Stand up against bad movies

Rating: 1/10 (1 September 2007)

Normally I wouldn't even comment on such a crappy movie. One could say it's just a waste of time to write anything about this movie. But I really was a little angry when I watched it yesterday and i feel the need of warning other to not make the same mistake as I made yesterday! First of all I have to say that maybe the story has some potential. The last Ceasar of the once so powerful Roman Empire, a little boy, taken prisoner to the Island of Capri. The 9th legion in Britannia has to stand up again, against tyranny (the Roman Empire wasn't quite a democracy either was it???)... and fights a last battle against the bad Lord with a mask! This story can be exciting, though it is not very historic.
But then it really gets mean: The guard of the Ambassador of Constantinople is wearing a head-scarf made of chains...Might he be a woman???...The teacher of young Ceasar, a poorly fake-bearded Ben Kingsley is actually Merlin, which is more than predictable at the very beginning...Come on cut me some slack...Thats all boring...but not enough, 'The last legion' is awful in any respect. Costumes are terrible and uninspired. Make-up is just boring and even the actors, especially the Goths are more than poor, looking more like a German punk-rock band or something... The movie is just awful and sometimes I wasn't sure if it was supposed to be a cheap comedy or an action-movie. It reminded me of some very poorly made, low-budget B-movies I have seen when I was a kid. I think this movie is a total waste of time and money...