King Arthur

Aldazar · Tue, 20th Jul '04, 5:53am

It was released here last week and I'm going to the cinemas on Friday with a couple of friends, all of us big fans of both Jerry Bruckheimer and Will Smith. Can anyone suggest which may be better to see - King Arthur or I, Robot? It's a little difficult because in essence they both appear to be action films of some form or another with the only edge being that I,Robot appears to also be somewhat of a thriller.

Icingdeath45 · Tue, 20th Jul '04, 6:43am

King arthur, i saw I robot yesterday, and king arthur today..imo I robot sucked incredibly, while king arthur was pretty damn good.

Eaglearrow · Wed, 21st Jul '04, 7:20am

I saw both and think they are both worth the money. If I had to choose I would go for King Arthur though. I really liked the more historically based interpretation of the Knights of the round table.

Loerand · Tue, 27th Jul '04, 12:14am

Just saw King Arthur, and I think that it's a pretty good movie actually. It might just be that I was tired, but I lost the "red line" sometimes

However, I recommend it

Abomination · Tue, 27th Jul '04, 1:40pm

I hear the battle scenes for King Arthur aren't done well. Too much camera shaking or something.

Loerand · Wed, 28th Jul '04, 1:00am

Well, I can't recall the cameras being shaky, I only remember the fighting scene on the ice, it was very well made

Mystra's Chosen · Wed, 28th Jul '04, 6:47am

I'd say King Arthur was the better of the two, but they're both really good. IMO, of course.

The Kilted Crusader · Thu, 29th Jul '04, 12:47am

I'd agree with Mystra. King Arthur reminds me of Bernard Cornwell's Warlord series in that the Arthur tales are based in the Dark Ages.

Aikanaro · Mon, 2nd Aug '04, 8:52am

Well, as I said to my sister after seeing it - 'I may not know much about King Arthur and all that, but I know enough to know that that wasn't it.

Overall, it was a good movie, but the whole thing simply dripped with butchery. If you're hyping something as a realistic interpretation, it would help if it was at least slightly realistic. Firing an arrow and hitting a man hiding in a tree from a few hundred metres away, who you can't see and don't know it there, doesn't strike me as realistic.

Still, it's very much worth seeing, but some parts just made me cringe. And the guy who plays Arthur has the personality of a stick.

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Tue, 20th Jul '04, 5:53am	#1
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Tue, 20th Jul '04, 6:43am	#2
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Wed, 21st Jul '04, 7:20am	#3
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Tue, 27th Jul '04, 12:14am	#4
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Tue, 27th Jul '04, 1:40pm	#5
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Wed, 28th Jul '04, 1:00am	#6
Loerand My heart holds no fear for death Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The forest Posts: 1,346 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 3,262 Level: 18 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 39.85% Daily Activity 2.21% Weekly Activity 0.95% Monthly Activity 1.4% Achievements	Well, I can't recall the cameras being shaky, I only remember the fighting scene on the ice, it was very well made

Wed, 28th Jul '04, 6:47am	#7
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Thu, 29th Jul '04, 12:47am	#8
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Mon, 2nd Aug '04, 8:52am	#9
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