list http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around A Knight's Tale on Spout Copyright 2005-9 Spout, LLC Spout RSS http://www.spout.com/images/SpoutLogoRSS.jpg http://www.spout.com/ 136 30 http://www.spout.com/films/A_Knight_s_Tale/188848/default.aspx Title: A Knight's Tale
Year: 2001
Director: Brian Helgeland
Plot: This crowd-pleasing medieval adventure tale is very loosely inspired by Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales and mixes the anachronistic elements of modern-day rock music and colloquialisms with a period setting and characters. Heath Ledger stars as William Thatcher, a low-born 14th century squire who, in a fit of inspired spontaneity, replaces his deceased employer as the competitor at a jousting competition. Jousting is a pastime only permitted to knights, who are of noble birth, but Thatcher wins and decides to continue his new pursuits. With the help of his two fellow squire friends Wat and Roland (Alan Tudyk and Mark Addy) and none other than the gambling-addicted Geoffrey Chaucer (Paul Bettany), Thatcher has soon adopted a false identity and is winning one joust after another on his way to a championship in London. His victories inspire the affection of a female fan, Jocelyn (Shannyn Sossamon), and the ire of a competitor, Count Adehmar (Rufus Sewell), but Thatcher's ruse is threatened with exposure. A Knight's Tale is the sophomore directorial effort of acclaimed screenwriter Brian Helgeland, who won an Oscar for his work on L.A. Confidential (1997) and debuted behind the camera with the troubled production of Payback (1999). ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide
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]]>Thu, 14 May 2009 23:19:38 GMTA Knight's Tale2001Brian HelgelandThis crowd-pleasing medieval adventure tale is very loosely inspired by Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales and mixes the anachronistic elements of modern-day rock music and colloquialisms with a period setting and characters. <a href="/players/P___268296/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Heath Ledger</a> stars as William Thatcher, a low-born 14th century squire who, in a fit of inspired spontaneity, replaces his deceased employer as the competitor at a jousting competition. Jousting is a pastime only permitted to knights, who are of noble birth, but Thatcher wins and decides to continue his new pursuits. With the help of his two fellow squire friends Wat and Roland (<a href="/players/P___223658/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Alan Tudyk</a> and <a href="/players/P___230173/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Mark Addy</a>) and none other than the gambling-addicted Geoffrey Chaucer (<a href="/players/P___235402/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Paul Bettany</a>), Thatcher has soon adopted a false identity and is winning one joust after another on his way to a championship in London. His victories inspire the affection of a female fan, Jocelyn (<a href="/players/P___286262/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Shannyn Sossamon</a>), and the ire of a competitor, Count Adehmar (<a href="/players/P____64649/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Rufus Sewell</a>), but Thatcher's ruse is threatened with exposure. A Knight's Tale is the sophomore directorial effort of acclaimed screenwriter <a href="/players/P____93948/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Brian Helgeland</a>, who won an Oscar for his work on L.A. Confidential (1997) and debuted behind the camera with the troubled production of <a href=/films/130602/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'>Payback</a> (1999). ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide89Tag Target (>10)58523http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t78399fs73d.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/A_Knight_s_Tale/188848/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/groups/Top_5/Re_Top_5_Everybody_Seems_To_Love_But_I_Hate/190/29837/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Risselada
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Body: [quote user="jaysjunk2000"]Here are my top 5 +: 1) Moulin Rouge (2001) Why? Why? Why? I had almost forgotten this movie maybe because my mind had blanked it out because I was so pissed that everyone loved this piece of crap. Now I will be the first to say I don't like musicals but I have had season tickets to the opera (which I love) and can sit through most musicals. This must have been created to make the masses feel cultured because they know the songs, and it is set in france so it's like a foreign film. The movie I also associate with this one is A Knight's Tale (2001) which I begrudgingly sat through 20 minutes of before I turned off my DVD player and then cleaned it with bleach just to get the stench out. 2) Election/Rushmore/Little Miss Sunshine/The Life Aquatic ... These are what I call Emo Comedies, but they seem to be all Emo no comedy. The sad lives and even sadder characters that keep doing stupider and stupider things that make me want to scream at the TV but that would make me seem more insane. I want those 8 hours of my life back. 3) Anchorman/and any other Will Ferrel movie