August 24, 2004
King Arthur
We took a chance and dollared King Arthur on a Saturday night, after several months of avoiding the dollar theatre on weekend nights. It took the audience the first 10-15 minutes to get seated, but after that it was okay, with an occasional lack of whispering by some girl whose parents never taught her how to use a quiet voice.
The movie itself was better than I had expected without being a masterpiece in movie history. I enjoyed the personalities of the various knights, some of the battle scenes (the final face-off was disappointing), and, with a few exceptions, the dialogue.
I thought it was pretty funny that for the trailer in the theatres, they showed Kiera Knightley responding to a comment about there being a lot of lonely men out there, "Don't worry, I won't let them touch you," when in the actual movie, she says, "Don't worry, I won't let them rape you." That's an example of the not-so-hot dialogue.
Overall, I enjoyed the movie for what it was.
Posted by wendytime at August 24, 2004 08:03 AM | TrackBack