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I stumbled on this one after reading Britt Robertson's biography. Britt plays the lead role of Allie Pennington.

Being a television movie and a Disney Channel one at that, I didn't expect much, but what a surprise.

Very well acted, funny, lots of action especially near the end, a bit of romance and general all round good fun. I really liked Allie Pennington's parents played by Don Lake and Ingrid Park, they did a very good job and made me smile each time they were on screen.

A great movie that all ages could watch, no over the top violence to speak of and the sword fighting is quite well done.

I haven't read the book that this is based on so can't say whether it is true to the book or not, but based on some of the reviews by reviewers who have it doesn't do the book justice. I can not comment on that, I liked the movie for itself. It stands on its own. Well done Disney Channel.

Highly recommended and I would very likely watch this again, it is a feel good movie.

I don't really watch Disney channel movies anymore but I had to watch this movie because I'm a big fan of the book.

There are a LOT of changes in the plot but I think the Disney channel transformed the story into something that most people can enjoy. The film was a little boring to me at some parts, and the plot got forced at one point.

I think if you know about King Arthur legendary or you've read the book Avalon High (by Meg Cabot) than you can understand everything and enjoy it.

The acting wasn't so bad. I think Brittany Robertson was great, she really carried the movie. She had great chemistry with Gregg Sulkin and the friendship between her and Miles (played by Joey Pollari) was very convincing.

For a Disney channel movie I think it was actually pretty good, perfect for a Netflix watch.

I'd give it 5 out of ten stars.

Allie Pennington transfers to a new school, Avalon High, where she discovers that her classmates are reincarnated King Arthur and his court. Now her mission is to solve the school's mystery before Mordred wins again. Allie also meets the school's football quarterback, Will Wagner (Gregg Sulkin), who brings the Arthurian legend back to a contemporary high school. Allie believes that Will is King Arthur and that Marco, the evil half-brother is Mordred.

Despite all the fantasy around, about King Arthur and his Round Table, which sounds banal and childish, silly and silly, however I found the romance, betrayal, past-present, very nice to watch, all very predictable, just like the real thing villain, nothing surprising, the effects, simple, almost fiasco, but who cares, focus on Disney magic and exalted female power (this one is surprising), cute...

I happen to be a huge Meg Cabot fan, and i loved the book. i was of course totally disappointed. they changed the whole plot to make it into some weird girl power rubbish.characters names, attitudes, insanely important themes all missing. they introduced like 3 new people, changed ELLIE'S name, changed the story's antagonist,and many other things. the acting was fine though, and possibly, had they not massacred Meg Cabot's amazing book, i would not have hated it. unfortunately, that is not the case. They also had nothing to do with the legend, thanks to the changes. hopefully, one day, Disney channel will stop screwing up my favourite things.

ever since High School Musical came out on Disney Channel, Disney has been trying for many years to make anything close to it. but i have to say, this movie was surprisingly good compared to what has been attempted before. other movies have been no more than hectic clichés and very sad, cheesy story lines. This one, not only being a very different story line, did not contain cheesy or bad acting or story line. i thoroughly enjoyed this one and although it didn't come close to HSM, it was very well done :) a message to other reviewers, please, if you don't like a movie, by all means, share your thoughts and feelings but in a civilized way. sometimes some of you can be to harsh. its not wrong to dislike something, but just try be a little more polite when stating what is wrong with it :) thanks :)

This is not your average review and this is not your average movie.

Imagine a world when someone not familiar with western culture stumbles onto a random Harry Potter movie? Or a Matrix entry? Do you think with no prior point of reference they would "get" the film as intended? My point is this -- I am a big fan of the Arthur legend and have read a lot about it, both fiction and non-fiction. I am one of several million people (approximately) who finds the core story moving and compelling and almost visceral.

This movie, which even a casual observer will see does not follow the "usual" Disney formula, and is almost entirely plot-driven, and was clearly written by a Arthur buff. And if you are an Arthur buff when you see it, it will have much more impact than the reviews here would indicate.

So, that said, this is a solid film and a young Britt Robertson has more than enough charm to keep things moving to the conclusion.

For those intrigued by the POV expressed in this review and want more, I suggest Excalibur (1981) for film buffs and "The Forever King" by Molly Cochrane for readers.

It will be well worth the effort.

It for the most part follows the plot of the book for the first 70% then diverges. The new ending and plot does not make as much sense. Its like they suddenly changed writers and directors almost to the end, there is not much set up for the ending. Its a pretty good DCOM, but I would recommend the book for a more complete story that follows a better plot line.

What a strange film to come from the Magic Kingdom about the mythical and legendary King Arthur and his Knights Of The Round Table and his court at Camelot. Imagine going to a school where apparently the only thing you study are the Arthurian legends. Oh and of course play football. If this was a basketball school they could have played the one that Zac Efron and Corbin Bleu graduated from.

