Review of King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017) by Kingslya — 01 Aug 2017

You know how sometimes you watch a movie, without reading any reviews or hearing very little about it, and after watching it you say, that was pretty good? That's exactly how I felt about King Arthur Legend of the Sword.

Further to watching it, I read reviews and have to disagree with most of the critics out there, they didn't like it, and I disagree on the points they had made. I am not saying its the best movie in 2017 nor the best Arthur movie ever (Disneys The Sword in the Stone, and Excalibur are still the best) but it's got a fresh look on Arthurian Legend and much better than recent previous attempts.

This is a Guy Ritchie movie, and the director has an announced way of how dialogue is done in his movies, as well as filming action scenes, and I really personally enjoy it. Who didn't like Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels? Witty colourful, large cast, street smart, and ultimately always ALWAYS cool, and all of that we can see in King Arthur.

If people haven't realised it yet, the movie industry is going through what I like to call the continuity revolution - the one-off movie hit doesn't work anymore, especially not on fantasy or sci-fi. Everyone wants to like a character and see their development, and why should King Arthur be different? It's Legend, and there are many Arthurian stories which have never been portrayed on the big screen, so I am glad that it looks like a franchise.