
Arthur (aka Wart) is a young boy who aspires to be a knight's squire. On a hunting trip he falls in on Merlin, a powerful but amnesiac wizard who has plans for Wart beyond mere squiredom. He starts by trying to give Wart an education (whatever that is), believing that once one has an education, one can go anywhere. Needless to say, it doesn't quite work out that way.... (Full plot summary below)
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Arthur (aka Wart) is a young boy who aspires to be a knight's squire. On a hunting trip he falls in on Merlin, a powerful but amnesiac wizard who has plans for Wart beyond mere squiredom. He starts by trying to give Wart an education (whatever that is), believing that once one has an education, one can go anywhere. Needless to say, it doesn't quite work out that way.
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| The New York TimesBosley CrowtherThe picture makes an eye-filling package of rollicking fun and thoughtful common sense. The humor sparkles with real, knowing sophistication. |
| New York TimesGlenn CollinsThe humor sparkles with real, knowing sophistication -- meaning for all ages -- and some of the characters on the fifth-century landscape of Old England are Disney pips. |
| IndieWireGreg EhrbarAt first glance, you might have expected the film to be a grand epic with some comedy. Instead, it’s largely a comedy with some serious moments. |
| Family Home TheaterJames Plath...a movie about Arthurian legend that had the misfortune of being released on December 25, just a month after America's version of Camelot died with President John F. Kennedy. |
| Common Sense MediaNell MinowDelightful classic brings Arthur legend to life. |
| Antagony & EcstasyTim BraytonIt makes a good effort at being something like My First Arthur Story. |
| EmpireWilliam ThomasDisney’s adaptation of the first book in T. W. White’s colourful Arthurian trilogy The Once And Future King (which also served as the source for the musical Camelot) is formulaic matinee fare, competent and sprightly but undistinguished. |
| Chicago ReaderDave KehrThere is still some life in the characterizations, though the animation is turning stiff and flat. |
| Creative LoafingMatt BrunsonAside from the owl Archimedes, none of the characters make any impression whatsoever. |
| San Francisco ChronicleWalter AddiegoMaybe the film works best as nostalgia for Baby Boomers who recall the picture from their childhood. |