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Post by demonnachos on Oct 17, 2015 8:19:54 GMT
I work at a local TV station and on sundays we air a show called "Once Upon a Time" which is a live-action drama series set in a town called Storybrook with all the major Disney characters (FYI, the gal who played Meredith from Brave is drop dead gorgeous and her accent makes her even sexier). Everytime King Arthur is on screen I get baffled and dumbfounded trying to figure out just what the crap is on his neck: and he isn't the only one of his batch of blokes to wear it: WHAT THE BLOODY HELL IS THAT THING!? Seriously, what the crap is that? I know it can't be a really horrific attempt for a mail coif because he runs around in this abomination generally which has some ACTUAL mail on it (but I can't figure out what drugs they were on when they came up with that whole thing): So seriously, what the fackin' 'ell is that blooming thing supposed to be eh?
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Post by Canuovea on Oct 17, 2015 8:36:07 GMT
Old movie trick.
Mail as made by grandma with a knitting needle and some yarn, followed by spraypaint.
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Post by demonnachos on Oct 17, 2015 8:43:21 GMT
But the neck thing is nothing like mail, it is just a bunch of stud-like things on some fabric.
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Post by Canuovea on Oct 17, 2015 8:48:21 GMT
You're right. Huh.
The dreaded "studded mail" strikes again? In... scarf form?
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Post by demonnachos on Oct 17, 2015 9:05:31 GMT
Generally it is studded leather, which appears in D&D as well. I really don't get what is up with costume designers thinking medieval people ran around in biker gear.
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Post by Harkovast on Oct 17, 2015 13:51:29 GMT
Making it obvious you knitted your armour is only acceptable if you are a member of Monty Python! You want to talk about shit looking hollywood armour? Does anyone remember the crappy Camelot movie First Knight? Who do these jokers think they are kidding in those wussy, gucci outfits? They only wore mildly more intimidating outfits when going into battle. Urgh...medieval warfare has never looked so wussy! This guy has blood all over him from all the people he's killed...and that outfit still makes him look like a poser!
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Post by Canuovea on Oct 17, 2015 17:40:23 GMT
I dunno, at least they have a pseudo gambeson. The L'Oreal Hair though... yeah.
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Post by Horsie on Oct 18, 2015 3:44:22 GMT
I wouldn't say that guy has blood all over him, it looks more like he spilled some gravy on his breastplate.
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Post by demonnachos on Oct 18, 2015 7:34:46 GMT
Looks like rust to me, tis only on his chestpiece. What time period is that supposed to be set in?
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Post by Harkovast on Oct 18, 2015 16:50:04 GMT
Its in some magical none specific ye olde medievalish time. The movie has Sean Connery as King Arthur and still manages to completely blow!
Also the armour on those horses looks like its made out of old fizzy drink cans.
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Post by Canuovea on Oct 18, 2015 16:53:03 GMT
Old fizzy drink cans indeed.
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Post by demonnachos on Oct 18, 2015 22:38:08 GMT
I bet all of their kit was made from sheet aluminum.
Why do all characters shun helmets? Seriously, that is the most vulnerable part of you and yet they never put one on.
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Post by Canuovea on Oct 18, 2015 22:47:53 GMT
I call it Warhammer 40k syndrome.
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Post by demonnachos on Oct 18, 2015 22:55:09 GMT
I blame the stupidly large shoulder things people in video games and CGI movies are stuck running around in. I have never understood the visual appeal of a bloke running around in a brick-shithouse that makes their heads look tiny.
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Post by Canuovea on Oct 18, 2015 23:30:12 GMT
Agreed. World of Warcraft and Warhammer are both perfect examples of that. Warcraft equipment makes me shudder, actually.
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