zworg2
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Okay...this film was very strange.
After I had finished watching it I wasn't sure whether I had sat thru 100 minutes of drivel similar to fly-on-the-wall documentaries or 100 minutes of pure insight into the ordinary life of an ordinary man.
I can not tell whether the film is amazingly and refreshingly different or whether it was just low brow waste of time.
Don't get me wrong, the acting is very capable and the direction and production are very good, i just feel they could have made a lot more of the story which would have then removed this complete uncertainty that is in my mind.
sorry wouldn't recommend it...
After I had finished watching it I wasn't sure whether I had sat thru 100 minutes of drivel similar to fly-on-the-wall documentaries or 100 minutes of pure insight into the ordinary life of an ordinary man.
I can not tell whether the film is amazingly and refreshingly different or whether it was just low brow waste of time.
Don't get me wrong, the acting is very capable and the direction and production are very good, i just feel they could have made a lot more of the story which would have then removed this complete uncertainty that is in my mind.
sorry wouldn't recommend it...
I have read quite a number of reviews for this film, and the opinions seem to vary wildly from really love to really hate.
The problem I have is that the many of the people who really hated it seemed to be making the assumption that the film was meant to be the 'Legend of King Arthur'. This it simply was not.
The actually legend of King Arthur is about the Roundtable, the knights, the sword Excalibur, Merlin, Lancelot and Camelot. If that is what you want to see then go and watch 'Excalibur' or the TV series 'The Legend of King Arthur'. These film/series are merely re-telling (well I might add) the legend and myth that has perpetuated for many years.
This film clearly states at the beginning that it is NOT trying to follow this well beaten path, but is trying to tell the actual story on which the myth and legend is based. How much historical truth there is to this story, I do not know.
Because I am able to take the film in this perspective I really liked it, however there were weak points. The characters could easily have been developed more, and there were a few chronological discrepancies for example. Unfortunately a lot of people will think that this is an attempt to re-tell the myth when it is not.
Jerry Bruckheimer has quite a reputation as making really big showy films that simply end up as eye candy with limited plot. 'Gone in Sixty Seconds' for example was great eye candy for car lovers and Angelina Jolie was good for the boys, but the plot was limited and the characters with one exception were not developed.
Unfortunately Mr Bruckheimers influence does show quite clearly in this film, but personally I don't think that it is ruined by it.
The fight scenes are excellent, especially the one on the ice flow, and although the plot was a little poor, I can quite happily recommend this film.
The problem I have is that the many of the people who really hated it seemed to be making the assumption that the film was meant to be the 'Legend of King Arthur'. This it simply was not.
The actually legend of King Arthur is about the Roundtable, the knights, the sword Excalibur, Merlin, Lancelot and Camelot. If that is what you want to see then go and watch 'Excalibur' or the TV series 'The Legend of King Arthur'. These film/series are merely re-telling (well I might add) the legend and myth that has perpetuated for many years.
This film clearly states at the beginning that it is NOT trying to follow this well beaten path, but is trying to tell the actual story on which the myth and legend is based. How much historical truth there is to this story, I do not know.
Because I am able to take the film in this perspective I really liked it, however there were weak points. The characters could easily have been developed more, and there were a few chronological discrepancies for example. Unfortunately a lot of people will think that this is an attempt to re-tell the myth when it is not.
Jerry Bruckheimer has quite a reputation as making really big showy films that simply end up as eye candy with limited plot. 'Gone in Sixty Seconds' for example was great eye candy for car lovers and Angelina Jolie was good for the boys, but the plot was limited and the characters with one exception were not developed.
Unfortunately Mr Bruckheimers influence does show quite clearly in this film, but personally I don't think that it is ruined by it.
The fight scenes are excellent, especially the one on the ice flow, and although the plot was a little poor, I can quite happily recommend this film.