In one, Cary Elwes plays a character who leaves his home but returns to save his true love from a corrupt king who is trying to force her to marry him. Along the way, he fights and then befriends a giant man who is friends with a man who is especially skilled with blades. He ultimately succeeds by cheating death and then placing the evil king in a precarious situation.

In the other, Cary Elwes plays a character who leaves his home but returns and then meets his true love who he must save from a corrupt king who is trying to force her to marry him. Along the way, he fights and then befriends a giant man who is friends with a man who is especially skilled with blades. He ultimately succeeds by cheating death and then placing the evil king in a precarious situation.

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 17 points 8 months ago

In one he had a thin mustache.

In the other he had a thin mustache and a small goatee.

[–] AVincentInSpace@pawb.social 12 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

If I had a nickel for every time

[–] roscoe@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Then he did The Pentagon Wars, an HBO movie back when HBO still made good stuff. It's a true story and I saw an interview with the military guy he was playing. Dude said something like: "I checked out the guy who was playing me and in two previous movies he wore tights."

If you haven't seen it, you should. It's a fucking hilarious comedy of errors about the defense procurement process and design by committee.