Yes, and it’s not helped by the production design. Other films do more with less. Probably the worst part is the battle at the end. There just weren’t enough people and the cinematography doesn’t make up for it. But if you can get past that, it’s a fairly enjoyable B-tier 90s film.
One of the things I always noticed about Richard Gere back in the day was that he had such a unique walk, a strut, that made you feel as if you were watching a panther move.😊
For the majority of fight scenes the extras were off duty Para Reg and Royal Marine Commandos. The Paras were the good guys, marines the bad guys. The action was real. No quarter was given and the director loved it. Great fun and the extra cash was a bonus.
@badjaeaux yeah 100% real. There were loads of "proper" extras as in civvies who had this as their main job. But probably about 60 Brit servicemen in all. Was a good gig.
Fascinating to see the Onion Knight as a young man, kicking ass and taking names. An interesting piece of trivia: If you watch Liam’s sword hand, he’s a leftie. 🧅 🗡️
Yep. I remember an anecdote about him while he was filming a movie(no idea what film), but supposedly one day he wasn't feeling well and sent the director an apology letter writing that he could not show up for work because "Gielgud does not Fielgud".
@@JonnyHolms You should learn English. "Demun" has nothing to do with your fake spirit world, and everything to do with a joke play on words. The "De" the First Initial of my CHRISTIAN name, and "mun" 3 of the letters in my family name. You Americans are all the same.
Plate armour was not in use back then, it was either chainmail or hardened leather with iron plates rivetted to it. I had not noticed before that Richard Gere had such a large nose but he can certainly act well !
I don’t think her guard would have pursued the bandits. They would have stayed with their principal, chopped the tree and got moving as fast as possible
One of the biggest rules of battle at the time, you never give a retreating force the opportunity to regroup. They thought the enemy was routed, they pushed the advantage. What they didn't conceive of was a second main force right there, standing by and watching their men getting slaughtered.
Ok. Liked the movie. Gere had his screen presence but the accent....hard to see excellent English "stand at post" while romantic Gere did his thing. Yet, the likes of Connery, Ormond and the very expensive staging made for a good hero saves the day movie.
even better the guy has gere at hand crosbow range and instead of shooting gere he orders him to drop the sword..and when gere does...he still doesnt shoot him!
Untrue. There has never been a society without a group of men whose job it was to keep the peace and prevent crime. Sometimes it was an established, official force, at most times it consisted of the warriors/knights under individual lords in their territories. Peasants had little to fear most of the time, because they had little that the robbers would want. Their women stayed at home, in villages that were often fortified. Merchants and gentry took their own private "security" along with them. From time to time, this "system" would break down during civil wars and revolutions. One such example is seen in the classic Kurosawa movie Seven Samurai.
@@DieFlabbergast Merchants formed `caravans` to move around if they could which tells you something, often very often those same protector Lords were at war with each other and used pillage and raids to destroy each others ability to fight on, yes it was not every man for himself, but there was always serious violence and crime .. a population of young people who all carried arms and drank lead to great personal violence, the state just didn`t have the ability to cover the land the same as our 21st century policing structures do. This is `supposed` to be 1150s (ish) and Britain was far from peaceful or policed at that period
It's a movie about non-existent people in an imaginary story; much like the stories of Robin Hood (never existed). So, they can tell whatever tale they want, however they want - like "Starwars". Enjoy it.
Ormond is gorgeous because her eyes are slightly different shapes. Also everybody's armor seems totally ineffective. Also Gere had not learned to act at this point.
As a man, I never really understood how Richard Gere was so popular. He's a dandy. Watching this scene where he's trying to portray a brilliant swordsman is almost painful to watch. Women just have just been so enamored of him that the ridiculousness of him being a badass relied solely on their incredulity. He's been in several movies where he's a "badass" but his clownish ways make it too hard to believe he's more than a nancy playing at it.
Erről a nyomoránc Richard Gereről sok mindent el tudok képzelni azt kivéve , hogy ez a szerencsétlen nyúlbéla, az Artúr király mese mondakör lovagja legyen.
