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The Last Legion
The end of an empire...the beginning of a legend.
The end of an empire...the beginning of a legend.
Action, Adventure, Fantasy, War - 2007
5.4
15%
37
As the Roman empire crumbles, young Romulus Augustus flees the city and embarks on a perilous voyage to Britain to track down a legion of supporters.
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300
(2007)
Based on Frank Miller's graphic novel, "300" is very loosely based the 480 B.C. Battle of Thermopylae, where the King of Sparta led his army against the advancing Persians; the battle is said to have inspired all of Greece to band together against the Persians, and helped usher in the world's first democracy.
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Alexander
(2004)
Alexander, the King of Macedonia, leads his legions against the giant Persian Empire. After defeating the Persians, he leads his army across the then known world, venturing farther than any westerner had ever gone, all the way to India.
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King Arthur
(2004)
The story of the Arthurian legend, based on the 'Sarmatian hypothesis' which contends that the legend has a historical nucleus in the Sarmatian heavy cavalry troops stationed in Britain, and that the Roman-British military commander, Lucius Artorius Castus is the historical person behind the legend.

Details

Rated:
PG-13
Runtime:
102 min
Release date:
19 Apr 2007
Country:
BG, FR, GB, US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$67,000,000
Revenue:
$25,303,038
Awards:
2 nominations

Top Critics Reviews

rotten:
Despite the occasional gleam of wit, very little is to be taken seriously -- not the story, not the acting and certainly not the history.
– John Anderson,
Newsday,
20 Aug 2007
rotten:
I have too much respect for Kingsley and Firth to believe they did this for anything other than the money, and to their credit, they give their best efforts.
– Jack Mathews,
New York Daily News,
20 Aug 2007
rotten:
Every once in a while, though, Firth's eyebrow hints, Can you believe I'm wearing this dorky leather breastplate?
– Lisa Schwarzbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Aug 2007
rotten:
Crudely mangling Arthurian legend into Roman history, this creaky swords 'n' sandals romper trundles forward like a hurriedly upholstered TV movie.
– Jonathan Crocker,
Time Out,
19 Oct 2007
rotten:
There are, after all, aimed at young audiences plenty of movies more mean-spirited, indiscriminate and obnoxious than The Last Legion. But at the same time there are plenty that are, alas, less frustrating.
– Mark Bourne,
Film.com,
17 Dec 2007
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