2 below par on the ninth hole

[ewein2412]

I mean, Eagle of the Ninth, the movie.

I think I posted a link about this film when I first heard they were making it. Apparently they changed the name because people thought it was about golf.

http://www.focusfeatures.com/the_eagle

For you film/history/sutcliff buffs out there, the wikipedia entry has some interesting factoids about various [in]accuracies... (I especially like the symbolism of the Romans being played by Americans):

Eagle on Wikipedia

Comments

[steepholm.livejournal.com]

That's great about the title - how did I miss that reading all these years - especially with its being set in Scotland? ("Channing Tatum is Donald Trump!") I suppose that means we'll never see a sequel called The Eighteenth Bogey, at least.

It does seem appropriate to have the Romans be played by Americans, but I rather wish they all talked like Mario and Luigi - for that extra touch of authenticity.

[ewein2412]

of course, like my children, they are BRITISH BORN. Although, curiously, my children have odd transatlantic accents that are neither Pictish nor Roman.