King Arthur

My Rating :
7 of out 10.

Synopsis
Action/Adventure and Drama 2 hrs. 10 min. As the Roman Empire crumbles (circa 450 A.D.), the British Isles are thrown into a loose anarchy as errant knights are entrenched in years of territorial battle. Then, one king emerges to unite them, Arthur, with his concept of a Round Table of united knights.

What i think of it
The thing that keeps your eyes glued to the screen would be the unique plot which contrasts to the legend most of us are used to. King Arthur is not some king who pulled the Excaliber out of Merlin's rock but rather is the leader of one of the most pretigious Roman calvary unit stationed in Britain to keep the Northern savages (the Saxons among one of them) out of the Southern Roman controlled part.

His men are not Romans, (he's a half Roman, half Brit) but rather from the Steppes, a territory that gave Rome all her males to be part of the Roman armies for 15 years in exchange for autonomy. These are some of the many differences that seperate this 'true tale' we see from the 'myth' we so commonly hear.

This movie has tons of epic battlescenes and reminsces on honour much like The Last Sumurai. A pretty good flick if you want something different from the boring ones that just keep rolling off Hollywood like Catwoman and the royal-craze ones likes Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement and The Prince and Me.