Power Rangers with Swords

Rating: 2/10 (23 January 2008)

Yikes - one of the worst movies I've seen in a long time. Both in terms of history and myth this dog has no teeth and a mangy coat. The screenplay is a Power Rangers episode stretched way beyond the elastic limit, the acting landed somewhere between giggle and groan, and the direction was late-night infomercial. Terrible.
The basic idea here is that the sword Excaliber was forged for the conquerer Julius Caesar, but laid hidden when the last of his lineage ended with Tiberius. Fast-forward 400 years to the year 460 when the Roman Empire is crumbling, and the new Caesar is a young boy, torn between savage Goths and cowardly politicians. If only he had the magic sword, he could save the day... turns out, the plucky lad is a descendant of Julius Caesar, he does find the sword on the island of Capri, he takes it to Britain (with the help of Merlin the magician, a sexy ninja from India, and Colin Firth the Roman Soldier) where he kills the bad guy and later sires King Arthur.
If that sounds lame enough to be funny, just try watching this dog all the way through. It will make you very happy to see it end.