The Green Knight... Another one of those, "Style Over Substance" films

[Scott Intellectual Carrot Find all posts View Profile Close Scott]

Zero green.

Should have been the easiest part.

[Ian Jane Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Jane]

10/21/21.

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Here's the full press release:

Street Date: 10/12/21
4K + Blu-rayâ„¢ + Digital Combo SRP: $42.99
Blu-rayâ„¢ + DVD + Digital Combo SRP: $39.99
Blu-rayâ„¢ SRP: $29.96

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The bold new take on the 14th century medieval story of “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight”, comes home! The Green Knight arrives on 4K, Blu-ray™, DVD, and Digital October 12 from Lionsgate. From acclaimed writer-director David Lowery (Petes' Dragons, Ain't Them Bodies Saints, A Ghost Story), this fantasy re-telling of the classic 14th century medieval tale stars Academy Award® nominee Dev Patel (2017, Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, Lion), Academy Award® winner Alicia Vikander (2016, Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, The Danish Girl), Golden Globe® nominee Joel Edgerton (2017, Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama, Loving), Sarita Choudhury (TV's “Blindspot,” “Jessica Jones,” “Little Fires Everywhere”), Sean Harris (The King, Mission: Impossible - Fallout, Tresspass Against Us), Kate Dickie (Prometheus, The Witch, Filth), and Ralph Iverson (The Witch, Brahms: The Boy II, TV's “The Accidental Medium”). The Green Knight will be available on 4K + Blu-ray™ + Digital Combo , Blu-ray™ + DVD + Digital Combo, and Blu-ray™ for the suggested retail price of $42.99, $39.99, and $29.96, respectively.

OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS
An epic fantasy adventure, The Green Knight tells the story of Sir Gawain (Dev Patel),
King Arthur's reckless and headstrong nephew, who embarks on a daring quest to confront the eponymous Green Knight, a gigantic emerald-skinned stranger and tester of men. Gawain contends with ghosts, giants, thieves, and schemers in what becomes a deeper journey to define his character and prove his worth in the eyes of his family and kingdom.

SPECIAL FEATURES
• Boldest of Blood and Wildest of Heart: Making The Green Knight
• Practitioners of Magic: Visual Effects
• Illuminating Technique: Title Design
• Theatrical Trailer

CAST
Dev Patel Slumdog Millionaire, Lion, The Personal History of David Copperfield
Alicia Vikander Tomb Raider, Ex Machina, The Danish Girl
Joel Edgerton The King, Boy Erased, It Comes at Night
Sarita Choudhury TV's “Blindspot,” “Jessica Jones,” “Little Fires Everywhere”
Sean Harris The King, Mission: Impossible - Fallout, Tresspass Against Us
Kate Dickie Prometheus, The Witch, Filth
Ralph Iverson The Witch, Brahms: The Boy II, TV's “The Accidental Medium”

Trailer: https://youtu.be/9Pe4uOEJI4Y

PROGRAM INFORMATION
Year of Production: 2020
Title Copyright: © 2021 Green Knight Productions, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Type: Theatrical Release
Rating: R for violence, some sexuality and graphic nudity
Genre: Fantasy, Adventure
Closed-Captioned: N/A
Subtitles: Spanish, English SDH
Feature Run Time: 132 minutes
4K Format: 2160p Ultra High Definition, 16x9 (1.85:1) Dolby Vision
Blu-ray Format: 1080p High Definition, 16x9 (2.39:1) Presentation
DVD Format: 16x9 2.40:1 Presentation
4K Audio: English Dolby Atmos, English Descriptive Audio
Blu-ray Audio: English Dolby Atmos
DVD Audio: English 5.1 Dolby Digital Audio

[Dom D Spoon! Find all posts View Profile Close Dom D]

Had an Arthurian legends binge here over the last two nights. Rewatched Excalibur for the first time in a while. I hope no one takes offense when I say that anyone who doesn't like it can just go fuck themselves. Its magnificent. A bit 80s at times, yes, and there's some condensing of the story (Sir Galahad has every right to be royally pissed off at his ommission from the tale to Sir Tristan's benefit). But it's just exactly what I had in my head when I read Morte de Arthur and Once and Future King as a kid. All blood and breasts and mud. Fantastic.

Rolled from that straight into Monty Pythons Holy Grail. Its the best thing Monty Python did. Just the right mix of extremely clever and ridiculously stupid.

Then onto The Green Knight of which I can't say much because we only got 25 minutes in before from the other end of the couch i was told 'this is fucking boring. I'd rather be watching anything other than this.' I felt it was a slightly harsh call. I was sort of starting to ease into it myself, but I could see her point. It is ridiculously, knowingly pretentious. There's so much wank and self importance in those first 25 minutes theres not much room for anything else. Hopefully I'll get back to it at some point.

[agent999 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close agent999]

Well I finally got my wish as The Green Knight got distributed by Amazon in the UK so got to stream it for free. There's so much good stuff in this movie, but it is compromised by the pacing and general pretentiousness. I think the best time to watch this flick would be via BBC4 late night on Christmas eve in lieu of a Christmas ghost story, it just has that sort of atmosphere about it. Mesmerising and dull at the same time: quite an achievement.

[Paul L Scholar of Sleaze Find all posts View Profile Close Paul L]

Well I finally got my wish as The Green Knight got distributed by Amazon in the UK so got to stream it for free. There's so much good stuff in this movie, but it is compromised by the pacing and general pretentiousness. I think the best time to watch this flick would be via BBC4 late night on Christmas eve in lieu of a Christmas ghost story, it just has that sort of atmosphere about it. Mesmerising and dull at the same time: quite an achievement.

I'm going to watch this at some point soon, via the Amazon stream. Not totally inspired but curious.