padfootstolemycrumpet:silencingthedrums:minim-calibre:iamnotswarley:rudesby:zombres:#presses this fi
padfootstolemycrumpet:silencingthedrums:minim-calibre:iamnotswarley:rudesby:zombres:#presses this film to my chest like a hot water bottle #i vividly remember seeing this in the cinema and i hadn’t really investigated it fully and thought it was a genuine period-accurate chaucer #and for the first 3 or so minutes and I was just wtf?? #and then i recall it perfectly - my brain just said FUCK IT THIS IS AWESOME #SOMEONE CRANK UP THE QUEEN SOUNDTRACK #GET IN LOSER - WE’RE GOING JOUSTING #and there’s practically no cast member i would not messily make out with #in a handsy wayI absolutely rank this as one of the big Moments in my life as a person who actively engages with text. That is, this is a movie that you either decide to just GO WITH or you peace out as soon as you see a crowd of medieval jousting fans jamming to “We Will Rock You.” You CANNOT just passively take it in. You MUST make a choice, and either accept or reject its wacky nature. I, obviously, decided that HELL YES was I into this and have never regretted it.A TOAST TO ALL WHO ARE INTO A KNIGHT’S TALE UNIRONICALLY, particularly if you’re also an English history/language geek.My only regret is that Chaucer’s costume did not remain just Paul Bettany’s skin.This is the best movie, everyone else can go homeAS WELL AS HISTORICAL EPICNESS, THIS FILM HAS ONE OF THE BEST SOUNDTRACKS EVER ASSEMBLED. QUEEN! DAVID BOWIE! AND THE EPIC THIN LIZZY!IT IS ROCK N ROLL GOODNESS FROM START TO FINISH! -- source link