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Box office. $148.7 million [3] King Arthur: Legend of the Sword is a 2017 epic fantasy action-adventure film directed by Guy Ritchie who co-wrote the film with Joby Harold and Lionel Wigram from a story by Harold and David Dobkin, inspired by Arthurian legends. The film stars Charlie Hunnam as the title character and Jude Law as the tyrannical ...
- Arthur & Merlin: Knights of Camelot
- Sword of The Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and The Green Knight
- A Kid in King Arthur's Court
- Shrek The Third
- The Last Legion
- Transformers: The Last Knight
- Tristan & Isolde
- First Knight
- King Arthur: Legend of The Sword
- A Knight in Camelot
King Arthur Goes Through A Crisis As Camelot Is Seiged
Audiences looking to understand the legend of King Arthur should seek out any source material other than this dire attempt at a feature film. Arthur and Merlin: Knights of Camelot sees Arthur (Richard Short) and his men race home to prevent the evil Mordred from taking over Camelot castle, yet this classic story is somehow twisted beyond recognition in director Giles Anderson's hollow attempts at making a rugged and realistic period piece. Knights of Camelot takes an interesting approach in t...
A Young Knight Is Challenged By A Mystic Warrior
The extensive nature of the Arthurian world allows for some tales of heroes beyond Arthur himself. Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a low-budget retelling of the classic 14th-century poem which stars Arthur's young knight Gawain (Miles O'Keeffe) accepting a challenge to fight a mysterious Green Knight, who proves to be a more mystical foe than he initially thought. Sean Connery starsas the Green Knight. A strangely low budget, poor production values, and...
A Young Kid Is Transported Back In Time
Loosely based on Mark Twain's iconic 1889 novel A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, A Kid in King Arthur's Court attempts to offer a kid-friendly Arthurian adventure with a time travel twist. This forgotten Walt Disney moviesees a young, baseball-obsessed boy named Calvin transported from contemporary Los Angeles to Camelot, where he helps King Arthur keep his throne using a CD player, a Swiss Army Knife, and roller skates. The groan-inducing catchphrase "Joust Do It" is a prime exam...
Shrek Tries To Convince A Young Arthur To Be King
The Shrek movie franchise has always had a lot of fun reworking fairy tales and fables into its family-friendly comedy stories, so it was only a matter of time before they got around to tackling the Arthurian legend. The movie finds Shrek inheriting the throne he has no interest in so he is forced to find Fiona's young, under-achieving cousin, Arthur (or Artie), to take his place. At its core, Shrek the Third's concept is seemingly designed to be a film for adults that is instead shackled by...
A Roman Soldier Heads To Britain To Gather Supporters
While many of the takes on King Arthur focus on the well-known legend rather than worry about historical accuracy, there are some that are interested in diving deeper into the real historical aspects that inspired the legend. Loosely inspired by the events of 5th-century European history, including the collapse of the Western Roman Empire, The Last Legion blends these historical events with fantastical elements from the legend of King Arthur to provide a fictional basis for the Arthurian lege...
The Transformers And The Arthurian Legend Mix For A New Adventure
Not content with the exciting concept of giant robots that can disguise themselves as various vehicles, the Transformers movies have also been keen on reshaping history by putting these robots at the center of some big events. After playing into the Moon landing and battling the Nazis in World War II, Transformers: The Last Knightlinks to King Arthur with them helping him and Merlin defeat the Saxons and tie their legend with his. The fifth installment in the Transformers film series is not l...
Two Young Royals On Opposites One A Dispute Form A Romance
Tristan and Isolde is another movie that puts one of the knights of the roundtable in the spotlight rather than Arthur himself. In the movie, Tristian is the second in line to take the throne only for his duty to his kingdomto become complicated when he falls in love with a princess of the Irish clan who is currently feuding with his family. Tristan and Isolde is a serviceable attempt at a medieval romance wrapped up in Arthurian legend, although the Scott Free-produced film occasionally fail...
An Older King Arthur Battles A Rogue Knight
While not a historical take on the story, First Knight is a more grounded approach to the story of King Arthur and some of the key characters in his world. Sean Connery plays the older King Arthur who is contending with an invading rogue knight while his younger wife Guinevere (Julia Ormond) begins a romantic affair with Lancelot, played by Richard Gere. The movie takes inspiration from French poet Chrétien de Troyes' take on the legend. First Knight would benefit greatly from a little magic,...
A Young Outlaw Discovers He Is The Heir To The Throne
Director Guy Ritchie's take on the Arthurian legend is certainly bold, with Charlie Hunnam strutting around as the titular king in a manner more akin to earlier Guy Ritchie gangster movie fare such as Snatch. The movie finds Arthur unaware of his lineage to the thrown and playing the reluctant hero who begins the movie more interested in serving himself. He is joined by the likes of Jude Law, Djimon Honsou, and Eric Bana. Ritchie cheekily also draws parallels to the Brexit issue dominating hi...
A Computer Programmer Goes Back In Time
Another reimagining of Mark Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, this made-for-TV movie proved to be a more successful comedy. The real star of A Knight In Camelotis leading lady Whoopi Goldberg, whose turn as scientist Vivien Morgan out of her time is both touching and hilarious as she saves King Arthur's (Michael York) bamboozled court from the nefarious Sir Sagramore (Robert Addie). Disney was acutely aware of their failure with A Kid In King Arthur's Court in 1995, with th...
The Kid Who Would Be King: Directed by Joe Cornish. With Louis Ashbourne Serkis, Denise Gough, Dean Chaumoo, Tom Taylor. Alex, a 12-year-old boy, and his friends fight an evil sorceress with the help of Excalibur, the sword of King Arthur, in a bid to save the world from her atrocities.
- Joe Cornish
- 2 min
Two decades later, Arthur (Charlie Hunnam) has become a formidable street fighter and protector of his brothel, while Vortigern is a tyrannical leader obsessed with complete control. When the waters part and Excalibur, stuck in a stone, reveals itself, Vortigern sends his guards to force all men of a certain age to attempt to pull it free.
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword: Directed by Guy Ritchie. With Charlie Hunnam, Astrid Bergès-Frisbey, Jude Law, Djimon Hounsou. Robbed of his birthright, Arthur comes up the hard way in the back alleys of the city.
- (235K)
- Action, Adventure, Drama
- Guy Ritchie
- 2017-05-12
Sep 23, 2021 · Public perception of Arthurian legend generally boils down to a selection of action highlights. There’s the lady in the lake holding up the magical sword Excalibur; the same sword being drawn from a stone to confirm the boy Arthur as the unlikely king of England; wizardry from Arthur’s mentor Merlin; the knights of the round table upholding virtues of chivalry and honour; Queen Guinevere ...
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This is your prophecy: the man who pulled sword from stone! Behold! Your born king!" King Arthur: Legend of the Sword is a 2017 Sword and Sorcery film directed by Guy Ritchie and starring Charlie Hunnam as the titular legendary British king, Jude Law as King Vortigern, Eric Bana as Uther Pendragon, and Katie McGrath as Elsa.
