I love the TV show so I thought this would be fun to see. It had the feeling that this was a great idea but then we need to fill time to make a decent running time, with little thought to the content. Some jokes overdone especially the Roman numerals. I found the funniest bits of the movie were the little references to The life of Brian, which probably shows my age. I think kids who love the show will enjoy this movie more than I.
Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans
2019
Action / Comedy / Family / History / Musical
Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans
2019
Action / Comedy / Family / History / Musical
Plot summary
Roman teenager Atti is forced to join the Roman Army when one of his clever schemes falls foul of Emperor Nero. He is sent to "miserable, cold, wet Britain" where "the natives are revolting, quite literally". Things go from bad to worse when Atti is captured by Orla, a feisty teenage Celt desperate to prove herself as a warrior. After narrowly avoiding a very sticky end in a bog, Atti uses his Roman know-how to help Orla save her grandma, who's been kidnapped by a rival tribe. Meanwhile, a furious Nero is determined to crush the rebellion, led by Boudicca, Queen of the Iceni. Atti rejoins his Roman troops and discovers they are preparing for an historic showdown with the Celts at the Battle of Watling Street. Atti's brains could save the day, but they could also spell disaster for Orla as the two new friends are lined up on opposite sides of the battlefield.
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Horrible , just Horrible
When my children were younger we used to watch the TV show Horrible Histories . I'm not sure they were into it as much as I was to be honest but it really made me laugh as well as being informative , so what on earth happened with the movie version to make it so bad ?
While the young Emperor Nero must battle his scheming mother Agrippina for ultimate power, Celt queen Boudicca gathers an army in Britain to repel the rotten Romans. Mixed up in this battle for liberation are the teenage Atti, a reluctant Roman soldier, and Orla, a young Celt with dreams of becoming a warrior like Boudicca.
There are so many things wrong with this film , it would be to long to list them all but here are the main problems .
Firstly , where are the main cast from the TV show? . They seem to have be replaced by different ( some more well known ) actors but it's doesn't work at all. Sorry fans of Emilia Jones and Sebastian Croft but they stank up the screen.
Secondly , it's not funny . Not even a little bit and that's unforgivable .
Thirdly who decided to make it a musical??? The songs are terrible and make a bad film into a terrible one.
If you are going to make a TV show into a film at least watch what made the show popular and do more of the same.
Horrible, just horrible.
amusing but not as good as tv
As an adult I try to watch the tv programmes whenever I can.The film is neither as amusing or sharp as its tv parent.However it passes a pleasant 90 minutes.