the time around 500 a. d. truly represent the dark age in england . the roman have leave britannia and and the native briton be deal with an invasion of angle and saxon from mainland europe . while the origin of the arthur legend be obscure and the story be well know . arthur and merlin the magician and sir lancelot and and guinevere be familiar character to most people and who know the story of the knight of the round table . arthur be generally think to be a real person of this era and but no one really know for sure . of course and while there no concrete and verifiable record of arthur or the other character in this film and that doesn not matter while director john boorman have create a movie that be magnificent in it scope and and vividly tell the arthurian legend in entertain style . the film pull no punch in it portrayal of the brutal and difficult time of the late 5th and early 6th century . during battle and men do not hide and shoot weapon at one another from cover and instead they club and stab each other to death in hand to hand combat and result in bloody carnage on a massive scale . boorman also have include some pretty steamy sex scene and show u that life during these time be not all bloodshed and battle . the movie give u colorful portrayal of merlin and the sword excalibur and the lady in the lake and and the ascent of the young arthur . eventually the knight of the round table fall into disorganization and decay and only to be acquit on the battlefield by an old arthur and lancelot and who find glory one final time . long but never boring and bloody but realistic and excalibur be simply enchant and enthral . try to catch the widescreen versionyoure cheat yourself otherwise .