Sword of the Valiant - The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight [DVD]

If you like Sean Connery, you'll love this movie

While not completely literarily accurate, this version of the story with largely practical effects has both that nostalgic 80s quality, and that weird je ne sais quoi of mysterious and sometimes arbitrary seeming transpositions in plot direction that pervades a lot of Arthurian legend, and older literature generally. The plot isn't direct from any story, but it does draw heavily on elements of Arthurian legend and the story of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, unlike the more recent film.

This is a movie on DVD. It is entertainment. Each person viewing any movie will have a different opinion of it so my opinion of the movie is inappropriate.

In great condition a good classic to watch. 10/10

I first saw this production about twenty years ago, more or less. I like the nod it gives to the celto/pagan elements of the tale. The armour, while not probably what Arthur and his men may have worn, assuming they existed, and they may have, it is still in keeping with the traditional vision of what a knight looked like. There is an interesting mix of romantic knighthood vs the bully-thug with the sword. The behavior was, perhaps somewhere in the middle. The sound effects and special effects are a little dated, but, well, it is about twenty years old. The Green Knight's axe looks sharp and deadly, but the effect is ruined by the jetcraft sounding noise which whirrs as Connery swings it about. I strongly recommend this for any language arts instructor teaching the Arthuriad or mythology.Gilbert Sarabia

Make no mistake about it, this is a crummy movie! And yet, oddly endearing in its ineptitude. It takes a combined effort to make something this terrible, to waste the talents of such luminaries as Trevor Howard, Peter Cushing, John Rhys-Davies, and Sean Connery, all in one sitting. In this regard, they did a bang-up job, sparing no expense (one assumes the expenses, or expectations, weren't too high to begin with).I guess this falls into the category of Sword & Sorcery for genre sake. It starts with a challenge (some would say threat) from a Green Knight (Sean Connery) that Gawain (Miles O'Keeffe) accepts then quickly segues into another fight with a Black Knight who guards a city to nowhere. Let's just cut to the chase and say there was a lot of running and fighting and running and more fighting (it was pretty disorganized). You might even call this a road picture because it certainly wasn't much of a buddy flick (Gawain having lost his sidekick/servant early on in favor of a distressful damsel with one very big ring). There's also a riddle I forgot instantly, a witch and a hag who stole Maleficent's headpiece, Sean Connery all a splendor in green and sparkles, some warring factions, Peter Cushing as a sage on the sidelines, a red Muppet-like frog, a horny prince (also a toad). Think of it as a live action Fractured Fairytale and your head won't explode while you're trying to figure it all out. Did I mention the unicorn? At least there was a jolly tone throughout and the story fairly zipped along....it didn't make much sense but at least they were quick about it! I especially liked the rack humor. And the joust.Would I ever watch it again? Hey, I was stupid enough to watch it twice, that's my limit.Not a keeper (so I won't be tempted to accidently watch it a third time).And who names their kid Gawain? Don't tell me he didn't have a hard time of it in knight school!

Good story, acting etc for people who enjoy Arthurian legends.

Have you ever watched Mystery Science Theater and wondered were do they find such horrible movies to make fun of? Well This could easliy be one of them, the first time I saw this film I'd had a few drinks and my buddy and I were looking for something to watch on T.V. late at night. He was flipping threw the channels and I saw Sean Connery in what appeared to be a green seqence dress with horns coming out of his head??? Yeah, so we had to stay up and watch the whole thing. The story is about a king who is bored with his kingdom and knights and says his knights have no pride nor valor anymore and just as he says this in strolls Sean Connery as I described previously and challenges the kings knights for a feat of courage. Only Brave Sir Gawain, yes you read that right Gawain, Stands up to the challenge he looks like someone straight out of a 80's rock video mabe Poison or Whitesnake. the story goes on and is totaly absurd with magic and sorcery. My Favorite scene is When Brave Sir Gawain is challenged by the evil Black Knight and just as there about to fight the Black Knight rides away, it looks like the horse they used decided to just gallop away and the director didn't feel like saying cut. Then the Black Knight comes back and Anounces Oh We Shall Fight. This movie is only good if your looking for a movie sooo bad you can laugh at it. That's why I had to buy it.

This has to be one of the campest arthurian films available with bad hairdos and spandex tights aplenty! Brilliant acting and scene play and AMAZING music makes this mystical comedy worthy of the same respect of Sword and the sorceror, Krull and Hawk the Slayer!! A MUST HAVE FOR FANTASY FANS!!!!

I bought this thinking it would be a bit like "Ivanhoe" but it was not.Good picture quality for a film of that age but the acting & script left a lot to be desired.If you like B Sword & Sorcery flicks then you may enjoy it.

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Very boring

The DVD is in poor picture quality, unlike the original movie, and not wide screen like the original movie, so aviod it.