1 - NTSC - USA

Merlin

Creature Effects by Jim Henson's Creature Shop

Review 1 - 15/10-99

Merlin is a fantastic adventurous movie with high pace, and quality acting. Merlin was made for television as a miniseries, but the high quality of the movie outstands most cinematic releases.
We`ve all heard the myth of Merlin, King Arthur and his knights of the round table, Excalibur, Lady of the lake, The holy grail and so on. But no story captures it all like Merlin. The story begins when the evil witch Mab(Miranda Richardson)creates Merlin(Sam Neil.) She is going to use him to get the people back to the old ways. The whole story circulates around Merlin, but the witch Mab and her trusted helper Frik(Martin Short), has a finger in on everything. Miranda Richardson also plays The Lady of The Lake, the sister of Mab. She and Martin Short delievers brilliant performances. Martin Short`s character Frik can change forms, and uses several personalities throughout the film. This is his best performance ever. The movie is full of magic, alves , wars between kings and even has a dragon. The three hours the film lasts doesn`t feel long at all, as it is constantly entertaining. The disc also contains an 18 minutes making of featurette. The picture is in full frame, but it is sharp and clear, and the sound is in DD.2.0 stereo. Merlin will enchant you and entertain you, so sit back and enjoy the most magical adventure of all time.

This is a strong 6 on the pointscale.