Fun fact about this movie. The cast showed up 2 weeks early to get to know each other and other misc things. They ended up spending 2 weeks partying and drinking. Apparently filming was very smooth and everyone got along

The guys in this movie actually act like a group of friends would

_“I care not what they telleth thee in school, «We Will Rocketh Thee» is a traditional English Medieval song”_ -*Bridgett Faggins*

*Blacksmith is Best Girl.* *I do appreciate that the entire panel agrees.*

The Shadbaiting fantasy aspects aside, this film does actually do a solid job of portraying tournaments as the huge sporting and entertainment events of the period, with the participants being top tier athletes and popular stars. It's relentlessly good natured fun.

A Knight's Tale has long been my go to comfort movie. The acting and character work are on point.

When I watched this movie when I was younger my thoughts were always "Why does he like that lame girl? the blacksmith lady is waaay better!" All these years later, watching this again, I feel totally vindicated lol

The scene where Alan tudyk loses it whilst saying he’ll “fong you.. and there will be much.. pain..” is one of my favorite moments in all movies I’ve seen

I also LOVE the arc involving prince edward how willaim shows him mercy in one tournament, then shows him respect saying yea i know youre the future king but i know you also want to joust and dont want to just be handed the win so out of respect i will give you my all, and then it comes full circle where edward says you show mercy and you show courage and that is worthy of knighthood

Fun fact. My dad walked out on this movie and demanded a refund because he thought it was going to be a historical movie. When they started stomping to queen he got up and left.

“Stay Thy hand, fair knight!” “Who says I’m fair?!”

"why are they roasting a boar at this time, by the time it's ready it's going to be midnight" Never had a 1am Kabab after a night out? Whoever is roasting that boar is going to make bank.

This was one of my favourite films as a kid!!!! "William!!!!!!" Also "You have been weighed. You have been measured!" Soo excited!!

About the music, that was actually the exact point. They picked these songs to give the audience the FEELING of what wouldve been the mood in the stadium. They *_obviously_* didnt play Queen in the 1500s (or whenever this is supposed to take place) But the feel and atmosphere in the arena would have been the same as IF they did play "We will rock you"

It's actually refreshing to see you guys reacting to good films. It still feels surreal to me that this movie about jousting which has Queen and David Bowie in the soundtrack is actually one of the more historically accurate movies lol.

As it turned out, Joseline was patient zero for cluster B personality disorders,

It's hard not to have a good time while watching this movie, it works similarly to the old Asterix & Obelix films, just a feeling of pure comfort.

The greatest editing gag ever is when the guitar solo cuts out right when the horn player stops.

1:03:02 Mauler is a man after my own heart. Growing up I too preferred the Black Smith over Lady J.

Can feel Mauler struggling with this movie coming off the screen in waves. Is okay, we all have our weaknesses.

1:26:00 count Adamar beat William in Williams' second tournament after 1 month of training, then while Adamar was at war, William won a bunch of tournaments in a row, gaining a ton of jousting experience. I am not saying Adamar was 100 % sure he would lose, but he was clearly not confident he would win. If Adamar was sure of victory, he wouldn't have bothered to follow William and would not have seen Williams dad.

I love how the two married men were defending the you must lose thing while the others just couldn't get it.

Quote of the stream: "Back when men were men, and chickens were men also." - Critical Drinker PMSL

The chemistry in this movie is insane. The actors are just a group of bros, the lady included. I seriously consider it one of my favorite movies because of how accidentally awesome it is.

I did not expect to agree with Shad the most, on this movie in particular lol. I honestly thought he would've found it way too anachronistic and non-realistic. I was very pleasantly surprised to find he completely gets this film, and knows what makes it so fun and how it approaches using the anochronisms as a way to link the modern audience to the scene more.

They unfortunately miss it but Adamar’s harold learning from Jeff how to spice up his introductions is a precious little mini-arc to me. “My Lords, my Ladies… and- all you other people..!”

It took me way too long to realize that this is a 80's sports movie in the middle ages.

‘All feet lead to Home.” -Willbo’s Daddins. ^.-.^ A definite classic. Absolutely love this film. ‘I will FONG you!”

The music choice is purposefully done, and it's like Sargon was saying. The director said these tournies were the arena sports events of the day, and he wanted to convey that with the music. It is the same with the Bowie song at the dance. It's translated so that a modern audience gets the "vibe" (as the kids say), not necessarily the accuracy of it. It's a great choice and a strong creative decision.

Animating Shad to throw Book of Mormons at people killed me

Mauler is rationalizing like a human, but Shad is explaining William's motivations like a hero.

