He sure was.
Love that movie.
Excalibur was the first movie I bought on VHS when I got a recorder/player and the first DVD when I got a DVD player.
I could watch it every week and not get weary of it.
I even bought the soundtrack and have it on my iPods.
Boorman unified the mood of every scene by placing colored gels on the lighting, which becomes really obvious when you know to look for it.
He did the same with The Emerald Forest.
And Nicol Williamson was the best Merlin, ever.
/Anál nathrach, orth’ bháis’s bethad, do chél dénmha
:)