Brittany Robertson is a new transfer student to Avalon High School a school where the usual typical kids are going, the jocks, the nerds, the grade grubbers, et al. She gets into her class of Camelot 101 and a strange thing seems to be happening. Gregg Sulkin has a girlfriend named Jen played by Molly Quinn who is cheating on him with his friend Lance played by Christopher Tavarez. All too familiar with the kids studying up on the Arthurian stories.

I will say this there is an interesting twist in the plot, but if you do take a look at the names of all the principal characters in the cast list you will figure out what the twist to come is.

One thing I could not figure out is why British born Gregg Sulkin who kept his accent when he was teenage werewolf on Wizards Of Waverly Place tried so hard to lose it here. Especially with the nature of the story line.

A nice cast makes a really incredible story bearable viewing.

Avalon High is a fun updating of the Arthur legend. It is totally age appropriate for young teens--as opposed to many of today's films aimed at that age group. A high schooler, Allie, is used to her parents moving frequently, supposedly the result of their scholarship and expertise on the King Arthur legends. She's excited to find out that for once they will be living in a location for longer than six months. On her first day at school, she quickly observes some of the typical--and not so typical--drama that takes place on high school campuses. The audience quickly becomes aware that a modern-day Camelot is unfolding. The characters are a little slower on the uptake. There were no award-winning acting turns, but there were no duds. I think Molly Quinn would have done better in the lead role than Britt Robertson; Quinn has more depth to her as an actress, even though Robertson is older with more credits to her name. The twist at the end was a little out there, and just barely worked, but it was still an entertaining film.

this was one of the worst movies I've ever seen in my life. I understand it's supposed to be cheap and cheesy because it's a Disney channel movie, however this just exudes awfulness. this movie contains some of the worst actors ever and the plot line is ridiculously easy to predict. the characters do not even match their role characters. the movie just rambles on and on with nonsense as fillers for the cheap short storyline. it is as if the director just made up this movie over night and decided "hey let's make a movie." the book is way better and exciting than the movie, and I usually prefer movies over books. The constant foreshadowing does not help the movie at all, it just allows the audience to anticipate the next main event. by far one of the worst Disney channel productions ever. I would not recommend this to any children or adult of any age. Please do not waste your life in watching this movie, go outside and watch the grass grow for more excitement.

I haven't read the book but from what I have researched into it the movie actually brought surprises and switched it up compared to the book. So I appreciate that.

The overall plot is very slow and what promises a "fantasy" genre story isn't the case until the last 20 minutes. Before that it's full of teen melodrama that is stretched so thin that you really don't care for any characters.

I soooooo don't like the changes from the book (aside from the character of Merlin) and normally I am the one defending these changes in movies.....

But for me my dislike was more when I read the novel which just seemed to flow so much better.....

In addition I did not find the key characters 'fitting'. Allie was just not an Elle, Will was OK but not the vibrant and decisive personality in the book.....

Not a terrible film, but just OK...... would have liked more effort to add more of the magic of the novel......

I know this is Disney but... come on! The script is horrible. The special effects are pathetic (worse than the Disney TV shows and that says a lot). And the acting is so bad it is hard to believe that at least four of main actors have regular jobs on TV.

I have seen in other reviews that the book is apparently much better. If that is the case I pity the poor people that had to watch this abomination with prior knowledge of the written material and came to this with expectations of something they would like.

I watched this because I thought that Britt Robertson (from LUX) and Molly Quinn (from Castle) have a great future in acting ahead of them. After this little incoherent debacle my faith in that prognosis is shaken.

OK, if you watched the movie without reading the book you might like this movie. But, I read the novel and it was really good. There is so many things wrong with this movie it is not faithful to the book and it changes so many characters counter-parts to the King Arthur reincarnation thing. There was no chemistry between the two leads like there was in the book. The girl's name in the movie is Allie but in the book it is Ellie so that made me really upset. But, if you read the book and haven't seen this movie please don't watch this! It will make you angry!

This movie was really interesting and entertaining. However I didn't like the twist at the end. It would have made more sense without the twist. Now I am left with even more questions than I started with regarding who is the reincarnation of who and how the King Arthur and Gwen thing is meant to work. The twist feels like last second idea that wasn't really thought out to stop the plot holes. From my research this twist was not in the book "Avalon High" by Meg Cabot that this movie is meant to be based on. I personally believe Disney only did the twist the fit in with societies feminist movement. Up until the twist this was an amazing movie. If they had planned the twist better fixing the plot holes then this movie would have been a 9/10. Perhaps even 10/10. Great acting. Fascinating idea. Brilliant introduction and build up. Let down in the end by plot holes and a confusing twist.

As many others have said, this movie is an atrocious adaptation of the Meg Cabot book by the same title. The worst part is, if you love the book, the movie seems to be following the same general plot. I was really impressed with Disney's dedication to the original book, with a few additional characters, until the last 15 minutes.

I won't say why since many other reviews have done so, but if you love the book please save yourself from the heartbreak of watching Disney destroy this novel. If you haven't read the book, I'd suggest giving it a chance. It's an excellent teen novel for fantasy lovers with a true Arthurian twist!