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Movie critics combined give Excalibur (1981) a score of 2.9430 out of 4
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Excalibur (1981) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic ReviewseFilmCritic Reviews
John Boorman, nursing his wounds from the failure of 'Exorcist II', retreated to his home in Ireland and put together this visually stunning film version of Malory's 'Le Morte D'Arthur'. In doing so, he gave the Irish film industry, then in its infancy, ...read the complete Excalibur movie review at eFilmCritic Reviews
Excalibur (1981) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for DVDTown.com (John J. Puccio)DVDTown.com (John J. Puccio)
...romantic and brutal, lyrically beautiful yet grittily realistic. ...read the complete Excalibur movie review at DVDTown.com (John J. Puccio)
Excalibur (1981) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Monkeyboy ReviewMonkeyboy Review
The director, John Boorman, obviously decided to go for a more bloody and muddy version of the King Arthur legend. Trouble is, Monty Python have been there with The Holy Grail, so anything set in medieval times that strives for realism just reminds you ...read the complete Excalibur movie review at Monkeyboy Review
Excalibur (1981) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Ted PriggeTed Prigge
We all know about King Arthur (Nigel Terry) and the Knights. We know all about Merlin (Nicol Williamson) and his bizarre wizardry. We also know about how the best knight, Sir Lancelot, fell in love with the Queen, Guinevere (Cheri Lungi), bringing down ...read the complete Excalibur movie review at Ted Prigge
Excalibur (1981) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for AboutFilm.com (Carlo Cavagna)AboutFilm.com (Carlo Cavagna)
The reason to watch Excalibur is for the grandiose spectacle of it. In fact, it's pointless even to bother unless you can see Excalibur on DVD, in widescreen format. Just don't think too hard about it. And don't let your young children see it, because ...read the complete Excalibur movie review at AboutFilm.com (Carlo Cavagna)
Excalibur (1981) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
What a wondrous vision EXCALIBUR is! And what a mess. This wildly ambitious retelling of the legend of King Arthur is a haunting and violent version of the Dark Ages and the heroic figures ...read the complete Excalibur movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
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Excalibur (1981) is ranked overall as  out of 4 stars
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Excalibur (1981) is ranked overall as  out of 4 stars
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