Movie Reviews for Excalibur [HD DVD]

Excalibur [HD DVD]

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Movie Reviews of Excalibur [HD DVD]

Movie Review: Excalibur (HD DVD)
Summary: 5 Stars

The enhanced sound and vision on HD DVD makes a good film even better.

Movie Review: Still incomplete
Summary: 4 Stars

I own Excalibur on the original VHS and SD-DVD version. I notice that the HD-DVD version is still the open matte widescreen which means that it was filmed full frame and black bars are actually added to the top and bottom of the screen to produce the widescreen. Sad thing is, my VHS copy is actually a more complete version of the film. Next time you watch notice how in some scenes the tops of heads are chopped off. I realize that some open matte (or soft matte) films are shot with the intention of the audience only seeing the film in the correct aspect ratio. However I don't like the way Excalbur looks in the open matte widescreen format. Another film that's open matte is Bride of Re-animator. That's how I learned of this format. When I went to fast foward the black bars actually disappeared. It had the wide/full option and when I switched to full low and behold I saw more of the film. If you are interested in reading more about this then research Open Matte Widescreen online.

Movie Review: High Definition Didn't Do Much versus Widescreen
Summary: 4 Stars

If you don't already own this in standard DVD, get it in HD DVD. However, if you already own this in standard DVD, it's not really worth the cost.

Movie Review: Not a showcase for HD
Summary: 3 Stars

This movie is a very entertaining rendering of the classic Arthurian tale with spirited acting and lots of familar faces. I own this movie on DVD and bought it on HD DVD hoping to get a brighter and more pristine looking copy. Sadly, the visual clarity of the HD version is not much better than the standard DVD version. There are scenes in the movie that look like they were cleaned up for HD but not enough so that I can recommend the HD version of Excalibur to fans hoping to get an exceptionally beautiful copy of one of their favorite movies.