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Love this movie with all my heart. This is probably tied with 10 Things in my list of Heath’s movies (still a 15 yr old girl at heart when it comes to him lol).
Rufess Sewell seems to always play the bad guy. Another movie he is in which i love is "The Holiday" which has a stellar cast, plus my cousin Shannyn Sossamon, she played Jocelyn, plays a small part in The Holiday. So there is Jude Law, Kate Winslet, Jack Black and Cameron Diaz.💕🍻
What some people miss about this movie is that Geoffrey Chaucer (Paul Bettany) is an author who wrote the Canterbury Tales. A Knights Tale happens to be the first tale. I loved that this was a "modern day" Chaucer film because everyone is so used to modern day Shakespeare films.
Yeah I told my ex that he was real and that he was considered as the "grandfather" of storytelling before Shakespeare and she flat out told me I was wrong and anybody that said he was is stupid because it was Shakespeare not Chaucer
"Your men love you. If I knew nothing else about you, that would be enough". That's been one of the standards of leadership I've looked for in my life ever since I saw this film.
This was the first movie we saw Paul Bettany in... and my whole family called him "Nakey Butt Guy".... Whenever we saw him in future movies, we'd all jokingly call him "Nakey Butt Guy". This movie is one of my all time favorites - and I cry EVERY TIME (when he meets his dad)...
@@carrieg1050If you watch the movie The Da Vinci Code he's naked in that one as well with his bare ass out again 😂 the early/ mid 2000's was a prime time for Paul's butt
@@carrieg1050 I know I'm super late to the party! But I used to call him the same thing, because it seemed like he was always showing off those cheeks in every movie I saw him in! A Beautiful mind, Wimbledon, A Knights Tale...
Fun fact about this movie, which I love, the announcer, Jeffery, is actually meant to be Jeffery Chaucer, the writer of The Canterbury Tales. This movie was made to reflect an actual historical occurrence where Jeffery disappeared for about six months. Then, he reappeared and started to write the Canterbury Tales, where he talked about 'all of it' at all levels of society. So this movie is supposed to show the six months when he disappeared and the experiences that inspired his most famous work.
The two a-holes that stripped Chaucer and he said he would immortalize them forever in history as the worst, they are supposed to be the Miller and the Pardoner 😂
Fun fact: to get those crazy lance explosions, they made the lances out of balsa wood, then hollowed the ends out and filled them with uncooked spaghetti. The end result was a lance that would explode and spew debris everywhere while still looking like wood.
The film makers wanted to make these medieval activities feel like how similar activities feel today. So things like the music that accompanied various points, making the dancing evolve from medieval to modern style. Making the jousting really feel like a modern sporting event was very intentional to bring a modern audience into the moment. It was of course all very anachronistic, but so relatable. And like you said, just fun.
Moulin Rouge did this as well with the music, bringing OUR idea of a fun time into the visual of their time. It's smart, but it blows my mind just how many people don't get it.
I like how the friendship dynamics work in this movie. William may be the leader role, but his friends aren’t just bumbling idiots constantly screwing up. William and his father scenes, years every time. The comedy is great and the music truly works somehow. Great movie and great reaction!
I remember hearing that as a kid and thinking it was the funniest thing. It made me appreciate the 'out of the box thinking needed for practical effects.
This may have already been mentioned, but when a knight won the horse, they almost never kept the horse. A well-trained horse was extremely valuable, and was usually ransomed back to the one who lost it for a lot of money. So each time they won a horse, they weren't really adding to their stable, they were adding to their wealth. By the way, I'm so happy you chose to react to this one. It's a favorite of mine, and so few reactors are doing anything with it.
This is the first of your videos that I clicked on because A Knight's Tale is one of the most important films in my life. It came out just after my mom was diagnosed with cancer; I went back and watched it in theaters 4 times to escape from life for a little while. I remember sitting in the dark listening to first-time viewers laugh at all the jokes and feeling so proud of "my boys" on screen. It sparked an interest in medieval history that led me to years of renaissance faires/medieval reenacting (and dozens of new friends who changed my life). 2001 was such a rough year, with my mom's illness, an identity theft, and 9/11; I had recently finished college and begun my career, so I was already an adult, but this was the year that I really had to leave the last of my innocence/childhood hopes behind. My mom died in 2005, and then when Heath Ledger died in 2008, my dad called me at work to see if I was okay because he knew how much this movie meant to me. So when other people watch and appreciate this movie, it feels really personal. This might all be a bit much to share in a RU-vid comment, but because you guys wear your hearts on your sleeves a lot when you react, I wanted to let you know how meaningful this was to me. thanks.
