Merlin's Apprentice

Merlin's Apprentice

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Merlin's Apprentice

John Reardon, Miranda Richardson, Sam Neill

The great sorcerer Merlin has returned to Camelot, a kingdom now vulnerable to ill fates and war since the theft of the Holy Grail, its greatest gift and protection. With the help of Jack, an irascibl...( read more  read more... )e young beggar-thief imbued with his own unruly magic, the fight against unknown dangers begins-to find the Grail, restore it to its rightful place, and bring Camelot back to its glory days.

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  • October 31, 2008
    Though I think nothing will ever outdo the first sequel of Halmark Channels Merlin (1998), Merlins Apprentice does an ok job of keeping the "die hard fanatics" of the Merlin fastened on their seats. The new characters found in this film does take a lot of getting used to as the c...( read more)asting seems to be "somewhat modernized" (I cant explain this very well), and the old characters they have retained (Merlin and the Lady of the Lake), has aged greatly, showing that the Old Camelot is no more, and people are still struggling to bring back the old glorious days of what it was, when King Arthur, along with his knights, and the Holy Grail was still in its midst.

    Miranda Richardson - returns as an older version of the lady of the lake, but with a diffrerent attitude than of the 1998 character we know of. Its like she merged certain qualities of Mab and the Lady of the lake in this one.

    Sam Neill - (who looks very much like my real dad) Always performs his role as Merlin flawlessly, although he plays his characters role as an aged old sorcerer that pops in and out of the movie from time to time, the story, as the title suggests, really isnt soley about Merlin now isnt it?

    A 2 part Movie, where the 1st part will leave you screaming WHAT?! NOOO! Aww sh***ttt!! and the 2nd part will all be about the transformation of the new characters stepping up and taking the lead, to pursue building a NEW Camelot.

    I like most parts of this movie as it makes me think about a lot of things, if youre a man with a vision, and youve established making that vision into a reality, are you free to go away once youve made your "dream" into a reality? And does everything youve created in this world vanish as soon as you leave?

    I feel somewhat guilty for rating this only with 3 stars, although I enjoyed the watch and the thoughts that popped in my head while watching it, I feel like the producers and director of this film really did have a challenge with breaking thru that level of entertainment the first Merlin gave, but they really did do good with this, its just that, perhaps.. it just lacked a certain flair, to the point that it didnt leave much impact to its viewers. Dont get me wrong though, its still a pretty good movie.
  • November 22, 2009
    This is the sequel to the most amazing mini-series, and one of TV's greatest accomplishments, Merlin. This is, however, an entirely beast, and I mean that in a bad way. They hanged sme characters for no reason, and it lookd cheap and was a little borig. The main actor did well, a...( read more)nd it was cool to see Sam Neil back.
  • July 11, 2009
    LOVE ARTHURIAN STORIES!!
  • July 5, 2009
    Interesting twists and turns.
  • April 12, 2009
    Still a big fan of King Arthur's Lore and Merlin.
  • March 25, 2009
    1 of my fave movies!
  • January 26, 2009
    Merlin's Apprentice was over all a good movie. Although, Merlin (1998) was much, much better. Sam Neill reprises his role as the great Merlin. He's not the main character so we don't get to see much of him. The story revolves around Merlin's Apprentice, Jack.

    After seeing this ...( read more)film, it makes me want to re-watch Merlin again.
  • January 25, 2009
    A really good movie which shows that anyone can change and bring out the best in themselves by having the support they need and believing in themselves. Brian/ Briannna's performance was awesome.
  • January 24, 2009
    This was surprisingly good for a movie that i watched on sci fi channel. most of the movie was ok. and near the end there were some parts that i really thought were cool, especially the way two of the characters died. i really liked jack, merlin's apprentice. his character was pr...( read more)etty cool. and there is one line i particularly like. "It doesnt matter what we were, just what we've become."

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