Posted on 05/13/2017 4:01:41 AM PDT by C19fan
Every summer has them. Big studio movies launched with massive budgets that saddle into multiplexes looking to kick off new film franchise only to be greeted by the forces of audience indifference. Well, it looks like summer 2017 has its first official flop. Warner Bros.’ “King Arthur: Legend of the Sword,” Guy Ritchie’s attempt to make the Knights of the Round Table hip again, is collapsing at the box office. Based on its Thursday pre-shows and Friday afternoon mid-day grosses, the $175 million epic is looking at a disastrous $18 million debut. Those projections come from rival studios. Insiders at Warner Bros. think the film could still exceed $20 million, but even if it does, that’s still a very weak start for such an expensive picture. Barring a mid-weekend surge in enthusiasm for tales of gallantry, there will be red ink.
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When it was first announced I wanted to see it, I love early Guy Ritchie, I totally wanted to see Lock Stock and Two Smoking Excaliburs. But he doesn’t make those movies anymore, the previews hit and I saw Return of the King without Orcs, not interested.
One pet peeve of mine is the idea that the Wise Advisor is the sole black guy, or the computer engineer hacker genius who saves the day is the black guy, while Asians look on and approving amazement.
They’ll say something like, “Thats amazing..! HOW did you even do that..?!?”
Oh and when there is some task that requires superhuman courage and risk-taking, then, yep, it’s a female every time.
When the degree of multiKulti fawning gets truly nauseating I just have to leave the theater.
My wife and I saw it last night and enjoyed it. I hope they make a sequel.
With all the failures in yhe movie industry, it shouldn’t be very long before they won’t be able to get financing for their propaganda.
BB who agrees with your assessment. Excalibur is a classic, but what’s not to like about Holy Grail?
So true. That was a terrible movie. Everyone had a British accent and Costner was playing his “Dances with Wolves” character. Horrible performance and Costner literally drained the life and talent out of every scene in the movie.
Yonda stands da castle of my fodda.
I think I saw someplace where he was Sir Bedivere (don't know if I have the spelling correct). This is becoming one of my pet peeves. Historical pieces set in olden time Britain with a black man in the main cast. Really, King Arthur had some black dude sitting at the Round Table?
“Saddle” can be a verb! Horses are saddled all the time. People, too.
Black Irish.
I have to disagree @ Excalibur. The best was King Arthur from ‘04. Excellent cast; Clive Owen, Keira Knightley.
It didn’t have the adultery crap, and was fairly historically accurate (well, plausible). Stellan Skarsgard - the scientist from the Thor movie - was scary BAD as the Saxon king - he’s a great actor, and Ioan Gruffudd (Horatio Hornblower, Mr. Fantastic) was GREAT as Lancelot.
I didn’t know “saddle” could be used as a verb.
Saddle up.
Saturday grammarian.
It looks stupid but I bet coming out at the same time as Guardians of the Galaxy isn’t helping. The lines I see to get into that are at Star Wars levels.
The movie has almost nothing to do with the Arthur/Excalibur legend. So, “Excalibur”, it aint. However, as long as you don’t get your knickers in a twist about the *total rewriting of the legend*, it’s pretty enjoyable. I especially liked the depiction of how the sword came to be embedded in the stone. Very cool. I also gotta admit that I like Guy Richie movies (especially Snatch).
You’ve never heard the term “saddle up boys”?
John Wayne was never a friend, heh?
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