REVIEWS!!

I know more about this film's production than I care to remember.  Suffice
to say that besides being a shoddily told non-story, it's innocuous songs
by Mrs. Bob Daly (Co Head of Warner Brothers), it's complete lack of
direction, and just plain poor taste all around add up to a $140 million
(YES one hundred and FORTY MILLION) disaster.  You must have better things
to do with your time--like eliminating this site and preparing one for
"Iron Giant."
Thank GOD all of the people (managment and top production people)
responsible for "quest" were fired.

If any one has anything to say to this person then just send your comments to me and I'll post them here.

This is what Q4C fan Tushar had to say! As for that letter you got, I think it's way sick how people can't mind their own business and frankly that person ought to have exercised his right to remain silent...permanently.


10/31/98 Fans speak out!!! This is what Dennis has to say! Okay, if the writer of the hate letter wants to talk about over-priced pieces of bull think ..... TITANIC! ...The movies is 3 hrs long! Longer than it took for the stupid boat to sink! One other thing about Q4C... I heard some reviewer say something like "...this story is not Authurian... it has practicaly nothing to do with King Authur." Well, DUH! The movie was based on The King's Damosel by Vera Chapman. Not on the legends of Authur!


11/10/98 This is what Xwing884 has to say about Q4C!
Quest For Camelot
Review by Xwing884
I have this movie sitting right by my VCR, and I must have seen it a million times. I enjoyed it every time, though. I'm 14, and that may sound like I'm immature, but I watch Disney movies all the time. In fact, The Huchback of Notre Dame ranks among one of the best movies I have ever seen. Quest for Camelot attracted me because it was about Camelot, and Arthur, and Merlin, and maybe in that order. Q4C didn't actually focus enough on Arthur and Merlin, but that is coming from the perspective of a fan. The songs were used in pretty much the first half of the movie, which kinda drained the pool after a while. On the plus side, the songs did make some sort of sense. I didn't like Devon & Cornwall's song (there was actually two nieghboring countries in the middle ages in Europe that were actually called Devon and Cornwall, BTW. cool, huh?). The beats of it just didn't make very much sense to me. It was alright, I guess. A lot more dramatic than just saying, "Oh, I would do a lotta stuff if I didn't have you." I loved the way they animated Merlin, Arthur, and Camelot, meaning the visuals were very satisfying. One thing that wasn't quite believable was the fact that Kayley could suddenly combat bad guys with an amazing gracefulness. I mean, she had never done anything in combat when she was living on the farm. Untried tactics are hard to swallow in this movie. Garett was a believable character. Liked the whole history thing with Kayley's father and all. Him and Ayden made a good team, which begs the question: What's the deal with Merlin and Ayden? Ruber was an ok villian, but there's a certain way you write a villian. You're not a villian because you like evil. You don't like good old bad days--OOps. Ruber was mad. Heh, well, I guess any villian that's mad is a perfect villian. Loved the way Warner made his eyebrows twitch and his eyes twitch. That pretty much displayed his madness. Why does any forest in a fantasy film always have to be called Forbidden? Some aspects of this movie were somewhat overused, and not entirely original. Excalibur seemed to be a main focus in this film. The design of the sword has got to be the best version of Excalibur I've ever seen (but then, I'm only 14). Warner Brothers seemed to be provoking Disney at every corner of this. Disney made The Sword in the Stone about twenty-something years ago. That is also another great Arthurian film. The reason that Quest for Camelot seemed to be a sequel to SITS pretty much butted disney in the buttox. That, and the numerous songs by big-name singers and big-name voices kinda insult Disney. But, I might be all wrong. Maybe Warner just decided that they would use this form of filmmaking to make some dough. In any case, this video will remain on my shelf for years to come. I just might reach 2 million.
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11/12/98 Q4C fans Katie, Angie and their way-cool Dad prove that noone is too young-- or old!-- to like this movie!! We are Katie and Angie. We are six and four. We saw the movie two times. Katie: I liked the dragons, Cornwall especially. I liked the show. Angie: The movie was great! I love Kayley. My dad liked it too. Dad: I did like it. I saw it two times. We bought the computer game, too.


11/13/98 Q4C fan Angel and her family prove there is something for everyone! Hi. Just checked out the website and all the mail. The guy who wrote the letter obviously has a chip on his or her shoulder. One should never resort to name calling. It is a sign of low intelligence. I am 26 years old and my husband is 28. We loved the movie. He especially liked the song in the beginning because that's some of the same things he believes in. I too loved the fact the animators made Ruber's eyes twitch. It was a subtle effect that made him more believable as a villan. Ruber is obviously an anarchist. I liked the way they presented Arthur, Excaliber, and Merlin. As for the deal between Merlin and the falcon, Aidan. I read somewhere that Merlin's mother named him for a small, but very brave falcon that appeared on her windowsill the day he was born. Aidan follows the merlin's behavior. Falconists say they are small birds with great big, you know. They're just reckless enough to believe they can take on anything. Anyway, I think Aidan was Merlin's bird. Since he was constantly teaching Arthur lessons, Merlin must have seen that some day Garrett would play and important part in Camelot's destiny, so he sent his trusted pet to watch over the boy. I think the book I read about the merlin was written by the same arthur who wrote The Mists of Avalon. The dragon was a tad annoying, but it was written that way. They provided the comic relief the picture needed, and helped my three year old understand what was going on better. The songs were good. The animation was excellent, as good as, if not better than the movie Disney put out this year. I'm glad to see Disney finally has some competition. Now maybe the quality of animated film will improve even more.


