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Black Knight Movie: B- Sound: B Picture: A+ Reviewed By: Kristin 20th Century Fox and director Gil Junger bring you "Black Knight". When fast talking Jamal Walker (Martin Lawrence) spots a medallion in the moat of the dilapidated medieval theme park where he works, he knows it will totally set off his "look". Jamal reaches for the medallion, falls in, and is instantly thrown back to medieval times and finds himself in the middle of a rebellion against cruel King Leo (Kevin Conway) who overthrew the Queen (Helen Carey) and has been tormenting the peasants ever since. Being true to the oh-so-overused plot line, Jamal falls for a lovely chambermaid (Marsha Thomason) who is secretly in on the rebellion, gets "tight" with a non confrontational ex-knight (Tom Wilkinson), convinces the corrupt King that he is a messenger from the Duke of Normandy, and manages to teach most of the people in the kingdom to walk the walk and talk the talk, not to mention fight like a WCW wrestler. All the while discovering that there is more to life than just taking the cowardly way out of things and cheating other people. About five minutes into this movie I was preparing myself for a boring and obnoxious 90 minutes. You see Jamal shakin' his groove thang, trying to talk the theme park owner into taking the easy way out, then poof, he's in 1038. Hello? Have we ever heard of "character development" here? So, I skeptically watched Martin Lawrence perform his well overused persona. Once I got into the plot line of the movie, and overlooked Jamal's over-the-top, loud attitude and overall obnoxiousness, the movie started getting better. I found myself actually wondering about what would happen next, rather than slinking off into the kitchen to rummage through the fridge (oh come on, I know I'm not the only one that does that during the boring scenes ;). Although 'Black Knight' has it's low points, and there are quite a few, there were a few spots that were funny as well. For instance you would think the 'Dancing in the Street' scene (pronounced 'Doncing in the Street', they are, after all, in England) would be painfully unfunny, but the writers and actors managed to pull it through. One thing that helped this movie keep from becoming a total flop is the supporting actors. They were all really good and fit their parts, especially Percival (Vincent Regan). I think my two favorite scenes in this film are where Jamal is escaping execution and falls off the moving wagon (in most movies they make it 'just in time', not this one!), then to add insult to injury, can't seem to get up on Knolte's horse when Knolte attempts to rescue him from certain death ("This time's the charm!"). My other favorite scene is where the 'Black Knight' makes his debut (towards the end)...but I won't give away what happens... And, I of course, loved the ending. But then, I'm a fan of bizarre and ridiculous endings so you can't really go by me (I loved the ending of the Planet of the Apes remake). Let's just say that the ending is definitely not what you would guess. The special features are above average with outtakes (I love a DVD with outtakes), two commentaries (one complete with the Director Gil Junger, one scene-specific with Martin Lawrence), stunt scenes, choreography featurette, behind-the-scenes featurettes, deleted scenes and more. Since we're talking about technical stuff now, I'll mention that this is one of those DVDs with the really loud music and sound effects and the quieter voices. This may not be a problem for you, depending on how your sound system is set up. Just an FYI. Overall, it's an okay movie. Good for a rainy day or a slow weekend afternoon. It's probably a rent-worthy DVD, and possibly worth purchasing....depending on how your taste runs. Click here to purchase this DVD movie in our store. Edition Details: •
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