except for Elf (2003) which I thought was actually funny and watch it at least once a year. I guess I am too old to understand the comedy or something like that. I found Talladega Nights to have a few amusing moments but am amazed he did not get lynched by the American racing fan public who this film was making fun of. 4) Mulholand Drive I give this film a 2 thumbs up for the 2 chicks rolling around topless scene but a film that I have to read web reviews to figure out what happened in the last 20 minutes doesn't cut it in my book. I like indie films and films with twists but when stream of consiousness imagery is strung together which can only be pieced together using far fetched implications does not a good film make. Don't get me wrong I like what David Lynch did with Dune (1984) except for the whole weirding weapon thing which any loyal reader of Dune will complain about. 5) Titanic (1997) , again I give it 2 thumbs up for the topless scene but god what mindless pap people will say is great. I'm glad the topless scene hapens early on so that I could nap through the rest of the movie. Unfortunately I didn't sleep hoping it would turn actiony. Hey I know I was grasping at straws but there could have been another topless scene.[/quote] Hey thanks for the contribution. I feel the same way about some of these. Some I have seen, and some I haven't. But I find you to be quite an interesting person. You frequent the Opera for instance yet a good amount of topless action is enough to get you through a movie, and you know enough about Dune to reveal your sci-fi geekiness. You don't like ambiguous endings. And although you are seems surprised that someone made a movie that would make fun of NASCAR fans, you still seem to think little enough of them that you would expect them to lynch someone!
]]>Fri, 23 May 2008 18:39:18 GMTRisseladaTop 55/23/2008 2:39:18 PM[quote user="jaysjunk2000"]Here are my top 5 +: 1) Moulin Rouge (2001) Why? Why? Why? I had almost forgotten this movie maybe because my mind had blanked it out because I was so pissed that everyone loved this piece of crap. Now I will be the first to say I don't like musicals but I have had season tickets to the opera (which I love) and can sit through most musicals. This must have been created to make the masses feel cultured because they know the songs, and it is set in france so it's like a foreign film. The movie I also associate with this one is A Knight's Tale (2001) which I begrudgingly sat through 20 minutes of before I turned off my DVD player and then cleaned it with bleach just to get the stench out. 2) Election/Rushmore/Little Miss Sunshine/The Life Aquatic ... These are what I call Emo Comedies, but they seem to be all Emo no comedy. The sad lives and even sadder characters that keep doing stupider and stupider things that make me want to scream at the TV but that would make me seem more insane. I want those 8 hours of my life back. 3) Anchorman/and any other Will Ferrel movie except for Elf (2003) which I thought was actually funny and watch it at least once a year. I guess I am too old to understand the comedy or something like that. I found Talladega Nights to have a few amusing moments but am amazed he did not get lynched by the American racing fan public who this film was making fun of. 4) Mulholand Drive I give this film a 2 thumbs up for the 2 chicks rolling around topless scene but a film that I have to read web reviews to figure out what happened in the last 20 minutes doesn't cut it in my book. I like indie films and films with twists but when stream of consiousness imagery is strung together which can only be pieced together using far fetched implications does not a good film make. Don't get me wrong I like what David Lynch did with Dune (1984) except for the whole weirding weapon thing which any loyal reader of Dune will complain about. 5) Titanic (1997) , again I give it 2 thumbs up for the topless scene but god what mindless pap people will say is great. I'm glad the topless scene hapens early on so that I could nap through the rest of the movie. Unfortunately I didn't sleep hoping it would turn actiony. Hey I know I was grasping at straws but there could have been another topless scene.[/quote] Hey thanks for the contribution. I feel the same way about some of these. Some I have seen, and some I haven't. But I find you to be quite an interesting person. You frequent the Opera for instance yet a good amount of topless action is enough to get you through a movie, and you know enough about Dune to reveal your sci-fi geekiness. You don't like ambiguous endings. And although you are seems surprised that someone made a movie that would make fun of NASCAR fans, you still seem to think little enough of them that you would expect them to lynch someone! http://www.spout.com/blogs/capeach/archive/2008/5/21/29692.aspx Post By: CaPeach
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Post Date: 5/21/2008 6:51:36 PM
Body: It's a sort of Cinderella story, but guy-style. Instead of a girl becoming a princess, a peasant boy becomes a knight. What a high honor, to be knighted! What girl can resist a cute guy determined to win her affections by passing her blood thirsty tests? My eyes rolled, followed by giggles. And that was just in the opening scene!
