Scott was informed of some less than stellar French reviews of his film – French GQ called it “deeply clumsy” and “unintentionally funny” – to which Scott replied with the following solid gold banger: “The French don’t even like themselves.”
But don’t think that insulting an entire country is enough for Scott. Speaking to the Sunday Times’s Jonathan Dean last weekend, he also reserved some ire for historians, some of whom have suggested that Napoleon might not be the most rigorously accurate film ever made. Scott responded by addressing the entire historian community. “Excuse me, mate, were you there?” he raged. “No? Well, shut the fuck up then.”
@Komatik depends if you're interested in history and what really happened :) @li10
'Excuse me, mate, were you there? No? Well, shut the f*** up then.’
Ridley Scott
So your saying that its good but not historically accurate.
I love history but I can enjoy historical fiction just as much.
@Komatik I don’t know if it’s good but I know French historians hate it
I thought it was bad tbh
Didn’t like that it wasn’t historically accurate, but even looking past that it was just boring imo
What do you mean ? Is Napoleon shit; I haven't seen it yet?
Please 🙏 don't be shit
I haven't seen it yet, but one review said it was one of the most unintentionally funny movies of the year.
Also Ridley Scott is doing a hilarious press tour for it.
@Komatik depends if you're interested in history and what really happened :) @li10
So your saying that its good but not historically accurate. I love history but I can enjoy historical fiction just as much.
@Komatik I don’t know if it’s good but I know French historians hate it
I thought it was bad tbh
Didn’t like that it wasn’t historically accurate, but even looking past that it was just boring imo