“There comes a time in every man’s life when he must fight for what he wants most,” and with those stirring words the adventures of The Black Knight begin, a film that wonderfully illustrates the dream of Camelot and the heroic ideal. Unfortunately, aside from namechecking the likes of King Arthur and Guinevere, there isn’t…
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Knights of the Round Table (1953) – Review
Though credited as being based on Sir Thomas Malory’s Le Morte d’Arthur, Richard Thorpe’s Knights of the Round Table bares but a passing resemblance to Malory’s collection of Arthurian tales. Instead of covering the numerous exploits of Arthur and his knights, this movie focuses almost solely on the forbidden love affair between Lancelot and Guinevere.
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) – Review
The key to a successful spoof is in the complete understanding of the genre being lampooned (Mel Brooks’ Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein being perfect examples of this concept), but the greatest achievement in this area is none other than Monty Python and the Holy Grail in which the Python gang set their sights on…
Excalibur (1981) – Review
There have been many movies depicting the legend of King Arthur over the years with varying degrees of success; from Disney’s animated classic The Sword and the Stone to being wonderfully lampooned in Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and Guy Ritchie even attempted an Arthurian franchise with King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, but…
The Sword in the Stone (1963) – Review
Disney’s The Sword in the Stone was an animated retelling of the classic Arthurian tale. Sadly, it focuses solely on the period between Uther Pendragon’s death and young Arthur pulling the sword out of the stone, which is not intrinsically a bad idea, but the fun and fascinating stuff really doesn’t kick in until Arthur…