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# Excalibur (BD)

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The legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table receives its most impressive screen treatment in Excalibur, from visionary director John Boorman (Deliverance, Hope and Glory). All the elements of Sir Thomas Malory’s classic Le Morte Darthur are here: Arthur (Nigel Terry) removing the sword Excalibur from the stone; the Round Table’s noble birth and tragic decline; the heroic attempts to recover the Holy Grail; and the shifting balance of power between wily wizard Merlin (Nicol Williamson) and evil sorceress Morgana (Helen Mirren). With Patrick Stewart, Gabriel Byrne and Liam Neeson in notable early screen roles.

Review: Still a great guilty pleasure - fraught with dangerous myths - This film is irresistible because it evokes some of our most deeply ingrained romantic myths. Malory brought together Norse (Viking) lore with emergent French Chivalry and a veneer of supposed Christian virtue to create a potent, and often deadly narrative. Good narrative is infectious. David Hume explored how we think and why we believe the things we do. He concluded that we construct "systems of belief" in our minds which filter everything we perceive and think. Narrative exploits this human trait by combining emotion with events or "facts". The emotion, the sentimentality engrave stories and myths into us such that we can recall and recount them. If they weren't facts it doesn't matter once they take root in us. Beneath these mechanisms lie values that are seldom examined. This is how people can be led into great evil, or perhaps into good (I'm much less sure of the latter proposition.) The same stuff that Malory used became sustaining myths for not only chivalry but also serfdom, civil war, religious oppression et cetera. Arthurian legend is an underpinning of the culture of the antebellum South, the rise of German ultranationalism and even the KKK. Boorman even chose music rooted in Viking myth. Wagner, of course and another composer who rose to some prominence in 1930's within the third reich. Don't get me wrong. I still love this stuff. The emotion that carries narratives aloft is a central part of human nature and woe betide anyone who thinks they can move us, convince us or create movements without exploiting the susceptibility to narrative that dominates "learning" activities in human nature. Those seeking to create "The New Man" will always fail because they can't make myths that are seductive enough. Reason and empiricism will never overcome emotion and narrative as a source of beliefs. (I still hope that, on a case-by-case basis reason and empiricism can still bring us to a sufficient immunity to prevent our worst follies.) I'm only a little sorry for the digression into the tall weeds. It is just that this great story is so potent, even now that we should deconstruct and examine it a bit more than most great myths. That said, this film is magnificent. Lots of emerging stars, beautiful scenes that rise above a bit of cheesiness with ease. The orchestrations fit the narrative and the costumes go far to create the characters. A true classic both in it's origins and in this particular avatar.
Review: If I could give Excalibur ten stars, I would, so be it, five stars! - I'm not sure where to start with my review as so many on here have already said what's needed to be said about this masterpiece. I saw this as a kid and loved it. But I wondered if I still felt the same as an adult because typically your perspective changes a great deal regarding movies as you get older. But not this movie. As an adult, it still holds up and that speaks volumes about the film's quality and the director, Boorman's delivery of the material. I've seen quite a few Arthurian films and none come close to Excalibur. This one feels very authentic and like many have stated, the attention to detail is outstanding. The makeup used to age the actors was outstanding, especially considering the movie debuted in 1981. I loved how Boorman captured the visual metaphor of Adam and Eve with Lancelot and Guinevere lying in the forest naked and unashamed while transposing Morgan le Fay's trickery of Merlin. Absolutely marvelous! The film's visual softness captures exactly how we see this period of time in our minds as evident by various paintings of Arthurian characters.......romanticized and full of fantasy. I also think what sealed the deal for me is it's a British movie with real United Kingdom actors/actresses and not some film using American actors/actresses with fake British accents like First Knight with Richard Gere. There's only one other medieval period film that holds up exactly as Excalibur and that's Franco Zeffirelli's adaptation of Romeo and Juliet. For a minute, I actually thought it was indeed Olivia Hussey portraying the role of Guinevere. I had to check the credits where I saw it was Cherie Lunghi. All of this new stuff about King Arthur and Romeo and Juliet just doesn't do it for me. I think the lack of special effects like CGI etc, forced Director's of yesterday to tap more into their creative energy, thus giving us better delivered material as well as amazing scores to really set the perfect mood. And I must say, all the actors and actresses did a splendid job in Excalibur. So rare do I find a movie where I love all the actors and actresses. All were visually pleasing and wonderful to listen to. Edited to add.....As I've been watching Excalibur, I've come to realize at least two movies, off the top of my head, (I'm sure there are many more) drew inspiration from Excalibur. The first being William C Faure's Shaka Zulu. There's lots of dialog using "so be it" in various parts of the mini series. The witchdoctor, Sitayi, having the exact same role as Merlin by ushering in a King through use of sorcery. Nandi ruling a kingdom by way of her illegitimate son, Shaka, just as Morgan le Fay did with Mordred. Both illegitimate sons hating their fathers and ultimately killing their mothers in the end and so forth. Then there's Mel Gibson's Apocalypto. The ending is nearly an exact copy of Excalibur, showcasing the Christian Crusaders by a sea vessel to civilize uncivilized people, so to speak.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN  | B000Q66JXA |
| Actors  | Cherie Lunghi, Helen Mirren, Nicholas Clay, Nigel Terry, Paul Geoffrey |
| Aspect Ratio  | 1.78:1 |
| Best Sellers Rank | #494 in Movies & TV ( See Top 100 in Movies & TV ) #110 in Action & Adventure Blu-ray Discs |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (7,576) |
| Director  | John Boorman |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer  | No |
| Item model number  | 15837917 |
| Language  | English (Dolby Digital 1.0), French (Dolby Digital 1.0) |
| MPAA rating  | R (Restricted) |
| Media Format  | Blu-ray |
| Number of discs  | 1 |
| Product Dimensions  | 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 1.98 ounces |
| Release date  | March 8, 2011 |
| Run time  | 2 hours and 20 minutes |
| Studio  | Warner Home Video |
| Subtitles:  | French, Spanish |

