The film contained extreme violence, action, suggestive. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. Arthur and vortigern mix it up amid a lot of shenanigans, detours and filler, some bad, some good and all of it disposable. Read scene descriptions after the film plays at the cinema. King arthur 2004 in this interpretation of the classic tale, arthur clive owen is a cavalry officer in the roman army defending hadrians wall against rebellious britons. Throwing this whole shift into, uh, stark contrast is king arthur, which telegraphs from the beginning how desperately it wants to be game of thrones. Arthur frees one of them, guinevere keira knightley.
It reminds me of a better than average pilot for a tv series albeit one made in the 80s, or could even pass as partone of a miniseries. Pernicious 2014, cam2cam 2014 as they roam around modern. Legend of the sword on dvd august 8, 2017 starring charlie hunnam, jude law, katie mcgrath, annabelle wallis. He controls the ailing king vortigern and leads the celts to their deaths. In this interpretation of the classic tale, arthur clive owen is a cavalry officer in the roman army defending hadrians wall against rebellious britons. Hbo is available through the hbo now streaming app, tv package, or an existing digital subscription. Legend of the sword, a knowingly anachronistic riff on the legend starring charlie hunnam. Robbed of his birthright and with no idea who he truly is, arthur charlie hunnam comes up the hard way in the back alleys of the city. Excalibur 1981 directed, produced and cowritten by john boorman, this visual orgy of a film very freely retells the legend of king arthur and the knights of the round table. Eric bana joins guy ritchies king arthur movie feb 11, 2015 eric bana has signed on to play uther, the father of charlie hunnams king arthur in.
Legend of the sword, guy ritchies violent, unsentimental take on the beloved british tale, stars charlie hunnam, jude law and eric bana. Now, when i brought this up to guy ritchie who directed the 2015 film and is currently promoting king arthur. This version followed what most of director guy ritchies films. Whites the once and future king, absentminded wizard merlin takes orphan wart a.
Legend of the sword piles mounds of modern action flash on an ageold tale and wipes out much of what made it a classic story in. Its an ideal reference for writers, and i think itd be useful for teachers who want to make the world of king arthur more real to students. Arthur under his wing and teaches him how to be a good king by transfiguring him into a bunch of animals, all in preparation for arthur eventually retrieving excalibur. Discover how you can enjoy hbos original series, hit movies, documentaries and more. View who sings all the songs, stream additional tunes playlist, and credits used in the movie. The king arthur legend has multiple elements, but among them is a love story involving the king, guinevere, and sir lancelot. Legend of the sword, i expected him to have a fairly good idea of what was happening. David sterne who plays king vortigern is a better than average tv actor, and he was very believable. And in the true story, arthur traveled to rome, became a christian and a soldier, and was assigned to lead a group of yurtdwelling warriors from sarmatia on a 15year tour of duty in england, where guinevere is a fierce woman warrior of the woads. Merlin is the archetypal wizard, welsh and celtic in origin but with connections across the. Will there be a sequel to king arthur legend of the sword. He and his troops are expecting to be relieved but are instead sent on a risky mission to rescue the roman family of marius honorius, who proves a despicable torturer of pagans.
Guy ritchie, who has himself attempted to make a king arthur movie prior to that. Starring charlie hunnam in the title role, the film is an. A list of movies, new and old, that have the word king in the title. Legend of the sword moved back two months to may 12. How king arthur was killed by a wouldbe franchise may 14, 2017 10. With clive owen, stephen dillane, keira knightley, ioan gruffudd. Mikael persbrandt joined the film on 6 march 2015, to play a villainous role. It features an ensemble cast with clive owen as the title character, ioan gruffudd as lancelot and keira knightley as guinevere, along with mads mikkelsen, joel edgerton, hugh dancy, ray winstone, ray stevenson, stephen dillane, stellan skarsgard and til schweiger. Nigel terry, helen mirren, nicholas clay, cherie lunghi. Watch hbo on your tv, computer, tablet or mobile phone. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Common sense is the nations leading nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of kids and families by providing the trustworthy information, education, and independent voice they need to thrive in the 21st century.
