Excalibur (1981)
Another retelling of the tale of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.
Directed By: John Boorman
Written By: Rospo Pallenberg, Thomas Malory
Starring: Gabriel Byrne, Helen Mirren, Nigel Terry, Corin Redgrave, Patrick Stewart, Liam Neeson, Nicholas Clay, Cherie Lunghi, Paul Geoffrey, Nicol Williamson, Robert Addie, Keith Buckley
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Amazing that this came out six years after "Monty Python and the Holy Grail". At least Nicol Williamson and Helen Mirren as Merlin and Morgana seem to be somewhat in on the joke. Still worth seeing for their scenes + the stripped down visceral battle scenes and the visual poetry of the images.
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A shallow if visually poetic retelling of an already overexposed mythology with some mad TV movie energy. The Holy Grail section is a good mix of fantastic imagery and nuanced storytelling, but the rest is alternatingly over-the-top and dry with stop-start pacing, meager attempts at characterization, and dialogue that tries way too hard.
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Fantastic movie, one of my favourites.
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The best thing I can say about this is that after watching it, you'll have an okay grasp of the legend af King Arthur. But by Merlin, is this stiff and operatic. Merlin seems to be starring in another (and much funnier) movie than everybody else. The female costumes are both WTF and cheaply done. And when they are following the source material so close, even including the weird grail stuff, why did they make Excalibur the sword in the stone (that particular error is a pet peeve of mine)?
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There is a lack of humanity/emotion in Excalibur that keeps the viewer at a distance, but at the same time it's refreshing to watch a fantasy epic without soulless CGI but with real actors in metal outfits trudging through mud and water. Would've loved this as a kid, witchy Helen Mirren would've done things to me (and likely made me go all goth-y in my teens). Chrome-dome Merlin was a highlight and O Fortuna makes any scene feel like a life-changing event. All in all, flawed but enjoyable.
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Performances and story are completely flat, it plays like all the care here went to the visuals. They go a long way, but can't save this.
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