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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Based on Marion Zimmer Bradley's novel The Mists of Avalon, the best book of the Avalon series, this lenghty film brings you back to a world of magic, intrigue and battle. No unusual special effects or complex action scenes but a pretty straightforward approach. The characters are well portrayed by the cast and the story evolves at a good pace, with an interesting plot, but without any incomprehensible turns and twists. A very straightforward film, beautifully done.
28 of 29 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Here we have another Camelot, Avalon, King Arthur film, but told from a female viewpoint which made a refreshing change. It is full of mysticism, loyalty, magic and passion. The acting generally is very good, the scenery and music support the film beautifully. It is a long film (nearly 3 hours) but if you like to be absorbed into a film, like I do, then that is not a problem.
Angelica Huston was superb as the Lady of the Lake. Julianna Margulies, Michael Vartan and Edward Atherton all played their parts with passion and sensitivity - I thought they were excellent and their on-screen chemistry really worked. I didn't like Samantha Mathias in this film though, I thought Guinevere would have been better played by someone like Kate Winslet or Naomi Watts. The english accents spoken by the american actors were inconsistent, hence the 4 star rating.
I'd read a lot of pretty negative reviews about this film, generally written by people who had read the book first. Personally I don't think you can compare two very different mediums, this story is a legend and it really does depend whether a particular interpretation works for you - this film worked for me and I really enjoyed it.
Angelica Huston was superb as the Lady of the Lake. Julianna Margulies, Michael Vartan and Edward Atherton all played their parts with passion and sensitivity - I thought they were excellent and their on-screen chemistry really worked. I didn't like Samantha Mathias in this film though, I thought Guinevere would have been better played by someone like Kate Winslet or Naomi Watts. The english accents spoken by the american actors were inconsistent, hence the 4 star rating.
I'd read a lot of pretty negative reviews about this film, generally written by people who had read the book first. Personally I don't think you can compare two very different mediums, this story is a legend and it really does depend whether a particular interpretation works for you - this film worked for me and I really enjoyed it.
25 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This cable version of Marion Zimmer-Bradley's classic Mists Of Avalon, is at best a tease, at worst a complete stray from the original story as we know it. The sets are decent although most of the water scenes are done using blue screen technology and unfortunately it shows. The cast is well chosen and the women's costumes are done very beautifully. I would LOVE to see this movie portrayed on the BIG screen as there would be a lot more depth to the overall production and maybe it would be closer to the original storyline.
It would seem that many of the reviewers here lose sight of the fact that this is an ADAPTION of a book that is nearly 900 pages in length--too long to squeeze into a 3 hour miniseries on cable. It was bound to have plot re-writes due to the time constraints. This movie does well as a stand-alone but I would highly encourage people to read the book as well, as it covers more ground and gives more insight into the characters.
As for the "incest" (Morgaine and Arthur are only half-siblings) aspect to this movie, many people don't realize that in some ancient cultures, cultivating the purity of the royal bloodline was of utmost importance, it guaranteed that there would be no dilution.
The brief glimpses of deity worship and Sabbat celebrations in this movie should not be used as a true gauge by which to judge Goddess/Celtic/Druid practices. The author was a Catholic whose sister, Diana Paxton (also a writer), helped give insight to some of the Pagan worhsip rituals AND went on to write future prequel/sequels to Ms. Zimmer-Bradley's "Mists" ("The Forest House," "Priestess Of Avalon," "Lady Of Avalon")
This movie is a must see for "Mists" fans.
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Wonderful!
I love this movie. I have read the book and this movie grant us the same feelings felt while reading the book. Read more
Published 3 months ago by joaomsp
The Mists of Avalon
I don't know how I missed this series the firt time around. Loved the characters, storyline and scene setting. One to bring out and enjoy time after time.
Published 4 months ago by Willow
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I received my item(mist of avalon dvd) promptly the dvd was of good quality and i was very happy with it
my only flaw was that the sleve was in french but i then found the... Read more
my only flaw was that the sleve was in french but i then found the... Read more
Published 6 months ago by jelleyjess
Fantastic
How I missed this film in 2001 is beyond me, maybe I was away in Avalon at the time.
The book, means so much to me that I was worried that the film may not hold true. Read more
The book, means so much to me that I was worried that the film may not hold true. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Mike T
Highly enjoyable!
Costumes, setting & casting top notch. Interesting to have the story of the Arthurian legend told from the women's viewpoint. The actors/actresses do a very good job. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Way to go
Spectacular
The entire film was nothing less than spectacular. Costumes were beautiful, the tattoos for each character seemed to have been researched for authenticity. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Tamela Ehlinger
Captures the magic of Avalon
I have read the amazing and sprawling epic by Marion Zimmer Bradley, on which this movie is based.
I believe that despite deviations from the novel, which would be impossible... Read more
I believe that despite deviations from the novel, which would be impossible... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Gary Selikow
Avalon with a twist
A most enjoyable film that finally took into account that during this period Britain was a Pagan country. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Ms. Esme E. Gardner
Thank The Goddess! At last a film that reminds us where it all came...
Thank The Goddess! At last a film that reminds us where it all came from, from The Great Mother, not from a 'god the father'. Read more
Published 20 months ago by SeaGoat under Sirius
Not the book but good enough
I must admit to being a fan of Marion Zimmer Bradley and watched this movie soon after re-reading the full series of Avalon. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Billie
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