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Prince Valiant (1954)
Rate:
4
Viewed:
2/14
2/14:
Since I'm familiar with the history of the Dark Ages, it's hard to sit through Prince Valiant due to
numerous inaccuracies.
The most salient is the Vikings sporting horned helmets which is a myth because they never wore them.
I don't know why I must care about the English royalty considering the fact that they left the vassals starving while
partaking of mighty feasts on a daily basis.
The knights weren't that honorable and chivalrous back then as they maimed, murdered, raped, and pillaged people to
stay alive. Even they took part in the Crusade Wars to wipe out the Moslems just to take back the land under the name of
Christianity. Ditto for waging a battle against the Vikings who were thought of as infidels.
Setting aside the facts, Prince Valiant is a snoozefest. Sure, it's a pretty picture with nice costumes. The story
needs work, and the ennui starts to sink in as soon as Valiant is kidnapped. After that, it goes through the motions with a
laughably bad epic battle between Brack and Prince Valiant and an obvious twist that can be seen coming from the beginning.
Meanwhile, that "paddle board" Valiant was rowing on? I don't think so. He'll be tired of standing after five minutes of work.
Also, there's no way he'll be able to balance it given the design. There must have been somebody underneath it.
All in all, Prince Valiant, like the Dark Ages, is full of silly stuff.