The frick did you just say about me you little fricker, ill have you know I'm a former seal and whatever, don't really remember how the pasta goes anymore.
I’m watching it tonight for the first time, I’m excited
I loved The Once And Future King, and I haven’t yet read (but I will) Le Morte d’Arthur and Idylls Of The King
Haven’t seen Disney’s Sword in the Stone
Love Monty Python And The Holy Grail, though obviously that’s a very different thing
I also plan on reading Howard Pyle’s King Arthur books first chance I get
I’m so excited for this movie tbh
They're not talking about God himself (at least not directly), they're talking about A god, so lowercase makes sense in this particular example. No idea why "king" is capitalized, though.
Pure fricking kino. The symbolic transition of the culture from paganism to christianity all while praising (and trying to maintain) the merits of both is some of the best shit I've ever seen on a screen.
it's a stage play shot on film. not even joking, every scene is set up in a way that would perfectly fit on a stage and the acting just melodramatic enough to match. probably the best adaptation of the arthurian saga you will ever find.
The movie would be great if not for the awful pacing - the scene where Arthur takes the sword out of the stone is laughably unexciting >someone stole my brother's sword, I guess I'll just take the Exalibur >Arthur you're a king >I don't want to
All happens within like a minute. It gets much better once Mordred is born
And the forest sets look extremly cheap compared to all of the castles, plains, etc. Particularly the excalibur site camp.
>the scene where Arthur takes the sword out of the stone is laughably unexciting
clearly you understand little about the myth. And you need musical ques to prompt you to excitement. You must also not know when to laugh without a laughtrack
It speaks to Arthurs childlikeness at the time. He's a bit bumbling and innocent in the ways of the world, and brash if bold. Why would a director make a stupid scene of a pivotal moment where the rest of the movie is on point? Why are idiots like you so self unaware?
>You must also not know when to laugh without a laughtrack
The structure itself isn't the problem, the pacing is. >And you need musical ques to prompt you to excitement
You don't seem to selfaware. This statement is extremly, extremly ironic, not only given the movie as a whole, but especially given the very next scene randomly starts playing O Fortuna and stops it even more abruptly.
It's amazing in many different ways. Pure kino of a quality that will probably never be produced again.
The secret to Excalibur's success is that it was filmed more like an opera. It's essentially a node and a wink to Wagner's Parsifal and the scenes which used instrumental works by Wagner are some of the most strikingly powerful moments in film.
The key takeaway here is that Richard Wagner left mankind an intense treasure trove of cerebral music which triggers complex emotions in the listener, especially in a melo-dramatic setting.
Wagner is also the secret to Apocalypse Now's success.
>You must also not know when to laugh without a laughtrack
The structure itself isn't the problem, the pacing is. >And you need musical ques to prompt you to excitement
You don't seem to selfaware. This statement is extremly, extremly ironic, not only given the movie as a whole, but especially given the very next scene randomly starts playing O Fortuna and stops it even more abruptly.
... Excalibur is superior as a ”first time I beat off" movie compared to Titanic because the good stuff is close to the beginning, so 12 year old you can easily rewind it and cover up your tracks afterwards.
the movie has such a special feeling to it, the actors, the dialogue, the aesthetic, the music all make the legend itself feel real...its hard to explain
John Boorman was working on a LOTR film in the 70s but he couldn't get the budget so all his passion and ideas went into Excalibur instead. Could you imagine what LOTR would have been like with the Excalibur aesthestic?
I first watched it for an Arthurian literature class in college and our professor summed it up as the comic book version of Le Morte Darthur, which I feel describes it very well. Only criticism I could come up with is speculating that if you don't already know the story I imagine it could be hard to follow with how quickly characters come and go. Having read the original though it's one of the most definitive 10/10 films I've seen. Mordred's costume is appropriately an icon and Merlin is underrated compared to other performances.
STAND BACK! Be silent! Be still!... That's it... and look upon this moment. Savor it! Rejoice with great gladness! Great gladness! Remember it always, for you are joined by it. You are One, under the stars. Remember it well, then... this night, this great victory. So that in the years ahead, you can say, 'I was there that night, with Arthur, the King!' For it is the doom of men that they forget.
the eye and brain can adapt to anything, so that's kind of like saying you don't like black and white. Of course there is such a thing as bad cinematography but it's better to be specific.
