Ash and Ben Kingsley: Kalaripayat Druids Kick Ass
Grumpy Old Indian Man
SPOILER ALERT
Yes, finally the mythic truth can be told. The Last Legion reveals the truth we've all long suspected.
Indians actually founded Britain with a combination of mad Kallaripayat skill and ancient Vedic wizardry.
Booyakkkasha padme hum diddly hum.
Ash plays lady warrior Mira — straight outta old school Kerala — Matriarchy in the house.
In a reasonably charming children's film fashion (which this movie clearly is — without anyone involved ever having acknowledged it) Mira whirls about with a band of roguish characters ... including uber-Romcom Brit, Mr Darcy, Colin Firth.
While Darcy seems to have misplaced his famous Christmas Jumper at the Turkey curry buffet, its homely knitted spirit hovers over this project.
Dyslexic name swapper Krishna Banji — is back again in druidic kahdhi — kicking it as Sir Ben Kingsley --- aka Merlin.
What role can't that talented proboscis sandwiched between those ever growing
ears make his own. Here he whirls about as Merlin - in some scraps of Ian McClellan's left-over beard floss.
There must have been a remnant sale at the THEATRICAL SIRs & Sons STORE.
Well long story short
... and direct video story short
... and all stars refused to do publicity story short
... and has been sitting on the shelf for two years story short
The Mallu Matador and the Krishna Magician ...
... end Roman rule
... and bury the famous sword in the well-known stone
... just waiting for Arthur to come along shortly ... or should I say Arshya. King Arthur to some, perhaps, Raja Arshya to those in the know.
The word Arshya means that which is from the Rishis - the great sages of ancient
India. They are the original of being in the know. There is no more know than what they are in.
Ash and Ben Kingsley: Kalaripayat Druids Kick Ass
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Deepa Krishnan
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August 28, 2007
02:24 AM
At the end of reading this, I still haven't figured out what The Last Legion is. Is it a game? A movie? An animated film?
Deepti Lamba
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August 28, 2007
03:33 AM
Stay tuned for a more in-depth review soon.
grumpy
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August 28, 2007
06:22 AM
It's a movie ...well kind of ... its an hour and a half of material recorded and editied in a narrative form ... but mostly its an exercise in Ash in a bronzey foundation and KB=BK KrishnaBen BamjiKingsley in a funny beard and >>Grateful Dead ponytail.
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