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Nigel Terry, Helen Mirren, Nicholas Clay, Gabriel Byrne, Liam Neeson, Patrick Stewart, Cherie Lunghi, Nicol Williamson
Another retelling of the tale of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.
Id: 2840990
i was mesmerized by this version of the Arthur legend when it came out. It played like a phantasmagorical dream, not the sword & sorcery epic I expected. (This was the time of Conan, remember.)
This was mature and I knew early on that it wouldn't have the feel good storyline ...( read more)
Bwahaha!! Merlins a chrome dome and Arthur is bug-eyed but oh-lalaa! Lancelot is sooo freakin hot! Hahaha!!
Well, this movie was good-ish, I mean, you have to take in the fact that this was made in the 80s!
A gory, sexy, beautifully photographed epic retelling of the legend of King Arthur and Merlin (a memorable comic/tragic performance by Nicol Williamson). It bulls its bloody way forward, driving audiences before it in an irresistable tide of over-the-top entertainment.
Possibly the best telling of the Arthurian legend (The Holy Grail aside!), this deconstruction of the myth adds an element of realism missing from most of the competition. Grittily filmed, gory battle sequences counterpoint the mysticism, and the characters are much more three di...( read more)
My wife loves this movie, I on the otherhand abhor it. Its only redeeming value in my book is Patrick Stewart.
One of those classic Arthurian legend movies that you just have to watch. Excellent version.
