What if I told you the best King Arthur film you’ve never seen isn’t the one with Clive Owen and Keira Knightley, or even that one with Sean Connery and Richard Gere—it’s the one where Arthur talks like a Londinium gangster, a swaggering pilot for a movie series that faded to myth, just like the legendary Arthur himself.
Ooooooh, I didn't realise this version was Guy Ritchie. He's actually my favourite director.... I love all of his stuff. I'm currently immersed in watching MobLand - another of his, and thoroughly enjoying it. I'll add this one to my list!
MobLand is totally epic, we loved it. I reckon the most non-Ritchie movie we've seen is the Aladdin reboot, but def. a lot of people did not know this King Arthur was his. You're in for a treat!
Right?? An interesting thing I noted as going through the research on this one is despite this not spawning a 6-movie series, it's still the highest rated of the three "known" ones on IMDb. First Knight (1995 Connery & Gere) gets 6.0/10, and King Arthur (going hard on the imaginative naming, 2004 Owen & Knightley) gets 6.3/10. Our 2017 Legend of the Sword rocks in at 6.7/10 - which is still robbery, but puts it above the 'fan favourites' of the other two, which I think people remember as being better than they were 🙂
💯%. The Connery one milked his brand cachet back in the day, and we all wanted to see Clive Owen as Arthur but I'm not sure he stuck the landing. Whereas Hunnam (to quote myself, bad form but I'm going to do it anyway) was born to wield Excalibur.
Ooooooh, I didn't realise this version was Guy Ritchie. He's actually my favourite director.... I love all of his stuff. I'm currently immersed in watching MobLand - another of his, and thoroughly enjoying it. I'll add this one to my list!
MobLand is totally epic, we loved it. I reckon the most non-Ritchie movie we've seen is the Aladdin reboot, but def. a lot of people did not know this King Arthur was his. You're in for a treat!
And yes, I had zero idea that Aladdin was one of his! Whaaaat? Feels so off brand.
I guess he wanted some of that sweet Disney money 🤣
Excellent, I'm adding it to my list to watch after I finish MobLand 😀
I have to agree with you in this one....
This movie is also my favourite if all the king Arthur movies I've seen 😁
And I've re-watched it too many times to count 😅
Right?? An interesting thing I noted as going through the research on this one is despite this not spawning a 6-movie series, it's still the highest rated of the three "known" ones on IMDb. First Knight (1995 Connery & Gere) gets 6.0/10, and King Arthur (going hard on the imaginative naming, 2004 Owen & Knightley) gets 6.3/10. Our 2017 Legend of the Sword rocks in at 6.7/10 - which is still robbery, but puts it above the 'fan favourites' of the other two, which I think people remember as being better than they were 🙂
I agree... And have to say am surprised it didn't score higher....
Personally I think it leaves the other 2 - although both good movies in their own ways - way behind....
💯%. The Connery one milked his brand cachet back in the day, and we all wanted to see Clive Owen as Arthur but I'm not sure he stuck the landing. Whereas Hunnam (to quote myself, bad form but I'm going to do it anyway) was born to wield Excalibur.
Sooooo true 🤔😁
He was made for the part 🤩