03-08-2008, 05:51 PM
Quote:I'd like to say a word in defence of Excalibur - it is no worse than any other attempt to put Arthur (certainly not the woeful most recent attempt) on screen and does get some sense of the mysticism. There is a "The adventures of the Young Arthur' or something like that which was very good - had Brian Blessed and that guy from The Smuggler in it - a BBC production.
Cheers
Murray
I loved 'Excalibur' even though I would much prefer an era accurate version of the Arthurian legends (don't get me wrong, though, I loathe Monmouth's version and hated the way he portrayed the English but I have a fascination with the British-English war for the dominance of the isles). It had the best Merlin and the best Arthur for sure and a nice touch of surrealism. I also love the music Boorman used!
The best thing about the film is that it has no offencive portrayals of the English and doesn't ever say that King Arthur is King of England instead of a British Kingdom, the land of Arthur is simply called the ''Land''; a clever touch.
Aethelfrith: Hard on the outside, soft in the inside!
Name: Aethelfrith...call me Al, though, it would be easier. I would prefer not to give my surname, thanks.
Name: Aethelfrith...call me Al, though, it would be easier. I would prefer not to give my surname, thanks.
