Really Surprised!

Expected more

Clever, believable, and super fun to watch. It totally has replay value.

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

I have not watched very much actual television over the last few years so I never know what is coming on. But one bored evening I was flipping through channels and I accidentally caught the movie on from the beginning of the film... needless to say I stopped on the channel to watch this movie instead of turning off the TV and finding something else to do as usual. I was completely impressed and captivated by The Mists of Avalon (2001).The Mists of Avalon (2001) is an impressive made for TV movie. I found myself engrossed in a soap-opera like story of Avalon/Camelot. The relationships between the characters where intriguing to me. I've never seen a more detailed story of the Arthurian legend. This movie is worthy of watching to anyone that enjoys tales of Camelot.9/10

Well its not the book at all, so if you are expecting that its better to dream. So much so that I think it should have a different name, like Excalibur II or something. But there were parts that kept to the book and so it goes. But oh man if you watch this and never read the book I feel sad for your loss. The book is a thrilling tale about change and fate. It delves into realms of religion and how one religion overcomes another. There are also sub plots of innocence, trust and the betrayal of trust. This show was more about the men and their lives. I had hoped that maybe someone would have the nerve to show a differing viewpoint but I suppose not yet. I am sad and so I lament. Please someone have the nerve to make this book as a movie as it is, not for the forwarding of a differing perception but because it is a beautiful book.

This is an intriguing look at the King Arthur legend and all its spin-offs. I believe the movie was based on a book of the same name, which purported to tell the story from the women's point of view. This view appears to include more magic and goddess culture than the standard version, and is quite an interesting interpretation, lending a "behind the scenes" feeling to the various plot twists. Angelica Huston is marvelous as the powerful Lady of the Lake, supported by an excellent cast (although I confess at times I found it a bit difficult to recall the players without a program). Lovely sets, costumes, hairstyles are icing on the cake.

I enjoyed this movie, but the book is even better. However, it does make you look at the Camelot stories in a different light. Morgaine was always made out to be an evil manipulative woman out to destroy King Arthur. This story gives a totally different perspective. You get to see how she was manipulated into having relations with Arthur without her knowledge. She had Mordred taken from her and raised by her sister to be a man who only wanted to destroy Arthur and Morgaine in order to take the throne and have power. In the end, Morgaine was the only person who truly cared about Arthur and made sure to take him home to Avalon at his death.