Advantages: great for everyone, good family entertainment Disadvantages: It can be on a long time, lucky its in two parts
...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 stories to make a grown man weep.
- Part one -
The film starts with the creation of Merlin (the star) by Queen Mab, the twisted evil Queen of the old ways and sister to the lady of the lake. You see his childhood, his first encounter with his true love (Aww, sweet!), the beautiful Nimue. ... ...Gnome footman to Queen Mab. Merlin eventually abandons Queen Mab (Yay!), who is furious. In her anger, she allows Merlin to be captured by Lord Vortigern. Poor Nimue is tied to a stake and is attacked by an impressive looking Dragon. After this tragedy, Nimue is sent to an island, Avalon, to recover from her burns (by nuns). Merlin decides to join the opposition Utha Pentdragon (Arthur's father). Armed with Excalibur (swish!), Merlin defeats Lord ...
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What kind of guy was the wizard Merlin, anyway? He lives a long time, raises a boy to be a ... more
king, props up a Utopian empire with his magic and wisdom, and then watches as it all crumbles under such banal forces as vengeance and betrayal. This four-hour ...
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