King Arthur
King Arthur
PG-13 | 07 July 2004 (USA)

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The story of the Arthurian legend, based on the 'Sarmatian hypothesis' which contends that the legend has a historical nucleus in the Sarmatian heavy cavalry troops stationed in Britain, and that the Roman-British military commander, Lucius Artorius Castus is the historical person behind the legend.

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cricketbat

This film is an interesting take on the legend of King Arthur, but it just feels generic after a while. Also, I don't think this history is any more "authentic" than any other version of the story, contrary to what they claim.

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Ian

(Flash Review)The director amazed me….he managed to squander a massively stellar cast with the pathetic execution of a big budget movie. From the first few scenes, there were blatant lighting continuity problems with different lighting tones, contrast level and intensities. During some big battles with camera angled up, to accentuate battle drama, there was a mix of smoke and heavy clouds and then some shots it was just partially cloudy with blue sky. That lack of quality ran into the script as well with cliché moment after cliché moment which muted any impact the music score had on eliciting emotions from the audience. Onto the plot, King Arthur and his loyal knights are deceived and forced into one last mission to officially receive their freedom papers from the Roman Empire. Will they follow through? If so, how many will survive the final mission? Another abrupt moment was when Keira Knightley's character is rescued from a dungeon and later she unexpectedly goes from being shackled to a highly skilled tribal warrior. Avoid at all costs!

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Kirpianuscus

to criticize this film seems be so easy than a good idea represents to looking for its virtues. and the first is the idea to present Arthur different by cartoons representations or literary portraits. the second, the good intentions to imagine the atmosphere. sure, only good intentions because the historical accuracy is lost from the start. not the last, a good point is the effort of actors to do a decent job. the effort only could be admired. because the feeling is clear - wrong cast for a film who desires be so credible than becomes amusing. the entire story becomes fake. the dialogues, the costumes, the porpoises of the characters. Clive Owens is out of his role and Keira Knightley tries to demonstrate her good intentions than her Guinevere seems be a shadow. the real virtue of film - the convincing pledge for return to the legends about Arthur and his followers.

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KalKenobi83

Watched King Arthur Feauturing Clive Owen(Closer) as Arthur ,Ioan Gruffudd(Titanic) as Lancelot ,Joel Egerton(Star Wars:Attack Of The Clones) as Gawain , Ray Winstone(Cold Mountain) as Bors The Younger ,Hugh Dancy(Tempo) as Galahad , Ray Stevenson(Serenity) as Dagonet , Mads Mikkelson(Rejseholdet) as Tristan , Kiera Knightley(Pirates Of The Carribbean:Curse Of The Black Pearl ) As Guinevere ,Stephen Dillane(Hamlet) as Merlin ,Stellan Skarsgard(Good Will Hunting) as Cedric , While film had a solid cast and acting it was disappointing to see the Legend Of King Arthur as part of the Rome when it really was set in middle ages though it did manage to save itself somewhat with some of the best sword fights and action.Fantastic Cinematography by Slawomir Idziak(Black Hawk Down), Production Design By Paul Cross(B.U.S.T.E.D) Costume Design By Penny Rose(Mission:Impossible) ,Amazing Writing By David Franzoni(Gladiator) , Amazing Score from Hans Zimmer(The Last Samurai) and Direction By Antoine Fuqa(Training Day) An OK Retelling of The Legend of King Arthur 7/10

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