Anyway, what anons say about it feeling like a play is right. It's both a good and bad thing. I will just say that the film jumps between excellence and clumsiness in terms of it's direction/editing. I think this however is largely due in part to them trying to tell this epic tale within the space of 2hrs20min. Had they spread it across 2-3 films, they could have taken their time and produced something more refined. I would argue that the film series "Merlin" staring Sam Neil told the story better. I recommend it. But all in all, good fantasy film, i really enjoyed.
Absolute Kino, but Cinemaphile will say it's shit.
>t. newbie
The frick did you just say about me you little fricker, ill have you know I'm a former seal and whatever, don't really remember how the pasta goes anymore.
Black person, Excalibur is certified Cinemaphile Hall of Fame Kino.
to be fair, Cinemaphile is 99% capeshit, /misc/bait and waifu homosexualry.
You have to go back
Lurk moar newcel
Unironically one of the best movies ever made.
It's one of like 5 movies that all of Cinemaphile (except really bad trolls) agree on being pure kino.
great film, but normies will say it's shit.
I’m watching it tonight for the first time, I’m excited
I loved The Once And Future King, and I haven’t yet read (but I will) Le Morte d’Arthur and Idylls Of The King
Haven’t seen Disney’s Sword in the Stone
Love Monty Python And The Holy Grail, though obviously that’s a very different thing
I also plan on reading Howard Pyle’s King Arthur books first chance I get
I’m so excited for this movie tbh
Have fun, I really mean it
Enjoy, bro. I wish I could experience it fresh again.
Amazing
But why on the poster God is lowercase and king is uppercase?
They're not talking about God himself (at least not directly), they're talking about A god, so lowercase makes sense in this particular example. No idea why "king" is capitalized, though.
Because it says A god. Not God. And King is a capitalized title.
makes sense, thanks anon
because there is more than one god
there are thousands of them
Because it emphasizes on KING Arthur
Pure fricking kino. The symbolic transition of the culture from paganism to christianity all while praising (and trying to maintain) the merits of both is some of the best shit I've ever seen on a screen.
it's a stage play shot on film. not even joking, every scene is set up in a way that would perfectly fit on a stage and the acting just melodramatic enough to match. probably the best adaptation of the arthurian saga you will ever find.
Sublime.
The movie would be great if not for the awful pacing - the scene where Arthur takes the sword out of the stone is laughably unexciting
>someone stole my brother's sword, I guess I'll just take the Exalibur
>Arthur you're a king
>I don't want to
All happens within like a minute. It gets much better once Mordred is born
And the forest sets look extremly cheap compared to all of the castles, plains, etc. Particularly the excalibur site camp.
>the scene where Arthur takes the sword out of the stone is laughably unexciting
clearly you understand little about the myth. And you need musical ques to prompt you to excitement. You must also not know when to laugh without a laughtrack
It plays like a comedy scene
It speaks to Arthurs childlikeness at the time. He's a bit bumbling and innocent in the ways of the world, and brash if bold. Why would a director make a stupid scene of a pivotal moment where the rest of the movie is on point? Why are idiots like you so self unaware?
>You must also not know when to laugh without a laughtrack
The structure itself isn't the problem, the pacing is.
>And you need musical ques to prompt you to excitement
You don't seem to selfaware. This statement is extremly, extremly ironic, not only given the movie as a whole, but especially given the very next scene randomly starts playing O Fortuna and stops it even more abruptly.
meant for
Isn't that like the end of the movie?
>the forest sets
The whole thing was filmed on location in Ireland, dude. There are no 'forest sets.' Just kino scenery.
We use Wagner. It scares the shit out of the slopes. My boys love it!
It's amazing in many different ways. Pure kino of a quality that will probably never be produced again.
The secret to Excalibur's success is that it was filmed more like an opera. It's essentially a node and a wink to Wagner's Parsifal and the scenes which used instrumental works by Wagner are some of the most strikingly powerful moments in film.
