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In Reply to: Boorman's Excalibur, very polarized reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, what do you think? posted by PhilJ on September 22, 2013 at 08:58:23:

The cast contained some actors yet to gain fame/notoriety at that time, but did in later years.
Liam Neeson
Helen Mirren
Patrick Stewart
Gabriel Byrne (to name a few)
And it contained some actors destined to remain obscure.
I thought the directing/acting with regard to Lancelot was over the top and just plain bad. Bad taste. Bad acting.
And the betrayal scenes re: Lancelot / Guinnevere were also overdone.
Nigel Terry as King Arthur seemed mis-cast. A light weight actor in this role. ....'did not carry it.
Nicole williamson as Merlin was bad. At times trying to inject a sense of comedy, and failing. At other times he just looked and acted wierd. When you think of the mythological character Merlin, this actor in this role does not come to mind. Ian Mackellan (from Fellowship of the Ring,as Gandolf the Grey)would have been an exceptional Merlin.
On the other hand I thought the film had good atmospherics conducive to imagining what these Dark Age times may have been like to live through. And the musical score was good. I thought that the opening scene with Siegfried's Funeral March as the background score was involving.
An uneven movie. Not completely bad. Perhaps mostly bad. And memorable for me as a disappointment.
-Steve

Edits: 09/22/13 09/22/13

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Topic - Boorman's Excalibur, very polarized reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, what do you think? - PhilJ 08:58:23 09/22/13 (12)

Beautiful cinematography, sets and costumes... - SF tech 08:47:45 09/23/13 (1)

RE: Monty Python....maybe they got it........ - user510 15:17:46 09/23/13 (0)

you guys are not polarized at all! mostly negative, thanks for the great responses - PhilJ 16:47:15 09/22/13 (0)

RE: casting... - user510 16:25:09 09/22/13 (2)

RE: just to re-acquaint myself....... - user510 11:19:24 09/29/13 (0)

I also wished for different Arthur - Jon L 16:24:43 09/23/13 (0)

Saw it several times in the theater when it was released . . . - Billy Wonka 14:45:55 09/22/13 (0)

ridiculously bad - mbnx01 13:57:16 09/22/13 (0)

I liked it, if for no other reason - Road Warrior 12:34:55 09/22/13 (0)

Big influence on my kids when they were growing up - Chris from Lafayette 12:25:37 09/22/13 (0)

RE: Boorman's Excalibur, very polarized reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, what do you think? - geoffkait 11:13:09 09/22/13 (1)

I noticed the flowers blooming and lots of other details, an ambitious effort that failed on many levels - PhilJ 11:50:43 09/22/13 (0)

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RE: casting... - user510 16:25:09 09/22/13 (2)

RE: just to re-acquaint myself....... - user510 11:19:24 09/29/13 (0)

I also wished for different Arthur - Jon L 16:24:43 09/23/13 (0)

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