This movie could've been epic except for one thing: casting the very American Richard Gere as the very English Lancelot. Yes, I know an actor's job is to act, and there are a few American actors who can pull off a perfect British accent and vice versa, but Richard Gere is not one of those. Don't get me wrong, he's been one my favorite actors for years, just not for this film.
This movie feels so much better today than 20 years ago. I still remember it felt always a bit artificial to me back then but now compared to the woke slob produced since then, it's like a solid 8 out of 10 to me.
UA-cam ruined these movies. All these kids can’t wait to tell you how inaccurate everything is. Wannabe UA-camrs who can’t just enjoy a freaking fairy tale. Insufferable know it alls. It’s sad
Richard Gere looked totally out of place in this film. All the other actors worked well, but, he was a jarring false note, in an otherwise, well played sonata.
Young men, let this scene SHOW you how women truly are!! Their monkey branches, always looking for something better. Your strongest weapon as a man is turning around and walking away Young men!!!! Use the strongest weapon God have us men!! Turn around and walk away
IS IT ME OR DOES JULIA ORMOND RESEMBLE A YOUNG RALPH MATCHIO FROM THE VERY FIRST KATATE KID AND RICHARD GERE I ALWAYS GOT MIXED UP WITH HIMAND X FILES DAVID DUCHOVANY
All of you complaining that this movie is not true to the, ' Legend '- -Just be thankful that the main characters are not all Trans-Mixed-Race-Non-Binaries-Whose preferred pronouns are, ' Zee-Zem '! 😂😂😂
People slating this film but it was a good Sunday film as a kid. If it was remade today it’d be the woman fighting off ten men to save a non binary night who got separated from his lesbian king 🤣
Les fantassins.ne se battent pas contre les cavaliers..mais contre les Chevaux !! Un cheval qui se cabre violemment sous la douleur, désarconne son cavalier!!
For the Love of God. Why do directors always have riders jeking the horse’s head around and why do theyinseert neighing sounds. I’ve been riding horses more of less a minimum of 3x a week for 36 years - not counting deployed time - and as an adult and never once did any of my horses neigh when I mounted.
It’s a movie! They try to purvey things that you wouldn’t notice. Like walking noises etc. Jesus Christ you children think you need to point out all the inaccuracies just to get attention.
@@k.t.1641 so a neighing horse is something we wouldn't notice? Maybe they're just trying to give your average viewer what they expect to hear, and ignore the 'specialists'. It is a hollywood movie after all.
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Haven't seen the movie, but it looks like it has the production values of a Renaissance Faire.
It basically does, you should look up the scene where Lancelot runs a gauntlet 💀
This movie actually cost more than Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.
Eh, they're not egregiously bad.
Yes, and it’s not helped by the production design. Other films do more with less. Probably the worst part is the battle at the end. There just weren’t enough people and the cinematography doesn’t make up for it. But if you can get past that, it’s a fairly enjoyable B-tier 90s film.
Nope
Chris Finch, bloody good medieval soldier.
First Knight, Harry Potter, GoT he is always the bad guy and plays it so well.
One of the things I always noticed about Richard Gere back in the day was that he had such a unique walk, a strut, that made you feel as if you were watching a panther move.😊
Could've been the gerbils🤷♂️
It's his physical height that is appealing; and the maneuverability that goes with it.
For the majority of fight scenes the extras were off duty Para Reg and Royal Marine Commandos.
The Paras were the good guys, marines the bad guys. The action was real. No quarter was given and the director loved it. Great fun and the extra cash was a bonus.
for real? the marines look like sons of devils lmfao
@badjaeaux yeah 100% real. There were loads of "proper" extras as in civvies who had this as their main job. But probably about 60 Brit servicemen in all. Was a good gig.
One of my favourite movies! ❤
❤❤❤❤🇹🇹
When I saw this movie when it came out I was so in love with Julia Ormond.
Can’t blame you gorgeous
It’s normal.She is beautifull
Sir Davos has come a long way.
his career was always an up and down path...but after he messed up here, he became a smuggler
Who is Sir DAvos?
He sure has haha
Fascinating to see the Onion Knight as a young man, kicking ass and taking names. An interesting piece of trivia: If you watch Liam’s sword hand, he’s a leftie. 🧅 🗡️
Not the egreatest movie but that kiss. That wonderful kiss between Lancelot and Genevere !
