It begins in 452 A.D. The Roman's Great Empire is under constant attack from barbarians. A small group of six Samaritan warriors are under the command of a half-British/half-Roman officer Lucius Artorius Castus (Clive Owen). Arthur, as he was known in Britain, was forced to join the Roman army at a young age for 15 years.
His knights, well known to us, are Lancelot (Ioan Gruffudd), Bors (Ray Winstone), Galahad (Hugh Dancy), Dagonet (Ray Stevenson), Gawain (Joel Edgerton) and Tristan (Mads Mikkelsen) . On the day they are to be given their letter of freedom from warrior servitude, Arthur is assigned one more task. On the direct orders from the Pope, he and his men are to rescue a Roman nobleman and his family, which includes the Pope's favorite godson. Arthur and his men must journey to Hadrian's Wall where they meet up with tattooed fighters known as Woads under the leadership of the magician Merlin (Stephen Dillane). Merlin joins forces with Arthur against the pursuing barbarian Saxons led by Cerdic (Stellan Skarsgard) and his son Cynric (Til Schweiger). The ferocious Saxons are ready to seize Britain as the Romans retreat, killing everyone in their wake.
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This Film was a truly worth watching. It put a whole different aspect to the story you normally hear of King Arthur and put a more believable story about who the real King Arthur was and what he did even thought some parts of the events taking place aren't correct with the History books. I highly suggest watching this film to understand what I mean.
Only Thing that was bad about this DVD is the lack of extras and bonus features on the DVD
Arthur / Clive Owen Lancelot / Ioan Gruffudd Tristan / Mads Mikkelsen Gawain / Joel Edgerton Galahad / Hugh Dancy Bors / Ray Winstone Dagonet / Ray Stevenson Guinevere / Keira Knightley Merlin / Stephen Dillane Cerdic / Stellan Skarsgard Cynric / Til Schweiger
Credits:
Director / Antoine Fuqua Writer / David Franzoni Producer / Jerry Bruckheimer Executive producers / Mike Stenson, Chad Oman, Ned Dowd Director of photography / Slawomir Idziak Production designer / Dan Weil Music / Hans Zimmer Costume designer / Penny Rose Editors / Conrad Buff, Jamie Pearson
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1. Alternate Ending 2. Blood on the land: Forging King Arthur (Behind-the scene making of) 3. Producer's photo gallery 4. DTS 5. National Treasure Trailer ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DVD Specification
Rated / 15 Colour / PAL Run Time / 136 Mins Lauguages / Dolby Digital 5.1 English Dolby Surround 2.0 English Widescreen format / 2:35:1
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I thought it was ok, but not exceptional. For my money the best King Arthur film is without a doubt Excalibur. This one is in my DVD cupboard though. Cheers Jono.
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It's got a round table, some knights, and a noble warrior who rises to becomeKing Arthur, ... more
but everything else about this revisionist legend is pure Hollywood. That's not such a bad thing if you enjoyedRob Roy,Braveheart,GladiatorandTroy, and there's so...
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Advantages: Well written, well established storyline which held to historical references well whilst still giving an easily watchable movie Disadvantages: representation of some characters were minimal to no existant and others were seemingly underplayed
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