pdavis68
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If you want a plot, read some of the other reviews. They cover more than enough and there's no need to repeat them.
This is probably as close to the "true" Arthur as has been portrayed in a movie to date. If you've followed any of the research into the origins of the legend of Arthur, then you might find this film mildly interesting.
To their credit, I think the main characters did a fairly good job with what they had. Unfortunately, what they had was almost nothing. I struggled for hours trying to figure out why exactly the movie just wasn't entertaining given that Clive Owen, as Arthur did an excellent job. Knightly is a talented actress, but she wasn't given much to work with. Skarsgard is also an excellent actor but again, not much of a part to work with. The dialog is incredibly weak.
The movie seemed like a really weak version of Braveheart overall. It was as if they had taken Braveheart, removed all the good dialog, weakened the battle scenes, and packaged it back up with new faces.
While it's possible you may care about Arthur and his knights, you're just not going to care about anyone else in this movie, and that's really where it fails miserably, I think. It's a shame because the "true story" of Arthur and his knights is as fascinating as the legend it spawned and better writing and direction really could have done something with it.
This is probably as close to the "true" Arthur as has been portrayed in a movie to date. If you've followed any of the research into the origins of the legend of Arthur, then you might find this film mildly interesting.
To their credit, I think the main characters did a fairly good job with what they had. Unfortunately, what they had was almost nothing. I struggled for hours trying to figure out why exactly the movie just wasn't entertaining given that Clive Owen, as Arthur did an excellent job. Knightly is a talented actress, but she wasn't given much to work with. Skarsgard is also an excellent actor but again, not much of a part to work with. The dialog is incredibly weak.
The movie seemed like a really weak version of Braveheart overall. It was as if they had taken Braveheart, removed all the good dialog, weakened the battle scenes, and packaged it back up with new faces.
While it's possible you may care about Arthur and his knights, you're just not going to care about anyone else in this movie, and that's really where it fails miserably, I think. It's a shame because the "true story" of Arthur and his knights is as fascinating as the legend it spawned and better writing and direction really could have done something with it.
First of all, I was a big fan of the original, when I was a kid, but having seen a few episodes of the original lately, I'm glad they avoided a lot of the cheesiness of the original. The cast and crew, I think, pulled off a wonderful surprise and a lot of us who thought they would fail are pleasantly surprised.
The only real fault I really see with it at this point is the same fault I see in most new series, which is that not all of the cast are completely at home with their characters. I think that will happen when this becomes a series.
The space fights and flights were exceptional in that unlike almost any other space battles I've previously seen, they assume physics has something called inertia. Wow! What a difference that makes. Yeah, you don't get those cool turning on a dime space ships, but it adds a great deal of character.
The story was excellent, I thought. The cast was well chosen. I like Olmos and McDonnel a lot but would never have picked them for the roles. I was quite pleased with their performances. I was very impressed with Helfer's roll, and not just because she's a gorgeous model. She spooked me, and I like that.
All in all, I have to say I can't wait for this to become a series. I'm glad they've reworked it. It makes the story work with an audience that has become more knowledgeable and saavy about space movies.
The only real fault I really see with it at this point is the same fault I see in most new series, which is that not all of the cast are completely at home with their characters. I think that will happen when this becomes a series.
The space fights and flights were exceptional in that unlike almost any other space battles I've previously seen, they assume physics has something called inertia. Wow! What a difference that makes. Yeah, you don't get those cool turning on a dime space ships, but it adds a great deal of character.
The story was excellent, I thought. The cast was well chosen. I like Olmos and McDonnel a lot but would never have picked them for the roles. I was quite pleased with their performances. I was very impressed with Helfer's roll, and not just because she's a gorgeous model. She spooked me, and I like that.
All in all, I have to say I can't wait for this to become a series. I'm glad they've reworked it. It makes the story work with an audience that has become more knowledgeable and saavy about space movies.