King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

I could handle the bastardisation of the Arthurian legend right up until his nemesis was in the form of some sort of comic book bad guy. Dreadful. Not as bad as 300, but in that league. Read Malory, or Marion Zimmer Bradley for a feminist take on the legend, instead. That said, it feels like I've been waiting forever for Richie's next Sherlock Holmes film. Get a move on.

Well sure Guy Ritchie had to add the cockney geezer element to this film. But don't let that put you off. Its a great action film which is beautifully filmed and has a marvellous frenetic pace throughout.. I really liked the fantasy elements that was very reminisce of Lord of the Rings. Jude Law makes an excellent bad guy as the antagonist Vortigern. The only thing I missed is that Arthur and friends did not wear the full battle rattle medieval armour when they went to war and there was no Merlin, Lancelot or Guinevere . All of which made John Bormann's Excalibur so brilliant. Don't be put off by the limp-wristed luvvie critics putting a downer on this film. It is definitely worth a watch for all action fans especially if you like sword movies.

This started off promising in the first 30 minutes. Then it went downhill. I was on the fence in watching this for a long time due to poor word of mouth but figured it was time to give it a go. I knew it was going to change a lot in the legend of King Arthur but the use of language and slang really broke it for me. It worked for Guy in the Sherlock films because of the London setting and the fact that they did use cockney then. But in what is pretty much medieval England eeehh not so much.