Arthur & Merlin

This started off promising but as expected, with a low budget, this sort of movie degrades into B movie territory. There is a distinct lack of CGI and special effects especially at the end of the movie where so much more could have been done. The script tries to stick to a twist in the famous legend, but does not build up the protagonists' relationship up enough to make the obligatory battle against darkness believable. In one instance Merlin is dead against joining Arthur, and then all of a sudden gets random inspiration to join... "deus ex machina" galore. There are too many similar contradictions in the plot to make this truly enjoyable for me. One wish for low budget films - at least pay for a good writer, even if the acting is dodgy.

I found this take on the King Arthur Legend very entertaining. The use of colour and the cinematography was the most enjoyable aspect of this film. The story was good enough to get me through the full film despite it's length being close to a Lord of the Rings film. It is clear to see the effort and passion that has gone into this film and it has paid of in the end result.

Although this film may not compete with Peter Jackson's fantasy series, it's budget is a fraction of Hollywood features and it is still very enjoyable.

It works very well as a family film as I watched with my kids and they thoroughly enjoyed it.

Bad acting and poor effects but it was free on YouTube so it was ok. I like the theme.

The movie looks good and is well acted. A very well known story, but told in a different, long and extended version. Decent effects and score, but at times over the top and lacks any peaks and real lows. Action scenes are decent, but nothing exciting and sometimes shot hand held to make it look more exciting. This movie is good to watch to fill time up, which is just about 2hrs of an ongoing adventure with hills and valleys. No major scenes or plot points to add drama or anticipation to the story. Certain time lapsed scenes remind you of other movies scenes with the same shots and camera shots.

This movie feels very much like something college students would put together, the acting isn't believable, and the story is a poor adaption. So many things they could of done if they had the creativity or ambition. Still managed to get through the 1 hour and 50 minutes, but i wouldn't recommend this to others. I understand that people want to support these independent films but they should still be honest. You don't need millions of dollars to make a creative or interesting movie. Stop trying to be a big Hollywood action movie! I did enjoy some of the locations, and not all of the acting was terrible (most of it was) but the casting was awful.

P.S. I am a big fan of king Arthur and merlin and i still didn't enjoy this movie.