Yeaaah you can edit copium masks on them all you want guys, but in that last bit at the end Shad and Sargon are completely right. William doesnt want a win by disqualification, he wants to BEAT him, definitively, it shows a clear difference in the characters of him and the badguy that William is willing to put his life on the line to prove he's worthy, while the Badguy would rather cheat than to risk even the possibility of losing.

I am surprised that they didn't understand the scene with the dance, where Count Adhemar calls out Ulrich to show some dance from Gelderland to embarrass him. Ulrich is obviously caught off-guard and since he only knows the dance he learned that day in the stables, he starts to demonstrate similar moves but clearly doesn't know what to do next. Jocelyn quickly understands the situation and saves him. When she steps in front of him and claps, it's cue for everyone that Ulrich's "demonstration" is over and they'll do the dance that everyone knows, which starts with this pose and clap and is the very dance Ulrich learned that day so even he knows what to do. I really like the scene because it shows how mean and petty Adhemar is, how out of his depth Ulrich can be in these situations and that Jocelyn is merciful.

If no one else is going to, I'll give Rags (and the editor) props for "they should write that on a wall somewhere".

Top 5 for me! Shad our hero, vindicating William! Iv'e only ever seen the extended version, and the paul bettany speech is ingrained in my memory, I can't believe they cut it! (ps. Iv'e done a horse mounted jousting experience with the company that does some of the HOTD jousting and horse stunts, and those lances will fuck you up even at half pace).

A cursed reality where Orlando bloom starts as the joker after he takes this role instead of Heath Ledger

"I am the one who Phongs!" - Sir Schlurpo

You have been weighed, you have been measured, you have been found lacking Rags: woah, they should write that on a wall Cultured Rags is best Rags

Master piece?¨ no... But its an amaing movie Alan Tudyk and Paul Bettany absolutely *_murder_* thet performances.

It feels like Mauler and Rags would just tell Rocky Balboa to stay down and go home.

Don't think Mauler understood the final contest.

“Lose to prove your love to me.” Is also a Lancelot thing

William choosing to sacrifice is to prove to her that he will back up his words and prove that he is serious since it is easy to just say something. Once she has seen that she rescinds it and tells him to win.

Shad and sargon are absolutely correct, William would absolutely keep going cause he's utterly determined to stick it to adamar

Look, I'm a girl and I hate the way Joseline's actions are pardoned as "girls will be girls". The things we do for love! No! It's not romantic to make your partner beat himself up half to death to prove his love for you. Normal people hate to watch a stranger get hurt, let alone someone you love.

the production quality of this efap war arc is amazing with the little animations and details..

Ragz and Mauler are 1000% wrong about the ending stakes of the film. It would be a massive let down if William won for tattling on Adamar. It's so much more satisfying to see the hero win, even when the villain is cheating to get a one-up on them.

I love when Sargon is on EFAP

Had to stop this video almost right away to watch the movie. It just looked too good not to experience firsthand, and damn, it's one of my favorites now too. It's essentially a total opposite of the garbage we get today where the superficial aspects are left somewhat intact while the core of a character or an entire setting is warped beyond recognition. Here, the writers take ample liberties with the former but actually respect the latter. That's why I'm with Shad and Sargon. Under all the jokes and anachronisms, this is still a medieval romance ballad about staying true to your ideals. William gave Adhemar his word, as a knight, that he would unhorse him next time they met. It would've made no more sense for him to win by citing rules than for Gawain to stand the Green Knight up or for Lancelot to find a less dangerous husband to cuck. It would be the rational thing to do, yes, but that's just not who they are.

William is willing to die if he gets caught lying about who he is just to joust. William is willing to lance the prince at risk of injuring him which could land him in a lot of trouble. William is willing to take a beating to show he loves a woman. William is willing to get arrested and potentially die do to his pride. Mauler and Rags then think it is out of character for William to keep fighting after Adhemar cheats?

15:50 I dunno Carl, "your entrails will become your extrails" is pretty good wordsmithery, to be honest.

This used to be one of my favourite movies when I was a kid... I still enjoy watching it from time to time, and even though I tend to dislike comedies or romantic comedies more specifically, this movie still holds up decently well. Also, I'm not sure how that's possible but A Knight's Tale somehow managed to depict its medieval elements more realistically than some of the modern, big budget productions, even though it doesn't take itself seriously at all. Overall a very enjoyable piece of film.

1:33:20 "I wouldn't be against, uh... maybe trimming scenes - a lot of them - and then... we end up with just a shorter run time. I dunno." -Mauler, the "Longman" Irony.

Mauler and Rags are wrong at the end. Makes sense for William to go that far. The guy is super into honor and virtue. He wants to beat Count Adamar by himself, not by cheating disqualification.

I’m on Shad and Sargon’s side about the music.

