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Carry On... Boudica
(Or Better Still Let's Just Forget It)
by Mike Nursey
What the hell was this. I waited patiently for Sid James to pop up, along
with infamy, infamy, they've all got it in for me. Alex Kingston tried
her best, along with some of the cast, but the script was just laughable.
What with children ham-stringing the Romans, and tunnelling under the
temple of Claudius to topple his statue. Did anyone notice that the marble
pillars suddenly disappeared as the scaffolding burned. Very poor quality
that marble.!!!!! Best of all half way through the thankfully final battle
scene during a break, (obviously for tea), Suetonius approaches Boudica
and asks her army to lay down there arms. As if the Romans or anyone else
would approach 60,000 Brits who'd just sacked three key towns and murdered
all the occupants, in the middle of a battle. And Boudica could have ended
it there and then by killing Suetonius, but instead she just refuses to
surrender.
What with the Romans talking of 'ex-pats' and shouting at Iceni children,
(yes, them again), 'Bloody Kids'. I almost laughed the whole way through.
Apart from the rape scene which was too graphic, and why a woman, albeit
Boudica and her two daughters, should walk into a hostile Roman army camp
with only two men was not explained. It was panned by the critics and
rightly so. The most interesting thing was a piece written by a reporter
who was on the set. She said that the 'epic' was filmed in Romania, because
of its unspoilt scenery, (nothing to do with the cheap labour then). The
Romanian militia turned up in tracksuits, and promptly made for the Iceni
costumes, which everyone thought they were taking the Celtic ancestry
to their hearts. Not at all. Its bloody cold in Romania during winter
and none of them wanted to wear skirts!!!!!
The Iceni village was built in a flood plain that promptly started to
dry out, so filming had to be brought forward. In breaks the extras, all
started little fires to keep warm. Fine, until they realised that they'd
been using the Roman Army's tent pegs. The Script writer should stick
to Pride and Prejudice and Lesbian double Acts, (Tipping the Velvet).
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