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May 14, 2017 · King Arthur: Legend of the Sword bombed in its opening weekend, placing third at the domestic box office with an estimated $14.7 million. As noted by Variety, director Guy Ritchie's fantasy drama ...
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword. Robbed of his birthright, Arthur comes up the hard way in the back alleys of the city. But once he pulls the sword from the stone, he is forced to acknowledge his ...
Guy Ritchie's expensive retelling of the King Arthur mythos, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, is poised to be this summer's first major box office bomb. The film, which opened on Friday, certainly had an uphill climb at the box office, as it was going up against the Marvel hit Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.
- The Fantastical Visuals/Production Design
- Guy Ritchie’s Direction
- The Ensemble
- The Villain
- The Music
Legend of the Sword uses its opening minutes to show off elephants that make the Mûmakil from Lord of the Rings look like French bulldogs completely annihilating soldiers on the ground and bashing down structures. Looking at that balls-to-the-wall sequence – as well as other the insane set pieces – it’s no wonder where the price tag came from. But ...
Ritchie is one of those directors where even if his movie isn’t great, they still have a distinct sense of style and madcap energy, and with Legend of the Sword, he brings it all together to infuse what was arguably a blank check with a brazen ferocity. His hallmarks – from the kind of action seen in Sherlock Holmes to the cast interplay of Snatch–...
Great casts are another hallmark of Ritchie’s, and with Charlie Hunnam leading the crew as the fast-talking, Dickensian take on Arthur, the cast as a whole step up to the plate to make the soon-to-be Knights of the Roundtable a likable band of rogues. Djimon Hounsou, Aidan Gillen, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Tom Wu, Neil Maskell, Annabelle Wallis, and Àstri...
But operating on his own platform is Jude Lawin the villain role as Vortigern, playing him with seductive energy. Law plays the tyrannical leader who has his soldiers salute him en masse like a fascist dictator with delectable aplomb, all while wearing the hell out of Annie Symons’ costumes. Velvet jackets, leather pants, long fur coats, menacing-y...
Saving the best for last, Daniel Pemberton’s score is the true star of Legend of the Sword. Even among all the impressive visuals and fine performances, the visceral, raw, breathtaking music blows past them all with a cacophony of sounds and influences that probably shouldn’t work together but 100 percent does. Whether it’s the use of medieval inst...
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The movie King Arthur: Legend of the Sword was eventually made, ... The film was a box office bomb that was supposed to be the start of a six-movie shared universe, ultimately halting attempts at ...
May 12, 2017 · Warner Bros.’ “ King Arthur: Legend of the Sword ,” Guy Ritchie ‘s attempt to make the Knights of the Round Table hip again, is collapsing at the box office. Based on its Thursday pre ...
May 14, 2017 · “King Arthur: Legend of the Sword” is a massive flop; let the pointing (and wagging) of fingers commence! The project from Warner Bros. and Village Roadshow landed with a thud after earning ...
