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Centurion (2010)

Michael Fassbender , Dominic West , Neil Marshall  |  R |  DVD
3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (239 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Michael Fassbender, Dominic West, Olga Kurylenko, David Morrissey
  • Directors: Neil Marshall
  • Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
  • Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
  • Subtitles: Spanish
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: R (Restricted)
  • Studio: Magnolia Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: November 2, 2010
  • Run Time: 98 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (239 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00406UK7S
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #13,344 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • Learn more about "Centurion" on IMDb

Special Features

  • Behind the scenes featurettes
  • Deleted scenes with commentary
  • Outtakes
  • Interviews with cast and crew
  • Photo galleries
  • HDNet: A look at Centurion
  • Commentary with director and crew

  • Editorial Reviews

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    Centurion isn't just a rousing adventure, but a return to form for The Descent director Neil Marshall after the disappointing Doomsday. Irish actor Michael Fassbender (Inglourious Basterds) plays Quintus Dias, a Roman soldier attempting to defend the Empire against Northern England's indigenous Pict population, when they take him captive. Once General Virilus (The Wire's Dominic West), who inspires fierce devotion in his men, gets wind of the skirmish, he sets out to vanquish opposition leader Gorlacon (Ulrich Thomsen) with the aid of Etain (Quantum of Solace's Olga Kurylenko), a mute tracker. Though his Ninth Legion, which includes Bothos (David Morrissey) and Brick (Liam Cunningham, Fassbender's Hunger costar), tracks down Quintus, the Picts slaughter most other comrades and seize Virilus, shifting the battle for conquest into a struggle for survival, a Marshall specialty since Dog Soldiers. Only Arianne (Solitary Man's Imogen Poots), a medicine woman who treats Bothos's wounds, arrives as a light in the darkness, holding out the promise of romance should Quintus make it out of Pict territory alive. Though Centurion isn't a world away from historical epics like Braveheart and Gladiator--and succumbs to some of the same genre clichés--Marshall conjures up more of a Western feel with the Romans standing in for cowboys and the Picts for Indians. There's carnage aplenty, but also stunning Highland vistas in shades of emerald and teal. And though Fassbender is a fine actor, West and Kurylenko end up stealing the show by virtue of their more dynamic performances. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

    Product Description

    AD 117. The Roman Empire stretches from Egypt to Spain, and East as far as the Black Sea. But in northern Britain, the relentless onslaught of conquest has ground to a halt in the face of the guerrilla tactics of an elusive enemy: the savage and terrifying Picts. Quintus Dias (Fassbinder), sole survivor of a Pictish raid on a Roman frontier fort, marches north with General Virilus' (West) legendary Ninth Legion, under orders to wipe the Picts from the face of the earth and destroy their leader Gorlacon. But when the legion is ambushed on unfamiliar ground, and Virilus taken captive, Quintus faces a desperate struggle to keep his small platoon alive behind enemy lines. Enduring the harsh terrain and evading their remorseless Pict pursuers led by the revenge hungry Pict Warrior Etain (Kurylenko), the band of soldiers race to rescue their General and to reach the safety of the Roman frontier.

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    A very good movie with lots of action. Varnsy  |  70 reviewers made a similar statement
    Boy was my friend mistaken. Dignitas  |  3 reviewers made a similar statement
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    192 of 206 people found the following review helpful
    4.0 out of 5 stars Muscular battles in the bitter North. August 11, 2010
    Format:Amazon Instant Video
    This is a story set in the time of Roman Britain. It begins with the `myth' of the 9th Legion, which might have been destroyed in battle with the wild Picts of Scotland. The bulk of the story though is concerned with the flight of a small group of survivors and the merciless pursuit of their fierce and vengeful enemies.

    Frankly I struggle to understand the low profile of this film and the lukewarm reports. In my opinion it is a perfectly reasonable movie with some exceptional aspects. These include the stunning scenery which really conveys the bracing cold and desolation but also beauty of the far-North. It looks like an ancient land, all rugged and wild and is almost worth the price of admission alone. The Picts are hard as glacial ice, tough and violent and look very impressive too.

    With the story itself I had a few quibbles but it was serviceable. The action scenes were generally good, even tense in places but I was annoyed with some battle scenes which featured the modern technique of very frequent and too fast cut-a-ways, making it hard to know exactly what was happening. A note here, it is very bloody - there are flying limbs, very crushed body bits and blood splattering everywhere. This is however what the weapons of the time did. Both sides are shown as the hard cases they were too. The Picts are savage but the Romans were hardly the Red Cross. The characters are adequate, with the Pict King and the deadly female tracker being quite impressive. I enjoyed watching the Roman legion on the match and in battle, though its camp routine seemed different to the acknowledged practice. But the uniforms and armour looked pretty good to a layman like me. There was also some funny soldier by-play to provide some chuckles.
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    63 of 78 people found the following review helpful
    Format:Blu-ray
    When I first discovered director Neil Marshall, I was an instant fan. In the horror genre, he did some solid work with the satisfying werewolf tale "Dog Soldiers" and the sublimely staged "The Descent" (which I know has its detractors, but for me was one of the most entertaining films of its year). The "Mad Max" retread "Doomsday" was an inevitable disappointment--but didn't dispel the notion that, at least, Marshall had a visual flair. I was intrigued to see him wander into "Gladiator" type territory with "Centurion" because the man can stage one heck of a battle. While the film, which is certainly better than "Doomsday," has a lot going for it--sadly, it ends up missing the mark. My guy reaction as I turned to my friend at the end was "Man, I wanted to like that much more than I did!"

