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King Arthur (Director's Cut) [Blu-ray]
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3.5 (497 reviews)
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1Far Too Many Commercials With No Option Out
5An epic of freedom
5King Arthur
5lovingranny60
5Terrific Film - Very Poor DVD Release Decisions
4Magnificent Seven of the Round Table
4Amazing sound
33 stars out of 4
40%Very good movie, but so short.
20%The Theatrical Cut of "King Arthur"
51%Tristan without Iseult, Merlin without magic
41%An entertaining medieval feast.
21%Would be good if it weren't billed as King Arthur
4a much grittier & 'real' King Arthur than the Camelot version
21%Ugh!
21%Someone should be arrested for allowing this to be made.
21%Movies have done more damage to history than the scribes or
4I liked it better than it probably deserved
41%GOOD ACTING But a bit Contrived!!
51%Breaking away from the traditional story
50%Tremenda pelicula!!!
4good despite expectations
10%15+ minutes of uninterruptible commercials
41%Decent flick
40%When Legend And History Collide
20%Good action can't make up for a bad everything else
5King Arthur
4King Arthur
4ITS NOT FOR ALL REGION
4Exciting movie
31%Worth watching....
5A great adaptation on the story of King Arthur
5King Arthur
4Entertaining.....
5Finally, a great King Arthur Film!
50%King Arthur
50%Arthur
50%Excellent Conversion
3Disappointingly bloody
40%King Arthur Revised and Revisited!
10%King Arthur (Directors Cut) Bluray
30%Blu Ray Transfer Not The Best
31%King Arthur Director's Cut
50%not your father's Arthur
50%Good movie that deserves a second chance
4Blu-ray Review
51%EXCELLENT FILM!!! EXCELLENT DIRECTOR!!!!
51%Excellent movie - great on Blu-ray
40%King Arthur
51%CHECK YOUR HISTORY THEN GET OVER IT
31%Good Story Idea - Bad execution (acting)
51%The Quintessential King Arthur
4 Give it a chance you just might like it
31%King Arthur
21%Interesting take on the history of ancient Britain, undone by poor casting choices and bad dialogue
41%Long Live The King
41%I appreciate the story based on the latest research
41%Is this the real King Arthur?
51%Very good take on the Arthur legend.
51%King Arthur comes to Life!!
31%King Arthur
51%Great fun
51%Go into this movie forgetting everything you've previously heard/read...
51%Very close to being correct
40%Expand your mythos.
10%Something Like Xena
51%One of my favorites
41%Powerful and Smart
51%History combined with love, battle and chivlary
51%The BEST King Arthur, EVER
30%King Arthur in a rehashed plot
4King Arthur
30%Better than I had expected
11%Pathetic
31%Passable as entertainment, flunks at history
21%Great cast, horrible script and movie.
41%A United Kingdom
4Another Legend
41%Interesting movie
51%"It Has Always Fallen To A Few To Sacrifice For The Many"
51%--King Arthur, like you've never seen him before--
51%Historically Correct or Not Historically Correct (from another review)???
5Director's Unrated vs. Original
51%something to own
30%Parallel Universe Camelot
41%King Arthur
41%Old & Tired made Powerful & Original
41%great historical fiction epic!
4A fine epic despite terrible lead performances
51%Give into the Grittiness!!! (4.5 Stars)
41%Malory addicts need not apply.....
51%Fun film!
51%My Kind of King Arthur.... At Last!
41%A Feast For The Senses
41%Aenglaland
30%They made a whole new version cause they think they found out al little more about his origin? Well it's a reason to make this
50%The Best of King Arthur
51%Magnificent!!
50%AWESOME
30%Jerry Bruckheimer meets King Arthur
40%Surprising take on an old theme.
41%Fascinating, entertaining, different, historically plausible.
31%100TH REVIEW!: Tripping the time rift with "King Arthur,"
10%Unfortunately, There Wasn't Enough Bad Press!
10%Silly and Insulting
40%.
40%The Story That Became The Legend That Was To Become King Arthur
50%Excellent! historical epic.
30%A must see
40%Well done! (Let's desist with the empiricism...)
51%I loved it, even if you didn't
41%One of the good ones
10%oh my gosh
41%unorthodox take on the famous legend
2Give me the legend, spare me the facts
50%Excuses
11%Silly...
21%History this ain't...
