Merlin The Magical Puppy - Triple (DVD)

Merlin's magical Mystery tour

Advantages: great for everyone, good family entertainment
Disadvantages: It can be on a long time, lucky its in two parts

"Before Excalibur, before the knight of the Round Table, before Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot and Galahad, there was a sorcerer shrouded in the mists of Avalon...and this is his tale." (taken from the DVD) ************************ The plot ************************ As the title suggests the two part film/drama is about Merlin's life, original broadcast on Channel 4 (around Christmas time 1998). A magical tale of myth and magic of old ways (pagans) and of new ways (Christians). A tale of enchantment, a world of Faeries, Griffins, Gnomes, dragons and other fantastical beasts. There are epic battles between good and evil, good kings and bad kings. An evil sorceress trying to save the old ways, Merlin trying to stop her and find a moral good king to take the throne to bring peace and harmony to the world. Filled with powerful love ...

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Review of Merlin (DVD)

Merlin: might has well have kept them all in limbo......

Advantages: Parts of a fight scene towards the end
Disadvantages: The whole piece, in front of and behind the camera

Arthurian legend is one the most famous fantasy tales ever, made even more magical by the presence of Merlin, King Arthur's magician. Some stories would have you believe different versions, with one of the more recent versions being that starring Clive Owen as Arthur, giving it more of a Crusades twist. However, the twist on the tale here attempts to visit Arthur and Merlin many years on, taking us down a different path with the tale, and adding a modern setting to a large part of it. The trouble is, it doesn't quite come off. In fact, it's a dire representation of cinema, in many ways. First off, the plot was immensely confusing to begin with. Scenes in modern day England greet us after a brief intro in Arthurian times, designed to explain to us what happened. We get the general gist that Arthur's evil enemy, Mordred, has used his ...

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Review of Merlin - The Return (DVD)

The Adventures Of Merlin

Advantages: more magic,adventure, exciting and funny at times
Disadvantages: some scene are not suitable for young children

Merlin Series 1 Complete DVD Contains: 6 Discs Duration: 13 hrs Cast list: Colin Morgan, Bradley James, Anthony Head, Richard Wilson, Katie McGrath, Angel Coulby Got this as a present so i was able to follow how it all started. Even being on my early 30's i still enjoy watching fantasy and magical films especially with my little one. I believe that there's something worthwhile with those film. It's not only about the adventure of the story and the happy endings but also the moral lesson and good values that children can pick up. So when a friend gave me the 1st series. I've ask everyone to join me and so we enter the kingdom of camelot! KINGDOM Set in the mythical city of camelot, this magical adaptation of the Arthurian legend follows Merlin's early adventures in court of King Uther and his encounters with young ...

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Review of Merlin - Series 1 - Complete (DVD)