Excalibur

Who can pull the sword from the stone? Will it be Paul, Chris, or Colette? What’s the creepiest way to say someone is pregnant? Also, what’s with that green light? “AND CUT!” Want to watch this film (at your own risk)? It’s available for digital rental from the following services: iTunes Google Play Youtube Hilariously, we had originally a link to Target Ticket in here, but apparently that service is no more. Let the commentary begin! Colette was immediately surprised by the adult scenes in this film having seen it on TV so many times. Paul can’t help compare this film to the Merlin television show. John Boorman, the director of this film is the same man who brought us last season’s favorite, Zardoz. Excalibur was a hit when it came out in 1981. Hey, maybe this isn’t a bad movie? The Hobo font doth not flatter ye, film. Nicol Williamson plays Merlin. He’s a similar character in the bad movie, Spawn. When you don’t hide CGI in the dark, you get The Golden Compass. Paul thinks the glowing green sword might be light saber like. Igrayne gives everyone an innocent dance & then channels Tawny Kitaen. Is Uther riding to the Duke’s castle on fog & lust or is this a TriStar picture? Clan of the Cave Bear Igrayne is played by the director’s daughter, Katrine Boorman. That’s right, dad is giving her direction in a nude sex scene with Gabriel Byrne. A young Captain Picard shows up in this film. He’ll be followed by other youngsters like Liam Neeson and Helen Mirren. Behind the Sword in the Stone is documentary about Excalibur that has not been distributed yet, but you can see an excerpt here. Live listener &!(bitandbang) enjoys the new tag line Chris has for the film, “Patrick Stewart jousts the hell out of some dude.” Is Merlin Rasputin or Yoda? Has Arthur entered the forest or the Dark Side Cave? “What’s that song?” wonders Paul. Live listener &!(bitandbang) answers, “O Fortuna”. Click that link to see a recap of the film and hear the song. The Cave of Time is no Cave of Wonders. The guys compare bad lines & shaky plot bits to Empire Strikes Back and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2. Boy Mordred is played by the director’s son, Charley Boorman who now does a lot of documentary TV. Chris compares the weird gold armor with nipples to the Joel Schumacher Batman & Robin bat suit. Lesson learned? You go into a room or tent and see someone you don’t expect in your mother’s clothes? Don’t ask questions, you kill that person! Listener &!(bitandbang) suggests we watch City of Lost Children. The final fight between Arthur and his son is going to be like a Mortal Kombat video game! It looks like a heavy metal album cover! Yet, it is completely anticlimactic. For a real end fight you have to go to revengeofthe.ninja from season 1. Recommendations: Star Knight, or perhaps some TV, Merlin. Support Film Frown on Patreon