StunnaKrypto Self-important, over-dramatic, uninspired.

Inadvands Boring, over-political, tech fuzed mess

Beystiman It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

Hulkeasexo it is the rare 'crazy' movie that actually has something to say.

mamaharmon ...you will probably NOT enjoy the movie adaptation. Although the movie starts out well enough and I could easily ignore some of the exclusions to the story with the understanding that it was only three hours long, the changes to the plot in the last hour infuriated me. It almost seemed like they took the concept (a woman's report of the King Arthur legend) and glossed it over for a cheap rendition of the classic tale. Much of the personal strife experienced by Morgaine was glossed over and the ridiculous piousness and prejudice of Gwenevere was missing completely. One of the most moving parts of the book for me was Viviaine's demise and it was re-scripted to make it "idiot proof". The acting of the ladies particularly Anjelica Huston and Juliana Margolis was very good but the male ensemble was weak and unbelievable to me. Also one of the starkest omissions was the circumstances surrounding Gwenevere's betrothal. (no horses? what on earth?!?) Anyway to end my rambling it wasn't a great adaptation of the book, but stand alone it wasn't a terrible movie...

fandmorgaine What's immediately clear in watching this mini-series for anyone's who's carefully read the book is the moment MZB passed and the producers got full control of the film's direction. Part one adheres loosely to the book. Part two departs from it entirely and reverts to the typical telling of the tale. It looses completely the threads of the women's story to the point where the only way to get Morgaine back into the action is to put her on a horse, give her a sword, and send her into battle. Important sub-plots which would tell us more about MZB's character's are dropped ostensibly due to time constraints, but others are created which add nothing at all to the story. In effect, Part one is recognizably MZB, though it loses all its profundity. Part two is NOT recognizable as MZB's story. Anyone who had read the book and was shown only Part two would have no reason to connect the two at all. Yes, lovely costumes, sets, and actors... a nice pageant, but that is not what Bradley wrote. What a shame! What it needed was someone with the dedication that Peter Jackson had for LoTR. Clearly that is not what it had.What I might have thought had I never read the book?... Having spent 22 years in professional theatre, likely I would not have finished watching it. I would have shut it off about 20 minutes into Part two. Let us hope one day to see the treatment this magnificent story deserves, but this is not that day.

electrictroy Even the historical documentary would be more entertaining than this 4-hour trash. I would use the word "ponderous" to describe this show, because watching it felt like a homework assignment, instead of fun.Also, this series can't seem to make up its mind: Is it telling a true history of Arthur? Or a fantasy about magical realms? It does neither job well.Instead I would recommend you pick up the miniseries "Merlin" which more accurately portrays the Arthurian legend - a world where magic exists (the Celtic Druid mythology), and provides the foundation for the non-realistic portions of that legend (like the magic sword Excalibur & the Lady of the Lake).Skip this miniseries. It's boring drivel.troy

redlippedqueen I'll admit readily that I am a bit of a purist when it comes to books and their film counterparts. However, this film was in my opinion a horrible mishmash that left out enormous chunks of crucial information from the book. I also thought that the casting was off. Morgaine is supposed to be short and of dark complexion. It is frequently noted in Marion Zimmer Bradley's excellent novel that Morgaine is taunted for being short and dark, "Like one of the faeries." Viviane is also supposed to be short and dark. I think that Angelica Huston is a wonderful actress, but she's simply too tall and pale to be Viviane. Story and casting aside, the costumes were all wrong as well. In the book the priestesses only wear three colors: black, blue, and white. It was just too colorful. Overall, I thought that this mini-series did the book no justice and was a horrible botch of what was such an amazing and enchanting novel.