"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers."
Last night I caught the 1989 version of Henry V on the tube (not that I know of any other version). I think Kenneth Branagh did a fine acting job, but what surprised me most was that he was not only the director, but one of the writers. A regular one-man band. Huge respect for any man adapting Shakespeare. Well done, Mr Branagh. For the late 80s, the quality of this film was excellent, even rivaling historic dramas that came 10 years later. The Battle of Agincourt was amazing (and not necessarily from a film perspective, either).

And I totally recognized 15 year-old Christian Bale who played the monumental part of THE BOY, right within the first two seconds of seeing him. The guy hasn't had a different haircut in at least 25 years and he was born with the voice he currently has. He's one of those rare people who looks exactly like he did as a kid, just now in full-size mode. A chibi-morph. I was snrrking during the whole movie.

Having never read Henry V, I was also amused to hear quotes that I recognized, particularly Colony 5's Band of Brothers. I was able to finish the quote along with the actor, which amounted to some personal epicness on my part, I thought.

Another entertaining bit of interest I discovered was that Saints Crispin and Crispinian are the patron saints of cobblers, tanners, and bikers. LOL wut?