Advantages: Parts of a fight scene towards the end Disadvantages: The whole piece, in front of and behind the camera
...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 ... ...then told (or shown) that Merlin has in turn banished Mordred, condemning him to being trapped, presumably in limbo.
However, Mordred has managed to connect with a spiritual practitioner, and in doing so has collaborated with evil scientist Joan Maxwell in order to bring him back into the real world, but this time in our times. It is at this point that I had to pause the film, as it made no sense, and I realised that Merlin was the one who banished ...
pmcds 21.06.2009
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Advantages: very cheap to buy Disadvantages: utter drivel.
...*The plot* Merlin (Rik Mayall) decides to save King Arthur from the wicked sorcerer Mordred (Craig Sheffer) by calling on the power of the Stonehenge to banish Mordred to the netherworld. This causes King Arthur and his knight to fall asleep only to awaken Fifteen hundred years later in a world totally Alien to them (set in modern day). This is when Mordred has escaped from the netherworld and plans to open a dimension gate to rule the earth. Mordred ... ...a more eccentric version of Merlin (giving his performance in Bottom, Young Ones and Drop Dead Fred), but sadly no. He is just plain annoying and does not look comfortable playing the role. As for the other members of the cast, I felt they lacked the spirit and enchantment for the story. A rather boring performance. *My opinion* Utter rubbish. I could just leave it there as it just sums up the film completely, but I feel I should explain. This neither ...
wyvern9lb 09.07.2009
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Production Year: 1993 - Family - Original Language: English - Classification: Universal - Starring: Michael Caine, The Muppets, Jerry Nelson, Frank Oz, Dave Goelz, David Rudman, Steve Whitmire
Family - Director: Sarah Ball - Original Language: English - Classification: Universal - Starring: Neil Morrissey, Noddy Holder, Alison Steadman, Stephen Tompkinson, Chris Evans, Elton John, Bob The Builder
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