blacksmith
You missed the post credit bit.
From what I gather Paul Betteny was not pleased being nude in the movie.
I’m just shocked this came out in theaters the same year I was born.
ummm goin to a fancy ball wearing a good size chunk of his tent
One of my very favorite movies!
You misted the farting contest at the end of the credits.
Oof please don't mist a farting contest
New follower. I like your brain.