Noone mentions that the female Blacksmith is Lydia from Breaking Bad? :.(

Oddly Shad is correct, William was shown being reckless multiple times and he wanted to beat mister villain so badly at his own game, that he was willing to joust with his injury against the cheating bastard. It is all for the honor of the event as well as the revenge aspect, also there would be no climax at the end without it, justified in my eyes.

The dancing scene actually has a deleted scene where Adamar freaks out because his plan to make Ulrich look stupid fell on its face. He mentions he's tone deaf and cant dance, sing, or play instruments.

I think Mauler and Rags found the key point that convinced a lot of men to simp for a woman they like, while people can find it charming and romantic. In practice, it's having the man willingly sacrifice themselves for what they desire instead of thinking rationally what it would mean

This was one of my favorite movies as a kid. The intro is iconic

I am with shad and sargon on this one William is not logical, he is heroic and romantic. it's inline with his character to be willing to die to prove he's better than evil man even at a disadvantage Comparing the situation with lances To someone cheating with a gun in a swordfight doesn't account for it being a tournament with judges. The cheat, It's more subtle than that but ok, good meme.

Wow thanks for waiting like a quarter of a year to review this movie EFAP. Fuck I have DREAMED of you guys doing a watchthrough of this even before the war arc. This is my favorite movie ever. Since I was a kid.

I think what William's father means by "follow your feet" is that one day his journey will lead him back home.

I got this on DVD as a birthday present when I turned ten. I expected a cheesy knights and swords movie. Within the first ten minutes I was pleasently surprised. Still love this movie.

The point of the "Proving love" is that he's WILLING to loose for her. But she would never demand he ACTUALLY loose for her, because that would be too much for him to bear

For the type of film this is, the scene where William reunites with his Father is weirdly emotional, and very well preformed! Always got me in the feels when i was a kid!

LOL you can tell who the married men on the panel are. Not hating, btw. Just thought it was really funny to hear the lads bicker over the whole courtship subplot. It's a hot topic these days, and I enjoyed the way it weaved into their coverage. My heart says Shad and Sargon have the right of it. If the woman is chaste AND beautiful AND intelligent? She can demand A LOT from her suitors, and rightfully so. But my head says that if a chick asks you to wound your career and public image - and maybe even your literal body - she ain't worth it. No chick is. And MauLer raises a really good point, in that William's stunt could cost others their livelihood. It's not just his reputation and own life he's risking - its those of his friends. And that's fucked up. XD Also I loved the pure silence from the panel during William's reuniting with his father. That really is still a terrific scene. Not just because of its kickass performances from both actors, but because it really ties the movie together, past, present and future. It brings together all of William's development to a single point, and sets up his greatest challenge in the scenes to come. So narratively this scene just SLAPS. AND, as for the ending, I agree that Ademar's plan doesn't really make sense. You could've removed that part of this sequence, and the entire thing would still function. Especially when they find a way to get William to joust WITHOUT armor. That'd be insane enough against blunted lances. Why do they also need to be SECRETLY POINTY? Definitely an overstep, writing-wise. Anyway, A Knight's Tale has always been one of my favorites. Back when Hollywood movies still had that magic.

A bit of trivia: This movie's home release was delayed because it was to be released right after September 11th, 2001. It was delayed because the home version had the trailer for Spider-man on it. That trailer was pretty cool, but it was removed from all platforms and caused the delay of this movie's release because it featured Spider-man webbing a helicopter in mid air right between the twin towers. The home release videos were already in hand for purchase and rent ahead of release. All videos were to be returned to the distributor and destroyed and a new version, without the Spider-man trailer, was quickly redistributed. I have the recalled version.

"The music is wrong!" Most orchestra instruments didn't exist then, either... but you love the soundtracks with them in EVERY other historical film.

I’m so excited for this!!! Everyone loves a Knight’s Tale. It’s meant to be ridiculous but a good story. And I feel the gang will respect it as soon as Shad realizes the didn’t give a f*ck about historical accuracy.

While I'm not a fan of the character of Jocelyn overall, the "lose to prove you love me" is perfect for the movie. The simp/thot comparison doesn't work here because of motivations. Simps/Thots are looked down on because it is a largely one sided parasitic relationship where the unattainable goal is used to milk stupid men of their money for little to nothing in return. Jocelyn is clearly not entertaining throngs of men with a scam and William is forced to act against his own self-interest in a way that doesn't actually benefit anybody to prove a point. Actually... if there is a thot in this movie, it's William while the simps are his retinue. They largely put their money and well-being at risk for William's personal goal while he doesn't think about them at all (excepting Jeff's gambling debt). Any time the good of the group comes into question, William will often take the selfish path (like with losing the jousts or giving up swordfighting).

