Movie reviews for the day

Rico's seen a bunch of good movies of late:

Two starring Colin Firth:

The Last Legion

As the Roman empire crumbles, young Romulus Augustus flees the city and embarks on a perilous voyage to Britain to track down a legion of supporters. 

The King's Speech

The story of King George VI, his impromptu ascension to the throne, and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch become worthy of it.

The African Queen

Special Forces

Rico says they all had M4s with attached grenade launchers (see poster), but never once used one...

Mystery, Alaska

A comedy about the residents of a small town who get over-excited when their hockey team gets chosen to host a televised event.

Taras Bulba

The Cossacks of Eastern Europe join the Poles to rid the Turks from the steppes of Europe. In return for their aid, the Poles agree to give control of the steppes to the Cossacks. After the battle, however, the Poles back out of their agreement and force the Cossacks into the hills. Taras Bulba, a Cossack colonel, raises his son, Andrei Bulba, to learn the ways of the Poles so he can one day defeat them in battle. In his learning process, however, Andrei falls in love with the daughter of a Polish nobleman. This twist causes Andrei Bulba to choose between the love of the Cossacks, and the love of a woman, and causes Taras Bulba to choose between the love of his son, and the love of the Cossacks.

World Without End

The English town of Kingsbridge works to survive, as the King leads the nation into the Hundred Years' War with France while Europe deals with the outbreak of the Black Death.

Rico says this should have been titled Miniseries Without End...

Black Sea

In order to make good with his former employers, a submarine captain takes a job with a shadowy backer to search the depths of the Black Sea for a submarine rumored to be loaded with gold.