We probably don't wildly disagree here Andrew. My point being that we've had a cartload of familiar Arthur films and as this thread shows, none are wholeheatedly endorsed (I'm fairly fond of Excalibur however). Many are dreck. This one might be too. However, it will have the virtue of trying...
Actually, I'd say "modern sensibilities" are the things that have moved it further away from the original stories anyway. After some six hundred years, Chretien de Troyes invented Lancelot in the 12th century and made a popular version about courtly love as much as anything (reflecting the 12th...
Umm...nope. Couldn't disagree more. I think it's a fantastic idea, and historically reasonable depictions of Arthur (at a twilight of Roman influence) have been the basis for what I think is the very best Arthurian literature of the last 20-30 years (Firelord, Sword at Sunset...especially...