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.



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