One of the few movies that the opening titles gives me chills down my spine. We were shown this in literature history class, and the room was…silent. Such a magnificent film. The scene where they ride to Ofortuna playing is GLORIOUS‼️ Watching this hypes me up to go watch it. As usual GREAT video!
Nicholson? All too many of the actors of this movie were gone too soon. Not the least Robert Addie who was just 43 when he died. After Excalibur, he was a regular on "Robin of Sherwood" - and who knows what else he could have achieved, had lung cancer not robbed us of him. Nicholas Clay died of liver cancer at age 53.
@@livingthepast Yeah, a very good film, just missed something for Conan success, maybe it was the lead? Maybe too clever? I just went through wiki and made my top ten! :D
The greatest Arthurian legend movie because it embraces the myth not try to subvert it. The movie had a great mixture of the pagan and the Christian. Mirren and Nicholson had a bad breakup prior to filming resulting in the onscreen tension. The use of Wagner as the soundtrack was a sublime choice.
It was one of those fantasy films that was on a lot as a kid. 80's telly was the best. I thought it was good but a bit different from the Arthur story I had been accustomed to. I thought it was an odd mix, neither fish nor fowl. As an 80's fantasy film it was decent enough. probably in my top twenty 80's fantasy films.