Then again, taking your arthur from excalibur would be like taking his. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading king arthur. Vengeance 2016, wrapped in black leather dominatrix attire, and her acquiescent son mordred russell geoffrey banks. But he also brings depth to the role not easy to do in a movie full of stars and. This version envisions arthur as a workingclass hero with entirely contemporary sensibilities. But once he pulls the sword from the stone, he is forced to acknowledge his true legacy whether he likes it or not. The top 10 grossing films in 2016 accounted for 33. King arthur kindle edition by hibbert, christopher. What are the best books, movies or tv series about king. Legend of the sword became the first major flop of the summer movie season this weekend, proving no.
Ahead of the films premiere, ritchie and some of the cast opened up to cbs news to share their thoughts on the legend of king arthur and how this new film takes the tale in. When the child arthurs father is murdered, vortigern jude law, arthurs uncle, seizes the crown. Legend of the sword is bringing audiences a new take on the king arthur myth. On 11 february 2015, eric bana was added to the cast to play uther, the father of king arthur. King arthur and the knights of the round table movie. A look at the mythical roots in art and literature of merlin magician, hero and historical mystery. One of cohns many new films in recent times, king arthur and the knights of the round table portrays a futuristic morgana le fay sara malakul lane.
If were not going to get another gangster film from him, i sure as hell am welcoming a king arthur movie with the same absurdness of his earlier films. Starring charlie hunnam, jude law, eric bana, annabelle wallis. King arthur legend of the sword, kinospielfilm, 20152016 crew. A lot of work has been put into making king arthur legend of the sword, you can almost tell that by the quality of visual effects, the mindboggling music the movie carries, and the beautiful engaged acting performed by the cast. His knights team up with the woads to battle the saxons. With charlie hunnam, astrid bergesfrisbey, jude law, djimon hounsou. Acclaimed filmmaker guy ritchie brings his dynamic style to the epic fantasy action adventure king arthur. Robbed of his birthright, arthur comes up the hard way in the back alleys of the city. Legend of the sword is a 2017 epic fantasy action adventure film.
Legend of the sword is the latest reimagining of a older property overseen by guy ritchie, following his previous collaborations with warner bros. Merlin the magician helps arthur pendragon unite the britons around the round table of camelot, even as dark forces conspire to tear it apart. Watch king arthur online stream full movie directv. Its a tale of poor planning, poor timing, and jaded viewers. The leads are unknown, but solid without being brilliant. Massive blunders in the every domain of film making, starting from pound for pound.
Comparing its opening to cost, indiewire called the films failings historic. With guy ritchie directing, its no surprise that this new arthur is being portrayed as more of a gritty, streetwise version of the character than weve seen in other movies. Charlie hunnams king arthur moved to may, chips set. The secret service premiered at the buttnumbathon festival on december 2014, and was theatrically released in the united kingdom on 29 january 2015 and united states on february 2015. King arthur movie falls on its sword in opening weekend.
Legend of the sword 2017 pg 2h 6 min american actionadventuredrama epic fantasy film that was inspired by arthurian legends and was shot in scotland, uk. King arthur is a 2004 britishamerican historical adventure film directed by antoine fuqua and written by david franzoni. A connecticut yankee in king arthur s court 1949 rotten tomatoes 57%. Legend of the sword trailers and video, including teasers, extended looks, exclusive clips, footage, sneak peeks, interviews, and more on moviefone. A demystified take on the tale of king arthur and the knights of the round table. Sure, businesses of all sizes like warner brothers. Guy ritchie on king arthur, aladdin, and the man from. Top 10 movie depictions of the grim reaper or death duration. If there is a next king arthur movie, maybe whoever is in charge can scale things back a bit and spend more time compiling a group of interesting characters. Legend of the sword delivers everything that you think would come with that promise, as we can now tell in the first full trailer for the powerfully energetic adventure. Legend of the sword 2017 primary poster king arthur.