Excalibur was a silly movie, but not because the 5th-6th century warriors were riding around in 16th century tournament armor. Arthurian tales have often been told anachronistically. Excalibur was simply part of this tradition.

I'm told that Born on the 4th of July has the recuperating soldier hearing Don McLean's American Pie...in 1969, several years before the song was released. Is this so ? I've never seen the movie.

T.