KalKenobi83
Watched Your Highness With Danny McBride(Fanboys) as Prince Thadeous ,James Franco(Date Night) as Prince Fabious, Natalie Portman(No Strings Attached) as Isabel ,Zooey Deschanel(500 Days Of Summer) as Belladonna, Rasmus Hardiker(Huge) as Courtney,Tobey Jones(The Rite) as Julie ,Damian Lewis(Life) as Boremont ,Justin Theroux(Miami Vice) as Leezar and Charles Dance(Game Of Thrones) as King Tallious. The Film lives Up to Hype its Halrious and crazy really enjoyed The Jokes They land and its funny also incredible Chemistry around the board also Love The Dynamic of The Brothets Thadeous & Fabious also Isabel was Hot not as Good as Robin Hood Men in Tights but valid . Amazing Costume Design By Hazel Webb-Crozier(Red Mist), Cinematography By Tim Orr(Pineapple Express),Musical Score By Steve Jablonsky(Friday The 13th ) and Direction By David Gordon Greene(The Sitter) Not As Good as Robin Hood Men In Tights But Valid 7/10
ironhorse_iv
Anybody force to watch this, is royalty screwed. Directed by David Gordon Green, the film centers on two Princes: Thadeous (Danny McBride) & Prince Fabious (James Franco) on their adventure to rescue Fabious's bride to be, Belladonna (Zooey Deschanel) from the evil wizard, Leezar (Justin Theroux). Can, the two princes with the help of a female warrior, Isabel (Natalie Portman) save the princess or will the evil wizard win the day? Watch the movie if you really want to, to find out! Without spoiling the movie, too much, I found this movie to be, very unfunny. Unlike, other medieval comedy films like 1993's Robin Hood: Men in Tight, 1975's Monty Python & the Holy Grail & 2001's Shrek that mixed lowbrow humor, so well with smart jokes. Your Highness is so full of gross toilet humor, awful sex jokes and juvenile excrescence that it's nearly unwatchable. Honestly, most of the crass dark humor that the film used, was a little too unpleasant. It's really hard to make controversial topics like rape, funny. It doesn't help, that Danny McBride plays such an unlikeable mean-spirit man-child. Your Highness relies way too heavily on the McBride factor for its laugh. Much of the comedy stems from McBride's comic timing and his horrible and likely intentional butchery of an English accent. Sadly, most of his gags, don't really works. I hate the fact that the movie is trying to make us, root for him, despite the fact, that it's a big fat coward who does absolutely nothing of note, in the film. Are we supposed to root for him because Fabious comes off as a little annoying? He does nothing of importance and screws up things a few times. The whole relationship with him and Isabel seem a little forced. These two, have little to no chemistry that I was really hoping for her, to turn him down. Natalie Portman's presence in the movie, is really jarring. She's better than this crap. It's really surprising, to see her, here. Natalie Portman admitted she only did this movie because there was some uncertainty if her Oscar Winning performance in 2010's Black Swan would get greenlit by a major studio. She signed on to this film for a paycheck and try to use it to help finance Black Swan herself, should the need have ever risen. However, Black Swan got greenlit and went underway fairly easily, and Natalie got stuck doing this film having already signed on. While, her performance wasn't bad, there was little to no reason to have her character to tag, along with the heroes. For the most part, the film really misused Natalie Portman's skills. I guess, they just wanted to exploit her, to get semi-naked for the oddly place, not needed 'Outdoor Bath Peeping' scene. At least, they make her character, somewhat a badass. Natalie Portman wasn't the only one, who dislike the film. Co-star, James Franco said in many interviews after the release of this film, that he thought this film was one of his worst, due to how badly, written it was. He really didn't like the lame delivery of the humor. He really hate the film. James Franco's performance for me, was alright, but every time, I saw him, in that silly long wig, acting noble & gallant, it remind me, so much of his 2006 film, Tristan + Isolde. It was so distracting. Supporting characters like Justin Theroux as the evil Wizard was cavorts in such ridiculous makeup and a horribly ugly poodle dog haircut that his look was a lot funnier than his jokes. The sweet presence of Zooey Deschanel was alright as the damsel of distress. I just wish, the movie made more used with her. She's somewhat funny in other comedies projects, so I was really disappointed, they didn't allow her humorous side to come out. Another thing that bother the living hell out of me, about this film is how the movie felt more like a tongue in cheek take on the sword and sandal genre than a sword and sorcery genre. Seeing, Ancient Greek myths like the Minotaur and the Labyrinth in a medieval settling was somewhat bizarre. The film gets even more stupid with the simpleton plot that makes no sense. Why does the all-powerful Wizard need to sleep with the princess, so that he can birth a Dragon? Couldn't he just create a dragon, or better off, just ruled the world without one? Anyways, its makes no sense. The movie does have somewhat entertaining special effects, cool, over the top-gory action scenes, naked wood nymphs, and nice cartoony opening, but the majority of the film is focus on jokes that make people, miserable. For a film, titled 'Your Highness', you would think the movie would imply, a fun weed-laced romp through a fantasy realm, but surprising, there is very little pot humor in the movie. Maybe, the movie could have work better, if cut out the raunchy shock value humor for smart or Meta absurdity. Just saying. Overall: This movie is not worth going on crusade for. This movie deserves to be sacked. I don't recommended. I would rather go to Medieval Times than see this film, again. At least, they put up a decent show.
richieandsam
YOUR HIGHNESSI know this movie got slated in the cinema, and I can kind of understand why... but it wasn't as bad as everyone made out.The movie is about two Princes. One is very brave and successful, the other lazy and useless. But when the bride of the successful prince gets kidnapped they both have to go on a quest to rescue her.I did laugh through this and it was very funny. The main problem I have with it is none of the jokes were original, we have seen all of these jokes and million times before.The trailer for this film makes the movie look very good, the problem is most of the funny bits are in the trailer.I like the fantasy element in this film the magic, the witches, I think they're very good and it makes the film a lot more fun to watch. The effects were also very good during the moments.The acting was pretty bad throughout the entire film. I think it was acted this way on purpose as it is a comedy and the actors are in this film up generally pretty good in their previous movies.The film stars Danny McBride, Natalie Portman & James Franco.This film was not great it was pretty standard and a typical comedy that we have seen 100 times, but it was entertaining and funny in places.I'll give this film 6 out of 10."if your vagina is anything like my hand there will be no problems"For more reviews please like my Facebook page: Ordinarily person movie reviews.
