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Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties. It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

Movie Review: "Excalibur" (1981)The "King Arthur" legend told in highly visceral fashion, where witchcraft, wizardry and life-long curses between a golden-boy child and aging king becomes the center of emotional content to the inevitable confrontations of a deadly embrace, which has been put into scene by director John Boorman with such passion that this motion picture becomes a masterful as hypnotic viewing, especially due to the absolute cinematic highlight of utilizing composer Carl Orff's "Carmina Burana" to motion picture excellence. Copyright 2018 Cinemajesty Entertainments LLC

Movie that succeeds to be at the same time bad movie and the best adaptation of legend of King Arthur and Knights of the Round Table. For 1981. it's visually fascinating and deserves Best Cinematography Oscar it's nominated for. But however magical and hypnotizing it may be, it's also full of flaws. It's poorly written, story is undeveloped, things just happen without explanation and movie makes rough time jumps without transition. Characters are two-dimensional and occasional attempts to add them some depth are tragicomic. With few exceptions, acting is better left uncommented. When I was a child I was stunned with this movie, but from current perspective, changed by few decades of movie experience, this movie is so hollow that I simply can not turn the blind eye to all its flaws, but still so beautiful that I can not rate it low either.7/10

Excalibur (1981) Starring: Nigel Terry, Helen Mirren, Nicholas Clay, Cherie Lunghi, Paul Geoffrey, Nicol Williamson, Corin Redgrave, Patrick Stewart, Keith Buckley, Clive Swift, Liam Nesson, Gabriel Byrne, Robert Addie, Katrine Boorman, Ciarán Hinds, and Niall O'Brien Directed By: John Boorman Review FORGED BY A GOD. FORETOLD BY A WIZARD. FOUND BY A KING. The tale of King Arthur and his knights of the round table, they need no more films for this is perfection. A great representation of one of the greatest legends ever told. The myth of King Arthur brought to the screen. Uthur Pendragon is given the mystical sword Excalibur by Merlyn. At his death Uthur buries the sword into a stone, and the next man that can pull it out will be King of England. Years later Arthur, Uthur's bastard son draws Excalibur and becomes king. Arthur's evil half-sister Morgana sires a son with him, who may prove his downfall. This film is brought is brought to us by great British thespians and I say that because it shows. It's great work, I loved it. The main lead Nigel Terry who plays Arthur when we first see him in Camelot I immediately thought to myself yep that's a perfect choice for King Arthur. Same when I saw Nicholas Clay as Sir Lancelot and just about everyone cast int this picture. The pacing of this movie was great as well. The story movies along in a brisk pace and tells its story in a great amount of time, it's not too long or two short it feels just right. The director John Boorman I feel wanted to tell the whole tale of those wielded Excalibur and make a faithful interpretation of the myth of King Arthur. This one adventurous fantasy that should be experienced especially for those who are fans of the tale of king Arthur. I'm giving Excalibur a five out of five.

Whether it is "Camelot", "The Sword and the Stone" or Monty Python's "Holy Grail" or "Spamelot", the stories of King Arthur and his knights, the round table, Guinevere and Lancelot or the search for the holy grail remain all encompassing epics. The same year that a revival of" Camelot" appeared on Broadway, an epic non-musical appeared on movie screens. It remains a cult favorite, and now 35 years old, I can see why.Told from the times before King Arthur's conception, this shows Merlin's (Nicol Williamson) influence on the one and future king. It's as sinister as anything in mid-evil history, involving black magic as a fight against good and evil, showing how dark these dark ages really were. Going from young peasant unaware of his destiny to aged king fighting against his own son, Nigel Terry is totally commanding. Helen Mirren is bewitching as the evil Morgan La Fey, given understandable motives for her evils. Cherie Lunghi is tender and sultry as Guenivere. Violent but not excessively bloody, thus fortunately has the spectacle if not the loud noises of modern epics. This Camelot becomes a character itself, gorgeous and flowery when Arthur is in full charge of that spot that for one brief moment was righteous, and drab and lifeless when going through the sinister plotting of Morgan Le Fey and her Caligula like son, Mordred. This is difficult to perfect upon and makes me shake my head at Hollywood for even suggesting that it needs an updating.