I guess The Oak didn't understand the reason for the "lose your matches" bit but the reason for it is that she wanted to see if his love for her was more important than his ego. Like all the other knights she's been courted by that are all about ego and facade. Once she saw that he wasn't like them ONLY THEN did she truly become interested in him, and it not just be a courtship.
I didn't hear any of you mention that this movie is based on Geoffrey Chaucer's "A Knight's Tale," the first story in his Canterbury Tales. This film is a imaginative parody of how Chaucer came up with the idea for his famous story about knighthood. I'm happy that you guys enjoyed it!
additionally: the Knight's tale was part of the Canterbury tales. I'm not sure where I saw it, but I'm at leasy 50% sure that they were planning to make sequels based on the other tales in it.
@@RaixsOreh it was a pitch but A Knight’s Tale didn’t do well in its theatrical run so it was never picked up. Fingers crossed for Netflix or Amazon to start it
It's actually not an adaptation of that story though. The idea for the movie comes from The Hedge Knight by George R. R. Martin. Yes that GRRM, the guy who wrote the original books for Game of Thrones.
@@giverdend1416 Brian Helgeland said himself that his screenplay is based on The Canterbury Tales which is why Geoffrey Chaucer is one of the characters. George R. R. Martin also based his novella "The Hedge Knight" on The Canterbury Tales. The stories are similar because they are both based on Chaucer's works. BTW, I am quite familiar with George R. R. Martin. The first story of his that I read was Fevre Dream when I was in highschool, back in 1984. Been a fan ever since.
@@smylyface If you read the synopsis for Chaucer's The Knight's Tale, you'd know there is no resemblance between that story and this movie. The closest it gets is that there's a tourney, and that Ademar and Will compete for Jocelyn's affection (but the tourney has nothing to do with it), though Ademar clearly doesn't love her nor is he a friend of Will's. Otherwise, the tale has nothing to do with people disguising themselves as knights, or getting to become a real knight through their valiance, or jousting, or group fighting, or princes in disguise, or anything of the like. It's about two friends who fall in love with the same girl, become enemies, duel, get thrown in prison, and then the king has them get a team and fight with swords in a tourney with the idea that the winner gets the girl. The girl loves one of the knights, and even though he technically loses, the other guy dies to his injuries so the two of them get to marry after all. The Hedge Knight is not based on that story either, though at one point there is a trial by combat with two groups fighting, and a character does die in there due to their injuries after winning the fight, which are nods to Chaucer's story but in no way an adaptation of the same plot. The rest of the plot also doesn't have anything to do with friends competing to marry someone, or friends becoming enemies, or the person losing actually winning what they want, etc. What The Hedge Knight has, however, is a squire of lowly peasant origins who was raised from childhood by a knight and who dreams of becoming a real knight, disguising themselves as said knight after their master dies because they want the money, jousting tourneys, princes in disguise, and eventually getting vouched for as a real knight by a prince who champions him, all of which are directly put in the movie A Knight's Tale. It's like the director wanted to adapt The Hedge Knight, and then deliberately cut out the part of the story that is _actually_ inspired by Chaucer and added in a love story instead.
This movie has such a special place in my heart. I remember staying at my grandparents house for 2 weeks and we watched this movie twice a day all 14 days 😂 it's one of my most precious memories with my grandfather
My brothers and I basically did the same when our mom was in the hospital having our 3rd brother. Our dad babysat us during the day, our grandma at nights. 😂.. So many fond memories.
One of the "behind the scenes" facts I loved was their original plans to "fake" the jousting. But they hated how it didn't look real enough and just decided to do it for real.
Paul Bettany is such an underrated artist. He’s a phenomenal actor but his writing is superb. I’ve loved this movie since it came out when I was in Jr. High & it’s always fun to revisit. Loved this reaction guys. 💜
@@melanie62954 Oh yeah...they were in a Beautiful Mind together. I didn't think they even had any scenes with one another? I def believe someone would propose that quick to her though.