Excalibur was the best
Yes indeed
Now you're talking.
Is that Sir John Gielgud? Amazing cast😅
Yep. I remember an anecdote about him while he was filming a movie(no idea what film), but supposedly one day he wasn't feeling well and sent the director an apology letter writing that he could not show up for work because "Gielgud does not Fielgud".
@@johnlloyddy7016 That's funny!
This film documents the first known carjacking in history.
Haha sure does
One of my fave actor, Richard Geer. He is very versatile indeed.❤
Really, unfortunately he doesn't think much of you, just look at what this traitor has done..
@@JonnyHolms What did he do? Is he a traitor because he doesn't like people spelling his name wrong?
@@Demun1649 learn some history on those Demun lovers 😈😈
@@JonnyHolms You should learn English. "Demun" has nothing to do with your fake spirit world, and everything to do with a joke play on words. The "De" the First Initial of my CHRISTIAN name, and "mun" 3 of the letters in my family name. You Americans are all the same.
This movie is what you would call a guilty pleasure. Probably one of the dumbest movies ever made, but I enjoyed it.
Wo ist ihr Problem. Good entertainment 😊
If you think this is one of the dumbest movies ever made you haven't seen really seen any.
@@kellymathews6615 it’s called hyperbole.
Actores que se ganaron su estatus con grandes interpretaciones..... Sean Connery, Julia Ormond y Richard Gere, wow Ben Croos.
О времена, нравы
Просто протягиваешь руку и говоришь пора..
И все
Правда прекрасно👍
Plate armour was not in use back then, it was either chainmail or hardened leather with iron plates rivetted to it. I had not noticed before that Richard Gere had such a large nose but he can certainly act well !
Considering this is a clearly a more low fantasy-esque representation, I would say the plate armour doesn't really matter.
بحثت عن هذا الفلم صار كثير لان فلم رائع جدا ❤❤
ياريت اليعرف اسم الفلم يبعثلياه
اريد اشوف هذا فلم مجاني
I don’t think her guard would have pursued the bandits. They would have stayed with their principal, chopped the tree and got moving as fast as possible
obviously, the script is trash.
One of the biggest rules of battle at the time, you never give a retreating force the opportunity to regroup. They thought the enemy was routed, they pushed the advantage. What they didn't conceive of was a second main force right there, standing by and watching their men getting slaughtered.
the leader is a traitor. He was intentionally leading the guard away.
My kingdom for a chainsaw!
Underrated Movie.
I would argue the exact opposite.
@@LeninovaPles ,
Different Strokes for Different Folks...
@@LeninovaPles It’s obviously corny and unrealistic, but it also had an overall story that’s as old as time and gives you the feels.
Going up against mounted horsemen & not a spear in sight.
4:24 Hey it's that meanie from GOT who stabbed Maester Luwin with a spear!
Not exactly a well written scene, but Julia Ormond was very pretty back in the day.
Yep
Классный фильм ❤😂😊
in battle you TRAMPLE the enemy with the horses hoofs 🥴
That was one of the Great movies ❤ 9:53
Ok. Liked the movie. Gere had his screen presence but the accent....hard to see excellent English "stand at post" while romantic Gere did his thing. Yet, the likes of Connery, Ormond and the very expensive staging made for a good hero saves the day movie.
plastic armour and no helmets should do the trick.
and shiny silver paint
who cares? when it still looks good?
Agreed. Another suggestion is we go to Wallmart and poundshops for most of the outfits
even better the guy has gere at hand crosbow range and instead of shooting gere he orders him to drop the sword..and when gere does...he still doesnt shoot him!
The best film ever..
Are you serious? 😂
Как называется фильм?
Can you imagine how a Police-less Period Time it must of been like back then?!!
No Constabulary.
No Emergency Services.
People had to save themselves!
Untrue. There has never been a society without a group of men whose job it was to keep the peace and prevent crime. Sometimes it was an established, official force, at most times it consisted of the warriors/knights under individual lords in their territories. Peasants had little to fear most of the time, because they had little that the robbers would want. Their women stayed at home, in villages that were often fortified. Merchants and gentry took their own private "security" along with them. From time to time, this "system" would break down during civil wars and revolutions. One such example is seen in the classic Kurosawa movie Seven Samurai.