10%To Bryan McNeal AKA Dev, +Dev (or whatever name you want to hide behind)
11%one of the worst movies ever
41%King Arthur Is Very Good But Not Great
50%Dark Chocolate needs to Lay off the Twinkies
40%Something with teeth
11%Stinks Worse Than A Saxon Raider...
21%Pseudo-historical, but entertaining
21%As Fantasy, Okay--As History: NOT!
31%Differences - original better
41%History Lessons should be read
21%Not a total waste but not very good either
30%UMD version
10%Historically Based? Far From It!
10%Unbelievable
31%Almost Made It
41%King Arthur extended version (Director's Cut)
51%King of Myth
10%Found it all very confusing
10%The best spoof of Braveheart I have ever seen.
41%Is there something missing?
20%Watch-able, but not enjoyable
10%The King Arthur and his hard rock band...
50%The Real King Arthur
50%Best film of 2004 - 4.5 stars (not an option here)
40%Best of 2004
21%Starts strong and ends weak..
21%I am not impressed
50%Makes you feel like a Warrior!
50%Thanks for a much more historic view of Arthur/Artorius
40%Better Than You've Heard
11%Oi! It's King Arfa wiff is likely lads.
11%New Historical Evidence???
30%Nothing Special...
11%Hollywood trying to do a film based on british history, fails big time
51%One of my favorites
30%Weak but hey
31%A good popcorn movie
11%so, so wrong
51%A new take on an old tale
51%Exquisite
51%Superb
31%A little bit dissapointing
11%This movie is BAD.
41%Not your typical King Arthur movie
21%Hollow Heroes
10%Historically Correct? Maybe. Entertaining? No.
50%GRITTY INSPIRING EPIC NOBLE
40%Camelot Lost ?
30%Could have been a great film with proper actors
10%Not for the Romantic Disposition
51%Great fun! Delivers on everything it promises!
10%Anti-Christian Propaganda
10%Disappointing
51%Surprisingly refreshing account of Arthur
21%Interesting historical take, so-so movie
21%Great point of view but...
41%Behold, Excalibur (also available in a kid friendly version)
41%Interesting telling of the tale, slow to get going.
31%Not the Arthurian legend you knew
31%*Extremely Average*
20%Typical Hollywood adventure garbage
21%had to re-watch Excalibur to help forget this movie
50%Excellent Movie
50%An ode to freedom!
10%Based on THE true Story??????
41%amazing
50%A Historical perspective! and it's wonderful!
31%Bring the head of Jerry Bruckheimer
20%Complete representation of King Arthur gone awry
41%King Arthur
21%The Real King Arthur?
30%An engrossing bit of historical fiction, but NOT King Arthur
31%Coulda been a lot better.
41%Some notes on history
31%Wait for the Video
21%D'oh-eth!
21%Not Impressed
41%Deconstructing King Arthur
10%1 star is too many
10%Umm can you say boring
30%Interesting new interpretation
30%[Shrugs shoulders] "Meh . . . "
21%Interesting Idea, Hollow Execution
40%King Arthur
41%An Interesting Interpretation of a Centuries Old Legend
11%Knights bragging of penis size, adultry, and vulgarizations.
31%NOT MY FATHERs KING ARTHUR
40%A good movie, if not what one would expect....
31%A different take on King Arthur
51%An outstanding and feasible story
31%Arthur was a different kind of Arthur
20%Give me Geoffrey of Monmouth...
50%A great movie that is not spoiled by truth or reality .....
51%Better than Troy and Braveheart
20%Not derived from a farcical aquatic ceremony after all, then
51%This retelling of the King Arthur myth is pure entertainment
20%Mythology without the Magick.
21%"King Arthur" - A Comedy Or A Drama?
10%Go buy a pizza instead!
11%I'm not a purist, but...
10%Camelot never looked so dreary . . .
51%Interesting & Enjoyable
10%King Arthur
51%Impressive movie, intriguing, fabulous production
41%Satisfying epic with a few flaws
21%Great Idea - Horrible Execution.
41%Fine, more historical adaption of the Arthur legend
51%Surprising
20%Totally different from and worse than what I expected.
41%Excellent Movie!
51%A new twist on Arthur and company
31%Camelot! Camelot! It's Not
51%Braveheart meets Gladiator
10%Execrable Slop
51%Fact - History / Fiction - People Who Don't Know
31%If only the Saxons hadn't been such "cardboard villains"...
