Big Geordie

Have watched a couple of films over the past couple of nights, which have different takes on the english legend of King Arthur.

Arthur is/was a mystical figure from the dark ages of Britain. He could have existed anywhere between AD-150 right up to just before the Viking invasion of 900AD+. Much of what is said about him is folklore and yet he has a huge part in english history. The appeal is the mysticism that the story has and why it endures to this day.

For the record, the two films that I watched were John Boorman's Excalibur, which is an ahistorical take on the story. The 2nd was the more recent The Last Legion which was OK, if a bit rushed. King Arthur from 2004 is also worth a look.

So - did such a man exist, or is the legend up there with that of Atlantis ?

Herman Bloom

No it isn't. Yes he existed but nowhere near to the extent the stories portray him, obviously.

batch

If course it's all real. Have you never been to Camelot theme park

Doog

the last legion was awful from start to finish mate

Doog

oh and it had almost nothing to do with king arthur, the only connection was the sword and even though it was probably intended almost from the start, the way they just shoehorned it in at the end seemed very forced

Gregg Carter

It's almost certain he existed in some form as did Atlantis.

To what extent they existed and what influence they had during their existence is something that we're likely to never know unfortunately.

Sir Bert Preast

Are there any half decent King Arthur films about?

Sir Bert Preast

Atlantis is under the Dona Ana natural park, Huelva. Just down the road from me :cool:

Big Geordie

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Excalibur is worth a look - not bad for it's time (1981) and you get to see Helen Mirren wearing very little. :thup:

I think the fact little is known about him, leaves plenty license to tell the story.

Sir Bert Preast

I couldn't be less interested in some cack love story, which is what all the KA films I've seen have been.

I want sword swinging psychopaths lopping bits off of hapless Teutons and stuff.