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The 13th Warrior (1999)
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"I am biased because this is my all time favorite movie (it has to do with the nostaligia of seeing this as a kid), but this is what makes this movie so refreshing, even when watching it today; and what makes it so great. I used to watch this movie with my pops all the time when I lived at home, and still do when I go back. It's sort of our family movie. First of all, the language. If you have ever been or are interested in the languages of the world, and how they came about, you'll undoubtedly like this movie for those such attributes, if not anything else. This is a historicaly set movie, based in the 10 century, a time still in the remnants of the once great Roman Empire. We can definetly see this played out. For instance, theirs one scene early on in the movie where Ibn (Antonio Banderas) and his mentor (played by Omar Sharif) are in the main tent of the vikings, lead by Buliwyf (played by Vladimir Kulich, a hugely underworked actor in my opinion). Ibn and his mentor of ... "
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