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Folk Hero Master Warrior Obsessive Quest Heroic Mission Escapades Heroes Rivalry State Affairs more...
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Adventure Drama Period Hollywood Tone Historical War
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Middle Ages
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England Roman Empire Battle Zone
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Boys' Night
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Award Winner
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King Arthur, 2004

Starring: Clive Owen, Stellan Skarsgaard, Keira Knightley

Directed by: Antoine Fuqua

Written by: David H. Franzoni

Language: English, Latin, Irish Gaelic

Country: USA, UK, Ireland

Runtime: 126 min

MPAA Rating: PG_13

Rating:6.2

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King Arthur can be described as exciting and stylized. The plot revolves around a folk hero, a master warrior, and an obsessive quest. The main genres are drama, adventure, and period. In terms of style, King Arthur has a Hollywood tone and is epic. In approach, it is serious. It is set, at least in part, in a battlezone. King Arthur is located in the Roman Empire and England. It takes place in the middle ages. Visually, it involves special effects. King Arthur is drawn from a folktale, originally a true story, and based on a book. The movie has received attention for being an award winner. It is well suited for a boys' night. Note that King Arthur involves sexual content, profanity, and violent content.

Summary of King Arthur

Combining the historical appeal and epic sequences of films like GLADIATOR and BRAVEHEART, director Antoine Fuqua (TRAINING DAY) and producer Jerry Bruckheimer provide a sleek twist on the King Arthur legend. Arthur (Clive Owen), a brave Roman/British Christian warrior who leads his band of pagan knights on missions for the Empire, must complete one final mission before the knights can earn their freedom from servitude and Arthur can return to Rome. Along the way, however, Arthur realizes that the pullout of the Romans will open the door for a crushing invasion of Britain by the Saxons, and he takes it upon himself to fight with Merlin (Stephen Dillane) and Guinevere (Keira Knightley) for the freedom of the British people.

Stunning battle scenes with extensive attention to historical detail rely very little on computer graphics and instead use intricately realistic props, costumes, and scenery. Featuring the largest film set ever built in Ireland, KING ARTHUR features a scale replica of Hadrian's Wall and two complete villages. Haunting music by composer Hans Zimmer completes this story of unselfish heroism, which ultimately provides a satisfying completion to the legend of Arthur and his knights.

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Language:	English, Latin, Irish Gaelic
Country:	USA, UK, Ireland
Release date:	28 June 2004
Runtime:	126 min

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Clive Owen

as Arthur

Stellan Skarsgaard

as Cerdic

Keira Knightley

as Guinevere

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Variety

Impressively made and well acted by an exceedingly attractive cast, this dark tale of ceaseless conflict is adult entertainment and will likely disappoint viewers expecting a "Camelot"-like love triangle. Full Review

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by: Todd McCarthy

The Hollywood Reporter

An engrossing, highly intelligent reimagining of the legend of Arthur. Full Review

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by: Kirk Honeycutt

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Well I liked it enough to not fall asleep but not enough to really recommend it all that much. This movie LOOKS great and has the firepower as far as actors able to make this great, but alas it doesn't achieve it. The problem is the story winds... Read and rate it

30.March.2009
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by: Parker in MN
Parker in MN rated this movie4/10Disappointing

23.March.2009
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by: Jason
Jason rated this movie6/10Okay

King Arthur, starring Clive Owen and Keira Knightley, was an attempt at a realistic depiction of how the legend came to be. So, depending on how you viewed the legend before seeing this movie will most likely affect your opinion of it. In this story, Arthur is raised from a child to be the steward of a distant outpost of the Roman Empire in England. But, to help him protect this outpost, native boys are handpicked by the Romans to serve Arthur for 15 years. After we are given this information, you are brought 15 years later to the day before their release and Arthur's exit to Rome. However, the bishop sent to England to give them their deeds sends them on one final quest, which will determine their fate. Clive Owen does a pretty good job as Arthur, and Knightley does almost as good of a job as Guinevere but the rest of the cast, including Stellan Skarsgard, only do OK. I think that has mostly to do with the fact that there isn't enough time, even in this 2.5 hour movie, to develop their supporting character roles. My favorite character was Bors (played by Ray Winstone), who is Arthur's most bloodthirsty knight. The effects and battle sequences were pretty good, especially at the end. I had the director's cut DVD, and I heard that the battle sequences in the theatre weren't near as gorey. I have to give the writers credit for handling a very complex legend with lots of characters and putting it into a short timeframe. The end was wrapped up well, wasn't hokey, and tried to stay realistic. The reason I'm not giving this a very high rating is just for the fact that King Arthur isn't supposed to be realistic and there were parts in the movie that just drug on a little too much. I prefer to watch a long movie without noticing the time and this one had me watching the clock.

23.March.2009
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by: Jason

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