    I was genuinely and actively rooting for "Centurion" to be more wholly satisfying--so I guess that's a positive comment in and of itself. First off, the film looks absolutely incredible. The sweeping countryside and mountainous terrain as the camera pans across is breathtaking. The battle sequences are alive and bloody--not as dreary as some recent higher profile epics. The film sounds fantastic with a pulsing orchestration that fits the film beautifully. But the film's greatest asset is its star Michael Fassbender. A sensation in the art house favorite "Hunger," Fassbender claims leading man status with ease. His grounded physicality and intelligence shine through--at times, you think that he's smarter than the material he's been dealt.

    The film covers the period of A.D. 117 when Roman troops were engaged in a struggle and trying to advance upon the the Picts in the Scottish highlands. The Picts employed guerilla tactics to hold the Romans off for 20 years.
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    11 of 14 people found the following review helpful
    Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
    This is an absolutely excellent historical fiction film, granted with extreme license. OK, I am a Roman history pedant and aficionado of historical novels, so I brought to this a critical eye, but also a hope that I would get enveloped in the narrative, in subtle character, in wonder at the endless varieties of human ambition. At this, it was so successful that I forgot the present with complete delight, even after 2 full viewings.

    In terms of history, this is fiction based on speculation about what happened to the 9th Legion, which disappeared from the historical record without a trace - the only way to limn what happened to them is to piece together ambiguous clues, such as the inscriptions on grave stones scattered throughout the former empire. The time is that of the Emperor Hadrian, the golden age of the Roman Empire - the series of good, circumspect emperors who governed judiciously and without the insane excess that is remembered with Nero or Commodus. Rome is one of the largest stable empires the world has ever known, though it has experienced resistance in certain areas, such as the Picts in Northern Britain or the Parthians in Central Asia. Whatever happened, the film that concocts an explanation, and it is as plausible as an other, with plenty of fictional speculation and fantasy thrown in to build a narrative.

    To be honest, the film either works for you or it doesn't. All I can say is, if you liked HBO's Rome, this is the same kind of grainy, highly textured portrait, just not in the center (Rome) but on the periphery. I believe this preference is personal and subjective, a pure matter of taste. It is extremely bloody, with realistic battle sequences that are not for the squeamish.
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    3.0 out of 5 stars Some good scenes, but nothing compelling
    Overall the movie is amusing with a few good action sciences that make it worthwhile for a sword flick fan like myself to watch. Read more
    Published 6 days ago by G. G.
    3.0 out of 5 stars It's an OK movie
    It's an OK movie - very predictable. Lots of action. Lost of running. No real character build up. Ok to watch.
    Published 6 days ago by Ed Kelley Photography
    2.0 out of 5 stars Not a good movie for me
    I started to watch it and it wasn't what I expected it to be. I did not care for it
    Published 8 days ago by Elizabeth N. Smith
    2.0 out of 5 stars graphic violence
    couldn't hold my attention, overuse of graphic violence killed the storyline which might have been good given the era of the story
    Published 11 days ago by Sherry L. Hill
    3.0 out of 5 stars similar to the last legion
    Fassbender is a cool and tight actor. The film was making a huge effort to attract young boys with the over wrought blood spurts and flying body parts. Read more
    Published 14 days ago by C. KAREN BRIGGS
    4.0 out of 5 stars Slick and groovy
    In a year characterized by many high-quality, gritty historical / quasi-historical action movies, this is the most Hollywood of the bunch: the most bedecked with big-caliber... Read more
    Published 15 days ago by Byff
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good Movie
    This movie is jam packed with excitement and suspense, very much worth watching, I would recommend it to my family and friends
    Published 19 days ago by Patricia E. Kopecky
    4.0 out of 5 stars I would recommend this film to a friend.
    I recommend this film. There is something very likeable about this straight-forward, entertaining story. Read more
    Published 21 days ago by A reviewer from Los Angeles
    4.0 out of 5 stars better than The Eagle
    Similar plot to The Eagle but better execution. Good cast and a good ending. That is all........Snake?! Snaaaaake !? I need scissors!!!!!!!!
    Published 21 days ago by Fletch
    4.0 out of 5 stars OH!!! Those Romans
    Very enjoyable "sword and sandal" movie which a different turn on the roman-pict relationship. Who survives and who dies is not really decided until the very end.
    Published 23 days ago by Kenneth L. Brooks
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    What really happened to the 9th legion?
    The 9th legion existed after the period of the film. It was last recorded on the Rhine. Incidently when three whole legions were ambushed and annihilated in Germany earlier in 9AD, unlike the end of the fictious film, no effort was made to hide the fact, but the numbers were retired.
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