King Arthur (DVD)

The 2004 film King Arthur is director Antoine Fuqua's chance to put his spin on Arthurian legend. Previous tales of the Arthur and his Knights of his Camelot, and his Queen Guinevere have tended to be made into fairytale stories, in keeping with an easy to watch theme. This version provides a more believable atmosphere, and although the characters are all there, they are not there in exactly the same format as legend would have you believe... The Plot In 400 AD, King Arthur and his knights are set one last quest by the Roman Empire before earning their freedom. They must rescue an important family from invading Saxons, and transport them to safety ...  Read the complete review

King Arthur is a film made in 2004 based on the historical character who lived in around 500AD. It is around 135 minutes long, so prepare to watch a long film! The main character of Arthur is played by Clive Owen, with Ioan Gruffudd playing Lancelot, Joel Edgerton playing Gawain and Hugh Dancy playing Galahad. Although I found Clive Owen a convincing choice for this role, I thought that the two strongest performances in the film were from Ray Stevenson as Dagonet and Keira Knightley who played Guinevere. I found the film entertaining, the first hour of the film especially held my interest. The second half of the film has a very long battle sequence, ...  Read the complete review

King Arthur (2004) Genre: Action/adventure Certificate: 12A Running time: 126 minutes Director: Anthony Fuqua Producer: Jerry Bruckheimer Main cast: Clive Owen – Arthur Ioan Gruffudd – Lancelot Ray Winstone – Bors Mads Mikkelsen – Tristan Hugh Dancy – Galahad Keira Knightley – Guinevere Stephen Dillane – Merlin Ken Stott – Marcus Honorius I wanted to like this film, I really did. I have enjoyed reading the Arthurian legends in their many different forms, so when I heard that not only was there a new film out about King Arthur, but that it was based on a new archaeological ...  Read the complete review

This film was never at the top of my list of things to watch when it came out in the cinema. I must admit that I was slightly curious about it but was put off it by the mixed reviews it was receiving. When I received it as a Christmas present my curiosity was reignited so rather than take it back and change it for something else I decided to watch it. Could it be as bad as some of the reviews had implied? Surely not. ** Background ** King Arthur is based on the legendary man himself and his role in the rule of the Romans prior to him taking power himself. The film attempts to combine historical fact and Hollywood style and glamour to produce a ...  Read the complete review

For a while now I’ve been meaning to watch King Arthur. Once or twice whilst it was on at the cinema I almost took a trip to see it. In the end I’ve ended up getting myself it on DVD as I was still quite keen to see it. The main point that stopped me from visiting the cinema was that it seemed to be another case of Hollywood re creating ancient British tales. This version of King Arthur is no different as Jerry Bruckheimer gives it the Hollywood treatment. The film opens with a story of how Arthur and his Knights of the round table came to be. Young kids collected from villages the knights fought against the Roman armies in their native Salamatia. They are ...  Read the complete review