Excalibur (1981)

Liam Neeson Films Viewed by Kathy (24 movies items)

" Director: John Boorman Starring: Nigel Terry, Nicol Williamson, Nicholas Clay, Cherie Lunghie, Helen Mirren, Liam Neeson, Corin Redgrave, Paul Geoffrey and Patrick Stewart Merlin the magician helps Arthur Pendragon unite the Britons around the round table of Camelot even as forces conspire to tear it apart."

“En lo que respecta a representar historia, mitologías y leyendas, el cine no ha sido muy correcto. Muchas veces modifican a conveniencia los eventos ”

“En lo que respecta a representar historia, mitologías y leyendas, el cine no ha sido muy correcto. Muchas veces modifican a conveniencia los eventos a favor de dramatizar o idealizar, que de esta manera obtendrán más ganancia. No tengo problema con ello, no me importan tanto las similitudes con el argumento original siempre que se mantenga parte de su escencia, pero hay casos donde se pasan. Excalibur es una excepción, las similitudes con los cuentos de Camelot son lo suficientemente exactas como para decir que se está viendo la misma trama hasta cierto punto.

La representación de la época es maravillosa. Es algo anticuada para hoy en día, no obstante, está bien hecha. Desde castillos, vestimentas y armaduras. Las batallas van por lo mismo, son algo incomodas por los tra” read more

Mustanaamio7's Movie Diary 2019 (251 movies items)

"11.5. 2019 John Boorman's "Excalibur" is undeniably one of the best films in his filmography, along with "Deliverance" and "The Emerald Forest". Boorman knows how to direct dynamic, eventful, and emotionally powerful spectacles. "Excalibur" includes everything a perfect and epic medieval adventure needs: a magical sword, sorcery, tragedy, romance, sword fights, and intense battle scenes, and these elements are supported by gorgeous cinematography and bombastic soundtrack. There's no unnecessary"

Favorite Action Films: 1980-1981 (15 movies items)

" Directed by: John Boorman Produced by: John Boorman, Robert A. Eisenstein, and Edgar F. Gross Written by: John Boorman and Rospo Pallenberg Based on the novel by, "Le Morte D'Arthur" by: Thomas Malory Cinematography: Alex Thomson Edited by: John Merritt and Donn Cambern Music by: Trevor Jones Distributed by: Warner Bros."

Visually Breath Taking Films (454 movies items)

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Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy Films: 1980-1981 (17 movies items)

" Directed by: John Boorman Produced by: John Boorman, Robert A. Eisenstein, and Edgar F. Gross Written by: John Boorman and Rospo Pallenberg Based on the novel by, "Le Morte D'Arthur" by: Thomas Malory Cinematography: Alex Thomson Edited by: John Merritt and Donn Cambern Music by: Trevor Jones Distributed by: Warner Bros."

Seen in 2018 (390 movies items)

"This movie got really good after the hunt for the Grail begins. Before that I had problem with the overacting and awful dubbing. "

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Collection: From Novel to Film (780 movies items)

" TITLE OF WRITTEN WORK: Le Morte d'Arthur PUBLISHED FORMAT: folktale AUTHOR/CREATOR: William Caxton ORIGINAL PUBLICATION YEAR: 1485 HAVE I READ: No NOTES: N/A "

BradWesley123's Movie Screenshots: Vol. 11 (50 movies items)

" Director: John Boorman Cinematographer: Alex Thomson Other Images "