Come anticipate "King Arthur" with me

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the sword in the stone is the only good one

(The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Thursday, 18 May 2017 21:09 (six years ago) link

Boorman and Bresson did ace King Arthur movies.

I think GR is practically from landed gentry, so the cockney barrow boy act is a very good look for a 50 yr old posh bloke.

calzino, Thursday, 18 May 2017 21:09 (six years ago) link

Uh I'll have you know that he was expelled from boarding school for being a bad boy which makes him an honorary commoner in anyone's book

(iirc he always claimed in interviews that it was due to smoking spliff but his stepfather revealed it was just poor attendance lol)

in a soylent whey (wins), Thursday, 18 May 2017 21:18 (six years ago) link

yeah Excalibur and Lancelot du Lac are both totally excellent.

i think the problem w/King Arthur movies is that Arthur as a character has never been particularly compelling imo. i don't know why that is, bc it's all there. in most adaptations i've seen he's a cipher to an extent, or a bore. The knights get all the good lines and scenes.

nomar, Thursday, 18 May 2017 21:26 (six years ago) link

Monty python & the holy grail is a good film imho

in a soylent whey (wins), Thursday, 18 May 2017 21:29 (six years ago) link

xp
and yeah monty python's entry is a classic.

I heard GR was such a rebel he never even won a Duke of Edinburgh's Award in the scouts.

calzino, Thursday, 18 May 2017 21:34 (six years ago) link


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