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Although there is the odd moment where the storyline becomes a bit pedestrian, (where its hard to put a new spin on a legend which has had many previous versions), generally its highly entertaining. The female leads of Maub, (Miranda Richardson) and Morgan le Fay, (Helena Bonham Carter) are mesmerizing. Their costuming and make-up are superb, too, as is Frik's. These three really steal the show, overshadowing Sam Neill's performance, (why are the baddies always more interesting?). For me the biggest disappointment was the character of Nimue, played by Isabella Rosellini, who luckily wasn't centre stage too often. The special effects, over 10 years old don't appear too dated and there are some great speed effects employed with Maub's character. The transfer to DVD does have some quality limitations, however, and perhaps there is cause for a newer higher resolution version with 5.1 Dolby sound. (This one's only in stereo). Just a warning there is a sex scene, no real nudity, more a suggestive scene, where Morgan is conceived (Uther & Ygraine), but this is short and not really concerning, (for those of delicate sensibilities). I think this was originally a 2 or 3 part mini-series, so is a little long for a single sitting, but still highly entertaining. A solid 4 out of 5.Read full review
DVD was top quality. Story was compelling and not the same old rehashing of the legend. A couple good twists and excellent acting..
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I was very impressed with this movie on TV and purchased the VHS. To update my collection of worth-while movies, I now got the DVD. There is nothing negative, I could say about this item, as a matter of fact. I named my white Rag-doll cat after it. It is uncommon for a TV movie to be this elaborate, the storyline flows well and although there are scary moments for younger children, I do recommend it as a family evening fun to watch.
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