[C19fan]

As a Generation Xer there is only one, not counting Monty Python, Arthurian movie; Excalibur. As I stated before this Guy Ritchie movie happens to have a dude named Arthur and a sword named Excalibur and that is the extent this movie is base on the myth.

[IronJack]

saddle into multiplexes

You mean "sidle" into multiplexes? I didn't know "saddle" could be used as a verb.

[Berlin_Freeper]

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword - Official Trailer [HD]

[mindburglar]

I thought the commercials were for that stupid Viking show. Total fail.

[Cowboy Bob]

Who is the Black dude - Sir Galahad?

[Telepathic Intruder]

Where hides evil in my kingdom, then?
Always... where you never expect it. Always.
I know where.
Where, Sir Gawain?
I cannot say.

[SMGFan]

$175 million helped some people keep food on the table. Victimless “crime”. /s

Who takes the biggest loss on such a disaster?

[Joe 6-pack]

I saw it last night. I paid $17.00 for me and my gf. I was not horribly disappointed. If you are ok with what Guy Ritchie did with Sherlock Holmes you'll be ok with what he does with Arthur.
If you're looking for something more consistent with the traditional Arthurian canon, stick with Excalibur. If you're the type that nitpicks the historicity of clothing, weapons, architecture, etc., you won't enjoy this film. If you hated 300 because there's no such thing as crab-clawed executioners, you'll hate this film. If you enjoyed 300 for the warrior ethos and action you might enjoy this film.
I have no idea what Guy Ritchie's politics are; I assume they tilt well towards the left merely because of his prior association with that Madonna tramp...but I do think it interesting that as England slides into the dumpster, he has reached back into Britain's history to celebrate quintessentially British heroes, first with Holmes and now with Arthur. If he makes Boadicea movie, I'll probably catch it too.
A few things I particularly liked about the film were the notion of a basket of deplorables rising up against an illicitly usurped throne, led by one who has risen from amongst them. Arthur's assumption of the mantle of leadership was a reluctant struggle, trying to resist his destiny until he came to recognize that people were fighting and dying in his name. As with a lot of Ritchie's films the CGI is at times, over the top, but it tends to support the plot line rather than detract from it. Finally, some of the landscape cinematography of the English/Scottish countryside is as breathtakingly beautiful as Braveheart.
It may not be a great movie, but it's not as horrible as it's being made out to be.

[Sicon]

"As a Generation Xer there is only one, not counting Monty Python, Arthurian movie; Excalibur."

This Gen Xer agrees with your statement 100%!

"Are you sure he's got one?"

"Oh, yes, it's-uh vurrry nice-uh!"

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

Google KING ARTHUR MOVIES and you will see the dozens of them from the past. Some good, some awful.
The good ones are...
EXCALIBUR, SWORD OF LANCELOT, KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE, THE BLACK KNIGHT, PRINCE VALIANT (Robert Wagner), SIEGE OF THE SAXONS (stolen footage from THE BLACK KNIGHT), A CONNECTICUT YANKEE, and many, many more.

Of course, my favorite knights in shining armor is not an Arthurian movie but EL CID.

[Afterguard]

Forgive me for the non-sequitor, but If you really want to enjoy an Arthurian experience read Bernard Cornwall’s Arthur Trilogy The Warlord Chronicles: The Winter King, Enemy of God, and Excalibur.

[stanne]

I saw it before having read anything. As soon as I saw it was a Guy Ritchie film I was disappointed

It has the 3D fuzzy grey quality. They haven’t figured that out

The story goes into flashbacks constantly it takes so much figuring out but it’s not worth it. The story is an inferior adaptation

Waste of time Two whole hours

[discostu]

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.

[gaijin]

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.

[buffaloguy]

My wife and I saw it last night and enjoyed it. I hope they make a sequel.

[ssfromla]

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.

[redangus]

BB who agrees with your assessment. Excalibur is a classic, but what’s not to like about Holy Grail?

[spankalib]

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.

[BestPresidentEver]

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.

[pjd]

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).