Sometimes you have to squint a bit to see it, as with 2009s sherlock holmes. An ambitious attempt to wed the legend of king arthur and his knights of the round table with known historical facts of the era, this action adventure drama begins with the fall of the roman empire in 450 a. Cast and filmmaker round tableknight vision trivia trackproducers photo gallery producer jerry bruckheimer shares the candid photo images he shot on location during production. Legend of the sword was released on dvd, bluray, 3d bluray and ultra hd on 8 august 2017. The unrated, directors cut that i purchased has the wedding scene between guinevere and arthur though it does have an alternate ending without the wedding. Another is a scene between king arthur and the pink knight, who wont let. Inside an old film noir movie, a character is tired of living always the same ending, so he will do anything to change it, but he will find out that his fate is already written. And if youre going to be reminded of any robin hood, thats the worst one. Like arthur, he is a flawed character, arguably has a tendency to put his foot in his mouth, and most notably, he doesnt have all the answers and easy solutions wed expect from the original. Dec 30, 2019 this alternate ending would have definitely put a new spin on the deaths of thomas and martha wayne. Alternate ending with optional commentary by antoine fuqua blood on the land.
A little league player is sent back into medieval times where he. May 23, 2017 the world of film loves mining halls of folklore and legend for stories, and one of those ofttraveled halls belongs to king arthur and his knights of the round table. King arthur is a great new look at what arthur s life might have been like before he actually became king. England, ireland, cornwall, france, and western europe in the middle ages marking territory. Sadly, king arthur and characters dont belong to me. With gael carrion, ariana gallastegui, michael hubela, shannon lee moore. But its also a really big deal that arthur manages to defeat lucius, the emperor of rome, and, on his way home, get all the places he passes through to yield tribute to him as king. Anyone who thinks different has no idea what a guy ritchie movie is. King arthur sits squarely on my worst of 2004 list. Forging king arthur go behind the scenes and experience the care and detail that went into the making of this motion picture. Dec 21, 2004 alternate ending badon hill, with optional director commentary blood on the land. Charlie hunnam takes on the iconic role of the man who pulled sword from stone, the born king in guy ritchies upcoming king arthur. The best extra by far is an alternate ending that should have been the actual. Director antoine fuqua dislikes the new ending, and on his dvd commentary states.
Show all 1 star 2 stars 3 stars 4 stars 5 stars 6 stars 7 stars 8 stars 9 stars 10 stars. Ending scene king arthur legend of the sword 2017 short movie. Monty python and the holy grail remains a boomer classica movie still. Nov 20, 2019 one night, guinevere takes arthur to meet with merlin, the leader of the woads and her father. In honor of your tristanobsessed hearts and mine, this is my alternate ending to badon hill. King arthur is a 2004 britishamerican historical adventure film directed by antoine fuqua and written by david franzoni.
King arthur is a dreadfully tedious movie, not so very long as all that, but largely absent of any real content. Jokers reported alternate ending sounds horrifying. Sons of anarchy star charlie hunnam reveals there was an. The bluray comes with flawed visuals, good audio and a decent smattering of bonus materials. With 2004s king arthur, we get a grittier version of the ancient legend. King arthur 2004 greatest battelcry bors to arthur. Monty python and the holy grail alternate ending maybe. The enemy below here is one of the best war movies ever, a chess game of cat and fish not mouse duration. With charlie hunnam, astrid bergesfrisbey, jude law, djimon hounsou. Now imagine being half way through directing the gritty history behind the legend and finding out that youve got to change your film drastically to get a pg rating. Alternate ending was formed when three friends realized they all shared a passion for movies.
Fuquas movie is a dull, lumbering 9minute walkthrough with boring characters, onenote performances, bad pacing and absolutely nothing memorable. While promoting his new movie, the lost city of z, charlie hunnam dished on an alternate ending for sons of anarchy and revealed that jax tellers final ride almost didnt happen. At first, arthur thinks guinevere has betrayed him, but merlin has come in peace. Our goal is to save you time and money by sharing our. Lancelot goes with the roman empire to serve his forced duty. The making of a king 2004, a 17minute makingof featurette king arthur. With adam byard, annes elwy, gavin swift, nicola stuarthill. May 14, 2017 how king arthur was killed by a wouldbe franchise may 14, 2017 10. This movie is just one of many different takes on that legend. Unfortunately, this doesnt become especially interesting, so the movie winds up as a slow, plodding affair. One night, guinevere takes arthur to meet with merlin, the leader of the woads and her father.
Bridson, with music by benjamin britten 1937 camelot by alan jay lerner and frederick loewe 1960. Alternate ending badon hill, with optional director commentary. Alternate ending to badon hill, a king arthur fanfic fanfiction. King arthur by laurence binyon, with music by edward elgar 1923 king arthur by d. With clive owen, stephen dillane, keira knightley, ioan gruffudd. King arthur is a 2004 film directed by antoine fuqua, written by david franzoni, produced by jerry bruckheimer and released by touchstone pictures.
However, rumor has it that the scene was added against the directors wishes to make it more family friendly and provide a happy ending. Rus said to be an ancient welsh battlecryfrase of freedom. Alternate ending badou hill, with directors commentary. Since arthur is king of all england, its unsurprising that much of le morte darthur takes place there. It would have also firmly established that this is a very different story and not the tale of. The revenge of the shadow king reveals an alternate history of arthur who was betrayed and murdered by his halfsister morgan le fay, who is portrayed as an evil immortal being known. Legend of the sword reminds us of the wide range of approaches that filmmakers. It is based on the king arthur legend as adapted from the t. Sometimes, its hiding behind the flimsiest of disguises, as with 2017s what if snatch was set in medieval england misfire king arthur. Tim brayton alternate ending september 7, 2017 the track record for film adaptations of the arthur mythos is pretty shaky, but this is still the worst of them all. This alternate ending would have definitely put a new spin on the deaths of thomas and martha wayne. Jokers reported alternate ending sounds horrifying cinemablend.
