Centurion (2010)
Strong bloody violence
| Director: | Neil Marshall |
| Actors: | Michael Fassbender, Dominic West, Olga Kurylenko, Noel Clarke, David Morrissey |
From director Neil Marshall (The Descent, Dog Soldiers) comes a brutal and gripping story of courage, passion and survival. The Roman Empire stretches across Europe, from Egypt to Spain, and east as far as the Black Sea. But in northern Britain, the onslaught of Roman conquest has ground to a halt in the face of the guerrilla tactics of an elusive enemy - the savage tribesmen known as the Picts. Quintus (Michael Fassbender), a confident Roman soldier and sole survivor of a recent raid, marches north with General Virilus' (Dominic West) legendary Ninth Legion, under orders to wipe the Picts from the face of the earth and destroy their leader Gorlacon (Ulrich Thomsen). But when the legion is ambushed and Virilus taken captive, Quintus faces a desperate struggle to keep his small platoon alive behind enemy lines. Combining spectacular battle sequences, stunning landscapes and a story steeped in legend, Centurion is an action film of epic scale.
| Status: | QuickPick |
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| Run time: | 97mins |
| Origin: | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Aspect Ratio: | 16:9 |
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Member Reviews (31)
31 Member
Reviews
Philip
says
Absolute c**p. Totally historically inacurate in depicting the Roman's methods of fighting. A waste of some good actors.
Stuart
says
This movie was OK. An interesting take on what might have happened to the Ninth Roman Legion. The first 30 minutes are very violent but the rest of the movie is less so and worth getting to. Good movie to waste time with
Gary Harrisun
says
This movie found most interesting and photography and scenery superb even though some scenes brutal and blood curdling, the story line gave some aspect to days of conquest of foreign lands and the intrigues of past still found compelling viewing and recommended
3089
says
Very heavy on the blood and decapitations. okay but not great
Fiona B
says
An interesting tale about the legend surrounding the mysterious disappearance of the Ninth Legion in Roman Briton. In the major battle scene the discipline and formation of the Roman Legion prove no match for the guerrilla warfare techniques employed by the native Picts. I knew nothing about the legend of the Ninth Legion prior to watching the film and the film made me curious enough to google it afterwards. Good performances by Michael Fassbender and Dominic West
David Williams
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Very good movie,great scenery and story.Recommended for viewers of this genre.
Margaret
says
We did enjoy this movie a good watch.
Caz
says
Fassbender be still my beating heart. I only watched this because of him. The movie is quite average although the scenery is stunning. Too much fight scenes for me. If Fassy and Russell Crowe did a historical movie together I'd self-combust. Four stars for Fassbender.
RWhelan
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I did advise that this copy was unable to start. I hope that I can be sent another copy without penalty. Regards R Whelan
mathew
says
conan is a good movie if you like movie about worriors and other things like d&d
Angela
says
Usually my husband's domain, but I enjoyed watching this one
adam
says
as far as these types of movies go, this is one of the better ones.
wonderful scenery and worth the time.
Glenys
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Very good, not quite sure of historiacl accuracy, but a good watch
PeterJH
says
Just leave this to the teenage boys used to blood and guts in games (that is better than this stuff).
Phil
says
Frankly Neil Marshal should stick to the Horror genre requesting little money to be effective. Centurion is a low budget and it shows. It's no Gladiator, believe me. The storyline is weak, the violence is gratuitous, the acting is sometimes awkward. You won't give a fxxx of the characters so in the end of the day, this movie is about Romans fighting Picts and the rest is too superficial. We are far from Kurosawa's masterpieces.
Nigel W
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A legion of Roman soldiers wage war against the Picts. A movie which explores the legend of a lost legion of soldiers. While obviously done on a tight budget the film nevertheless comes quite well. As usual with this type of thing the women look like they stepped out of a French fashion show. 3.5 stars
Susan
says
Boring, did not like this movie. Story was weak.
KC
says
Excellent, loved it.
Lisa
says
not what we expected, was a little disappointed with this movie
Ross Port Wakefield
says
Bloodthirsty mish mash of history
Jaca
says
Lovingly dwells on blood, gore and killing. But I'd say it was close to the truth.
JenP
says
watched this at a 'girls night in' because it stars the delightful Michael Fassbender (all us girls have SUCH a crush on him!) It was interesting and well done, sufficiently violent and gory. If you like Gladiator you'll probably like this. A very interesting period of history.
David
says
Better than I thought it would be. It is very graphic, blood and gore but we enjoyed it
Rod
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A real gutsy movie
JT
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I enjoyed this movie. Yes there were lots of heads and limbs removed during the Battle and Fights scenes, which was the normal during those days, I believeld (from the History Channel). There was plenty of the action and I thought that the story line was Ok and reasonablely realistic. I would recommended this movie if you don't mind the violence.
Ben H
says
If you like lots of blood and guts then you will love this, otherwise not much storyline.
Ted
says
An entertaining movie, lots of violence,and action, not for the kids
Jumbuck
says
Good film - storyline borrowed much from Butch Cassidy ('How does she do that?' and the jump from the cliff), the Hunting Party and Braveheart plus King AryhurA
Brinlarr
says
the best thing about this movie is that it didnt have the non existant tribe of the woads, as King Arthur did. Other than this it is just terrible.
dont hire it
dont
just dont
Marg
says
Enjoyed this movie but found some parts were too rushed (could have had more history or explanation about some things) and other parts dragged on for too long (like the voilent battle scenes!). If you like these types of movies then definitely recommended but not one to rave about.
Carl R
says
didn't know any of the actors, and was rather surprised, a really good film, long but a good decent watch.
I didn't really know the history of the story, but I do know.