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Christopher Smith

25Apr12

Interesting but uneven attempt at a serious take on Arthurian legend. A truly epic and ambitious production, with some strong moments of atmosphere and arresting visuals. But the plot is disjointed, making the characters hard to connect with. Has its flaws, but the visual spectacle makes it something memorable.

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Brad S.

16Apr12

By any traditional standards a bad film, yet the pure physical atmosphere in capturing the Dark Ages battle and magic is so vivid that much can be forgiven.

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Cinematic

3Mar12

If it wasn't for a certain lack of character development, this would be a perfect movie. It has the depth of true adventure, the whisper of arcane forces waving all over the gorgeous shots... Essentially, it has the magic.

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Knut Morte

3Dec11

Wow, those guys who wrote the Arthurian Legend did a shitty job, haha

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NFP

11Sep11

Deliverance, Zardoz, Excalibur... Boorman is a god.

Seth Farmer and 2 others like this

HKFanatic, Knut Morte

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Th MZA

18Jul11

Boorman's casually weird adaptation of Le morte d'Arthur modifies the Great Man model of history, emphasizing forces that men, great or not, can't comprehend/control. Arthur's chosen & knows not why. Merlin knows enough to know he's a tool for a dragon bigger than his field of vision. The lake fairy knows. Charms of making may be spoken but not diagrammed: "Anaal nathrakh uthvas bethud dochiel dienvé!" Mirren's tits.

slaepwerigne and Seth Farmer like this

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Dave

25May11

Eh...kind of ambivalent about it all.

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johnsonisjohnson

12Feb11

I really, really liked this film. Aesthetically grand and has a real sense of adventure.

CJ Roy and 2 others like this

Jack Lehtonen, evan faulkner