Review, buy Children's Videos: Merlin [1998], The Tale Of Little Pig Robinson [1990], Saban's Power Rangers In Space, Barbie - The Princess And The Pauper, Rugrats - Chuckie The Brave, The Animals Of Farthing Wood - Part 7 - New Dangers [1996], The Wind In The Willows [1995], Further Adventures Of The Chatterhappy Ponies, THE BEST OF THE MUPPET SHOW [BOX SET], Sooty And Co - World Of Fun / Clocks Galore, The Magic Key - Capital Letters And Full Stops, Power Rangers - Time Force, The Wombles - Orinoco The Magnificent And Other Stories [1973], Albert The 5th Musketeer 2 - The King's Complex, Talespin: Dare Devil Bears, Winnie The Pooh : Detective Tigger, Cow And Chicken - Vol. 1 [1997], Albert The 5th Musketeer - The King's New Shoes, Mickey And The Beanstalk, Sooty

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Merlin [1998] (Cinema Club)

Actors & Directors

Martin Short
Steve Barron
John Gielgud
Helena Bonham Carter
Miranda Richardson
Sam Neill

Release date: 2002-04-08
Run time: 174 min.
RRP: ~~£5.99~~
Price: £3.87

Review Merlin [1998] / Cinema Club:

What kind of guy was the wizard Merlin, anyway? He lives a long time, raises a boy to be a king, props up a Utopian empire with his magic and wisdom, and then watches as it all crumbles under such banal forces as vengeance and betrayal. This four-hour mini-series re-tells the story of Camelot and King Arthur from the perspective of the magic man who sacrifices a great deal to guide mortals toward a better destiny. Sam Neill plays Merlin as an accessible, flesh-and-blood fellow of real passion, powerless to undo the spell of a rival (Rutger Hauer) who has virtually imprisoned Merlin's great love, Nimue (Isabella Rossellini), but gifted enough to counter the treachery of Morgan Le Fey (Helena Bonham Carter) and the wicked Queen Mab (Miranda Richardson). The battle sequences and special effects are striking and original, and it is great fun to see such art-house movie actors as Richardson, Carter, Neill, etc. , in fantasy entertainment the whole family can enjoy. (An unrecognizable Martin Short must be singled out, however, for a wonderful, largely dramatic performance as Mab's sidekick, Frik. ) Directed by Steve Barron (The Adventures of Pinocchio), Merlin is a nice bit of glossy revisionism of a beloved legend. -Tom Keogh.

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