]]>Wed, 21 May 2008 22:51:36 GMTCaPeachCaPeach Blog5/21/2008 6:51:36 PMIt's a sort of Cinderella story, but guy-style. Instead of a girl becoming a princess, a peasant boy becomes a knight. What a high honor, to be knighted! What girl can resist a cute guy determined to win her affections by passing her blood thirsty tests? My eyes rolled, followed by giggles. And that was just in the opening scene! http://www.spout.com/groups/Top_5/Re_Top_5_Everybody_Seems_To_Love_But_I_Hate/190/29683/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: jaysjunk2000
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Post Date: 5/21/2008 6:26:26 PM
Body: Here are my top 5 +: 1) Moulin Rouge (2001) Why? Why? Why? I had almost forgotten this movie maybe because my mind had blanked it out because I was so pissed that everyone loved this piece of crap. Now I will be the first to say I don't like musicals but I have had season tickets to the opera (which I love) and can sit through most musicals. This must have been created to make the masses feel cultured because they know the songs, and it is set in france so it's like a foreign film. The movie I also associate with this one is A Knight's Tale (2001) which I begrudgingly sat through 20 minutes of before I turned off my DVD player and then cleaned it with bleach just to get the stench out. 2) Election/Rushmore/Little Miss Sunshine/The Life Aquatic ... These are what I call Emo Comedies, but they seem to be all Emo no comedy. The sad lives and even sadder characters that keep doing stupider and stupider things that make me want to scream at the TV but that would make me seem more insane. I want those 8 hours of my life back. 3) Anchorman/and any other Will Ferrel movie except for Elf (2003) which I thought was actually funny and watch it at least once a year. I guess I am too old to understand the comedy or something like that. I found Talladega Nights to have a few amusing moments but am amazed he did not get lynched by the American racing fan public who this film was making fun of. 4) Mulholand Drive I give this film a 2 thumbs up for the 2 chicks rolling around topless scene but a film that I have to read web reviews to figure out what happened in the last 20 minutes doesn't cut it in my book. I like indie films and films with twists but when stream of consiousness imagery is strung together which can only be pieced together using far fetched implications does not a good film make. Don't get me wrong I like what David Lynch did with Dune (1984) except for the whole weirding weapon thing which any loyal reader of Dune will complain about. 5) Titanic (1997) , again I give it 2 thumbs up for the topless scene but god what mindless pap people will say is great. I'm glad the topless scene hapens early on so that I could nap through the rest of the movie. Unfortunately I didn't sleep hoping it would turn actiony. Hey I know I was grasping at straws but there could have been another topless scene.
