Average Rating: 7/10
Reviews Counted: 29
Fresh: 23 | Rotten: 6
John Boorman's operatic, opulent take on the legend of King Arthur is visually remarkable, and features strong performances from an all-star lineup of British thespians.
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John Boorman's operatic, opulent take on the legend of King Arthur is visually remarkable, and features strong performances from an all-star lineup of British thespians.
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John Boorman directed this gloriously savage interpretation of Arthurian legend loosely based on Thomas Malory's novel Le Morte d'Arthur. By turns gleaming and filthy, tender and bloody, the film is a visually stunning epic which is never less than compelling. Nigel Terry is perfectly cast as Arthur, whose unwavering trust and faith are shown to be both quietly heroic and achingly naïve. Interestingly, the quest for the Grail is the least effective part of the film, despite bold cinematography
R, 2 hr. 20 min.
Apr 10, 1981 Wide
Sep 21, 1999
Warner Bros. Pictures
All Critics (29) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (27) | Rotten (6) | DVD (24)
Exquisite, a near-perfect blend of action, romance, fantasy and philosophy, finely acted and beautifully filmed by director John Boorman and cinematographer Alex Thomson.
What a wondrous vision Excalibur is! And what a mess.
Mr. Boorman takes these myths very seriously, but he has used them with a pretentiousness that obscures his vision.
a work of hideous myopathy
Excalibur is both sober and laughable.
On Blu-ray for the first time, John Boorman's Excalibur is a staggering achievement of bloated artifice, dismantling the Arthur Legend one invigorating aesthetic swipe at a time.
John Boorman's magnificent and magical Excalibur is, to my mind, the greatest and the richest of screen incarnation of the oft-told tale.
Epic King Arthur saga with illicit affairs and brutality.
One of my favorite films of its year, and far and away my favorite of this type of film. (And, yes, I include Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings films in that assessment.)
In 'Excalibur' director John Boorman proves that the feats of King Arthur and his knights can still capture and hold our attention. (Blu-ray Edition)
...romantic and brutal, lyrically beautiful yet grittily realistic.
For all its audacity, a misguided folly.
It's like an excruciating Renaissance festival in a drug fog.
Visually striking.
So far the most honest and most powerful on-screen depiction of the ancient and universal legend.
Simply the best Arthurian legend movie ever made. John Boorman was at his best directing this film.
March 22, 2007Super Reviewer
Honestly I don't know the name of the actors. At least the main characters. But it doesn't matter its a GORGEOUS movie. The mithology around King Arthur brought to life in a fantastic way. Includes everything: King Arthur, Lancelot, Guenevere, the sword in the stone, Merlin, Morgana, the knights of the round table, the
July 6, 2011
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