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King Arthur

Discussion in 'Sensorium' started by Aldazar, Jul 20, 2004.

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    It was released here last week and I'm going to the cinemas on Friday with a couple of friends, all of us big fans of both Jerry Bruckheimer and Will Smith. Can anyone suggest which may be better to see - King Arthur or I, Robot? It's a little difficult because in essence they both appear to be action films of some form or another with the only edge being that I,Robot appears to also be somewhat of a thriller.
     
    Aldazar, Jul 20, 2004
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    King arthur, i saw I robot yesterday, and king arthur today..imo I robot sucked incredibly, while king arthur was pretty damn good.
     
    Icingdeath45, Jul 20, 2004
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    I saw both and think they are both worth the money. If I had to choose I would go for King Arthur though. I really liked the more historically based interpretation of the Knights of the round table.
     
    Eaglearrow, Jul 21, 2004
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    Loerand My heart holds no fear for death

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    Just saw King Arthur, and I think that it's a pretty good movie actually. It might just be that I was tired, but I lost the "red line" sometimes ;)

    However, I recommend it :D
     
    Loerand, Jul 27, 2004
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    I hear the battle scenes for King Arthur aren't done well. Too much camera shaking or something.
     
    Abomination, Jul 27, 2004
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    Loerand My heart holds no fear for death

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    Well, I can't recall the cameras being shaky, I only remember the fighting scene on the ice, it was very well made :)
     
    Loerand, Jul 28, 2004
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    I'd say King Arthur was the better of the two, but they're both really good. IMO, of course.
     
    Mystra's Chosen, Jul 28, 2004
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    I'd agree with Mystra. King Arthur reminds me of Bernard Cornwell's Warlord series in that the Arthur tales are based in the Dark Ages.
     
    The Kilted Crusader, Jul 29, 2004
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    Well, as I said to my sister after seeing it - 'I may not know much about King Arthur and all that, but I know enough to know that that wasn't it.

    Overall, it was a good movie, but the whole thing simply dripped with butchery. If you're hyping something as a realistic interpretation, it would help if it was at least slightly realistic. Firing an arrow and hitting a man hiding in a tree from a few hundred metres away, who you can't see and don't know it there, doesn't strike me as realistic.

    Still, it's very much worth seeing, but some parts just made me cringe. And the guy who plays Arthur has the personality of a stick.
     
    Aikanaro, Aug 2, 2004
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