| 词条 | Merlin: The Return |
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| name = Merlin: The Return | image size = | image = | caption = | director = Paul Matthews | producer = Elizabeth Matthews Paul Matthews | story = | writer = Paul Matthews | based on = Arthurian legend | screenplay = | starring = Rik Mayall Patrick Bergin Craig Sheffer Adrian Paul Julie Hartley Tia Carrere | music = Mark Thomas | cinematography = Vincent G. Cox | editing = Peter Davies | studio = Allumination | distributor = Peakviewing Transatlantic Plc | released = 22 December 2000 | runtime = 90 minutes | country = United Kingdom | language = English | budget = | gross = £20,868 (UK)[1] }} Merlin: The Return is a 2000 British fantasy film written, produced, and directed by Paul Matthews. The film stars Rik Mayall, Patrick Bergin, Craig Sheffer, Adrian Paul, Julie Hartley, and Tia Carrere.[2] The film chronicles the story of Merlin and King Arthur.[3][4] The film was released in the United Kingdom on 22 December 2000. StoryFor 1500 years, the powers of Merlin (Rik Mayall) have kept the evil Mordred (Craig Sheffer) and his mother Morgana (Grethe Fox) captive in another world. When a present-day scientist (Tia Carrere) stumbles upon the gateway between this world and the one Mordred is imprisoned in, it's up to a recently re-awakened King Arthur (Patrick Bergin) Merlin and Lancelot (Adrian Paul) to stop Mordred from returning.[5] Cast
ReceptionCritical reception for the film was mostly negative;[6][7][8]{{synthesis inline|date=May 2016}} Michael Thomson of the BBC wrote, "It's almost as if director Paul Matthews had accepted a bet to make the worst possible film."[9] Time Out London commented that the film was "indifferently directed" but was "a harmless adventure".[10] Total Film, in summing up the film, wrote, "It's a word that has some might/It starts with `Sh'/And rhymes with kite...".[11] References1. ^{{cite book|title=The Stats: An Overview of the Film, Television, Video and DVD Industries in the UK 1990–2003|last1=Mettler|first1=Erinna|last2=Wickham|first2=Philip|publisher=British Film Instituteyear=2006|isbn=1-84457-017-7|page=235|chapter=UK Box Office for UK Feature Films Released in 2000|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/sites/bfi.org.uk/files/downloads/bfi-the-stats-an-overview-of-the-film-television-video-and-dvd-industries-in-the-uk-1990-2003.pdf}} 2. ^{{cite web|title=Empire's Merlin The Return Movie Review|url=http://www.empireonline.com/reviews/reviewcomplete.asp?FID=6437|publisher=Empire Online|accessdate=7 December 2012}} 3. ^{{cite book|last=Peterson|first=Amy|title=Mythology in Our Midst: A Guide to Cultural References|year=2004|publisher=Greenwood|isbn=0313321922|pages=114|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ztRbyAbWuFEC&pg=PA114 }} 4. ^{{cite web|title=Review: Merlin the Return|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/film/cvp9k/URL|publisher=Radio Times|accessdate=7 December 2012}} 5. ^{{cite web|title=Rovi Review: Merlin: The Return|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/237140/Merlin-The-Return/overview|publisher=Rovi/NYT|accessdate=7 December 2012}} 6. ^{{cite web|title=Review: Merlin: The Return|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-10586/Merlin-The-Return.html|publisher=Daily Mail|accessdate=7 December 2012}} 7. ^{{cite book|last=Harty|first=Kevin J|title=Cinema Arthuriana: Twenty Essays|year=2010|publisher=McFarland|isbn=0786446838|pages=26, 201, 209|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zacTE_4vwp0C&pg=PA209 }} 8. ^{{cite web|title=Merlin The Return|url=http://entertainment.ie/movie-review/Merlin-The-Return/1251.htm|publisher=Entertainment.ie|accessdate=7 December 2012}} 9. ^{{cite web|title=Review: Merlin: the Return|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2000/12/18/merlin_the_return_2000_review.shtml|publisher=BBC|accessdate=7 December 2012}} 10. ^{{cite web|title=Review: Merlin: The Return|url=http://www.timeout.com/film/reviews/73089/merlin-the-return.html|publisher=Time Out London|accessdate=7 December 2012}} 11. ^{{cite web|title=Review: Merlin The Return|url=http://www.totalfilm.com/reviews/cinema/merlin-the-return|publisher=Total Film|accessdate=7 December 2012}} External links
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