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Film blends fantasy and realism F Mother‘s Day | Gift Suggestions . . . Other performers in Exacalibur lack, for North American audiâ€" ences especially, the screen familâ€" iarity of Williamson, the majority \of them coming exclusively from 3 By VICTOR STANTON Excalibur, John Boorman‘s epicâ€" style screen vision of Arthurian legend, is a strangely compelling mixture of romantic fantasy, reliâ€" gious mysticism and earthy realâ€" The movie, which matterâ€"ofâ€"factâ€" ly accepts sorcery as commonplace in the military and extraâ€"marital affairs of the feudalâ€"age aristocraâ€" cy, is part gory spectacle and part medieval soap opera. As producer, coâ€"scripter and director of the picture, Boorman obviously has been the prime mover in this somewhat bizarre and at times heavily sensationalis tic adaptation of Sir Thomas Maâ€" lory‘s Morte D‘Arthur, a l5thâ€"cen tury coltection of tales about Eng ind s legendari hing Arthur. his antion | Diil Ts k as o Wel ds d combination jier and philosopher to observe «ud comment on the predictability and inecvitability of human emotions and endeavors. My only quibble with William son‘s performance is that at times I found it extremely difficult to understand what he was saying. But, in fact, that might have been a sound problem inherent in the print I saw or due to the quality of the sound reproduction in the theatre. It was, nonetheless, a distraction. ht Uâ€"4kâ€" 16 Union St. Waterloo 745â€"6773 (corner of Union and Mary, 1 block East of King) Store Hours: Tues. â€" Thurs, 10 am â€" 5:30 pm Fri. 10 am â€" 9 pm Sat. 10 am â€" 5 pm Not open Monday. ©@ Batik silk scarves @ JjJewellery ©@ Mothers Day jewellery box (limited edition) © Dornbush lamps also prints, pottery, brass, handwoven gift items and many more gift ideas Q q xÂ¥ gift wrapping available &A The @a Treasure Trove of tales riv hing Round 1 rodo M1.s British stage, TV and film backâ€" _ , grounds. This can be a handicap .‘ early in the picture as one tries to keep clear the relationships beâ€" tween characters, who in featureâ€" concealing battle garb and photoâ€" graphed in dimly lit environments seem all too similar to one anâ€" other. As individual characters become more established, and the basic story of Arthur‘s troubled reign in Camelot proceeds in a fairly straightforward and familiar fash ion, the advantages in this manner of casting, however, become readiâ€" ly apparent. The characters, not the players, hold our attention and interest As Arthur. Nigel Terry is partic ularty effective, bringing a coarst humamty tb a role that has been freyuent!ls idolized and or elua This Hody Grail segment indeed seems rather incongruent with the rest of the picture. for most of its nearlh _ 2%> hour runmng time which places more emphasis on downâ€"toâ€"earth violence and lust. In fact. Boorman‘s graphic deéâ€" piction of bloody battles and handâ€" toâ€"handâ€"combat mutilations seems exploitatively excessive in both the length of time and the detail devoted to this kind of action on screen. The title, to anyone unfamiliar with the legend, is the name of the magical sword which establishes the young Arthur as king, and also carries with it a certain religious symbolism. qU¢ (} TA h {U C ©@© Burgers â€" Hot Dogs, etc. @ Steak on a Bun â€"Back Bacon on Bun 0 15 Different Sandwiches mm ANY TIME OF DAY 478â€"A ALBERT ST. PARKDALE PLAZA â€" WATERLOO 885â€"0580 THE * 12 KINDS OF FISH SecP iesns DEEP FRIED IN PURE VEGETABLE OIL HALIBUT â€" COD â€" RAINBOW TROUT â€" SOLE â€" LAKE SMELT â€" OYSTERS LAKE PERCH â€" SHRIMP â€" SCALLOPS â€" CLAMS â€" FRIENDLY FISH â€" WHITE FISH x 2 KINDS OF FISH SANDWICHS * 6 KINDS OF POTATOS * 2 DELICIOUS CLAM CHOWDERS #&r PLUS sECoND COFFEE FREE [ WHARF im we CRINKLE FRENCH FRIES â€" DOLLAR CHIPS â€" HASH BROWN PATTIES â€" TATERGEMS POM POMS â€" COUNTRY WEDGES â€" +m WHfRF RESTAURANT FOR A HARVEST OF THE SEA WE‘RE DIFFERENT & AFFORDABLE NEWLY DECORATED FOR YOUR DINING PLEASURE Mon. to Sat. 8 a.m. â€" 8 p.m. Sun. 12 â€" 8 p.m. lA,qii !‘l l.A.l AA‘..AA [n ! I- u I.m A m enc mss ie Avaiiis n stt in ns ts in hnd inc ienss iamre & PLUS x wE NOW HAVE SOF EATâ€"IN or TAKE OUT MAY 6 E 19081 â€" PAGE 16