35:24 To add to Rags’ question and Shad’s question, the fin coming from the Sword-Breaker pauldron is specifically referred to as a haute-piece.

Team Shad and Sargon all the way on this one haha

If Rags an Mauler would have a point here in "Brain over believing what is the right thing to do (honor)"...literally not a single young man would have left the landing crafts on D-Day. They were called the greatest generation for a reason guys.

Excited for this. One of my favorite films growing up.

Every scene with William's father is so damn touching. The actor did a phenomenal job with the few lines he had.

Lovely stuff. Great panel for this.

At the beginning you guys missed the trumpeter played the guitar solo of we will rock you through the trumpet lololl

I totally defend "We Will Rock You" in the beginning of this movie. It 100% sets the mood that the modern audience can instantly appreciate. I compare this to the Shrek films, full of anachronistic jokes or references. Those things are there for the audience's amusement in a movie that never claims to take itself too seriously as a historically accurate film. If it was put in the middle of Gladiator, The Northman or Lord of the Rings, then yes, it would be extremely jarring.

It’s kinda annoying how they misses the reasoning for so many important elements of the film, like the reason they used modern music and had crowds singing it was they wanted to capture how it felt to them for the audience. The songs crowds woulda been singing would be ones they’d all come to be familiar with hearing that were written with the purpose to be sung by regular people after hearing it once or twice in large groups. To them hearing those songs would be like hearing contemporary hits are to us. Also the reason he keeps the joust going is because he wants to win regardless of his opponent cheating he is trying to rise above that challenge because that’s a big part of medieval romanticism.

Oh no...I hope they don't roast this one I love Heath ledger in knights tale!

Alas, this is in the EFAP war movies arc, but it is one of the best sports movies ever. Its just set in medival times.

So pumped for this one, this is one of my favorite movies

Every once in a while im reminded mauler is a totally demoralized brit and rags cannot even comprehend of a not modern world dichotomy but the absolute failing to grasp that william is a man whose greatest desire is to be an honorable knight, so of course he loses for his ladies favor, of course he wants to win with martial might not by a technicality. Those are both things done for honor and a sense of romanticism. I like them both but those flaws do keep showing up in this series they just do not fundementally understand people who dont care so much about their mortal lives as immortal values like honor, gallantry, and religion.

This is my favorite video in the war arc. The editing just makes it even better.

It makes complete sense for William to joust without armour because they already established that he favours hitting the target over his own safety (ie. Not lowering his head to protect his eyes)

It's so strange to see Mauler & Rags (& editor) dismiss the music/language argument when it's just objectively correct. It really feels like "I didn't like the music choice so it can't be good." Mauler even says "oh but you could justify so many other things with that argument." Like _what?_ Genuinely what? Historical movies, even good ones, are already full to bursting with anachronisms, why complain that one of them is actually well-explained and justified (and played for laughs) for once?

The extended cut has so many great scenes too. Less needed to be cut, not more. Lol

Not listing Firefly immediately and not at all is a crime

I find myself siding with Shad. While there is definitely a case to be made for exposing the cheating, I don’t think that is how a man like William would want to complete the goal which he pursued with single-mindedness. William is a risk taker in pursuit of his aims. Even Adamar comments in the film that he does not avert his gaze while jousting as other nights do which is risky, but helps him keep his eyes on his target. Tons of other examples as well. That being said, totally understand where mauler and rags are coming from

There was a time between 1999 and 2008 when Heath Ledger was the biggest heart throbe in Hollywood. Leonardo Dicaprio was stuck as the Titanic pretty-boy, even with all the help from Scorsese, but Heath meanwhile was heralded up with Day Lewis as the great method actors while also doing blockbusters and rom-coms. And even before being immortalized by the Dark Knight he was ordained alongside with James Dean as the greatest 20-something actor in film taken too soon from us.

😂metal’s”she got hit wi’ a lot of L😂Nces tonight”😂😂😂

Weird that Mauler and Rags were the ones shitting on the concept of honor

When Will and dad reunite...still hits me in the feels.

Really appreciated the editing on this one

I really loved this movie growing up. Hopefully its as good as I remember. Edit: It was. Also at 17:20 to 17:30 that musical transition from the upbeat sorta festive tone to a more gothic religious one as they entered the cathedral was great. Love little details like that.

I'm totally with Shad and Carl on this, the other younger, unmarried dudes couldn't get a lot of what they were saying, especially in the end when the idiot decides to joust without the armor, Shad was right.

I love when William uses Holy water to style his hair!

I love this movie my gran got me it when I was like 7 and it made me want to be a knight she also jokingly called the movie nanny's knights and I totally thought that is what the movie was called for like 2 years XD

This movie is in my top 10 favs of all time. This video made my year and solidified my love for the channel and crew.