DVD : A Knight's Tale (Special Edition)
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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: Sony
EAN: 9780767863155
Format: AC-3, Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0767863151
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 99
Release Date: June 04, 2002
Running Time: 132 minutes
Sales Rank: 1887
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: May 11, 2001
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A rousing story of lowborn william thatchers quest to change his stars win the heart of an exceedingly fair maiden and rock his medieval world. Follow this fearless squire and his band of medieval misfits as they careen their way toward impossible glory thats part romance part road trip & part swashbuckler. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 12/21/2004 Starring: Heath Ledger Rufus Sewell Run time: 132 minutes Rating: Pg13 Director: Brian Helgeland
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There's no rule against rock anthems from the 1970s in the soundtrack for a movie about a medieval jousting champion, but if you're going to attempt such jarring anachronisms, you'd better establish acceptable ground rules. Writer-director Brian Helgeland does precisely that in A Knight's Tale and pulls off this trick with such giddy aplomb that you can't help but play along. (Upon witnessing a crowd of peasants at a jousting match, singing and clapping to the beat of Queen's "We Will Rock You," you're either going to love this movie or dismiss it altogether.) Other vintage rock hits will follow, but Helgeland--the Oscar®-winning cowriter of L.A. Confidential--handles this ploy with judicious goodwill, in what is an otherwise honest period piece about a peasant named William (Heath Ledger) who rises by grit and determination to the hallowed status of knighthood.
As if the soundtrack weren't audacious enough, Helgeland (recovering from the sour experience of his directorial debut, Payback) casts none other than Geoffrey Chaucer (wonderfully played by Paul Bettany) as William's cohort and match announcer, along with William's pals Roland (Mark Addy) and Wat (Alan Tudyk), and feisty blacksmith Kate (Laura Fraser). Of course there must be a fair maiden, and she is Jocelyn (newcomer Shannyn Sossamon), with whom William falls in love while battling the nefarious Count Adhemar (Rufus Sewell) on the European jousting circuit. Add to this an inspiring father-son reunion, Ledger's undeniable charisma, a perfect supporting cast, and enough joyful energy to rejuvenate the film's formulaic plot, and A Knight's Tale becomes that most pleasant of movie surprises--an unlikely winner that rises up, like its hero, to exceed all expectations. --Jeff Shannon
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"A Knight's Tale" was delightful to me when I saw it in the theatre. I recently started thinking about how much I liked it and then saw a copy @ a bargain price. Heath Ledger never seems light, even when in a frothy bit of romantic comedy from the middle ages. There is a fierce intensity to his work. His one Oscar nomination came for Best Actor for "Brokeback Mountain" in 2005, a film for which he won similar awards from critics' associations in Las Vegas, New York, Phoenix, San Francisco & St. Louis. As William Thatcher, he is a joy to watch as the servant who dreamed he could become a knight.
Director Brian Helgeland won an Oscar for screenwriting for "L.A. Confidential" in 1997 & was similarly nominated for "Mystic River." I found the DVD extras interesting as his explanation of why the rock music that is clearly out of period was used. His concept tried to make the period easy to relate to for modern audiences and show the energy from those times as if they were happening today. The dance sequence is still amazing.
Alan Tudyk's flaming red hair looks great on the DVD. Tudyk came to the screen with "Patch Adams," "The Wonder Boys" & with Sandra Bullock in "28 Days." As Wat, he lends great comic timing. Some of the deleted scenes are priceless as he mugs wildly. His sidekick Mark Addy who played with Ledger in "The Order" as well as his breakout role in "The Full Monty" does a good job as the rotund Roland who eagerly helps William ... Read More
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I've seen it a thousand times...and just love it! It's one of those flicks that just makes you feel good and puts a smile on your face. Of course it doesn't hurt that Heath was gorgeous to look at in ths flick too!It's great to see him happy and healthy...and this is the way I want to remember him. You could tell he was really enjoying himself while making this film. Whenever I've had a hard day...or just need to be cheered up...I put this movie in. Just the dancing scene alone lifts me up. I'd recommend this film to anyone. It's not a film to be taken seriously - but just to enjoy again and again. And you will feel inspired. Just remember...you always have the power to change your stars.
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For very little kids, or young girls who want to look at Heath Ledger. He died but that didn't improve the film.
History is so boring. It needs to be jazzed up?
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Sometime in the early 1370s, six months in the life of English writer Geoffrey Chaucer went unaccounted. A KNIGHT'S TALE - an earnest, historical epic movie (okay, not really) - ventures a tongue-in-cheek answer to that mild conundrum. But, firstly, the film gravitates towards the young peasant squire, William Thatcher, who fears of wasting his life away as a humble nothing. When his knight is fatally injured during a joust, William seizes an opening for self-betterment. With the help of his reluctant fellow squires, he passes himself off as a nobleman, intending to compete in knightly tournaments. But William must first qualify by presenting patents of nobility, which list his noble lineage.
Which is where Geoffrey Chaucer comes in, naked in bodily form but not in spirits. Chaucer gets William, now callling himself Sir Ulrich von Lichtenstein of Gelderland, that much closer to achieving his objective, being able to forge the necessary patents and acting as Sir Ulrich's herald. As tournament follows tournament, Sir Ulrich proves to be mighty in prowess and very popular with the masses. But he may have set too lofty a goal when he dares to fall in love with the nobleman's beautiful daughter, Lady Jocelyn. And, ultimately, Sir Ulrich's dreams of love and a better life may rest on his ability to best the grim and haughty Count Adhemar, who is a tournament champion and a rival for Jocelyn's fancy...
This film is definitely a far cry from one of those tired medieval ... Read More
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The movie is FUNNY. The movie doesn't pretend to be historically accurate, so don't go there if that's what you want to see.
It's a fun movie, a funny movie. And I expect I'll sit down and watch it every now and then to enjoy a good laugh.
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starring: Heath Ledger, Mark Addy, Rufus Sewell, Shannyn Sossamon, Paul Bettany
directed by: Brian Helgeland
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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: Sony
EAN: 9780767863155
Format: AC-3, Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0767863151
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 99
Release Date: June 04, 2002
Running Time: 132 minutes
Sales Rank: 1887
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: May 11, 2001
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