Director John Boorman's take on the Arthurian mythos is lifted from Thomas Malory's "Le Morte d'Arthur." At times Wagnerian in its big screen depiction, it is compelling, beautiful, moving and infuriating with its blunt, eye-popping theatrics. Helen Mirren is impossible to look away from as Morgana, but it is Nicole Williamson's ominous, sardonic and weird wizard Merlin that jumpstarts every scene he's in. Through Williamson's powerful performance, we see beyond his character and instead focus on the dark magic that manipulates destinies. The Blu-ray edition brings this medieval tale back to life.