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Article: XCALIBUR: A NEW TAKE ON AN OLD TALE.(Xcalibur 2001)(Review)
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- July 1, 2001
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Xcalibur. It evokes images of Arthurian legend, Camelot and the Knights of the Round Table. Excalibur was the sacred sword buried deep in a rock that only the true king could draw free. That king was the young boy Arthur, who grew to rule Camelot, the first among equals in the time when spirits, dragons and wizards walked in harmony with mankind.
Xcalibur 2001, however, evokes the images of Laura Croft: Tomb Raider and Xena: Warrior Princess. There is precious little Arthurian legend to be found in this latest foray in CGI animation for the preteen set. (The tweenies, as they are referred to in marketing circles - those eight- to 12-year-olds who haven't yet been ...