 | A. M. |
11 out of 11 people found this review helpful
This is pretty good considering it's a made-for-tv mini-series. At 3 hrs, it actually passes fairly quick. It's a very romanticized view of Attila, but it did get the broad strokes of his life correct. The romances with the 'red-headed woman' made the movie a bit hokey at times. But you can't resist watching Gerald Butler strut around in this part. He's a good actor and totally drool worthy. This is not his best performance (try Dear Frankie) though it's better than most out there. I expected Attila to be a more fierce and intense warrior. The character would have been more interesting had he not been so white-washed. The character Attius was well played by Powers Booth and by far more interesting, as the conniving Roman ally turned enemy. Overall though, still worth watching. Was this review helpful? Yes
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 | Can S. |
10 out of 10 people found this review helpful
I red about 65 reference books in 11 different language about Atilla The Hun. It is so surprizing that the books written by rich countries writers were mentioning about his ferocious and barbarian personality and the books written by poor countries writers were mentioning about his clemency and compassion. Hard to believe any of them, since the real history is lost by dishonest writers. All I know the movie was very nice because there were several parts representing both type of writers. I enjoyed a lot...Do not miss... Was this review helpful? Yes
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| Leslie H. |
6 out of 6 people found this review helpful
I deliberately missed the original airing of this on USA, my thinking at the time how good could it be if its on tv, most miniseries are pretty worthless, and the supporting cast to validate the project here was TIm Curry and Powers Boothe, who are not Gary Oldman (tv miniseries Jesus) or Christopher Walken (Cleopatra). But 300 made me a fan of Butler's so I chose this cuz I already seen Beowulf & Grendel and wanted to avoid Timeline. Glad I did, yeah it has its faults and it is directed towards capturing a television audience but if compared to other tv miniseries as far as that goes the is way up there maybe just a notch below Lonesome Dove. Tim Curry and Boothe were great too, better than other great actors when they step down for a miniseries. I have to say After this and Deadwood I'm starting to really like Boothe, who I always considered replaceable in films before. Was this review helpful? Yes
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| Lori V. |
4 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Not bad. Gerard made a decent "Attila." Some parts were a bit cheesy, but overall the story was interesting. Was this review helpful? Yes
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 | Carole G. |
3 out of 4 people found this review helpful
This movie was filled with action and intrigue. I loved it so much that I did research on my own about the real Attila and found it to be very factually close to the real historical story, (with a little added Hollywood magic). No expense was spared in its making; great costumes, set design, and a wonderful cast as well. They even used real soldiers to portray the Roman Army!
GERARD BUTLER,(The Phantom of the Opera), should get an Oscar for his commanding and compelling performance as Attila the Hun. He has an intensity and a charisma that is rarely seen by other actors and he is the embodiment of the true essence of what a real film legend should be. Not to mention that Gerry Butler also is a fantastic horse-back rider! I am sure we will be seeing a lot of his great talent in the future! Was this review helpful? Yes
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| Rosa H. |
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful
Great movie and excellent acting. I highly recomment it. Was this review helpful? Yes
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 | Michael F. |
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful
Disc was broken and cracked, did not get to see the movie. Was this review helpful? Yes
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| Linda L. |
3 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Gerard Butler carries this film! I can think of very few actors that have half of his command of the screen. He has the intensity and passion that overflows in every role he takes on. I found the story very interesting, and I don't really care whether it was 100% factual or not. History is so often re-written with the ages. They did a great job in the time allotted. Was this review helpful? Yes
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 | DeMing L. |
0 out of 5 people found this review helpful
The beginning of the movie was inaccurate. What really happened to Attila when he was 12 was that he was in Rome, as a child hostage. The
story had the characters in Attila's life right, but the story was made up. His brother never drugged his dad, He never killed his brother over kingship and I could go on but I don't want to, this isnt even the main beef I have with the movie.
Okay the real problems are
#1 Attila in this movie is a tall 6" something Caucasian. Attila was a short 4" something mongoloid.
#2 why no bloody battles like in Braveheat, Troy, Kingdom of Heaven, etc? BLOOD I WANT MORE BLOOD!
#3 Battles looked real fake.
#4 got kind of boring sometimes.
#5 what happened to all the seige weapons? Where was the mighty Roman amry? I know they were spread out, but c'mon that was a joke! They didn't even have seige weapons or scolding tar to pour on the people climbing the ladder and using the battering rams.
It still a decent movie. Was this review helpful? Yes
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 | Lisa S. |
4 out of 15 people found this review helpful
I was very disappointed that I was not able to get past the first five minutes of the movie. The violence was despairingly real. Seeing young Attila drinking the blood from his, still living, horse's neck was the final straw. Too raw for me! Was this review helpful? Yes
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