First Knight From:Sean Connery , Richard Gere , Julia Ormond , Ben Cross , Liam Cunningham , Sony , Jerry Zucker , Sony Pictures ,
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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Sony
EAN: 9780800141608
Format: Anamorphic
Format: Closed-captioned
Format: Color
Format: Dolby
Format: Full Screen
Format: NTSC
ISBN: 0800141601
Weight: 20 hundredths-pounds
Label: Sony Pictures
Audio Format: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Audio Format: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Audio Format: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Packaged Height: 60 hundredths-inches
Packaged Length: 750 hundredths-inches
Packaged Weight: 15 hundredths-pounds
Packaged Width: 520 hundredths-inches
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Picture Format: Pan & Scan
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 1997-10-07
Running Time: 133 minutes
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: 1995-07-07
Product Description:
New, in original shrink wrap!
Customer Reviews:
 Camelot needs a new costume designer and head of security!, 2008-09-02
After the brutal first few minutes of the film, I thought it was going to be a more realistic telling of the Arthurian legend; it turned out to be quite the opposite, but I still enjoyed it.
The Good: The (unrequited) love between Lancelot and Guinevere is more understandable given that Arthur is depicted as being a contemporary of Guinevere's father, and easily old enough to be her father, if not her grandfather, whereas Lancelot is young and very heroic and dashing. Even so, there is genuine affection between Arthur and Guinevere, and she never breaks her marriage vows, either during the betrothal or during the marriage. I also like the way Lancelot is depicted. He is more human; he is not the font of virtue he is depicted as in other versions of the legend. His association first with Guinevere and then with Arthur has an enobling effect on him, making him a better man at the end of the film than at the beginning. Also, the evil knight Malagant is played wonderfully by Ben Cross.
The Bad: Where in the world did they get those hideous royal blue uniforms? They look like something out of a Star Trek movie (or TV series). It is unusual that costuming makes or breaks a film, but these awful costumes almost single-handedly destroyed the film and any credibility it might have had. I was trying to watch the film and I kept being distracted by how terrible those blue uniforms were. The other thing was, Camelot seriously needs a new head of security. First, they nearly let Guinvere be captured on her trip to Camelot to be married, then they let her be effortlessly kidnapped from Camelot, whisked away as if by magic, then they let Malagant's army waltz right into the city without a fight. Hello? King Arthur wouldn't have lived long enough to have gray hair if he was this sloppy about security.
Still, I felt the good outweighed the bad in this interesting retelling of the Camelot legend.
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