Starring charlie hunnam in the title role, the film is an iconoclastic take on the classic excalibur myth, tracing arthur. Legend of the sword, guy ritchie presents a much different version than the romantic tales weve learned about in books. Legend of the sword hits theaters friday, it will add the latest twist to a legend thats been evolving for nearly a millennium. Legend of the sword is guy ritchies retelling of one of the worlds most enduring myths. Guy ritchie directs and cowrote as if making lock, stock and two.
Legend of the sword the new york times by the new york times. Legend of the sword final trailer 2017 after the murder of his father, young arthur s powerhungry uncle vortigern seizes control of the crown. How charlie hunnam horrified guy ritchie in early days of. Legend of the sword movie and virtually every other king arthur movie, no one would have had shiny armor because shiny armor didnt exist in the 5th century ad.
Legend of the sword plays like a cheesy b movie, with ridiculous monsters and unintentionally laughinducing moments. Legend of the sword gets right about the middle ages guy ritchies take on arthurian legend is silly, yes. Search, discover and share your favorite king arthur legend of the sword 2017 full movie download 1080p gifs. Legend of the sword, most of them delivered by computergenerated animals. King arthur legend of the sword 2017 full movie download. Legend of the sword from becoming the first colossal fail of the summer movie season and a halloffame misfire for. Legend of the sword seems to jump from high fantasy insanity to gritty reboot and cant find a consistent tone.
Legend of the sword anytime, anywhere with fandangonow. In this retelling of the famous legend of king arthur, king arthur. Legend of the sword are an early sign that this isnt meant to be your granddads arthurian. But once he pulls the sword from the stone, his life is turned upside down and he is forced to acknowledge his true legacy. The details of arthur s story are mainly composed of folklore and literary invention, and modern historians generally agree that he is unhistorical. King arthur was absolutely amazing, the story, its humor, and of course the action was super. May 12, 2017 robbed of his birthright, arthur comes up the hard way in the back alleys of the city. May 11, 2017 the galumphing digital elephants crashing through the hectic, murky opening of king arthur. Clueless about his legacy, arthur charlie hunman grows up in the black alleys of the city, resisting his prophecy. Robbed of his birthright and with no idea who he truly is, arthur comes up the hard way in the back alleys of the city.
Legend of the sword guy ritchies take on a medieval myth. But once he pulls the sword from the stone, his life is turned upside down and he is forced to acknowledge his true legacy whether he likes it or. Legend of the sword was ritchies shot at a fantasy epic and reimagines the classic story. Legend of the sword misidentified the royal figure that jude law s villainous character, vortigern, is channeling in the film. 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. In this retelling, we see a very different side to the pendragon bloodline, complete with black magic, supernatural forces, brute strength and of course. Legend of the sword is the first entry in guy ritchies sixpart epic that will sadly and more likely not see the light of day because of people letting critics judge a film for them instead of seeing it themselves, on top of releasing it right after guardians of the galaxy vol. Presumably the famous wizard is being saved up for one of the many.
May 12, 2017 uther then died and magically transformed into stone. Legend of the sword, directed by guy ritchie, starring charlie hunnam, astrid bergesfrisbey, djimon hounsou, jude law, eric bana, aidan gillen. When the child arthur s father is murdered, vortigern, arthur s uncle, seizes the crown. Acclaimed filmmaker guy ritchie brings his dynamic style to the epic fantasy action adventure king arthur. Arthur also spends the bulk of the movie rejecting his responsibility to be king.
Legend of the sword full movie in hindi dubbed hd, best action movies. Its a tale of poor planning, poor timing, and jaded viewers. Legend of the sword movie tv listings and schedule. Robbed of his birthright and with no idea who he truly is, arthur comes up the hard way in the back alleys of. Legend of the sword will try to pull an excaliburlike miracle from a box office stone this weekend. With guy ritchie cowriting and directing king arthur. Went into watching with an open mind, it was better than i expected. Legend of the sword and snatched havent seen their buzz grow like most new releases do. It was famously also touted as the first entry in a sixfilm series.