]]>Wed, 21 May 2008 22:26:26 GMTjaysjunk2000Top 55/21/2008 6:26:26 PMHere are my top 5 +: 1) Moulin Rouge (2001) Why? Why? Why? I had almost forgotten this movie maybe because my mind had blanked it out because I was so pissed that everyone loved this piece of crap. Now I will be the first to say I don't like musicals but I have had season tickets to the opera (which I love) and can sit through most musicals. This must have been created to make the masses feel cultured because they know the songs, and it is set in france so it's like a foreign film. The movie I also associate with this one is A Knight's Tale (2001) which I begrudgingly sat through 20 minutes of before I turned off my DVD player and then cleaned it with bleach just to get the stench out. 2) Election/Rushmore/Little Miss Sunshine/The Life Aquatic ... These are what I call Emo Comedies, but they seem to be all Emo no comedy. The sad lives and even sadder characters that keep doing stupider and stupider things that make me want to scream at the TV but that would make me seem more insane. I want those 8 hours of my life back. 3) Anchorman/and any other Will Ferrel movie except for Elf (2003) which I thought was actually funny and watch it at least once a year. I guess I am too old to understand the comedy or something like that. I found Talladega Nights to have a few amusing moments but am amazed he did not get lynched by the American racing fan public who this film was making fun of. 4) Mulholand Drive I give this film a 2 thumbs up for the 2 chicks rolling around topless scene but a film that I have to read web reviews to figure out what happened in the last 20 minutes doesn't cut it in my book. I like indie films and films with twists but when stream of consiousness imagery is strung together which can only be pieced together using far fetched implications does not a good film make. Don't get me wrong I like what David Lynch did with Dune (1984) except for the whole weirding weapon thing which any loyal reader of Dune will complain about. 5) Titanic (1997) , again I give it 2 thumbs up for the topless scene but god what mindless pap people will say is great. I'm glad the topless scene hapens early on so that I could nap through the rest of the movie. Unfortunately I didn't sleep hoping it would turn actiony. Hey I know I was grasping at straws but there could have been another topless scene. http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/2/8/24860.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Post Date: 2/8/2008 10:00:40 AM
Body: Something strange happens when a talented actor’s life is cut short. There’s an oddly collective pang of grief and a permanent shift in how their work is viewed. We took on the challenge of talking about Heath Ledger through one of his less obvious works, A Knight’s Tale (2001). Karina investigates the meaning of “sex comedy” and how the obsolete censorship of the Hays Code influences Juno. FilmCouch 56 Juno, A Knight’s Tale, Heath Ledger Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 15:00:40 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com2/8/2008 10:00:40 AMSomething strange happens when a talented actor’s life is cut short. There’s an oddly collective pang of grief and a permanent shift in how their work is viewed. We took on the challenge of talking about Heath Ledger through one of his less obvious works, A Knight’s Tale (2001). Karina investigates the meaning of “sex comedy” and how the obsolete censorship of the Hays Code influences Juno. FilmCouch 56 Juno, A Knight’s Tale, Heath Ledger Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/blogs/paul/archive/2008/2/8/24859.aspx Post By: paul
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Post Date: 2/8/2008 10:00:28 AM
Body: Something strange happens when a talented actor’s life is cut short. There’s an oddly collective pang of grief and a permanent shift in how their work is viewed. We took on the challenge of talking about Heath Ledger through one of his less obvious works, A Knight’s Tale (2001). Karina investigates the meaning of “sex comedy” and how the obsolete censorship of the Hays Code influences Juno. FilmCouch 56 Juno, A Knight’s Tale, Heath Ledger Originally posted on:SpoutBlog » Paul
]]>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 15:00:28 GMTpaulpaul on spout.com2/8/2008 10:00:28 AMSomething strange happens when a talented actor’s life is cut short. There’s an oddly collective pang of grief and a permanent shift in how their work is viewed. We took on the challenge of talking about Heath Ledger through one of his less obvious works, A Knight’s Tale (2001). Karina investigates the meaning of “sex comedy” and how the obsolete censorship of the Hays Code influences Juno. FilmCouch 56 Juno, A Knight’s Tale, Heath Ledger Originally posted on:SpoutBlog » Paul http://www.spout.com/blogs/kibrika/archive/2007/11/30/22412.aspx Post By: kibrika
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Body: it was pretty to look at, quite fun and romantic. I would call it a fairy tale movie, because it was so positive! Nothing went wrong. Well, it did once, but at that point it didn't matter, because it was already clear that everything will be super cool at the end. This was the "Tom and Jerry" kind of movie where actual injuries don't matter unless they need to. I enjoyed watching it, but I kind of expected more realness from a kind of movie that uses rock music and fancy hairstyles in medieval times.
]]>Fri, 30 Nov 2007 17:24:11 GMTkibrikakibrika Blog11/30/2007 12:24:11 PMit was pretty to look at, quite fun and romantic. I would call it a fairy tale movie, because it was so positive! Nothing went wrong. Well, it did once, but at that point it didn&#39;t matter, because it was already clear that everything will be super cool at the end. This was the &quot;Tom and Jerry&quot; kind of movie where actual injuries don&#39;t matter unless they need to. I enjoyed watching it, but I kind of expected more realness from a kind of movie that uses rock music and fancy hairstyles in medieval times. http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/love/MemberTagFilms.aspxlove
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