Excalibur Limited Edition 4K UHD

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FORGED BY A GOD. FORETOLD BY A WIZARD. FOUND BY A KING.From John Boorman, the director of Point Blank, Deliverance and Zardoz comes the definitive cinematic telling of the life and enduring legend of King Arthur, from birth to death and beyond.Behold, the Sword of Power! Excalibur! Forged when the world was young, and bird and beast and flower were one with man and death was but a dream. Given by Merlin to Uther Pendragon to unite the land in peace but wasted on lust. Driven into stone by Uther’s dying hand, there to await the coming of a true King. A journey into the wonders and horrors of the imagination, this is the story of Arthur, the knights of the round table, the golden age of Camelot, the quest for the Holy Grail and of course, the wizard, Merlin.With an extraordinary cast that includes Helen Mirren, Gabriel Byrne, Nicol Williamson and Liam Neeson, Oscar-nominated cinematography by Alex Thomson (Legend) and a thundering score by Trevor Jones, Excalibur makes its Ultra HD debut in a stunning new 4K restoration. From the blood and mud of the battlefield, to the glowing green of ancient woods and gleaming gold of Camelot, experience Excalibur as you never have before.3-DISC 4K ULTRA HD LIMITED EDITION CONTENTSDISC 1 – FEATURE (4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY)DISC 2 – EXTRAS (BLU-RAY)DISC 3 – BONUS (LIMITED EDITION EXCLUSIVE BLU-RAY)

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John Boorman (Director), Nigel Terry (Actor), Nicol Williamson (Actor) & 0 more Rated: Suitable for 15 years and over Format: Blu-ray

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B08R5Q9MSC

Customer Reviews Summary

What is most important to remember is that the original movie was in MONO and most surviving masters are of questionable quality. Previous releases have highlighted this with many people wishing we had a better experience.Well here it is.Arrow have long been known for managing miracles with older movies, and they really have surpassed themselves this time. The movie has been remastered into a pretty good standard of 4k, considering this was a 1981 movie, that the majority of was shot in a softer focus. Some scenes really pop, especially any forest scenes, which are nice an crisp. There are some scenes which are smoother, so they have maintained the directors vision really well.The 5.1 DTS remaster is an eye opener. Speech is crystal clear, but you're not going to use this as a demo disc. They have done an amazing job of opening up the soundstage, making the action sound nice and open. I would have liked the music to be more hard hitting, seeing there are so many great tracks, but that could have come across as gimmicky, so possibly did the right thing by keeping it at the originally visioned level.Overall the movie is a great experience. The limited edition is the one to go for if you can though, the amount of extras is truly special, with enough on the three discs to satisfy any hard core fan. The booklet it self is worth the extra money. Arrow, really know how to do a limited edition. Other studios shoud take note.I can't recommend this enough, finally we all have a version of Excalibur that we would be happy to watch again and again