11/16/98 Long time Q4C fan Katarina knows a good thing when she sees it! Hi! I'm Katarina (from the Fan Page). I think the page is splendid even since Crystal left, but WHERE ARE THE QUOTES? Come ON? The wavs are okay, but they're not really the funniest lines, are they? Can't provide any myself, since it was almost 3 months since I saw the film (and I'm only praying I'll be able to get it in English when it's on VCR). Anyway, that's not why I'm writing. I've been reading "The Once And Future King" by T.H. White and would like to recommend it to everyone who wants to know more about the myth. It's a whole lot funnier than any other book I've tried, even if it's maybe not as funny as the QfC movie. In Swedish magazines I've found 1 very appreciating review. The reviewer had unfortunately not understood that Kayley's faults only make her more interesting, not less feminist. The beauty of imperfection is the key to the great characters -and that goes for both o' them. We fans must make ourselves heard among the 'mean people', so many greetings to all of you! :-*


12/02/98 Lady Nikki makes her opinion known! Hey, Q4C is awesome. A true romance tied in with some action. Just because it wasn't completely about king aurthur doesn't mean crap. The characters are awesome and so is the story! I am 15, and i don't find anything hard to say about loving disney! Q4C ranks among the best i give it 10 Fingers and toes up!


12/21/98 Deno Coros likes cheezy movies! And so do I!! I LOVED this movie! I love cheezy little animated movies-and this one was great! I thought the plot was cute and definitely different. The music caught my ear-the soundtrack is greatly composed.


12/29/98 Lady Ayla discovers that it's not just another Arthur flick! Quest for Camelot was a big surprise for me. On first seeing the previews, I expected it to be a traditional retelling of the Arthurian legend; I thought Kayley and Garrett were Guineviere and Arthur. I didn't get around to actually seeing the movie until it came out on video (and had been out for a while!) To make a long story short, I loved it. It was kind of ironic, as I'm a writer of short stories and at the time was writing about a romance between a blind young man and a sighted girl! But anyway. I'm a sucker for romance, the Arthur era, and animation, so of course I loved the movie. I loved the music even more...some of the best stuff I've heard from an animated movie since Beauty and the Beast. Anyway, I don't think this is quite what you wanted when you said "reviews", but here it is. Use it or not...I won't be hurt!


1/19/99 This is the best animated film to come along since The Lion King. The characters are great and the music is wonderful. My whole family loves it. Ellen


1/22/99 Randy and Katie...well... I Totally LOVED IT!!!!!!!!!!!


2/07/99 Honesty!! Gotta respect it! I thought it was terrible! Kayley & Garrett aren't real. The whole thing is supposed to be about King Arthur, Queen Guinivere, Merlin. Where the hell's Sir Lancelot? Isn't he supposed to be the main character in this movie anyway? I hate the idea of a girl that wants to be a knight. No offense or anything! If people were blind, I didn't think they could make it anyway. Don't take my opinion, but I would change the story a bit.

I'm only 12 yrs. old, but I would say it was poorly written. This movie really stunk bad! It wasn't even focused on King Arthur, Merlin, & Sir Lancelot, & Queen Guinivere! I have tons of questions:

1) Why would a girl wish to become a knight?

2) How can a blind boy beat crap out of villans?

3) If Kayley's mother is beautiful, why is her father ugly? He looks like a girl dressed like a boy, (I would remove those bangs, he looks like a retard with 'em!)

4) Why didn't you add Sir Lancelot?

Well, pardon me for my attitude, but it STUNK!


03/30/99 Loyal Knight Lady Katta defends the honor of the Round Table!!!

(This is) an answer to that obnoxious movie review you have on your site. Okay, no one has to like the film, but WHAT A DUMB REASON NOT TO! Instead of saying what it ought to be about, why not face that this is the story! As for the listing:

1. The history has a bunch of female warriors, like Jeanne D'Arc. Fiction has even more. Pallas Athena, the amazons, Joanna in The Black Arrow, Jill in Daggerspell, Eowyn in Lord of the Rings -I could go on forever. So there was probably no female KotRT, but this movie has a two-headed dragon in it -who expected it to be REALISTIC?

2. There are not quite so many blind warriors, but it's not a new idea in Hollywood, there are some earlier examples. One is Rutger Hauer in Blind Fury.

3. Aren't beautiful women allowed to marry ugly men? Or what's the point?

4. The only thing Lancelot is really remembered for is sleeping with another man's wife. That is not quite a children's story. Plus. Heroes tend to start in a bad position. Opressed stepdaughters, swinekeepers, thumbelinas -does any of this ring any bells?

Actually, I think the person who wrote this mail was upset because the story wasn't about what he/she expected it to be about. There's a good way of preventing that kind of disappointment. READ THE REVIEWS! If you read Sight & Sound there will be no upsetting surprises, cause they even tell the endings.

Personally, if we want to talk about women warriors, what about Mulan? I don't hear a soul complaining about her.... or is that because she is Disney?

 

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