Fun is exactly what this film is. Saw it in the theater and watch it every so often and it never gets old. The genuine friendship between that motley crew is so heartwarming. The way they come together and help each other. And the moment with the Prince coming in... that is just so awesome. William proved himself a knight in the truest sense, earning the loyalty and love of his friends because he was loyal to them. And his bravery in the face of danger and odds. It's really a beautiful story and everyone has great development. Also a great line: "How would you beat him?" "In his sleep, with a stick."
I have a deep attachment to the Extended Edition of A Knight’s Tale. It’s the only version I’d actually seen. It had so many scenes and moments of genuine and sincerity and earnestness that felt just so wholesome. I recommend watching the Extended cut on your own time of course.
I was hoping they were gonna watch that one, as it’s one of those films that’s really improved by the extra scenes& I don’t say that about a lot of extended additions.
Do you know where I can find it? I watch this movie once a year cuz it's my comfort movie but I had no idea there was an extended cut. Maybe somewhere in the high seas?
I saw the TV edited version on bbc america recently and some of the best lines got cut out. "You waited your whole life for sir ector to shite himself to death?" Is the biggest one that comes to mind. Extended is definitely best
If you can just imagine a preteen girl going to see this in theater absolutely FALLING IN LOVE with Heath Ledger. I watched this movie on repeat, and I still have every word memorized. Awesome you guys were able to do this one!
This is just a fun and campy film with a terrific soundtrack. It’s just a fun movie to watch! Nice film selection guys! Alan Tudyk is in this film. If you haven’t seen it yet watch Alan in “Tucker and Dale vs Evil.” It’s probably the second best horror comedy ever made. Enjoyed y’all as always!
I think the idea with using modern music in a medieval setting was to say that they would have had their own modern music, their own dances, and their own traditions among the spectators at these games, but we have no way of knowing what those things were. By putting our music, our dances, and our crowd behaviors into the movie, it helps put us more in the right mood or in the right context for an activity that is completely unfamiliar to us. It makes it feel current and relatable even though it's 600+ years old. Lest that seem "unrealistic", remember that everything you see from this era (14th century I think; Chaucer died in 1400) is "unrealistic" because it is usually presented in Early Modern English at best, when in fact Middle English was the language of the time and is virtually meaningless to speakers of Modern English.
This is one of my top 5 movies, "why?" You might ask? Because the beautiful Shannyn Sossamon (Jocelyn) is my second cousin. I hadn't seen her since she was probably 10 and here she was 19 or 20. So when I saw her my jaw dropped because of how much she looked like her father. He was very good looking, and her mother was so fricken beautiful. This will always have a special place in our family!!!❤❤❤
That’s very cool. A good friend of mine is first cousin to Matthew Lillard. I like Shannon Sossamon’s movies, but I think I’m a bigger fan of her (old) band, Warpaint.
I ADORE Shannyn Sossamon. Every time I see her in a film or show I’m instantly more engaged, she has such a fantastic screen presence (and, unrelated, she is STUNNING). My favorite romcom is Sinister II. 😂
There's so much I love about this movie. I used to watch it daily. On paper it doesn't work at all. But in execution it's perfect. The modernity splashed in and the utter commitment to that works so much better than it has any right to.
Considering you guys love Alan Tudyk (which you rightfully should, dude's awesome), ever thought of watching Firefly and finishing it with the movie Serenity? It's only 14 episodes.
My introduction to Heath Ledger was this movie. I loved him and was so surprised to notice he was the Joker in the Dark Knight (I saw it in theatres and had no idea he would play that character, so it was a surprise) Such good casting, such a fun story
Love this movie. A modern lens on Chaucer’s (Paul bettany’s character) classic tale. Fresh and different. And gosh I love Alan Tudyk. Such a fun performance and movie! “Until your entrails become your extrails” 😂 Fun fact: He’s been a voice in every Disney animated film since wreck it Ralph 🤩
This movie has been one of my favorites for over two decades. It's aged so well. Comedy, action, drama, romance, amazing soundtrack, amazing actors with amazing performances.... It's one of the best films ever made in my opinion.
Absolutely love this movie! I became an instant fan of Paul Bettany after I saw it. Another fun and touching medieval movie is Dragonheart (You also get to watch Professor Lupin slam Lucius Malfoy's head into a table) Also, if you loved Alan Tudyk in this, I would recommend Death at a Funeral (the British version). He is a comedy genius in that movie.
@@pamelalee1508 I agree. He was in a few episodes of A Discovery of Witches. But I loved him as Joe Carroll in The Following even though he was the bad guy, he had such charisma.
