Movies recommended or seen lately... les films a voir #123: Centurion

Genre: Action/historical/historique

Annee/Year: 2010

Format: Blu Ray

Centurion. An action packed movie from British director/writer Neil Marshall (who brought us The Descent and Doomsday). Centurion retells the tale of the 9th legion of the Roman Empire. The legend of the 9th stems from the fact that it mostly disappeared without a trace. After that poitn Adrian put up a wall to protect the mighty empire from the Picts occupying the northern british isle's territory. The story itself is quite simple, the 9th legion and 10th legion get wiped out by the Picts and the few roman survivors try to save their captured general. That plan fails and the rest of the movie is one long scene of pursuit in the harsh conditions of what is now England.

A solid movie with good acting. Main roles played by Michael Fassbender, Dominic West and Axelle Carolyn. Many action and battle scenes, very gory but well done. One memorable scene when the Roman legion gets ambushed by the picts. Beautifully rendered and action packed. A very entertaining movie that takes itself very seriously but without much of a soul. A bit like Marshall's other movies.

Centurion est un film du directeur Anglais Neil Marshall (The descent et Doomsday). C'est un film d'action mis en scène dans la période de 117AD pendant la bataille des Romains pour conquérir l'Angleterre. Plus spécifiquement on raconte ici l'histoire de la 9e légion qui disparut mystérieusement lors de cette invasion. On voit la 9e et 10e légion se faire massacrer par les Pictes et surtout lors d'une scène mémorable ou les Pictes tendent une embuscade aux Romains. Le reste du film est une longue poursuite dans la campagne anglaise. Un film d'action très divertissant certes; mais qui demeure très sérieux et qui manque d'âme.

Great quotes:

Centurion Quintus Dias: In the chaos of battle, when the ground beneath your feet is a slurry of blood, puke, piss and the entrails of friends and enemies alike, it's easy to turn to the gods for salvation. But it's soldiers who do the fighting, and soldiers who do the dieing, and the gods, never get their feet wet.
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Soldier: He's a ruthless, reckless bastard. And I'd die for him without hesitation.
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Bothos: Quintus, what's she doing?
Brick: She's a Pict and a woman - two good reasons not to trust her.
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Roman leader: no matter what comes out of the mist you will hold the line. Hold the ine!

Link: http://www.centurionmovie.com/

Rating perso: 7.0/10