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I've seen this type of movie performed wrong so many times in the past it was refreshing to finally see it done right. 1st Alicia Vikander is stellar, we are not dealing with a super-woman, but a strong-woman in an agonizing situation and she brings so much realism to the role. 2nd Non-Action scenes kept your interest with cleverly crafted dialogue and scenarios that entertained throughout. 3rd the action was top-notch, filled with plenty of grit, no shaky cams, realistic MMA fighting, you felt like you were not watching an invincible Wonder Woman breeze through enemies, but a strong woman triumphantly surviving each scenario by the skin of her teeth. Sad to see the critics pan this, I seriously wonder if there is a vendetta against Warner Bros. being pushed throughout the media.

What if the Star Wars prequels had been handed over to a better director? What if The Force Awakens and Rogue One had aimed at being original and fun science fantasy films rather than just playing on people's nostalgia?

This is what I found myself seeing as I was watching Valerian. A film that made Space Opera's fun and exciting again.

I was surprised by the two leads. The trailers made it feel like we'd be seeing a rehash of the two main leads from Ender's Game but I was surprised at how fun and spunky (and flawed) the two characters were to watch. The romance was not there and it did not need to be there because this film is not a romance nor centered around a romance.

This film is Luc Besson taking what people loved about the Fifth Element and stretching it to the entire movie.

And yes, it is true, it is visually the prettiest movie since Avatar. The kids I took with me to see this film had their eyes on the screen the whole time, no bathroom break, no water break, just a visually mesmerizing film that never tired its audience.

My recommendation is to go see it on the bring screen to experience the marvel of it. It's a shame it is not available in IMAX.

Saw this at a Promo Screening last night and have been shocked by the harsh reviews from the critics.

I went in expecting to see a by-the-numbers generic fantasy like the ones Disney churns out regularly. But instead I was surprised to find that Guy Ritchie has applied to King Arthur the same style and technique that made his Sherlock Holmes films so beloved.

In this film is the witty dialogue and creative editing we've (at least some of us) have come to love from Guy Ritchie. There was never a boring scene throughout. The action is good, the effects are good, but it is the manner of delivery of it all that brings this to greatness.

The acting is solid, some characters are less developed than others but I did not feel that this hurt the movie at all.

I've seen King Arthur movies before but have never seen it told in this manner, it is to King Arthur what Batman Begins was to Batman.

Should you see it? If you did not enjoy Guy Ritchie's other works, especially the Sherlock Holmes films then you may have issues with his style, but if you were entertained by any of his other films then there should be no reason for you to not be entertained here also.

I am a bible-believing Christian who was able to walk into this film with my head pulled out of my bum and give this a chance as a movie in its own right and not demand it be 100% faithful to the source material.

I saw this at a promo screening and sat in the front section which i like to do for movies that are a visual spectacle.

I was thoroughly entertained from beginning to end, somewhat off-put by the voice of God being represented as a small child but later realized it was an artistic choice that worked better with the atmosphere of the film than a loud booming voice speaking to Moses would have.

What this film had that DeMille's interpretation lacked was atmosphere, the kind of atmosphere that only the director of Blade Runner could do. I felt soaked in the world of ancient Egypt (whether it was accurate or not i did not care, it still felt like a believable world and from a movie standpoint that's all that should matter)

Christian Bale was absolutely lovable and you people crying race can go get bit, no one else would have nailed the character as he did. (BTW I'm reading the tales from the Arabian nights and even the medieval Arabs knew and declared the hebrews were white, so I believe nothing here is whitewashed, but i also believe it is not what this movie should be judged on regardless).

My favorite scenes (that made the film worth going) were the opening battle scene, the plague scenes, and the mountain collapse scene (you'll know it when you see it).

As for the non-effect driven scenes, i enjoyed the final scene with Moses and God, the final scenes with Moses and his wife, and that shocking scene when the Egyptian people raided the Pharoahs granary reserve.

A job well-done Ridley Scott, this is one person (among many with me in the theater) who was thoroughly entertained by your work.