For five years we had been told that arthur pendragon is destined to unite the warring kingdoms of albion and bring magic back to the realm. No one knows for sure what or if any king arthur legends are true, but this take on arthur s life is definitely more believable than those magical renditions. Since arthur is king of all england, its unsurprising that much of le morte d arthur takes place there. I agreed with what you said in the audio commentary that the film worked better with a. Warners next attempt to create a new king arthur film was an attempt to create an arthurian cinematic universe which would span six films, following different. The dragon and the unicorn, the eagle and the sword, and the wolf and the crown. However, rumor has it that the scene was added against the directors wishes to make it more family friendly and provide a. Like many other fans of the bbc fantasy series merlin i was severely disappointed in its ending. Monty python and the holy grail alternate ending maybe these. King arthur final battle part 1 2004 axecutioner movieclips.
Oct 09, 2015 the enemy below here is one of the best war movies ever, a chess game of cat and fish not mouse duration. The dvd king arthur highly recommend if youre open to an different telling of a. Forging king arthur cast and filmmaker round table video commentary. It stars clive owen as the title character, ioan gruffudd as lancelot, and keira knightley as guinevere king arthur owen is introduced not as a king but as an officer in the roman army in britain. Antoine fuqua king arthur its no small task bringing the history behind the legend of king arthur to the big screen. But once he pulls the sword from the stone, he is forced to acknowledge his true legacy whether he likes it or not. Legend of the sword piles mounds of modern action flash on an ageold tale and wipes out much of what made it a classic story in the first place. The general shape of the thing is that of a robin hood story, particularly the 2010 robin hood prequel thingy with russell crowe. Monty python and the holy grail remains a boomer classica movie still oftquoted among dads to eyerolling teens. It gives me great pleasure to spend a full week delving into some of the many other flavors of king arthur films that have preceded ritchies. I think the movie alternate ending was rather pointless. List of works based on arthurian legends wikipedia.
Jerry bruckheimers new king arthur supposedly tells the true story of arthur and his knights of the round table, basing its claim on recent archeological findings. Sep, 2018 king arthur final battle part 1 2004 axecutioner movieclips. Dec 30, 2019 kevin smith says an alternate ending for joker would have made the disturbing movie that much darker by shockingly killing off a young bruce wayne. Among these lost scenes is an alternate ending which involves a battle. Historians have thought for centuries that king arthur was only a myth, but the legend was based on a real hero, torn between his private ambitions and his public sense of duty. Forging king arthur cast and filmmaker round tabledirector commentaryknight vision trivia trackproducers photo gallerykonamis king arthur playable xboxr demo bring the king arthur legend to life with this intense video game from konami. With louis ashbourne serkis, denise gough, dean chaumoo, tom taylor. Forging king arthurcast and filmmaker round tabledirector commentaryknight vision trivia trackproducers photo gallerykonamis king arthur playable xboxr demo bring the king arthur legend to life with this intense video game from konami. As such, the wedding scene between arthur and guinevere keira knightley was added. A roundtable discussion 2005, a 16minute discussion of the film amongst the cast and crew king arthur xbox video game demo can only be played in an xbox obviously. Robbed of his birthright, arthur comes up the hard way in the back alleys of the city. Legend of the sword is a 2017 epic fantasy action adventure film directed by guy ritchie who cowrote the film with joby harold and lionel wigram from a story by harold and david dobkin, inspired by arthurian legends. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. That is not, after all, a reference to the voluminous body of myth, fantasy, legend, and romance centered on king arthur, and the once and future kid was sitting right there, even if it makes little sense.
Jun 02, 20 like arthur, he is a flawed character, arguably has a tendency to put his foot in his mouth, and most notably, he doesnt have all the answers and easy solutions wed expect from the original. A band of kids embark on an epic quest to thwart a medieval menace. With thomas ian nicholas, joss ackland, art malik, paloma baeza. Alternate ending badon hill, with optional director commentary blood on the land. Merlin is a very stupid movie whats the use of seeing the future and not abiding to the warnings, the movie jx ended half way arthur didnt rise again albion wasnt born, magic was not restored, the movie end stupid that shouldnt have been the ending, stupid writers. Legend of the sword movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at.
The idea of a historically accurate look at the arthurian legend is an intriguing onefor a sunday night history channel documentary special. It features an ensemble cast with clive owen as the title character, ioan gruffudd as lancelot and keira knightley as guinevere, along with mads mikkelsen, joel edgerton, hugh dancy, ray winstone, ray stevenson, stephen dillane, stellan skarsgard and til schweiger. The merlin saga, about the life of merlin derek benz and j. A reimagining of the arthurian legend centered around arthurs illegitimate son owain who must learn to take up his fathers mantle as king. Unfortunately, the legend was a whole lot more fun and interesting than what we get here. One of the things i really liked on the dvd was the alternative ending. Joker alternate ending killed off young bruce wayne claims. This movie is a visual feast and the dvd captures every living frame of it. A demystified take on the tale of king arthur and the knights of the round table. King arthur plays more like a stupid hollywood action movie than a true story. The stakes are muddy, involving invading saxons, led by stellan skarsgard, giving a singularly miscalculated decision to make the saxon king cerdic a bored psychopath whod. Alternate ending badon hill, with optional director commentaryblood on the land. May 19, 2017 every week this summer, well be taking an historical tour of the hollywood blockbuster by examining an older film that is in some way a spiritual precursor to one of the weekends wide releases. Legend of the sword, it might well say on the wrapper, but it might very well be the least king arthury king arthur movie ever made.