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Excalibur | 
 enlarge | Director: John Boorman
Actors: Nigel Terry, Helen Mirren, Nicholas Clay, Cherie Lunghi, Paul Geoffrey
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  310 reviews
Sales Rank: 4421
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
DVD Layers: 2
DVD Sides: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 140 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.7 x 0.6
MPN: 085392201822
ISBN: 6305558167
UPC: 085392201822
EAN: 9786305558163
ASIN: 6305558167
Theatrical Release Date: April 10, 1981
Release Date: September 21, 1999
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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This lush retelling of the legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table is a dark and engrossing tale. Director John Boorman (Deliverance) masterfully handles the tale of the mythical sword Excalibur, and its passing from the wizard Merlin to the future king of England. Arthur pulls the famed sword from a stone and is destined to be crowned king. As the king embarks on a passionate love affair with Guenevere, an illegitimate son, and Merlin's designs on power, threaten Arthur's reign. The film is visually stunning and unflinching in its scenes of combat and black magic. Featuring an impressive supporting cast, including early work from the likes of Liam Neeson and Gabriel Byrne, Excalibur is an adaptation of the legend both faithful and bold. --Robert Lane
Product Description
This dazzling action-packed retelling of the legend of camelot features spellbinding cinematography and stellar performances. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 02/08/2005 Starring: Nicol Williamson Nigel Terry Run time: 140 minutes Rating: R Director: John Boorman
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 Excalibur, The Movie of all Movies November 6, 2008
C. A. Rogers (USA)
This movie is by far the best and most well thought about the subject of King Arthur. Though the acting may not be of Oscar-status, it is still the best in its class. Movies today can only hope to achieve the type of status that "Excalibur" has.
 Oh brother... October 4, 2008
C. Adams (Warroad, MN United States)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
My husband and I had seen this in the theatre when it was first released. We remembered it as "really good"...Well apparently tastes change. After 17 years (and one Lord of the Rings Trilogy!) this one makes you laugh or cringe-depending on the scene. The only good part was Sir Percival throwing the sword back to the Lady of the Lake at the end. Thr rest was a lot of clanking, hoof beats, yelling (was everyone deaf?) and hacking. Just plain dumb.
Near perfection July 15, 2008
Luis (Chile)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
All in all, and after watching several recent versions and variations on the topic of Arthurian legends, Boorman's 1981 movie remains an almost perfect combination of script, acting, photography, and music. He takes the legend simply to an epic tale. I highly recommend this over any other of its kind. About the DVD itself, the NTSC version that I own provides a standard picture format only. I recently got a PAL version that is widescreen and the difference is meaningful, particularly when it comes to scenes such as the magnificent ending of the movie.
 Interesting but LACKS EXCITEMENT!!!! July 15, 2008
Francisco Cortes
1 out of 7 found this review helpful
MAN! When I saw this movie I thought that it would be the serious version of Monty Python and the Search for the Holy Grail but instead this one IS THE JOKE!
I don't usually complain about low budget films, but this one is much worse than that! I mean... The acting isn't good, the picture quality is poor, the battles were BADLY choreographied, the storyline is SLOW and long, the editing is HORRIBLE (you see most of the events in far view camera), there isn't to much action and adventure (is more blah! blah!blah!), and the production is VERY FAKE!!!!
Maybe the only cool things were the blood and gore, and of course, the story. But even so, they weren't THAT good, (I prefer the cartoon movie Sword in the Stone).
There are some superb low budget fantasy films like Beastmaster, Conan, Highlander or The Road Warrior and they are very exciting, but this one REALLY SUCKS and it doesn't even reach one level of excitement!! This is even worse than Sword and the Sorcerer!
Adios.
Doesn't work on my dvd player May 31, 2008
bsm abq
0 out of 12 found this review helpful
Okay..I have never claimed to be the brightest star in the sky! I bought this thinking it was a regular DVD and doesn't play on my player. Would need to buy the HD format player that is not being sold now. So be aware of your purchases. This is totally my own fault but don't want others to do the same 15.00 mistake.
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