Crawlspace: True Crime & Mysteries
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Crawlspace is a true crime podcast from the guys who brought you Missing Maura Murray. Lance & Tim...
Page Eight (2011)
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Johnny Worricker, a seasoned MI5 officer, is forced to walk out of his job and identity. He embarks...
The Dark Crystal (1982)
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A young elf-like creature sets out on a quest to find a crystal shard to reunite his fractured...
Gelflings
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Conan the Barbarian (1982)
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After his parents and his tribe were murdered at the hands of an evil sorcerer when he was young,...
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Star Wars: Darth Vader (2020), Volume 2
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THE FACE OF THE QUEEN! In the wake of the shocking revelations of The Empire Strikes Back, DARTH...
Ash’s Big Challenge
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If there’s a challenge to be faced, Pokémon master-in-training Ash Ketchum is in the zone. So...
Horror Story (2013)
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When seven Indian friends decide to bebunk a haunted hotel myth they inadvertently start a chain of...
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Neoliberal Power and Public Management Reforms
Peter Triantafillou and Mark Haugaard
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This book examines the links between major contemporary public sector reforms and neoliberal...
David McK (3854 KP) rated The Kid Who Would Be King (2019) in Movies
Feb 26, 2022
Excalibur.
I always thought they were two different blades, but not according to this movie, which transplants the action from ye-olde medieval England to modern-day times, with young Alex discovering the sword and setting off on a quest (alongside his best friend Badders, and two of his former bullies Lance and Kay) to stop the evil Sorceress Morgana from reawakening.
So, yes, it does follow pretty much the standard quest trope, complete with enemies who become friends and the battle against evil. I also found it to drag somewhat, and was sitting - for large portions - watching it with my mouth hanging open.
Unfortunately, that's not in a good way - just at the sheer plain ridiculousness of it all!
Then again, that may be simply because I'm not really it's target audience ... ?