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Martin Lawrence plays Jamal, an employee in Medieval World amusement park. After sustaining a blow to the head, he awakens to find himself in 14th century England.Martin Lawrence plays Jamal, an employee in Medieval World amusement park. After sustaining a blow to the head, he awakens to find himself in 14th century England.Martin Lawrence plays Jamal, an employee in Medieval World amusement park. After sustaining a blow to the head, he awakens to find himself in 14th century England.
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I understand that movies are shot out of sequence and that the scripted work is sometimes altered under the director's guidance. The plot required not just the suspension of disbelief, but no belief system. I considered leaving and seeing something else, and regretted staying in the theater to see this movie (for lack of a better term.) The only thing good I could say about this effort is that the lighting was good.
The ending seemed to be an omen for Black Knight 2 -- I would beg the powers that be in Hollywood that this was only my fevered imagination. It will be a sad day if something like that was forced onto innocent moviegoers.
The ending seemed to be an omen for Black Knight 2 -- I would beg the powers that be in Hollywood that this was only my fevered imagination. It will be a sad day if something like that was forced onto innocent moviegoers.
I don't think that this film was even one tenth as bad as many of the reviews I've seen. First, it should be taken in the spirit of which is was obviously made, fun, light comedy. Certainly, it didn't break any "new ground," and I doubt that it will be remembered along with "Some Like It Hot." As much as I initially wanted to HATE this film, I thought it was a noble effort by the star, who was wise enough to surround himself with supremely talented British actors (many from the legitimate stage) who both accurately embodied the realism of the time, and possessed the chops to pull it off. Yes, it used all of the typical ghetto dialogue and Hollywood plots, but it did it with such clever wit and attitude that I wound up being quite charmed by the film. Again, if you're looking for "Malcolm X," don't bother. But for an afternoon's amusement, good, clean fun. I have no qualms about saying that I enjoyed it.
This is overall a good movie. If you like Martin lawrence you will like this movie. Maybe it was ahead of its time?
I watched this movie as a kid and loved it. Still love it as a 30 year old. The premise is silly, so expect a silly movie. That's what trailers are for.
C comedy movie about A dude from the 2000's who goes back in time to midevil times.... you get what you watch.
I watched this movie as a kid and loved it. Still love it as a 30 year old. The premise is silly, so expect a silly movie. That's what trailers are for.
C comedy movie about A dude from the 2000's who goes back in time to midevil times.... you get what you watch.
This film isn't fantastic, but it is far from dismal as many people here have made it out to be.
Sure, the premise of the movie is silly, but most of these types of comedy movies are. The film is entertaining and Martin Lawrence shows his comedic talent again.
If you think this film deserves one or two stars, you probably haven't seen enough movies. For a true 1-star film, go see "Going Overboard" with Adam Sandler---I bet you won't be able to watch it until the end.
Black Knight is a pretty good film and I recommend you see it if you get the chance.
Sure, the premise of the movie is silly, but most of these types of comedy movies are. The film is entertaining and Martin Lawrence shows his comedic talent again.
If you think this film deserves one or two stars, you probably haven't seen enough movies. For a true 1-star film, go see "Going Overboard" with Adam Sandler---I bet you won't be able to watch it until the end.
Black Knight is a pretty good film and I recommend you see it if you get the chance.
B O M B. Wow! It is just hard to comprehend how terrible this movie really is. At the beginning when you see Martin Lawrence brushing his eyebrows with a toothbrush you know it is off to a bad start. To add to that the jokes are just horrendous. I sat stoned face until the end when you see Martin Lawrence's ugly mug pressed up to the camera. I don't know if it was the relief that the movie is over or that he is just plain ugly. Or because they were trying to set it up for an even crappier sequel.
Did you know
- TriviaThe scene where Princess Regina trips over her bed sheets was not scripted, but director Gil Junger liked it, so it was kept and put in the final cut.
- GoofsWhen Jamal is pulled from the moat, his clothes are bone dry.
- Alternate versionsThe UK release was cut, the distributor chose to cut sight of a potentially dangerous imitable technique (spray from an aerosol can ignited with a lighter) in order to obtain a PG classification. An uncut 12 classification was available.
- SoundtracksI Like the Way
Written by El DeBarge (as Eldra DeBarge), Randy DeBarge (as William DeBarge), Etterlene Jordan, Edmond Jones, Jr., Rodney McCoy, Bobby La Serra, Hubert Roberts, Freddy Stonewall, Henry Stone, Lawrence Dermer, Beenie Man (as Moses Davis) and Adam Duggins
Performed by Beenie Man
Courtesy of Virgin Records America, Inc.
Contains replayed samples of "I Like" and "I Like It (Corn Flakes)"
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- El caballero negro
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- Budget
- $50,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $33,426,971
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $11,102,948
- Nov 25, 2001
- Gross worldwide
- $39,976,235
- Runtime
- 1h 35m(95 min)
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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