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[merlinmyrddin]

Have you ever watched the merlin movies? because I was obsessed with them but for some reason I can't get into the series, even though I was super excited about it. It's been like 10 years now haha

Hey anon!

I'm not sure which movies you are talking about. So from the top of my head, I've watched :

- the Merlin series from quite a while ago (ok, just googled it, it's from 1998), and it's good. I come back to it every once in a while, although I don't know if it's objectively good or just nostalgia playing.

-Prince Valiant (I liked it, it was an easy watch but left no imprint on me really)

-King Arthur (the 2004 film). Good watch, but I might be biased because of Keira Knightley, Hugh Dancy and Mads Mikkelsen.

-The sword in the Stone, absolutely love it, it was my childhood comfort movie, I dont take criticism.

-Excalibur, kinda a guilty pleasure cause I cant say it is a good movie but I like it. Not my ultimate favourite though.

-Monthy Python, great. 10/10. Again, I dont take criticism.

-Camelot, never saw it sober but my drunken self loves it.

-King Arthur and the Legend of the sword or whatever. Saw it twice. Forgot it twice. Dont know why, it doesn't appeal to me. I keep forgetting this exist until I have to heavily think about it.

-Kaamelott (French tv serie), 11/10. Know every words, been waiting 10 years for the movie, which is finally coming out this year and it's gonna be a trilogy, and it has Sting in it, because why the hell not. Best adaption of the legends in my opinion, the humour is spot on, the music is incredible, and the finale is the most impactful piece of media I have ever watched in my life.

-Cursed, dont have a full opinion on it as I never came around to finish it. And probably won't.

Sorry, I got distracted there. 😂

And then, of course, Merlin! Do I think it's the best TV show ever? No. (Fun fact, my favourite TV serie is Blackpool, a 6 episodes musical crime/drama serie with David Morrisey, Sarah Parish and David Tennant and ... the whole British actors catalog. It's amazing, the plot is amazing, the musics are amazing, the acting, the plot twists, the finale....*deep breath* it's a must-watch!)

To come back to Merlin, I know a lot of people who never got into it and stopped watching it. I think either you hear the first Merlin/Arthur dialogue and you're hooked for life, either you got a meh reaction and can quickly abandoned the serie. I personally think it deserves a chance, and that it should be watched as a whole. It grows on you I think. You genuinely get attached to the main characters and some episodes are pure silliness whilst other could make you cry. And as most British TV series of the time, yes, it looks cheap. The CGI is almost laughable but it has the passion. You can see all the actors are there because they want to, to me, it makes a massive difference. Anthony Head is a great Uther and I could not see anyone else feeling this role anymore. John hurt as the voice of Kilgharrah is the best choice they could have come up with: it has the cheek, the mystery, the sass and the ageless feeling to it. Great fantasy voice. Richard Wilson as Gaius is an other great choice in my opinion. Always loved him (also feels like he was always old and been here forever bless him). And on top of all these great actors, you get a young Colin Morgan and Bradley James, and it works. It almost feels like these great actors who have nothing to prove anymore are giving the spotlight to these new talents and I love it. Angel Coulby as Gwen is... incredible. One look at her, and you know she would be a great queen. Katie McGrath as Morgana is a clever choice as well. It works! And the knights and... yeah. I do like it. In fact I love it. And it's been... 12 years?! And I still love it. Why? Idk. Nostalgia? Comfort TV serie? Me trying not to let go of my childhood? Because it's actually factually good? Idk.

And you know, we all got different taste! I personally never got into Game of Thrones, and I still don't understand the hype, and it's fine..!

#that was a long pile of gibberish omg im sorry 😂😂