4I loved it!
31%This could have been so much better........
21%Not even close to historical or literary accuracy!
31%Not accurate, but enjoyable
3Could have been better
11%An terrible movie falsely marketed as "history"
4A Very Enjoyable Movie
5Stuff of Legends
31%Eh, it's OK
10%A Total Embarrassment for Hollywood
41%Nicely Done Historical Take on the Real Arthur
31%I liked it, but...
51%The Historical Arthur -- Better than the one we grew up with
21%Hugely disappointing
20%Not in the same league as Gladiator.
41%Remaking a Legend
51%Deserved better attendance in the theatres
41%Version updated
50%The Real King Arthur
41%Unrated??? Why??
10%The Worst Movie I've Ever Seen!
51%A surprisingly good movied and DVD!
20%The score is very good
30%Not a good script, but a good story
50%Quick Review of King Arthur
41%I loved the movie. Now about the history.
51%A TALE OF TWO ARTHURS!
40%absolutely better than Troy
41%King Arthur
20%2 stars for dryness and 4 for the fights
41%A compelling view of King Arthur
51%I liked it !!!!
51%Not Sword in the Stone, but very good anyways
20%Give credit where credit is due
51%Antoine Fuqua's vision...
40%Roman aspect good try
4A worthy Arthur for fans of the Mary Stewart series
10%A Waste of Time and Money
10%To John Matthews
31%Tries to imitate "Braveheart" but comes up way short.
51%An indispensable addition to the cinematic release
3Braveheart meet Excalibur
21%Dismal
10%King Of Pain
41%RUS!
20%Can you possibly die from bad documentary esposures?!
30%Clive Owen anchors this film with his gusto performance
20%I'd be less disappointed if not for the hype.
31%A twist on King Arthur and the Knights
41%Beautiful, Entertaining New Take on Arthur
31%Too Many Loose Ends Untied - 3.5 Stars
50%Best film of 2004
20%King Arthur
21%Does Not Deliver Bold Statement...
30%Channeling Brando
41%Entertaining all the way through.
40%Knights of the round table...
51%A new retelling of the legend ....
20%Interesting theological reference
51%Wonderful, Mesmerizing Action/Adventure Tale
31%Bad Execution Results In Pure Hollywood, Zimmer Saves It.
41%Could have been better.....but
11%Woad to Wuin
2Stylish But Lame.
31%the script was flawed, but the film itself was entertaining.
41%The "True" Story? Please...
41%Royal Director's Cut
31%Not magical in the slightest
30%100% pure solid overacting
30%King Arthur
20%Cool battles, not so cool film
51%Not standard Arthurian legend but still spectacular!
51%Clive Owen Sizzles as King Arthur
31%Only Slightly Less Fictional than "Camelot".
40%Entertaining but not informative
51%Very Enjoyable
41%Good Action, Bad "History"
20%Huh?
4New take on Arthurian Legend
50%GREAT!! AWESOME!!
41%King Arthur--A Once and Future Film
41%Something different with some of the same
50%LOVED IT!!!!!
51%How could anyone not love this movie?
41%Good Scenery, Props, Makeup for an Extended Battle Film
30%Much Ado About Nothing...
10%Watch Excalibur instead!
30%History?
10%Arthur meets MTV
21%Where's Waldo: the misfit pieces of a King Arthur Puzzle.
31%an interesting Retelling of a Legendary Figure
41%magnificent storytelling
51%You must all be on crack.....This movie is wonderful
51%A different perspective on this Film
51%Setting the record straight - finally
51%Heros, Legends, & Truth
20%A romantic legend sullied
3Definately Not 'King' of Arthur Tale
51%Much better than I expected!!
10%King Arthur: King of Crap
50%Great story
41%A DECONSTRUCTED ARTHUR
31%Not that great,but still an interesting watch...
31%C+, but it is always nice to get a different Arthur story
31%An alternate Round Table story featuring a morose Arthur
41%A movie of epic proportions
31%A Different View.
41%An enjoyable action-adventure film.
4Heavy on the action
51%More about the making of a legend.
41%Sorry - No Talking Owls
41%Interesting Interpretation
31%Is Arthur King?
51%Finally getting it right!
41%A Better Guenivere
20%Extremely disappointing
41%Much better than I was led to expect
20%Fairly lame.
10%one word!!
41%Fleshing a Legend.
