King Arthur 2004
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Special features: Blood on the land: forging "King Arthur": the making-of "King Arthur"; cast & filmmaker roundtable video commentary; deleted scenes with director commentary; director audio commentary; "Knight vision" pop-up trivia track; "King Arthur" konami playable video game demo.
Clive Owen, Keira Knightley, Ioan Gruffudd, Stephen Dillane, Stellan Skarsgård, Ray Winstone, Hugh Dancy, Til Schweiger.
A reluctant leader, Arthur wishes only to leave Britain and return to the peace and stability of Rome. Before he can, one final mission leads him and his Knights of the Round Table - Lancelot, Galahad, Bors, Tristan, and Gawain - to the conclusion that when Rome is gone, Britain will need a leader to fill the void. Britain needs a king - someone not only to defend against the current threat of invading Saxons, but to lead the isle into the new age. Under the guidance of Merlin, and the beautiful Guinevere by his side, Arthur will have to find the strength to change the course of history.
DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, THX-certified, including THX optimizer.
COMMUNITY REVIEWS
Cool submitted by Sonia on July 9, 2011, 2:11pm This movie has great twists and turns. The only thing that would improve it is the movie could be a bit shorter.
A different take submitted by crazypockets on July 13, 2013, 11:29am I didn't quite understand this movie...it was a different take on the Arthur legend that seemed to suggest Arthur was a Roman who came to the British Isles, but the way it went through the story didn't make a lot of sense.
reality trying to fit legend? submitted by aunal on November 13, 2014, 6:02pm I think the point of this movie was to imagine an actual history for Arthur and his Knights. I'm not quite sure it succeeded in doing that. Yes, historical details seem accurate, but in attempting that, much of the Arthurian legend that we all know and love is distorted. crazypockets, above, got some of the movie detail wrong; what is suggested is that Arthur is a Saxon, a warrior-for-hire who gets himself and his then few "knights" indentured to the Romans. Along the way, he fights the Saxons on behalf of the Romans, decides that the Romans are not acceptable employers, and meets Guinevere (played by Keira Knightly, not at all an accomplished actor, in my opinion). Action packed and enjoyable, presuming the viewer has no knowledge of the Arthurian legends, or the history of the times. A 5/10, at best.
20 years later submitted by rachelmcglash on August 12, 2023, 8:31am Rewatched this recently. I appreciate the twist that isn't typically shown, but there were too many historical inaccuracies for me to get past.
LANGUAGE OPTIONS
English or dubbed French dialogue, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
PUBLISHED
Burbank, CA : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, c2004.
Year Published: 2004
Description: 1 videodisc (138 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Format: DVD
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
078885755X :
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Fuqua, Antoine.
Owen, Clive.
Knightley, Keira, 1985-
Gruffudd, Ioan.
Dillane, Stephen.
Skarsgård, Stellan.
Winstone, Ray, 1957-
Dancy, Hugh, 1975-
Schweiger, Til, 1963-
Touchstone Pictures.
Jerry Bruckheimer Films.
Touchstone Home Entertainment (Firm)
Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)
SUBJECTS
Arthur, -- King -- Drama.
Arthur, -- Rey -- Teatro.
Lancelot (Legendary character)
Galahad (Legendary character)
King Arthur's Round Table -- Drama.
Gran Bretaña -- Historia -- Período anglosajón, 449-1066 -- Teatro.
Great Britain -- History -- Anglo-Saxon period, 449-1066 -- Drama.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Historical -- Feature.