@@DieFlabbergast Merchants formed `caravans` to move around if they could which tells you something, often very often those same protector Lords were at war with each other and used pillage and raids to destroy each others ability to fight on, yes it was not every man for himself, but there was always serious violence and crime .. a population of young people who all carried arms and drank lead to great personal violence, the state just didn`t have the ability to cover the land the same as our 21st century policing structures do.
This is `supposed` to be 1150s (ish) and Britain was far from peaceful or policed at that period
Immer wieder schöööön❤❤❤❤
It's a movie about non-existent people in an imaginary story; much like the stories of Robin Hood (never existed). So, they can tell whatever tale they want, however they want - like "Starwars". Enjoy it.
Robin Hood wasn't real??? You take that back!
I love this movie. Fun....and something casual. You can enjoy with the ither half fkr sure.
Brad Pitt would have made a good Lancelot. Did hook up with Julia Ormond in Legends of the Fall.
❤ esta es la mejor película
Did the helmet take a day off ??????🤔
also neards off 🤣
Casual Armour Day.
Ormond is gorgeous because her eyes are slightly different shapes. Also everybody's armor seems totally ineffective. Also Gere had not learned to act at this point.
Trying to connect headphones to this movie on my tv’😢
As a man, I never really understood how Richard Gere was so popular. He's a dandy. Watching this scene where he's trying to portray a brilliant swordsman is almost painful to watch.
Women just have just been so enamored of him that the ridiculousness of him being a badass relied solely on their incredulity.
He's been in several movies where he's a "badass" but his clownish ways make it too hard to believe he's more than a nancy playing at it.
Loved the badass soldiers here 💪🏼 7:04 Poor guys 💪🏼 If these beasts had fairly finished off lance, Malagant would be king 👍🏼
“Nobody said anything about all the stabbing”
He was send from the Sky
The villains name should have been sir arrogant.
Erről a nyomoránc Richard Gereről sok mindent el tudok képzelni azt kivéve , hogy ez a szerencsétlen nyúlbéla, az Artúr király mese mondakör lovagja legyen.
Name of film ,
First knight
@@rubenkoster1015 thanks
Isn't that Davos from game of thrones?
Yup, so he was a swordsman after all😂
@@justindesnoyers4105 And also fights lefty here way before Stannis cuts the fingers in his right hand. Not so big of a loss for him then after all.
This movie could've been epic except for one thing: casting the very American Richard Gere as the very English Lancelot. Yes, I know an actor's job is to act, and there are a few American actors who can pull off a perfect British accent and vice versa, but Richard Gere is not one of those. Don't get me wrong, he's been one my favorite actors for years, just not for this film.
Big Gerbil Energy.
Bingo
Every comment must be said in Sean Connerys voice.
"It's all right, it's all right..." our guards rode off, what could possible go wrong.
Дорога, быльо закрыто !!😂😂😂😂
"Wait, wait" why? The advantage of cavalry is mobility. A horse isn't a shield wall.
Dokładnie!
Oh boy...
They were all young,
and needed the money.....
😂
Chasing them probably a mistake
8:45 ouch😐
3:48 he was in game of thrones
Proof, as Connery said "Hollywood makes shit"
He had no trouble profiting from it
@@bunaziulica5776😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
You’ve had me in stitches. So funny👍👍👍
Cracher dans la soupe n est pas digne d un gentleman
Do you know the difference between a fairytale and a true story?
If it were so easy to go around the downed tree, why didn't they do that in the first place.
Richard Gere is good in a movie called "The Double"
What a fancy carriage for somewhere between 350 and 800 CE.
Não aguenta o pranto da morte e querer ser homem demais
This movie feels so much better today than 20 years ago. I still remember it felt always a bit artificial to me back then but now compared to the woke slob produced since then, it's like a solid 8 out of 10 to me.
Julia Ormond sure was a cutie back then.
I forgot how terrible this movie was...haha.... thanks for the reminder!
Richard Gere was Richard Gere regardless the century.
रुचिकर क्लिप सुन्दर
Always wondered. Instead of just staring into the tress, why not have 4/5 guys move the tree immediately
I had never seen this, and I'm glad I hadn't. BORING.
