A Knight's Tale

A Tale
A Knight's Tale is a film combined with comedy/action/romance. It is a great movie if you want laughs, a little medieval action, or a sweet romance story. It was directed and written by Brian Helgeland in 2001. The title of the movie was taken from The Knight's Tale, one of The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer (who is actually a character in the movie played by Paul Bettany). The plot however was not taken from Geoffrey Chaucer's story, it was completely made up by Brian Helgeland. The music in the movie is awesome! It really gets you into the film. It's classic rock songs range from Queen's "We Will Rock You" to Thin Lizzy's "The Boys Are Back in Town". It's like a medieval time era turned into a futuristic era, which makes it so funny.

The Knight's Tale
The setting is in medieval Europe in the 1370s when tournaments were a big thing. A young squire named William Thatcher (Heath Ledger) joins the jousting and sword fighting in the tournaments after the death of his master Sir Ector. Unfortunately, it is forbidden for anyone who is not of noble birth to compete, but with the help of Williams friends they might be able to pull it off. While on their journey to the championship tournament William meets Lady Jocelyn (Shannyn Sossamon), who he quickly falls for, and another knight, Count Adhemar (Rufus Sewell), a competitive rival of both the sport of jousting and the fair Lady Jocelyn.

Knights, Nobles, and Peasants
The assorted cast introduces a few new upcoming actors/actresses. Among those new actors/actresses are Heath Ledger and Shannyn Sossamon. Alan Tudyk, Mark Addy, and Paul Bettany play Ledger's hilarious friends in the film, while Rufus Sewell, Laura Fraser, and James Purefoy also play important roles.

Funny, Great, Funny
A Knight's Tale is one of the funniest movies I've seen, and it never gets old. It is actually one of the few movies I can watch over and over again and it still is funny. The cast really completes the whole movie along with the jousting tournaments and the music. This movie remains one of my all time favorites, and it probably will stay one of my all time favorites.


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A High Fashion Movie

The Prada News
The Devil Wears Prada is a movie based on the novel by Lauren Weisberger. The film was directed by David Frankel and produced by Wendy Finerman. Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep star in the film. Meryl Streep won a Golden Globe Award for best actress in a comedy film. Its worldwide gross is $325,040,460. The music was composed by composer Theodore Shapiro, and many other artists songs appeared in the film like KT Tunstall's "Suddenly I See" and Madonna's "Vogue" and "Jump". The fashion in the film is unbelievable. Calvin Klein, Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana all contributed pieces of fashion into the film as well as other designers.

The Fashionable Plot
Andy Sachs (Anne Hathaway), a journalist, tries out for a job that "a million girls would kill for". She works under editor-in-chief, Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep), who owns the fashion industry from atop Runway magazine. Andy endures the humiliating and insane tasks that her boss insists on while her friends and boyfriend (Adrian Grenier) think that Miranda's insane and she should quit. Andy tries to prove everyone wrong by dressing in high fashion and trying really hard to impress Miranda. After proving herself Andy gets to go to Paris with Miranda for the fall fashion show, but not before she is made to make a choice between hurting a friend or crushing any future job offerings. Do you want to know what happens in the end? Sorry, I guess you will just have to watch and see for yourself!

The Very Stylish Cast
Meryl Streep is by far one of the best in the movie. She does an excellent job playing the icy Miranda Priestly. Anna Hathaway also does a great job as the nerdy girl who turns into a "hot" fashionable journalist. Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci, Simon Baker, and Adrian Grenier are the other main characters in the film that do amazing jobs in the movie. A special appearance in the film is made by supermodel, Gisele Bundchen, who plays a member of the staff in for Runway.

A Fashion Statement
The Devil Wears Prada is a great movie! It is funny, cute, and serious all at the same time. The humorous moments in the movie really help you get into the movie. This may not be a boy movie, but if you like a fashion/comedy then watch this movie. It really is good!



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A National Movie

A Treasured Movie
National Treasure: Book of Secrets is the sequel to National Treasure starring Nicholas Cage. It was directed by Jon Turteltaub and was produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. National Treasure: Book of Secrets hit the Box Office at over $55 million. It is the third largest Christmas opening movie, and has so far grossed over $217,518,189. Many historic locations are visited in the film from the White House to Mount Rushmore to Buckingham Palace to Mount Vernon, just to name a few.

The Secret
The journey continues with Ben's family in the search to clear his families name as well as find the City of Gold, Cibole. Mitch Wilkinson (Ed Harris), a black market dealer, has found the missing page from the John Wilkes Booth diary with the names of people who allegedly helped plan the assassination of President Lincoln. Among the names is a Thomas Gates, Ben's great-great grandfather. Ben starts a search to clear his families name with the help of Riley Poole (Justin Bartha), his ex-girlfriend, Abigail Chase (Diane Kruger), and his father Patrick Gates (Jon Voight). They set out on a search that will led them all over in search of clues. With a few failed attempts on his life Ben discovers that he is not the only one who knows what the clues lead to. Mitch Wilkinson also knows about the treasure. The race has begun and leads Ben (Nicholas Cage) to the Presidents Book of Secrets which contains secret documents for presidents eyes only. Unfortunately, the only way to get to the Book of Secrets is to be the President, so Ben decides to kidnap the President of the United States. Along with clearing his name Ben also finds the City of Gold, which holds one of the greatest treasures of all.

The Cast
Once again Nicholas Cage does an excellent job as portraying his character in a movie. Justin Bartha and Diane Kruger also do great jobs in the movie. Jon Voight and Helen Mirren, who play Ben's parents, do a wonderful job playing divorced arguing parents. Ed Harris does an amazing job playing the bad guy. Bruce Greenwood plays the United States President along with many others who also are in the film.

A Great Adventure Movie
This movie was an exciting adventure that kept you on your toes. I even learned things during the movie. Some of the many historical places and events they talked about were things I didn't know. You could say that both the National Treasure movies taught a little something about history. The actors/actresses made the film more alive and the music really made the film exciting. This was definitely a movie I would recommend. If you liked the Indiana Jones Movies than you will be sure to like this one.



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