Blogcritics Comments on King Arthur, one of the worst films of the year now on DVD

Comment by Dean on King Arthur, one of the worst films of the year now on DVD

Mon, 24 Jan 2005 11:04:15 EST

I saw it several weeks ago and it was, well...roughly what I expected - historically and geographically inaccurate, and some very improbable battles. On the other hand I quite liked several of the actors and several of the fight scenes were well-done...Hollywood - what do you expect? on the other hand, if you want to read a terrific series of books on the story of Arthur, read Bernard Cornwell's (author of the Sharpe series) Warlord Series (3 books - The Winter King, The Enemy of God and Excaliber). They are just plain excellent. ]]>

Comment by andy marsh on King Arthur, one of the worst films of the year now on DVD

Mon, 24 Jan 2005 10:18:57 EST

Just one question, how can a movie about a legend even pretend to be historically accurate? I mean, King Arthur is a legend, so, wouldn't historical accuracy be gone right from the start? ]]>

Comment by Dave Nalle on King Arthur, one of the worst films of the year now on DVD

Mon, 24 Jan 2005 00:05:11 EST

How could it possibly be worse than First Knight? Dave ]]>

Comment by Paul O on King Arthur, one of the worst films of the year now on DVD

Sun, 23 Jan 2005 21:41:13 EST

Hm, see I didn't really mind it that much. If I wanna see something 100% factually accurate, I'll watch a documentary. Liberties are always taken when it comes to re-representing history, usually to suit time constraints or a particular angle the director is trying to work in there. You're right, most people don't know where certain battles took place, or the ins and outs of English History. I suppose if they hadn't of tried to pass the film off as accurate, it wouldn't off cheesed off the date/place history whores so much ;) But if you just take it as what it is....some entertainment, it's not all bad. I think they made King Arthur a more human character anyway. It's very far removed from the typical heroic King image where everyone rides around glittering like a jewelry shop on hoofs. I'd say it's probably a 7/10. Not particularly taxing but not entirely bad either. Just my opinion though! ]]>

Comment by D.B. Cooper on King Arthur, one of the worst films of the year now on DVD

Thu, 30 Dec 2004 07:49:49 EST

Matt, I haven't seen this film and was bludgeoned into apathy by the obsessive mediocrity of the previews. It looked terrible. I love the King Arthur/Camelot legend and have owned and watched the film Excalibur for many years. From your blog, it's apparent you know some history. I didn't think the King Arthur legend and the ancient novel which inspired it was based on fact. I thought it was a fantasy, perhaps inspired by a few obscure historic figures. Thus, filmmakers usually take great liberties with the subject matter. Does this film attempt to convey this legend is a true story? Because it most certainly is not. ]]>

Comment by RJ on King Arthur, one of the worst films of the year now on DVD

Thu, 30 Dec 2004 00:41:47 EST

Where's the Amazon link? ]]>

Comment by Triniman on King Arthur, one of the worst films of the year now on DVD

Wed, 29 Dec 2004 22:29:07 EST

I thought this was a very entertaining film, actually. Clive Owens has emerged as a star, IMHO, with this film. ]]>

Comment by Mike Kole on King Arthur, one of the worst films of the year now on DVD

Wed, 29 Dec 2004 20:53:19 EST

On DVD already. Wow. I couldn't have gone to the theatre to see this, because I would have been far too tempted to shout out Monty Pythonisms. "Come see the violence inherent in the system! Help! Help! I'm being repressed!" ]]>

Comment by Amber on King Arthur, one of the worst films of the year now on DVD

Wed, 29 Dec 2004 16:33:50 EST

Eck, yeah. My parents were watching that this weekend. Good thing I was knitting while sitting in the living room, otherwise it would have been unbearable. ]]>