The key takeaway here is that Richard Wagner left mankind an intense treasure trove of cerebral music which triggers complex emotions in the listener, especially in a melo-dramatic setting.
Wagner is also the secret to Apocalypse Now's success.
The armor is great, costume department was on point.
had a heartykek at the fricking in full armor art the start
when i was a teen i jacked off to that scene so many times. igraine was my waifu until i grew up to be a helen mirren chad.
based
cringe
... Excalibur is superior as a ”first time I beat off" movie compared to Titanic because the good stuff is close to the beginning, so 12 year old you can easily rewind it and cover up your tracks afterwards.
Fight me.
the movie has such a special feeling to it, the actors, the dialogue, the aesthetic, the music all make the legend itself feel real...its hard to explain
John Boorman was working on a LOTR film in the 70s but he couldn't get the budget so all his passion and ideas went into Excalibur instead. Could you imagine what LOTR would have been like with the Excalibur aesthestic?
it's too soon for this thread to die 🙁
There are other threads. This one is done with me. Yes, that's it.
I remember someone mentioning how every shot was supposed to be like a comic book panel or something.
I first watched it for an Arthurian literature class in college and our professor summed it up as the comic book version of Le Morte Darthur, which I feel describes it very well. Only criticism I could come up with is speculating that if you don't already know the story I imagine it could be hard to follow with how quickly characters come and go. Having read the original though it's one of the most definitive 10/10 films I've seen. Mordred's costume is appropriately an icon and Merlin is underrated compared to other performances.
Incredibly kino.
My lady...
>cucks you
Amazing film.
Movie is shit. There hasn't been a single good Arthurian legend movie.
>First Knight
>King Arthur
>Monty Python and the Holy Grail
>Sword of the Valiant
Costumes are amazing. Interesting extras and side characters. Great score.
Kino of the highest order. If only modern costume departments gave half a frick as much as the one in Excalibur.
Sir John Boorman filmed his daughter being fricked under circumstances of dubious consensuality.
It's fricking great. Watched it for the first time recently. I was impressed by how much story they were able to fit into the runtime.
It's depressing to think that the green knight is basically this generation's excalibur. it's all over isn't it
Excalibur and Zardoz are kinos of the highest order.
This is a correct and factual statement that only omitted Krull by accident.
Peak honesty
There is no lie in this movie.
That being said it could be some 20 mins shorter.
Here's a great montage.
The only knight movie to make me cry apart from Alexander Nevsky.
STAND BACK! Be silent! Be still!... That's it... and look upon this moment. Savor it! Rejoice with great gladness! Great gladness! Remember it always, for you are joined by it. You are One, under the stars. Remember it well, then... this night, this great victory. So that in the years ahead, you can say, 'I was there that night, with Arthur, the King!' For it is the doom of men that they forget.
Why do you seek the Grail? Remind them of what's forgotten, King and country are One....based...
You and the land are one
>Who does the Grail(psyche) serve?
>The Grail(psyche) serves those who serve it
Arthur casting is perhaps the most 10/10 casting I ever witnessed and I would never think of it being so until I, well, saw it.
The Vaseline lens aesthetic really puts me off.
the eye and brain can adapt to anything, so that's kind of like saying you don't like black and white. Of course there is such a thing as bad cinematography but it's better to be specific.
Based historically inaccurate armorverse
>the 13th warrior
>Alexander Nevsky
>flesh & blood
what are some other kinos?
This scene lol. I wish it went for longer.
Anyway, what anons say about it feeling like a play is right. It's both a good and bad thing. I will just say that the film jumps between excellence and clumsiness in terms of it's direction/editing. I think this however is largely due in part to them trying to tell this epic tale within the space of 2hrs20min. Had they spread it across 2-3 films, they could have taken their time and produced something more refined. I would argue that the film series "Merlin" staring Sam Neil told the story better. I recommend it. But all in all, good fantasy film, i really enjoyed.
i meant to post this
Love how she rips Mordred out of her vegana. Serves that little homosexual right.
Come Father. Let us embrace at last.
Best movie ever made