[King Arthur] These pictures look reeeally cool!

[Klaus]

http://www.omelete.com.br/cinema/news/base_para_news.asp?artigo=6849

A historically realistic take on King Arthur's tale, set during the downfall of the Roman Empire, directed by Antoine Fuqua (Training Day), with Clive Owen (Arthur) and Kiera Knightley (Guinevere).

Ms. Knightley's Guinevere sure looks like a wild elf, and a good one at that!

 

[uv23]

http://www.omelete.com.br/cinema/news/base_para_news.asp?artigo=6849

A historically realistic take on King Arthur's tale, set during the downfall of the Roman Empire, directed by Antoine Fuqua (Training Day), with Clive Owen (Arthur) and Kiera Knightley (Guinevere).

Ms. Knightley's Guinevere sure looks like a wild elf, and a good one at that!

I've been looking forward to this since I first heard about it. Lots of good epics coming up. King Arthur, Troy, bunch of others I can't remember because I'm still half asleep

 

[hong]

Guinevere, warrior princess. Hmm. Is that Malory I hear rolling over in his grave?

OTOH, I'll take Keira Knightley in a leather bikini and warpaint any day.

 

[Wombat]

Historically realistic ... wearing a leather bikini into battle... Wow, talk about fantasy and reality clashing quickly.

I love the Arthurian legends. I have about 500 books (no, that is not a typo) on the topic. Every few years there is another wave of books about the "real" King Arthur.

The problem? There is not REAL King Arthur.

Oh yes, there are lots of stories, many of which contradict each other. Some claim they are based on Roman tales, some on various Celtic legends, some on the myths of the Sarmatians, etc. But the truth of the matter is that there is no single thread that creates"The Truth". Instead it is a collection of threads, slowly creating a tapestry that alters with each retelling of the tales.

This movie will probably be better than "First Knight"; it will have little problem being better than "Camelot" or "The Mists of Avalon" (the movie here, although the book is not that much better). I wish that the movie could be as good as Bernard Cornwell's or Mary Stewart's books, but I hold out little hope.

The tales of King Arthur have yet to truly succesfully translated to either stage or screen.

 

[CrusaderX]

Ms. Knightley's Guinevere sure looks like a wild elf, and a good one at that!

You're right, she does look just like a wild elf. But I hope she looks more Guinevere-like in other scenes. Which I'm sure she will, but a wild, bikini-clad, blue Guinevere is definitely an odd look for this character.

 

[Elf Witch]

Historically realistic ... wearing a leather bikini into battle... Wow, talk about fantasy and reality clashing quickly.

I love the Arthurian legends. I have about 500 books (no, that is not a typo) on the topic. Every few years there is another wave of books about the "real" King Arthur.

The problem? There is not REAL King Arthur.

Oh yes, there are lots of stories, many of which contradict each other. Some claim they are based on Roman tales, some on various Celtic legends, some on the myths of the Sarmatians, etc. But the truth of the matter is that there is no single thread that creates"The Truth". Instead it is a collection of threads, slowly creating a tapestry that alters with each retelling of the tales.

This movie will probably be better than "First Knight"; it will have little problem being better than "Camelot" or "The Mists of Avalon" (the movie here, although the book is not that much better). I wish that the movie could be as good as Bernard Cornwell's or Mary Stewart's books, but I hold out little hope.

The tales of King Arthur have yet to truly succesfully translated to either stage or screen.

I too read and collect books on the Arthur mythos. And I am looking forward to this movie. I enjoy reading and seeing different "takes" on the legend otherwise it gets kind of dull.

First Knight was not a very good film though I loved the way it was shot visually it was beautiful the scene at night with the flames shining off the armor was breathtaking. I liked Mists of Avalon the book is one of my favorites of course being a wiccan makes me like it more. I liked the way that it showed that the worship of Mary was most likely linked to Goddess worship in the British Isles. I also liked that it told the story of the woman of Camelot which seems to be a popular thing to do now a days.

 

[Darrin Drader]

Having studied the Arthurian cycle in college and liked it quite a bit, the only movie I've seen that even comes close to telling the story correctly is Excalibur. First Knight was a travesty, plain and simple. Frankly, this one looks like the got the armor right, but I have reservations about the rest of it. What I would like to see is a big budget mini-series for TV, at least 6 hours long, that covers more than just the bare bones of the story.

 

[Klaus]

http://www.empiremovies.com/gallery/king_arthur/king_arthur_pictures_08.shtml

Here Kiera Knightley looks more Guineverish here...

This is only speculation, of course, but I assume this movie will portray Guinevere as a Celt princess, marrying Arthur in an attempt to bring the different peoples of Britannia together after the fall of the roman occupation.

 

[CrusaderX]

I enjoyed First Knight for what it was.

I thought Mists of Avalon was awful, though.

The Excalibur film was pretty good.

Has anyone here read The Pendragon Cycle by Stephen Lawhead? I haven't yet, but I've heard decent things about these books.

 

[drnuncheon]

First Knight...twitch...I'm having flashbacks now...chrome armor...the Knights of the Round Table wearing uniforms that look like they came from Battlestar Galactica...

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