4Not John Boorman but That's OK
51%Come on! Be open minded!
40%Really cool
10%a mix of a lot of other movies and a non-original script
5The Truth About Arthur
20%Not as good as I thought it would be
51%Brilliant
20%"The untold true story that inspired the legend."
31%Good but could have been Great
21%'King Arthur' as history
41%Inspiration to Learn More
4Good Battle Scenes
51%Best version yet.
4Refreshing
30%A dissapointment
41%King Arthur- Rushed Release?
41%great King Arthur epic!!
41%One of best Arthurian movies yet!
51%Thank you, Mr. Franzoni!
10%HOW SAD
51%Refreshing revision of the past
10%Way too little...
51%Very well made and exciting!
10%THIS MOVIE IS STUPID!
51%The Best Story and movie I ever Seen
30%No one is mentioning...
51%Good Story and Great Action
30%historically inaccurate
41%More like the real Arthur than you'd like to believe.
20%Such Potential!
51%one of best
30%Not what I was Expecting, But i got what i needed...
41%An old legend in new clothes.
41%Worth Seeing
40%A good film, but can there now ever be a real telling...?
30%Not What I Was Expecting
51%Just Plain Great
50%The real King Arthur?
10%Nothing Royal About Aurther
20%Once you're past the...
20%What archaeological evidence?
41%Could have been better
30%A generic epic
51%Excellent Film--and Yes it's not the Classic Arthur
41%An enjoyably different Arthur
50%Astonishigly Amazingly
10%Disconnected and boring
51%Fantastic Movie
10%WHAT A JOKE!!!
51%King Arthur
51%Wonderful
40%Pretty Good
10%horrible, horrible, horrible.
41%Good Summer Flick
21%Now let me see...
51%terrific realistic fun
31%Like Troy without Brad Pitt
31%It could have been a contender
51%This movie rocked!
31%THE REAL KING ARTHUR?
31%The true story that inspired the legend... EXCELSIOR!!!
41%Guinevere risks frostbite
41%Quite decent upon re-review
31%It's Hollywood and Bruckheimer, and You Should Have Known it
10%Save your $9.00
51%Best King Arthur film EVER!!!
31%Surprisingly mundane, yet enjoyable.
20%A watered down Fairy Tale!
31%The Moose Hole - Yet Another Legend Left in Ruin
10%See First Knight instead
41%Better than it sounds
30%for the battle scene lover
31%A Twist that Falls Short
41%A fantastic movie!
41%As historical as Lord of the Rings
41%Imaging a new story for the "real" King Arthur
31%King Arthur
50%Much better than the original mythology
20%"Arthur", Thy Name is Blow
41%The best way to watch this film is to...
40%Better then its sounds....
40%defferent take on the legend
51%loved it!!!
11%Lord Have Mercy! Forty Times!
41%Good, but not great.
11%Bad, bad, BAD!
11%blatantly anti-Christian AND historically inaccurate
40%Though sometimes monotone, "King Arthur" is still very good
20%Good, but...
30%just okay, but wait for the video
21%slow going
11%This movie fails on all fronts.
50%A great story
31%King Arthur- fun, but offers nothing original
21%King Fred
51%A Very different Take
30%Fact or Myth? The film COULD be both...
41%Fascinating Look at the Origins of a Legend
50%A rousing and intelligent action film. Highly recommended!
41%Not too bad...
50%Third Best Movie So Far This Year
31%No Applause, But Still Enjoyable
51%I loved it!
41%what is everyone's big problem with this film?
41%Better than Reviews say; our audience applauded!!
31%This legend just didn't live up to itself
41%Enjoyable if emotionless
50%SUPERB
31%That'll do, Merlin. That'll do.
50%review
10%Update does not work
41%Stylish with action to spare but weak on characterization
31%Brothers in Arms
51%King of the year!
41%The once-only king...
30%An entertaining, jumbled mess
30%WHY??? Where's the magic???
41%Intensely delightful REAL story of Arthur & his Knights!
50%thrilling
41%Pretty good, good historical detail, but needs R version
51%Different
51%A MASTERPIECE!
30%"We are all players in a changing world"
31%Okay, but not as enjoyable as Excalibur from the 80's...
20%Rent Pirates of the Caribbean or Gladiator instead
41%Fun and exciting, I loved it!
30%Arthur with an Uzi
41%Just saw this movie
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