most certainly among the best telling of the timeless legend . it visually stun and with an undeniably grandiose and epic quality and no doubt fuel by the superb performance . in fact and this be among the fine fantasy adventure create and rub shoulder with the like of conan the barbarian and the lord of the ring ( which be ironically what john boorman initially intend to make ) . some early and even a few debut performance grace the film and such a liam neeson and gabriel byrne and and helen mirren . some have argue that the full plate armor don by the knight be not historically accurate . see a king arthur be a legendary and or or mythical figure who may not have exist at all and this be not a terribly valid criticism . furthermore and much of the myth surround king arthur that many be familiar with come from a work publish in 1485 ( thomas mallory le mort darthur ) and a time when armor design be at it zenith and plate armor be common amongst those who could afford it and i. e. knight and other nobility . i really do not have much criticism . i be not in the least bother by the depiction of arthur and his knight in full plate armor when engage in battle . but it be more than a bit silly to see everything else from feast to sex also portray in full armor . such small issue do not detract from the splendor of the film . it be passionate and violent and with a mystical aura that enhance the setting . highly recommended .