Review of Excalibur (1981) by Brad G — 24 Mar 2012
Once you've seen the incestuous horror of John Boorman's Excalibur than you'll never need another telling of the King Arthur legend. Splashed with psychedelic lighting and buckets of blood, this film roars like the figurehead who sits at the Round Table.
Nigel Terry as our King is a naive monster who deserves to inherit his father's lust and Nicholas Clay's Lancelot is a pompous beauty until he's just a bearded terror on the battlefield. But really, this picture is all about Nicol Williamson's Merlin and Helen Mirren's Morgana Le Fey.
Animals. VF.
This review of Excalibur (1981) was written by Brad G on 24 Mar 2012.
Excalibur has generally received positive reviews.
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