I'm confused. Did anyone understand anything that went on in this movie?
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borislav_mitev — 14 years ago(April 23, 2011 01:47 AM)
Acting was horible and they talk loud. Really??? How do you know how people use to talk back in the days what they said? You have no idea, I dont think anyone does. It certainly was different that it is nowadays, those men back then had to yell so others can hear them in the mids of a battle or during the party at the castle, those men were rough back then. I'd rather see that and get the feel of some authenticity than have actors who bring 21st century mannerism and dialog into a 12th century tale, now that is horrible and rubbish.
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j_money77 — 14 years ago(April 29, 2011 06:49 PM)
Are you MAD?!?!?!
THE ALLIENSHHHHH!!!!!!!!
I think your hatred of the movie is a bit hyperbolic but I understand where you are coming from sfla.
The acting is purposely eccentric, but it is a ploy that I think makes the movie comical in spots where it wasn't intended to be; I disagree strongly with you about the "cheap b grade footage" remark. While some of the sets are dated and very cheap (the cave where Morgan La Fey entraps Merlin for instance, which Boorman himself said was embarassing on the commentary) but a lot of the landscape footage is well shot. The knights armor is a nice detail too, when they are fighting they aren't running swiftly, but are realistically weighed down by their enormous armor.
I don't hate this movie, but don't revere it, it seems it is polarizing around here, people either damn it to hell or praise it like it's on a level with 2001 or Ikiru. I'm just inbetween, I like it actually, but can laugh at its foolishness. -
jh66 — 14 years ago(May 03, 2011 10:39 AM)
"Utherdon'tlethimtakethechiiiild!"
Classic argument for not casting one's own talentless daughter?
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jh66 — 14 years ago(May 04, 2011 10:23 AM)
Her crowning achievement?
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jh66 — 14 years ago(May 05, 2011 07:21 AM)
Uther: Have you seen Merlin?
Knight: I HAVENNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN'T!
Ouch- cr4p acting or what?
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Caractacus23 — 14 years ago(June 12, 2011 12:14 AM)
"Knight: I HAVENNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN'T!"
I just finished this movie about an hour ago, and I have no idea what you're talking about. I mean titerally, no idea. You see, when you put the word "haven't" in all-caps, and then add fifteen additional letter "N"s, it doesn't tell us anything about the way the word was pronounced. How do sixteen "N"s sound different from one? They don't. -
sfla — 14 years ago(January 07, 2012 06:48 PM)
On the contrary it seems perfectly clear what the capitalised and repeated 'N's represent. It represents the absurd, unrealistic and generally terrible voice acting throughout the entire movie. But in this case, more specifically the completely appallingly unfitting response that the Knight gave. He SCREAMED his response to a normal question, and elongated the word, in particular the "N".
This is exactly the kind of rubbish I'm talking about in this movie. Why do they scream? It's utter garbage. -
pol-edra — 13 years ago(February 05, 2013 06:05 AM)
What period is that? The movie isn't set in any particular year, it is the adaptation of a legend, of a story that never happened at any place in history to begin with. Malory never says when it happened either, there are only a few circumstancial pieces of evidence (in the time of the emperor Leo etc) that don't make sense historically speaking. Filmmakers and costume designers who bring legends to a screen have every right to chose the most unhistorical costumes, armour and weaponry they like.
Of course it would be entirely different if the movie wanted to be a "historical Arthur" movie, but you're on the wrong board for that; I think you should direct your criticism at King Arthur 2004.
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pol-edra — 9 years ago(December 14, 2016 10:28 PM)
You're partly right, but not entirely. The armour and costume of legendary characters in medieval art is rather a maxture of contemporary elements and fantasy elements, inspired by Ancient Times and the Orient (or what the artist identified as ancient or oriental rather). From that POV, a modern Arthur should wear a mxture of fatigues and I don't know, a lightsaber? Actually I'd watch that
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