What's with all the Fricken Leather ???
ABOUT AS HISTORICALLY ACCURATE AS A MUPPET MOVIE !
What an utterly stupid movie. At first I thought I was watching a rerun of "Xeena", bad acting, bad reenacting and equally bad script writing.
I wasn't aware that the Carthaginian Infantry had discarded their bronze armour in favor of a more Hollywood style leathery look. Almost as
ridiculous as their Cavalry who surrendered their bronze helmets in favor of bandanas straight from "Snoop Dog & Public Enemy". LOL
Who was the military advisor to this film anyway, Eminem ???
The funniest part of the movie was the last battle scene where the weak kneed Hannibal was making goofy eye contact with the Roman General,
all the while slashing about wildly with his play sword. I was laughing so hard that I almost fell out of my chair. These leather wearing Gurley Men
looked to damn clean & skinney to pass for any kind of decent Carthaginian or Roman Soldiers, especially with their dainty arms protruding out of
their equally ridiculous Hollywood armour. With the high prices that these so called actors & extras got for the battle scenes, you could have hired
three times as many reenactors and it would have been a lot more historically accurate , especially when it came to their overall attire.
To the writers & directors of this God Awful Movie, I have one thing to say,
DON'T GIVE UP YOUR DAY JOB!!!
Cheval 52