All these years and I have never seen that end credit. 😢... I can't stress the amount of time I've seen this movie with my brothers so many years ago. I had just as much laughs today as I did back then. ANOTHER AWESOME REACTION, GUYS🤣😂🙏 CAN'T WAIT FOR AVATAR FRIDAYYYY🎉
I didn't see it for years either because back then I didn't know there were such things us post credit scenes. I don't know why I finally watched the DVD all to the end.
i saw the movie in 2001 in the cinema... i always stay to the end, i just love movie score etc. and walking out during end credits just feels wrong 😅 so i love that more and more movies have end credit scenes 🙌😁
It also had a problem of studio interference. It was supposed to be dark noir, but the studio thought that no one would understand what was going on in the first half of the movie, so they demanded that there was a voiceover that effectively explained the plot at the beginning of the movie. Which is definitely against the spirit of noir where the audience is expected to discover what is going on as the protagonist does.
I love that this movie has built more and more of a cult following in the last 20 years because I remember having an absolute ball with this in theaters in 2001. It makes a great double bill with the Antonio Banderas Zorro.
Idk if anyone's mentioned this but the moment where the crowd is dead-silent after Chaucer's speech until Roland goes "YEAH!" from the side of his mouth and everyone starts cheering was an improv moment due to the fact that they filmed in the Czech Republic and none of the extras spoke English. So they legitimately didn't know it was their cue to cheer until Mark Addy did that 😂
@@peterbirkemose wow you're super cool. Except 1. English was not as widely spoken when the movie was made 2. If your native language isnt English there isn't necessarily anything about "the intonation" which cues you,. Different languages use intonation for all sorts of different things. And also 3. I didn't make the story up. You could look it up for yourself before trying to be a smart-ass ....lest you end up looking like a dumb-ass #TipsForNextTime
@@peterbirkemose Czechs speak really good English... Now. But in year 2000? I doubt it.
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@@zperdek As a Czech I can assure you we really do speak pretty good English now and that quite a lot spoke pretty solid English back then in 2000. Myself included. And also I would imagine that people who apply to be compars in foreign movie production would be rather those who at least somewhat understand English than those who can't understand a shit. 🤔😉
"This is my word, and as such is beyond contestation" is one of the most badass lines in cinema; Its basically the medieval equivalent of "f around and find out."
So happy you are reacting to this. I never get sick of this move. It’s that movie everyone loves but it’s rarely talked about. Hits every movie genre and is a movie u can watch over and over.
Slap me thrice and hand me to me Mumma, you guy's just made my day! This movie was my childhood. Its such an underrated and underreacted movie, practically no one talkes about it these days. To this day, this remains Heath Ledger's greatest performance apart form his portrayal as Joker in the Dark Knight.
I’m so glad y’all did this! I was in high school when it came out, so of course, Heath was such a heartthrob, lol, especially after 10 Things. This was actually the first movie I ever saw with Paul Bettany and Alan Tudyk, who I thought was British for *years* Alan is a master at voices, which is probably why Disney keeps him around, lol. What made this movie so different and special was the mixture of modern day music and entertainment (the chanting, the stomping, the intros). The only other person I can think of who was doing stuff like this at the time was Baz Luhrmann (who is a directorial genius). This was also the first time I heard Golden Years (my dad didn’t play as much Bowie in my youth as he should’ve, lol. Lots and lots of Prog Rock in my house). Rufus Sewell is so good at being the bad guy. You love to hate him, lol Not sure if y’all are down for more stuff like this, but if you are, Moulin Rouge!, Romeo + Juliet, The Great Gatsby, and Elvis are great movies to check out. Whew! This was a long one. Sorry.
Talk about timing... just last night I was trying to describe this film to a friend who had never seen it. I told him it was a weird mashup up styles that totally worked. And that the real selling point was the fantastic cast. --- Thanks for the videos. Love watching you guys!
Rufus Sewell is amazing as Ademar in this, so evil! i think he's been in lots of stuff but i always think of his role in Man in the High Castle, incredible performance there too.
This movie is exactly what it’s supposed to be. Executed perfectly for what they set to do. That’s what makes it great. It was never supposed to be fancy state of the art special effects production but rather a character and story driven movie. It’s a ton of fun and has a great message that shows through every scene.
