Oct
15
2008
What a strange and wonderfully weird place the world is. Okay, not always in a wonderful way, I mean have you heard about the budget? Hardly wonderful to be taxing peoples on minimum wage now is it. And as for the cut-backs that are forthcoming. Well, maybe if we ignore it it’ll get better.
Where was I? Oh yes, the weirdness that is this world. Well what else would you call it when amazon think that you should buy The New World and Tristan and Isolde together. I mean do they have anything in common apart from being set in the past?
Well, I suppose they are both love stories. But come on! Really?
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Apr
26
2006
Dir: Kevin Reynolds
Writ: Dean Georgaris
- James Franco - Tristan
- Sophia Myles - Isolde
- Rufus Sewell - Lord Marke
- David O Hara - King Donnchadh
- Bronagh Gallagher - Bragnae
I’m going to admit that I was looking forward to this film. Which is strange, because I didn’t expect it to be good. I even expected to be annoyed by the Irish accents. And you know what, I was right. I enjoyed it despite its flaws. Of course its main flaw was Mr. Franco, or maybe it was just the character of Tristan. He was a div. Total and utter div. Which of course meant that the whole romance aspect just didn’t work.
Maybe you want a basic plot outline?
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David O'Hara,
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James Franco,
Kevin Reynolds,
myth,
Oirish accents,
romance,
Rufus Sewell,
Sophia Myles,
Tristian & Isolde
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