Review of Excalibur (1981) by Steve H — 14 Oct 2010
Re - cap - I watched it again this evening.
Beautifully photographed, visually striking. Indeed a beautiful but violent film. Fantastic music score!!!
Very fanasty/myth based film which will appeal to those who didn't like the more recent 'King Arthur'. Very wierd and strange but randomly good. Has to be seen rather than explained. Just remember it was made in 1981.....
Some parts are epic.....some parts are very made for tv......some parts like the story, jump around and things get very confusing......some parts are plain daft or a case of wtf. And the acting could have been better. It's laughable in some places.
At it's best it's a feast for the eyes. At it's worst it's a bad 1980's tv play.
For this reason, although some parts are outstanding, I can only give it 3 stars. A case of if only all its parts were as good as it's best....a classic would be born.
This review of Excalibur (1981) was written by Steve H on 14 Oct 2010.
Excalibur has generally received positive reviews.
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