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Title: Excalibur Post by: SMiLE Brian on April 29, 2013, 08:42:47 AM Anybody else seen this movie from the 1980s?
Title: Re: Excalibur Post by: Alex on May 02, 2013, 06:34:39 PM Quote King Arthur: The Lady of the Lake, her arm clad in the purest shimmering samite held aloft Excalibur from the bosom of the water, signifying by divine providence that I, Arthur, was to carry Excalibur. THAT is why I am your king. Dennis: [interrupting] Listen, strange women lyin' in ponds distributin' swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony. Title: Re: Excalibur Post by: the professor on May 02, 2013, 11:08:21 PM Yes. smile Brian, and it's one of the best medieval movies ever made in its attention to textual detail from the primary sources and with the overall spirit of adventure and magic.
Title: Re: Excalibur Post by: SMiLE Brian on May 03, 2013, 11:50:57 AM Its a great one, it really combined all the King Arthur tales into one plot.
Title: Re: Excalibur Post by: Alex on May 14, 2013, 08:12:12 PM Its a great one, it really combined all the King Arthur tales into one plot. It even had Knights Who Say Ni? |