Cleopatra
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Movie Reviews of Cleopatra
Movie Review: You weren't here tonight...
Summary: 5 Stars
It is what I call one of the sick day movies or snow day movies, because it is a movie that requires you to be still and watch it. I love the great costumes and actors, Landau as Rufio has always been a favorite. Its one of those movies that while you cannot take as historical in every way, you can take for what it truly is and that is a love story that is so great that it has survived more than two thousand years.
I have seen every version of Cleopatra, I love that she was a woman who was in control of her destiny when most women were pawns in a man's game. Elizabeth Taylor for so many reasons is an actress that I love. Rex Harrison as Julius and even Richard's Marc Antony was great.
My favorite scene is the one that I referenced and if you are a true fan of this movie you will know which one I mean.
Oh, I also love the character Apollodorus, through the end when he admits his love for Cleopatra.
Movie Review: Epic entertainment. Elizabeth IS Cleopatra.
Summary: 5 Stars
Epic entertainment with Elizabeth Taylor an excellent choice for the part. It illuminated historical events and personalities with color, clarity and passion. Cleopatra is portrayed as a real person, with intellect, ambition, and vulnerability, not just a lusty plaything. Multi-faceted characters, well-acted, with awesome cinematography, magnificent sets and costumes, and music that is evocative and sultry, like Cleo, like Egypt. It's well-edited too, making a long and intricate story easy to follow. It all comes together to give that larger than life feel, appropo for a story that historically is mythic to this day.
My only criticism is the usual casting of British actors in the roles of middle-easterners, which continues to today. Still, this is epic movie-making, extremely well done, well worth watching, and a steal at the bargain price here.
Invite friends over to watch, make a theme party of it. ;-)
Movie Review: very enjoyable
Summary: 5 Stars
From a technical view, very interesting to see an example of things that can be accomplished when trying larger scale approaches. I understand it can sometimes be very different, easier or challenging, from what little i'd read. But not much help there, just more wide eyed newbie tech chatter.
The movie itself, i loved it but still need to watch it a bunch more times to really appreciate it. Great so far and glad i got it as don't get to see it on TV often where it's a longer film (4 hours).
Nice change too from back in school days, drudge digging that stuff out of history books (actual work involved) anyway good story great visually. Truly the worst thing i shouldn't perpetuate all the heat it took when it came out; hear it got a some bad press. Go into it open, up for an epic, tells a great story.
Movie Review: "FURIOUS LOVE" revisted in 2010....
Summary: 5 Stars
Having first seen this film when it was released in San Francisco, to revisit the film in 2010 on DVD was a trip back in time to see the beginning of the great Taylor/Burton love story. What I loved about CLEOPATRA was once again seeing the utter beauty of Elizabeth Taylor in a very covincing role as Cleopatra and the historical elements of what transpired when she met her Marc Anthony.
The costumes, pagentry and of course her entrance into Rome brought back to me the first time I saw this film in 1963...However, in 2010, the brilliance of what Burton and Taylor brought to the screen in their roles had nothing to do with today's novel, "Furious Love", but to performances which are "timeless".
Movie Review: Cleopatra DVD Version
Summary: 5 Stars
I would really LOVE a full-screen version of this DVD. In fact I would really prefer all my DVD movies in full-screen. I won't be buying anymore wide-screen versions in future, because even though I own a wide-screen TV, full-screen versions look a whole lot better on it as far as I'm concerned.
A couple of movies I own come with double-sided discs, with a wide-screen version on one side and a full-screen version on the other. 'Forbidden Planet' and 'Cat On A Hot Tin Roof' are two titles that come to mind which are sold this way.
Surely this is the way to go!