I think I’ve fallen profoundly in love with Brian K. Vaughan. I was never really big on his comic work, except for the brilliant Ex Machina, but this script is a real treat to read. He writes exactly how I tend to write, only better. I’m just happy to see that you CAN get away with all those lovely asides and still have a wonderful script. I’ve always thought that asides help to engage the reader with the story and bring them into the head of the writer.
Roundtable is the story of Merlin’s Knights coming together to defeat Morgana La Fey… in modern day England. Oh and Sir Michael Caine plays himself. And Merlin’s a brit-turned-american that plays WOW. F*****g brilliant.
The dialogue was hilarious. Inescapably hilarious even. The story flows very well and doesn’t sag at all. Repetition of themes and jokes, ala Shaun of the Dead style. For instance the jaws jokes and the flamethrower uses were great. The characters are fun and play well together.
A lot of the scenes were very unique and just plain strange. In a good way though. Such as Michael Caine fighting a younger wax figure of himself.
The story itself is kind of light. It almost seems like there’s no 2nd act at all. Just a long first act and a crazy finale 3rd act. And to be honest I don’t know how I feel about it. Because it’s chock full of jokes and bizaare scenarios, I really don’t know if it’s a weakness. The movie is very simple. A ragtag group comes together to kill evil. Take a guess as to how it ends.
But despite the simple story. And the somewhat anti-climactic ending. I think I would really enjoy seeing this on the silver screen. Especially if they leave in the sequel inspiring ending that had me rolling on the ground. Read it. You’ll see.