What tactical genius wrote this scene???
Indeed
Is 90’s tactics 😂
30 years later and I still despise Julia Ormond. Destroyer of homes and friendships.
Helmets
Were there black knights in England at that time?
There is one their who give signal to 2nd attack was riding wooden horse
short on money- everyone left helms home. And the blue uniforms what's up with that.
So, that's why I've never seen this movie.
UA-cam ruined these movies. All these kids can’t wait to tell you how inaccurate everything is. Wannabe UA-camrs who can’t just enjoy a freaking fairy tale. Insufferable know it alls. It’s sad
Then again they worship transformer surgery. Who gives an eff what these kids think?
Sorry to say it, but Camelot's transportation plan kind of sucked.
Why?
@zeljkokaradzic7894 : Because it failed. The princess had to be rescued by a homeless guy that doesn't even work for King Arthur.
Who was he suppose to be... The Black Knight?
SoCal Knight.
I don't get it. "Social Night?"
@@amaree9732 Southern California
What kind of body armour is this? I am pretty it did NOT existed anytime anywhere in the Middle Ages.
I always liked Richard Gere. But wow was he miscast here. Way too modern right down to his walk.
Richard Gere looked totally out of place in this film. All the other actors worked well, but, he was a jarring false note, in an otherwise, well played sonata.
❤
Young men, let this scene SHOW you how women truly are!! Their monkey branches, always looking for something better. Your strongest weapon as a man is turning around and walking away Young men!!!! Use the strongest weapon God have us men!! Turn around and walk away
Weird
King Arthur had Lancelot. The GOP has, “Sir-Farts-a-Lot;” And he comes in diarrhea-bronze face coloring!
Exactly the juvenile and unsophisticated response we've all come to expect from those of your ilk.
Yes yes orange man bad the news has only been telling you for 8 years.
She looks like she's perpetually on the verge of completely breaking down in tears. Ugh annoying acting.
IS IT ME OR DOES JULIA ORMOND RESEMBLE A YOUNG RALPH MATCHIO FROM THE VERY FIRST KATATE KID AND RICHARD GERE I ALWAYS GOT MIXED UP WITH HIMAND X FILES DAVID DUCHOVANY
All of you complaining that this movie is not true to the, ' Legend '-
-Just be thankful that the main characters are not all Trans-Mixed-Race-Non-Binaries-Whose preferred pronouns are, ' Zee-Zem '! 😂😂😂
2nd rate
..... Excalibur is BY FAR better.
брехня, прежде чем поехать "в закат" ты возьмёшь арбалет и зарядишь его.
Should have had ditches!
I believe I know that reference. It's that guy that judges the accuracy of battles in movies correct?
@@shago6684 lol yup
People slating this film but it was a good Sunday film as a kid. If it was remade today it’d be the woman fighting off ten men to save a non binary night who got separated from his lesbian king 🤣
👍
5:30 Holly Molly, good luck princess, fuck this shit, i´m out!
Les fantassins.ne se battent pas contre les cavaliers..mais contre les Chevaux !! Un cheval qui se cabre violemment sous la douleur, désarconne son cavalier!!
For the Love of God. Why do directors always have riders jeking the horse’s head around and why do theyinseert neighing sounds. I’ve been riding horses more of less a minimum of 3x a week for 36 years - not counting deployed time - and as an adult and never once did any of my horses neigh when I mounted.
Perfectly right !!!
a well trained war horse certainly wouldn't make a sound. This is hollywood bull
To be fair, experienced horse riders probably comprise less than 1% of the viewing audience, so...
It’s a movie! They try to purvey things that you wouldn’t notice. Like walking noises etc. Jesus Christ you children think you need to point out all the inaccuracies just to get attention.
@@k.t.1641 so a neighing horse is something we wouldn't notice? Maybe they're just trying to give your average viewer what they expect to hear, and ignore the 'specialists'. It is a hollywood movie after all.
Laurel et Hardy remède by américains , 2 times cute....
A poorly made battle scene that makes no sense 😅
the producers coudn't afford any PRETTY actresses?
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Discover medieval Europe - from life in a country manor to the streets of a developing town.