Ironclad - Until the last warrior
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Ironclad - Until the last warrior |
| Original title | Ironclad |
| Country of production | UK , USA |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2011 |
| length | 116 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Jonathan English |
| script | Jonathan English Stephen McDool |
| production |
Rick Benattar Andrew J. Curtis Jonathan English |
| music | Lorne Balfe |
| camera | David Eggby |
| cut |
Peter Amundson Gavin Buckley |
| occupation | |
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Ironclad - Until the Last Warrior (Original title: Ironclad ) is a British - American adventure film directed by Jonathan English , which was released on March 4th 2011 in British cinemas. The film was released in Germany on October 7, 2011 on DVD and Blu-ray Disc. The DVD or Blu-ray Disc rental was released on September 14, 2011 in Germany. With Ironclad: Battle for Blood a sequel was released in 2014.
action
The film is set in medieval England. The tyrannical King John is defeated by his own revolting nobility and forced to sign the Magna Carta . It guarantees the nobility's fundamental political freedoms vis-à-vis the English king. Shortly after the agreement, however, the monarch begins preparations to force the rebelling nobles back into submission. He forms a brutal force from his own subordinates and summoned Danish mercenaries. Afterwards he gradually attacks the leaders of that movement and murders them.
A traveling abbot and his three companions, experienced Knights Templar , happened to be eyewitnesses of those excesses of violence. They oppose King John, even if their intervention seems pointless due to the overwhelming numbers. As expected, the crusaders were overwhelmed and killed - except for Templar Marshal, who was able to flee. He then turned to Archbishop Langton , King John's arch-rival. The plan is drawn up to take the strategically important Rochester Castle in order to prevent the tyrant from advancing his army further towards London. Under the leadership of Baron de Albany, a group of daring fighters - including Marshal - finally occupied the fortress, despite insistent protests from the lord of the castle, Cornhill.
King John then besieged the castle in order to finally defeat his adversaries. The besieged around Baron de Albany and Marshal win again and again smaller victories, but have to hope for relief from the allied French. Finally, King John manages to take the castle, and all besieged except Marshal, the squire Guy and the wife of Cornhill are killed. Before these can also be killed, the French army reaches the destroyed castle just in time and can drive out John and his mercenary army. Marshal is released from his monastic service by the archbishop.
production
The filming was carried out exclusively in Wales and by the Dragon Studios there . The cost of production was approximately $ 25 million, making it the most expensive Welsh independent production to date. According to producer Andrew J. Curtis, funding was very difficult, “more complex than a map of London's U-Bahn “. It was the first project of the newly founded production company Mythic International Entertainment.
Lorne Balfe , who is currently working in Hans Zimmer's Remote Control Productions studio, was responsible for the soundtrack . A soundtrack CD of the film is also available in stores.
Megan Fox was originally supposed to take on the role of Lady Isabel, but then dropped out and was replaced by Kate Mara .
Reviews
Ironclad - Until the Last Warrior received mostly positive to mediocre reviews from film critics .
“ Ironclad is an exhausting film: Jonathan English and his co-authors have wisely refrained from using pathos-inducing monologues about law and freedom, the narrators take their scenario too seriously for that. With a high cutting frequency, hectic handheld camera and brutal depictions of violence, the battle sequences quickly become a stress test. [...] With that the budget was probably used up. At least that's what the lousy CGI effects, which are rarely used, suggest. So be it - Ironclad may be a small film, but one with rough edges: exciting, oppressive and also pretty groovy! "
“Ironclad is a bloody battle painting that is wonderfully entertaining for the entire two hours. Sometimes, however, you want a less excessive use of the wobble camera in the action sequences and a little less love story. But you can compensate for this with cool heroes, nasty opponents and the brutal sword fights, which ultimately makes Ironclad more Centurion than Kingdom of Heaven. "
“Director English defies every hint of class, for example burns great character actors like Paul Giamatti ( Sideways ) or Brian Cox ( X-Men 2 ), and lets a thoroughly interesting historical action material degenerate into a cheap and boring splatter orgy. The highly atmospheric camera work or the great equipment are of little use. Everything would have been there to make Ironclad a stronger film than it was in the end. "
Web links
- Ironclad in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Certificate of Release for Ironclad - Until the Last Warrior . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , July 2011 (PDF; test number: 125 152-c V).
- ↑ Ironclad soundtrack. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on October 29, 2013 ; Retrieved October 22, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ 'Ironclad' overcomes finance obstacles, Variety.com. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on August 5, 2011 ; Retrieved October 22, 2011 .
- ↑ Ironclad soundtrack. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on October 29, 2013 ; Retrieved October 22, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Film review on Filmstarts.de. Retrieved October 22, 2011 .
- ↑ Film review on outnow.ch. Retrieved October 22, 2011 .
- ^ Matthias Braun: Ironclad - Until the Last Warrior. In: Zelluloid.de. September 24, 2011, archived from the original on June 5, 2016 ; accessed on September 29, 2018 .