Legend of the sword might go down swinging, but that means it does still go down, excaliburs magic sadly not near enough for ritchies latest to win the day. Although it flickers to life at times, king arthur. Legend of the sword 2017 comiccon trailer after the murder of his father, young arthur s powerhungry uncle vortigern seizes control of the crown. Did i enjoy aspects of this crazed, schizophrenic reworking of the arthurian legend. Legend of the sword spoils itself in its very own title. Legend of the sword is a failure but a wholly enjoyable one, that in its best moments manages to capture the boundless fun that made audiences fall in love with guy ritchies films in the first place. Legend of the sword has proved to be a costly bet gone wrong for warner bros. Legend of the sword showtimes at an amc movie theater near you. Legend of the sword piles mounds of modern action flash. Ritchies king arthur a schizophrenic reworking of a legendary tale. Jul 29, 2017 here is david beckhams cameo in king arthur.
Legend of the sword on tv with the full listings schedule at. But once he pulls the sword from the stone, he is forced to acknowledge his true legacy whether he likes it or not. Pricey king arthur is a box office pauper the new york. Thus, uther pendragon himself is the stone in the legend of the sword in the stone. 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. Arthur isnt actually the king for most of the movie, and to become one takes a great deal of swashbuckling heroism and sacrifice especially on the part of his lackeys. The movie featured a great cast, including charlie hunnam sons of anarchy, jude law and astrid bergesfrisbey and some impressive visuals, but sadly the resulting movie fell flat and was surprisingly dull at times.
Bridson, with music by benjamin britten 1937 camelot by alan jay lerner and frederick loewe 1960. I dont think 2017 will get crushed like it did last weekend, but i also dont think it will end its minilosing streak either. Guardians of the galaxy vol 2 missed expectations last weekend and king arthur. As a modern retelling of a timeworn legend, ritchies king arthur falls well. Plus interviews with the people who make the movies you love, internati. In this retelling, we see a very different side to the pendragon bloodline, complete with black magic, supernatural forces, brute strength and of course, good versus evil. King arthur by laurence binyon, with music by edward elgar 1923 king arthur by d.
May 14, 2017 so many advertising ploys, and yet none of them could save king arthur. You bet, moments of action, daringdo and physical comedy leaping off the screen with raucous enthusiasm. There are some firstrate performances in king arthur. Londinium docks and 2000 smoking arrows is undoubtedly his finest and most commanding movie to date.
Legend of the sword explore charlie hunnams career in photos, learn how guy ritchie reimagined the arthurian legend, and check out the many onscreen incarnations of king arthur and merlin. List of works based on arthurian legends wikipedia. Ritchies geezerfied king arthur occasionally sparkles before being scuppered by generic effects. 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. Arthur, the born king, claimed his kingship by pulling excalibur from his own father. Legend of the sword devolves into a jumbled affair, weighed down by confusing supernatural elements and a lazy reliance on visual effects. Legend of the sword is swift and clever and exhilarating.
Pricey king arthur is a box office pauper the new york times. Apr 12, 2017 how charlie hunnam horrified guy ritchie in early days of king arthur. Robbed of his birthright, arthur comes up the hard way in the back alleys of the city. Legend of the sword, with charlie hunnam, jude law, astrid bergesfrisbey, djimon hounsou, aidan gillen, eric bana. When the child arthurs father is murdered, vortigern, arthurs uncle, seizes the crown. Legend of the sword lock, stock and two smoking barrels director guy ritchie treats the arthurian legend as opportunity for another rowdy chase after an elusive. Legend of the sword final trailer when the child arthurs father is murdered, vortigern jude law, arthurs uncle, seizes the cr. I on the other hand was a little weary about yet another king arthur movie. King arthur premiered at the tcl chinese theater on 8 may 2017 and was theatrically released in 2d and reald 3d on 12 may 2017 in the united states and. Uther then died and magically transformed into stone. Legend of the sword is nothing if not a paean to obviousness, no matter how many jittery narrative and stylistic fillips ritchie employs in an attempt to ward off inertia. With bangor universitys new centre for arthurian studies just launched a fortnight ago, and guy ritchies new movie, king arthur. The legend of the sword, due to be released in late spring, there.
Legend of the sword showtimes for local movie theaters. Legend of the sword just doesnt work plot defies logic. It is based on the king arthur legend as adapted from the t. The legend of the sword, it feels more like hes trying to pull a rabbit out of a hat. Starring charlie hunnam in the title role, the film is an iconoclastic take on the classic excalibur myth, tracing arthurs journey from the streets to the throne. It uses the dojo area as seen in the trailer as a setup to show arthur s street fighting skills. Legend of the sword was a somewhat passable film, because if the essence of history, and history in general were respected, but the performances were acceptable, and the action scenes were more of the same, some were good, and others were stuck with the camera moves of a king arthur. Robbed of his birthright and with no idea who he truly is, arthur.