King Arthur (2004)

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There is a very funny parody of the film here:
Woad House

We haven't seen the film yet, but my husband frothes at the mouth during the trailers because of all the historical inaccuracies, especially regarding weaponry. But on the other hand: Keira Knightley wearing string. So I imagine that on balance it will be worth seeing.

 

I liked it, Clive Owen hasn't very good as Arthur. Mads Mikkelson (Tristan) was awesome, as was Ray Winstone. The battle scenes were well done and they had a good storyline. As for the historical side of things I didn't really care that they butchered the legends, it was a nice new outlook at the story.

 

wow, people can be very critical here on SP, I liked it. Granted it was slitly prodictiblr and that crossbows didn't exist ehn but it was enjoyable.

 

I just saw the movie, and I liked some things, the battle scenes, Keira Knightley in a string , their version of Merlin, not some blue-hatted guy with an owl who chances a little boy into fish, squirrel, bird and while he is at it he optimizes the cleaning department, but a cool shaman with a painted face, long sentence isn't it?

The story was crap, the Saxxon army too small, the blood too few, no water-ceremony with a wet tart and a sword, no Camelot, no coconuts and holy grails(something that should be in every Arthur movie), too much crossbows and too much trebuchets, the random babble of Freedom(tm) "We britons are now all freeeeeee!!!!! With me as your king of course"

But still it was enjoyable.

 

I can't watch it a second time, not even to skip to the battle scenes, I was extreemly dissapointed as it took 6 days to d/l the dvd... uurraaagghhhh!

 

After seeing this movie I felt like bashing down a wall with my head

Same thing after seeing Troy. I hope I never see Alexander.

 

The storyline was stuffed up but 'Tristan' in the movie, was cool. He was my favourite character, apart from keira knightley of course...

 

I think his name was Tristram, doesn't really matter I guess.

 

Actually, its both, depending on which version of the legend you know.

 

Ray Winstone...man, he doesn't look like he's aged a bit since he played Will Scarlett in Robin of Sherwood (wonderful TV series by the way), but of course, he looked kinda old back then too. I thought he and the other knights were great in the movie. Alas, I don't think they spent enough time fleshing them out. Arthur and Lancelot probably could have used different actors and could have had a better story. Stellan Skarsgard (Cedric) looked like he'd rather just take a nap than wage war. Merlin was kinda lame. Keira, although a bit on the slim side, did look quite fetching once she got her Woad on.
All in all, I thought it was entertaining, and might even watch it again sometime.

 

Load of bollocks it was

 

I have to agree that Tristram (that's how it's spelt in Le Morte D'Arthur) was definately the best character.

BTW, did anyone else wonder why the hell Cerdic had an American accent?

 

@KC -- Well, they probably figured: "Hell, we've screwed with everything else, why not their accents too?"

I STILL think the movie is utter tripe. Horrid. I Second Sarevok - load of bollocks.

 

It seems unlikey that there ever was a real King Arthur. As for the legends, they are fabrications, but great ones. But I have not seen the movie.

 

I can accept a modified version of the story as an interpretation, just like any other adaptation of the legend to film, but there were only 3 things I liked about the film. The Briton warrrior women wearing nothing on the battlefield, that was so realistic, and the amazing line where Guenivere says she'll protect the guy from rape. I larfed at that one. O and the attempt at a Briton language. Was it Welsh or was it Gaelic?

Other than that I was so glad I waited till it was on DVD and I didn't waste money at the cinema. I hated it from the first 30 secs and the acting (was there any?) was really poor.

 

Not that good of a movie, but damn, it was so full of Teh Pretty that I was pretty much the reason why I even bothered...