{"id":15882,"date":"2017-08-12T15:59:28","date_gmt":"2017-08-12T22:59:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=15882"},"modified":"2017-08-12T15:59:59","modified_gmt":"2017-08-12T22:59:59","slug":"review-kingarthur-legendofthesword-4k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2017\/08\/review-kingarthur-legendofthesword-4k\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: King Arthur: Legend of the Sword 4K\/BD + Screen Caps"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>King Arthur: Legend of the Sword<\/em><\/strong> actually isn\u2019t a terrible movie and yet, a couple problems: 1. There really is a need for yet another adaptation, even one that incorporates more mystical elements, 2. Guy Ritchie\u2019s style doesn\u2019t quite gel with the material and 3. Charlie Hunnam doesn\u2019t nearly have enough charisma to carry this movie.<\/p>\n

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King Arthur: Legend of the Sword<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Action, Fantasy
\nWarner Bros. | PG13 \u2013 126 min. \u2013 $44.95 | August 8, 2017<\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 08\/12\/2017 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/p>\n

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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Guy Ritchie
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>David Dobkin and Joby Harold (story), Joby Harold and Guy Ritchie & Lionel Wigram (screenplay)
\nCast: <\/strong>Charlie Hunnam, Astrio Berges-Frisbey, Djimon Hounsou, Aidan Gillen, Jude Law, Eric Bana, Annabelle Wallis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Featurettes
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>Yes
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>4K, Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio: <\/strong>English (Dolby Atmos), French (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
\nVideo (4K): <\/strong>2160p\/Widescreen 2.40
\nVideo (BD): <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 2.40
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, French, Spanish
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>NA
\nCodecs: <\/strong>HEVC \/ H.265 (4K), MPEG-4 AVC (BD)
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B, C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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THE MOVIE \u2014 2.75\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Plot Synopsis:<\/strong> When his father, King Uther (ERIC BANA), is murdered and his uncle Vortigern (JUDE LAW) seizes the crown, Arthur (CHARLE HUNNMAN) is robbed of his birthright. Raised in a brothel and controlling the streets with brute force and a band of loyal friends, his true past comes to light after the sword Excalibur reveals itself and the king sends out his guards in search of men of the right age as the heir to the thrown is the only one who can remove and wield the sword. As his existence is revealed, Arthur is rescued from execution by a group of rebels, led way by Bedivere (DJIMON HOUNSOU), as they must not only convince Arthur to lay claim to his rightful place, but also train him to battle his cruel and power-hungry uncle and thus, the downtrodden people of the kingdom.<\/p>\n

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Review: <\/strong>The story of King Arthur has been done ad nauseam for dating back over 100 years ago in media and the character portrayed by a variety of well known actors like, at least in the last couple decades, Sean Connery (First Knight<\/em>, 1995), Pierce Brosnan (Quest for Camelot<\/em>, 1998) and Clive Owen (King Arthur<\/em>, 2004), the latter starring in one of the bigger budget versions, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, and which was a rather ho-hum film in itself, although, frankly, I\u2019d rank it above this latest incarnation, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword<\/em><\/strong> from Guy Ritchie who co-wrote and helmed, giving it his own touch to the legend.<\/p>\n

This version isn\u2019t terrible but in spite of having Ritchie-isms (slo-mo, camera angles, etc), there honestly not very much that\u2019s really memorable. Charlie Hunnam might\u2019ve been fine on Sons of Anarchy<\/em> but the guy doesn\u2019t have a whole lot of charisma to play Arthur, hell I\u2019d argue Clive Owen had more charm and that\u2019s saying something. The supporting cast is alright but mostly wasted from Eric Bana\u2019s little screen time to Jude Law who isn\u2019t very convincing as the antagonist. Then you get Djimon Hounsou whom I really like yet doesn\u2019t get to a whole lot and Aidan Gillen is merely there since he looks good in medieval garb I guess. Even Astrio Berges-Frisbey, whom could be an up-and-comer, and perhaps was more memorable since she has mystical powers, appeared to be bored more than anything.<\/p>\n

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Beyond the ho-hum performances, Ritchie\u2019s style, which I generally enjoyed in his two Sherlock Holmes<\/em> movies, seems way out of place adding in a soundtrack that didn\u2019t feel right, though to me those songs on their own were fine. This isn\u2019t to say the Arthurian story couldn\u2019t have splashes of modernism in terms of style, it\u2019s been done numerous times with plenty of Shakespeare\u2019s works, but here it never quite gelled. If you want to see modernism done right, I\u2019d point to A Knight\u2019s Tale<\/em>, a personal favorite of mine since I first saw it in theaters.<\/p>\n

In the end, the biggest sin going against King Arthur: Legend of the Sword<\/em><\/strong>? It\u2019s rather bland. It takes itself too seriously to perhaps have fun at the legend but the script isn\u2019t good enough to make it a rip-roaring action-adventure either. Much like 2003\u2019s King Arthur<\/em>, it\u2019ll quickly be forgotten though given how safe its PG-13 rating was (no blood in sight), the film should play well on TNT…<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This release comes with a semi-glossy slip cover<\/strong>. Inside contains a Blu-ray Copy<\/u><\/strong> and redemption code for the Digital HD<\/u><\/strong> copy.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s actually a fair amount of features (totaling 76 minutes) included and have behind-the-scenes footage and on-set interviews from members of the cast and crew.<\/p>\n