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Movie: The Kid Who Would Be King

The Kid Who Would Be King

I am a huge fan of Arthurian Legend. I have read so many books on King Arthur and the knights of the round table. I’ve even thought that “What if a modern day King Arthur story was told”. I’d love to see a story where an ordinary kid from now find the sword, Excalibur and in turn rebuilds the Knights of the Round table and they battle evil. Well, I think someone was reading my mind because they have mined the King Arthur legend to create a new movie that is being released in 2019 called The Kid Who Would Be King. The movie stars Louis Ashbourne Serkis, the son of Andy Seriks famed Mo-Cap actor and full on actor in his own right. I am interested in seeing what this movie will do and if it is good will it spark the desire for my kids to want to learn more about the legend off King Arthur? If so, then I have a library of books awaiting them. Continue reading Movie: The Kid Who Would Be King →

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Review – Disney’s The Sword in the Stone on Blu-ray

Sword In The Stone 50th Anniversary Edition

I am a huge fan of Arthurian Legend and when I was given the chance to watch and review one of my favorite childhood movies I jumped at the chance. The opinions expressed are 100% my own.

I have a collection of about 30 or so books about King Arthur including T. H. White’s The Once and Future King which was the source material for the Sword in the Stone. The Sword in the Stone was actually book one of White’s series of four novels. In that novel as well as in this movie we are introduced to Arthur, who goes by “Wart” a small boy who is being raised by Sir Ector and who is foster-brother to Sir Kay. Wart is destined to become King Arthur and Merlin the wizard teaches him many lessons that he will need to become a great and just King.

The other day I watched this movie with Andrew. He was pretty into it, too.

It was fun to see the movie again after so many years. The animation on Blu-ray was crisp and clear and the storyline fun and entertaining. Seeing Wart come into his own after learning so many lessons from Merlin was, if you mind the pun, uplifting. What I’ve always loved about the story of King Arthur is that he rises up from obscurity to become a great leader after learning what a great leader should be through Merlin’s tutelage. This movie tells us that story of how he becomes that leader through learning about scientific principles, compassion and using brains over brawn. I love watching it and am happy to see it out on Blu-ray.

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