I don’t know how many aware if this but Heath did a short lived tv series called “ROAR”, his role was also of the medieval era which was filmed long before he did this movie (if I remember correctly).
Ive seen this movie countless times since it first came out. I somehow never knew there was a post credits scene(this was before that was even an idea of being the norm for any kind of movie whatsoever), but now ive seen it....and it was the most glorious post credits scene i ever did saw 😂
So many people had to read Canterbury Tales for school. Instead of reading the short story in the anthology they watched the movie and totally failed. This script had nothing to do with the book. 😂
When you guys were listing a couple movies with Alan Tudyk I couldn't help but think of the movie Serenity, a stand alone movie that followed the 1 season TV show Firefly and only was made due to the massive demand from the cult following the TV series had. Definitely worth checking out if you haven't seen it, a futuristic movie that somehow maintains a space western movie vibe at times and doesn't miss a beat in the process.
The movie is a hidden gem and still one of absolute favorites. The reason it’s so good is it’s written and directed by academy winner Brian Hegland who wrote LA Confidential. This was his passion project, and he pretty much wrote Chaucer for Paul Bethany lol. Such a great ensemble everyone was pitch perfect
I saw this in the theater when it came out. There was myself, my friend and ONLY 4 other people in the theater, on a Saturday afternoon. The 6 of us had the bestest time ever!!! After the movie we all went out and had a few drinks and talked about what we'd just seen. I had so hoped they would have made more of these; it was just too perfect.
Paul Betanny’s character is Geoffrey Chaucer, a real author who wrote the Canterbury Tales, a series of stories meant to portray what it was life was like at the time in England for knights and peasants alike. A Knight’s tale is the first story of the book, so the movie is a creative portrayal of how Chaucer came to write the story, as much of his stories are thought to be partially based on his life experiences. Overall this movie is super nostalgic to me, a fun watch always! Glad you guys enjoyed it!
Roughly 8 minutes into your video, the lack of cheers wasn’t planned 😂 the extras just didn’t speak much English so they didn’t know that was their cue to cheer until “…yeAHH!!” and the director liked it so much, he kept it in instead of doing a retake.
Paul Bettany playing Geoffrey Chaucer (Author of 'The Canterbury Tales', the first part of the book being A knight's tale) was amazing. You guys should check out the cut scenes he had. He has a huge monologue just before the knighting. There's even more. It's a great movie, amazing reaction boys!
I'm not the first probably, but holy shit we lost so much when Heath Ledger passed away. Amazing talent and unmatched charm on and off screen. He never missed with choosing his projects and never missed while executing them. He will be always admired, at least in my eyes.
Fun fact: A lot of the extras in this movie didn't speak English, so when Paul Bettany is giving his speech after Heath Ledger wins his first sword fight, they didn't know when to start cheering. That's why Mark Addy does his little sly cheer. You can see two of the extras start to wave their arms in the middle of his speech lol
It might already be mentioned...but I love the part where Roland had to encourage the crowd after the big rev up but it's because the extras didn't speak English so they didn't know they missed their cue.
The scene with Count Adhemar talking to Lady Jocelyn while his man servant/herald stands with a falcon has a significant meaning. Owning a falcon or another bird of prey was a major symbol of wealth, so Adhemar was essentially flexing to Jocelyn to impress. I also love how at the end Chaucer said he would write everything that happened which is a reference to the Canterbury Tales. He essentially bashes all the characters except, The Knight, who was honorable in both word and deed. Great reaction gentleman, thank you!
Wat has one of my favourite line ever when he says to william "that's your name, sir william tatcher, your father heard that." such a great delivery for a comical character!
This is still one of my favorite movies of all time. I saw it in the theater and instantly fell in love with it. I know y'all react to movies, not tv shows, but if y'all haven't seen Firefly, I think y'all would enjoy it, not even reacting just watching it. One of the main characters is played by Alan Tudyk.
Heath Ledger was amazing in this. I love this movie, it never gets old. The fact that he became the Joker and did such a great job that no one’s been able to top it, then you see how different he was in this, what a legend.
I watched this movie a bunch of times in my youth. However in the last decade, I forgot just how fun it is to watch. Even the campiness feel like it belongs without becoming *too* much. I think it is a great lesson in a movie embracing itself and having some great character and characters, it doesn't matter that it is a trope-filled movie or that each individual piece has been done before (and perhaps better)... the whole is just really great to watch.