## Product Details

- **Format:** Blu-ray
- **Genre:** Action & Adventure
- **Initial release date:** 2011-03-08
- **Language:** English

## Images

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Still a great guilty pleasure - fraught with dangerous myths
*by R***N on August 31, 2020*

This film is irresistible because it evokes some of our most deeply ingrained romantic myths. Malory brought together Norse (Viking) lore with emergent French Chivalry and a veneer of supposed Christian virtue to create a potent, and often deadly narrative. Good narrative is infectious. David Hume explored how we think and why we believe the things we do. He concluded that we construct "systems of belief" in our minds which filter everything we perceive and think. Narrative exploits this human trait by combining emotion with events or "facts". The emotion, the sentimentality engrave stories and myths into us such that we can recall and recount them. If they weren't facts it doesn't matter once they take root in us. Beneath these mechanisms lie values that are seldom examined. This is how people can be led into great evil, or perhaps into good (I'm much less sure of the latter proposition.) The same stuff that Malory used became sustaining myths for not only chivalry but also serfdom, civil war, religious oppression et cetera. Arthurian legend is an underpinning of the culture of the antebellum South, the rise of German ultranationalism and even the KKK. Boorman even chose music rooted in Viking myth. Wagner, of course and another composer who rose to some prominence in 1930's within the third reich. Don't get me wrong. I still love this stuff. The emotion that carries narratives aloft is a central part of human nature and woe betide anyone who thinks they can move us, convince us or create movements without exploiting the susceptibility to narrative that dominates "learning" activities in human nature. Those seeking to create "The New Man" will always fail because they can't make myths that are seductive enough. Reason and empiricism will never overcome emotion and narrative as a source of beliefs. (I still hope that, on a case-by-case basis reason and empiricism can still bring us to a sufficient immunity to prevent our worst follies.) I'm only a little sorry for the digression into the tall weeds. It is just that this great story is so potent, even now that we should deconstruct and examine it a bit more than most great myths. That said, this film is magnificent. Lots of emerging stars, beautiful scenes that rise above a bit of cheesiness with ease. The orchestrations fit the narrative and the costumes go far to create the characters. A true classic both in it's origins and in this particular avatar.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ If I could give Excalibur ten stars, I would, so be it, five stars!
*by P***Y on August 27, 2017*

I'm not sure where to start with my review as so many on here have already said what's needed to be said about this masterpiece. I saw this as a kid and loved it. But I wondered if I still felt the same as an adult because typically your perspective changes a great deal regarding movies as you get older. But not this movie. As an adult, it still holds up and that speaks volumes about the film's quality and the director, Boorman's delivery of the material. I've seen quite a few Arthurian films and none come close to Excalibur. This one feels very authentic and like many have stated, the attention to detail is outstanding. The makeup used to age the actors was outstanding, especially considering the movie debuted in 1981. I loved how Boorman captured the visual metaphor of Adam and Eve with Lancelot and Guinevere lying in the forest naked and unashamed while transposing Morgan le Fay's trickery of Merlin. Absolutely marvelous! The film's visual softness captures exactly how we see this period of time in our minds as evident by various paintings of Arthurian characters.......romanticized and full of fantasy. I also think what sealed the deal for me is it's a British movie with real United Kingdom actors/actresses and not some film using American actors/actresses with fake British accents like First Knight with Richard Gere. There's only one other medieval period film that holds up exactly as Excalibur and that's Franco Zeffirelli's adaptation of Romeo and Juliet. For a minute, I actually thought it was indeed Olivia Hussey portraying the role of Guinevere. I had to check the credits where I saw it was Cherie Lunghi. All of this new stuff about King Arthur and Romeo and Juliet just doesn't do it for me. I think the lack of special effects like CGI etc, forced Director's of yesterday to tap more into their creative energy, thus giving us better delivered material as well as amazing scores to really set the perfect mood. And I must say, all the actors and actresses did a splendid job in Excalibur. So rare do I find a movie where I love all the actors and actresses. All were visually pleasing and wonderful to listen to. Edited to add.....As I've been watching Excalibur, I've come to realize at least two movies, off the top of my head, (I'm sure there are many more) drew inspiration from Excalibur. The first being William C Faure's Shaka Zulu. There's lots of dialog using "so be it" in various parts of the mini series. The witchdoctor, Sitayi, having the exact same role as Merlin by ushering in a King through use of sorcery. Nandi ruling a kingdom by way of her illegitimate son, Shaka, just as Morgan le Fay did with Mordred. Both illegitimate sons hating their fathers and ultimately killing their mothers in the end and so forth. Then there's Mel Gibson's Apocalypto. The ending is nearly an exact copy of Excalibur, showcasing the Christian Crusaders by a sea vessel to civilize uncivilized people, so to speak.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ hard to find movie top quality product.
*by W***Y on February 7, 2026*

Hard to find movie especially on Blu-ray. Top quality product no problems.

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