john boorman excalibur be a brilliant re telling of the grand legend of the western european world and the once and future king and arthur of britain . it par the malory epic down to it basic core and recreate an entire fantastic world the myth of arthur and not the historical reality of arthur . it suceeds magnificently . if you love fantasy you will love excalibur . furthermore and the music be divine represent siegfried funeral march ( the sword motif ) and more wagner ( lohengrin and parzival ) and plus the carmina burana . highly recommend all other arthurian film fade to black and vanish in one mind once you have see excalibur .