King arthur legend of the sword rotten tomatoes

Legend of the sword was supposed to be the first in a. Perhaps im just a purist, a traditionalist, or some kind of literary snob, but i tend to agree with the critical consensus on rotten tomatoes, which reads, king arthur. Guardians of the galaxy vol 2 missed expectations last weekend and king arthur. I dont see any other way to interpret that information, and the 31%. The legend of the sword, it feels more like hes trying to pull a rabbit out of a hat.

The legend of the sword s disastrous opening in may 2017 vaulted it to the top of the biggest box office bombs of the year. This week at the movies, we have some preround table action king arthur. Robbed of his birthright, arthur comes up the hard way in the back alleys of the city. Legend of the sword i am not a cynical person and i tend to. While it does not dictate my decision entirely, i usually avoid movies that score below 40% on rotten tomatoes. Legend of the sword s reimagining of arthur doesnt just use a superhero template in looser terms the way the far more artistically successful the legend. I dont think 2017 will get crushed like it did last weekend, but i also dont think it will end its minilosing streak either. Posted by asdf asd on january 3, 2018 january 3, 2018. Legend of the sword has a 28% rotten tomatoes critics score, a 75% rt audience score, a 41100 metacritics score, and a 7.

Oh man, i honestly always wanted to write a king arthur movie so i did some research and its quite interesting how little of king arthur gets told. Are you sure you want to delete your score and checked items on. Youll notice we replaced the 5star fan ratings with the rotten tomatoes audience score to help you choose a movie to watch. Starring charlie hunnam in the title role, the film is an iconoclastic take on the classic excalibur myth, tracing arthur s journey from the streets to the throne. For one, you had this guy named rience who was descended from the greek hero heracles hercules and has inherited heracles sword. Its been a while to have a movie with an oringinal story line. Legend of the sword is a wild ride that includes action, drama, suspense, and even a little comedy. Legend of the sword 2017 30% charlie hunnam and jude law star in guy ritchies version of the titular legend, which reimagines king arthur as a streetsmart hooligan who discovers his royal lineage in time to stop an evil king. Charlie hunnam would be game for redoing king arthur. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing king arthur.

Legend of the sword piles mounds of modern action flash on an age old tale and wipes out much of what made it a classic story. Legend of the sword failed due to one key bit of miscasting says star charlie hunnam. Ritchies geezerfied king arthur occasionally sparkles before being scuppered by generic effects. Legend of the sword epic battle scene short version duration. 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.

With adam byard, annes elwy, gavin swift, nicola stuarthill. Legend of the sword is a 2017 epic fantasy action adventure film. 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. Legend of the sword and snatched havent seen their buzz grow like most new releases do.

First knight is a 1995 medieval film based on arthurian legend, directed by jerry zucker. The movie which stars charlie hunnam and jude law, is. But once he pulls the sword from the stone, he is forced to acknowledge his true legacy whether he likes it or not. From guy ritchie comes a bold new vision of arthurian lore, king arthur. King arthurs charlie hunnam blames miscasting for films. Skip rotten tomatoes, theyre biased sjws too afraid to criticize things like the ghost busters reboot. Director guy ritchie runtime 2 h 06 min release date 10 may 2017 genres. With guy ritchie cowriting and directing king arthur. I laughed through the whole thing definetly worth the money and time.

Freshen up your moviegoing experience with rotten tomatoes. 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. After growing up as an orphan on the streets arthur discovers that hes the son of the slain king and. Last year, a new fantasy film the kid who would be king came out. From the first minute youre hooked into a fantastic world full of knights, mages, and monstrous beasts. 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. The critical reception section of this article cites rotten tomatoes, a reliable source, to show that 31% of professional film critics gave king arthur. The film offers a new outlook on the arthurian legend and focuses on the story of a young boy alex who comes across the legendary sword excalibur a moment that changes his life forever. This week, theres a decent chance younger audiences will be interested in the actionpacked new reimagining of the king arthur legend, but before you take them to see it, you may want to know what kinds of shenanigans charlie hunnam and his pals get up to in the film. Legend of the sword, director guy ritchie took one look at hunnams intense prefight warmup, and threw the rest of the. Legend of the sword as the project hed most like to do over. Legend of the sword, starring charlie hunnam and jude law.

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. 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. Acclaimed filmmaker guy ritchie brings his dynamic style to the epic fantasy action adventure king arthur. Legend of the sword 2017 rotten tomatoes by rotten tomatoes. Legend of the sword is guy ritchies retelling of one of the worlds most enduring myths. Read on for christys analysis on legend of the sword and the smallerscale drama lowriders. It starts with the tale of how king uther pendragon eric bana defeated an evil mages attempt to overthrow him but then fell to his own brother, vortigern jude law, who was willing to sacrifice his own wife for the throne. It ditches the shakespearean vernacular for a more modernsounding screenplay. Charlie hunnams take on the iconic tale couldnt pull the sword from the box office stone. Legend of the sword is hollywoods latest stab at the classic tale of knighthood and destiny this time from sherlock holmes and.

Patrick stewarts 10 best movies, according to rotten tomatoes. Legend of the sword was intended to be a fantasy film for the ages. Legend of the sword was a somewhat passable film, because if the essence of history, and. It puts an entertaining twist on the existing arthurian legends.

Welp, looks like critics arent too keen on king arthur. Directed by guy ritchie, legend of the sword was supposed to kick off an entire franchise of movies built around the king arthur legend. It stars sean connery as king arthur, richard gere as lancelot, julia ormond as guinevere and ben cross as malagant the film follows the rogue lancelots romance with lady guinevere of leonesse, who is to marry king arthur of camelot, while the land is threatened by the renegade knight malagant. Legend of the sword spoils itself in its very own title. Top 10 good british movies with a bad rotten tomatoes score 2019 tv episode king arthur. In fact, critics on rotten tomatoes even agree that the movie suffers from.

It generated a 27 percent fresh rating on rotten tomatoes. Legend of the sword was one of the most enjoyable experiences ive had at the theater in a long time. With a current rating of 27% on rotten tomatoes and a general sense of hostility toward the guy ritchie fantasy epic, it doesnt look like a lot of moviegoers are going to be heading to cinemas for their arthurian legend fix. Legend of the sword, starring charlie hunnam and jude law and some wacky motherdaughter shenanigans snatched, starring amy schumer and goldie hawn. 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 king arthur. Despite charlie hunnams extensive fight training for king arthur. A reimagining of the arthurian legend centered around arthur s illegitimate son owain who must learn to take up his fathers mantle as king.