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UK Mall 1 - Prince Valiant
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List Price: £5.99
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Manufacturer: Entertainment in Video
Starring: Stephen Moyer, Katherine Heigl, Edward Fox, Joanna Lumley, Udo Kier
Directed By: Anthony Hickox
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Audience Rating: Parental Guidance
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 5024165786413
Format: HiFi Sound
Label: Entertainment in Video
Manufacturer: Entertainment in Video
Number Of Discs: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Entertainment in Video
Release Date: 1999-02-15
Running Time: 88
Studio: Entertainment in Video
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Summary: Enjoyable
Comment: At its heart, this film is a perfect Sunday afternoon family movie, although there are one or two very brief scenes where adult themes encroach (one contains slight nudity).
On the whole the acting is good, and while the special effects are seriously lacking (due to the budget), they don't detract from the movie - they perhaps give it a bit of charm.
I was at first unsure about the use of animated cut scenes to progress the story, but once I get used to them I felt they actually added to the story and gave it a story-book feel (which is a good thing in my opinion).
Overall this film is feel good entertainment which doesn't take itself seriously.
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Summary: A unique magical adventure
Comment: While at Camelot the knights are jousting for the appreciation of the beautiful Princess Ilene (Katherine Heigl), viking raiders led by Thagnar (Thomas Kretschman), disguised as Scotsmen, storm the round table room and steal Excalibur. Together with Merlin’s spellbook, which the witch Morgane Le Fey (Joanna Lumley) exhumed from the wizard’s grave, Excalibur should allow Thagnar’s brother Sligon (Udo Kier) to reign over Camelot supreme. Meanwhile King Arthur (Edward Fox), mistakenly worried that an attack by Scotland would be imminent, entrusts the unknown squire Valiant (Stephen Moyer) with the task of escorting Princess Ilene to safety, and an incredible adventure is about to begin .... Comic strips at the scene transitions remind of the origins of the story of “Prince Valiant” who was invented by Harold R. Foster in 1937. This is the most touching, lovingly and lively produced version of this theme, proving a fine sense of humor, which is greatly due to the original skript of Michael Frost Beckner and the efforts of director Anthony Hickox as well as the fresh, tough, moving and extraordinarily charming performance of as always enchanting Stephen Moyer. A further highlight underlining the surrealistic character of the film is the playful, half futuristic half historic-folcloristic soundtrack composed by David Bergeaud and performed by the Munich Symphony Orchestra.
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Summary: a really good transmission of the comic book to film.
Comment: this film is wonderful. its entertaining in many ways, its funny, exciting, romantic and charming. the only problem with films like this is that they are a little low budget. as a result the special effects suffer a little, but as this film does not rely on them it is a hit. the actors are well selected and make good performances, unfortunately the voice editing is a little off. katherine heigl caught my eye, as she is gorgeous and a rising star. be sure to look out for her in the future.all in all, a great little film well worth buying.
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