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King Arthur is a old legend told many times but this film has a different spin on the classic tale. The legend is told of king Arthur as a commander of Knights born to a roman farther and English mother, the Knights are selected by an ancient pact to the romans and are taken as children to serve the roman empire. Arthur, Lancelot and the other Knights are bound by this and have won many battles on behalf of the roman empire as to rise to legendary fame. The film starts as the Knights are coming to the end of their 15 year service to the Romans and are commanded to complete one more task before their freedom is granted.
The film is much of a journey of self discovery for Arthur who has renounced the Pagan religion of his ancestors and strives for a peaceful Christian world. as he takes this final quest for freedom he discovers many things about his ideals and himself before he discovers his true destiny.
The cast is excellent with Kiera Knightly playing a Pagan Guinevere and Ray Winstone playing his usual hard man role as one of the Knights. As the film progresses you become familiar to each of the main characters and the personal struggles each of them face. Merlin from the classic legend doesn't play a major part but is more of background influence, an interesting note is that he is cast as a Pagan leader rather than the old wizard of legend.
The climax to the film is excellent with some really good ideas that provide excellent entertainment factor. I could write about this film more but i don't want to give away the plot or story to much. I recommend buying it as it is one of those films you could watch again and again and i assure you you will enjoy it every time!!!!
9/10!!
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Still not seen this and dont think i can really get the enthusiasm to do so either :o)
Soho_Black 16.11.2006 17:25
Thanks for letting me know you've updated this. Re-rated for you.
Soho_Black 16.11.2006 14:33
I see you've posted this as a DVD review, but you've not mentioned the DVD. Are there any extras? If so, what are they and are they any good? If you add to this, or if you change it to be posted as a "Film Only" review, which can be done by accessing "edit review" above the review and changing the drop down menu under the "Which format are you reviewing?" question at the bottom, please let me know and I'll re-rate.
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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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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