"I gave you life, and now I'll take it."

[lilan14]

...Said Taras Bulba to his traitor son Andriy before shooting him dead.

The Russian director Vladimir Bortko might well have said the same about his new movie. He gave a life to another filmed version of the story...and managed to kill the aforesaid story quite effectively.

Here's the trailer:

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Comments

[lady_branwyn]

What year is the story set in? That woman's white dress looks definitely early 19th century.
I think you are right about the effect of a cavalry charge--the people unfortunate enough to be in the way would be knocked down and trampled, not flung into the air.
I giggled at the standard heroic soundtrack borrowed from "Gladiator." Hee.

[lilan14]

Yeah, that dress! and the story being set around mid-sixteenth century!!

And I totally hear you re the soundtrack. *chuckles*

[roh_wyn]

Excellent review! I watched the trailer before I read your comment, and Braveheart was the first thing that came to mind...and I see it was the same for you, lol!

I watch Bollywood, so I'm used to the excesses of battlefield gore...and the man who can speak for five minutes with great lyricism, in spite of having a spear lodged in his throat. ;)

It all looks very pretty from the trailer though.

[lilan14]

Well...Bollywood is Bollywood, though. They do just what's expected of them and don't pretend to make super-movies.

One person who's definitely pleasant to look at is the Polish girl. The actress is simply gorgeous-looking, and I wish there were some male actors like that!

[roh_wyn]

She IS very pretty. And somewhat familiar looking, although I can't quite decide who she reminds me of.

On Bollywood, the thing is, they think they make wonderful movies. And sometimes they do, but mostly not. ;)

[lilan14]

BTW, here's a bit of With Fire and Sword: