For Whom the Bell Tolls
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Movie Reviews of For Whom the Bell Tolls
Movie Review: INGRID AND GARY FOREVER
Summary: 5 Stars
No doubt about it ! This DVD deserves a perfect 5 (this is the second that I give after ROBOCOP director's cut). 130 minutes of absolute pleasure with actors who were real stars : Ingrid Bergman and Gary Cooper. The colors are wonderful, the scenery superb and the musical score terrific. But I hear someone out there complaining : Gosh ! It's a 1943 movie, an antiquity. Don't be afraid, you will not be disappointed. There are also in this movie explosions, gunfires and even torrid love scenes. Just observe how Ingrid Bergman plays with her hair in order to seduce Gary and you will forget all the actual little starlets. This story of a three-days love affair during the spain civil war is about idealism, self-sacrifice and hope. Themes that , I agree, are not specially "in" in 1998 but were developed by Ernest Hemingway, one of the best american writers. A healthy DVD in order to clean our eyes and ears.Movie Review: Gary Cooper Grandad of Indiana Jones
Summary: 5 Stars
This is my second favorite film of all time next to The adventures of Robin Hood(1938) staring Errol Fynn.This movie has everything action adventure and romance .I never
get tired of watching Gary Cooper who in my opinion is the grandaddy of Indiana Jones, no one else can wear the classic fedora and pre-world war 2 leather bomber jacket like Cooper. Ingrid Bergman (I always had a crush on her ) plays a 19 year old spainish girl ,it's hard to believe she was 27 when she made this film in late august 1942.I'm half way through reading Ernest Hemingway's book For whom the bell tolls,the book has more graphic sex than in the film .In the film Cooper and Bergman have smoking hot chemistry ,it looks like at any moment they are going to be go at it in the sack. I hope paramount will release a 2 disc DVD set in 2008 in time for it's 65th anniversary .I posted a few photos on amazon I hope you like them.
Movie Review: Another underrated classic
Summary: 5 Stars
I think the reason why this 1943 film isn't really fully appreciated by the public of today is because this isn't the typical action-packed Hollywood film. It's a character-driven story with loads of dialogue and few action, and that's why it's so good. Plus, it has Gary Cooper and Ingrid Bergmann; the chemistry between them seems so real in this film. And of course, there's Katina Paxinou as Pilar. She's spectacular, and she deserved the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. The ending isn't much of a tearjerker when compared to other sad endings, but it is still a powerful ending (probably one of the most powerful endings of all time).
Hemingway himself may have been displeased with this film adaptation of his own novel, but that doesn't stop me (and many others) from admiring this work of art.
Movie Review: What a wonderful visit back to my childhood!
Summary: 5 Stars
When I was quite young I found myself in possession of a set of Hemingway novels, I read and re-read them until I could almost recite them from memory.
My favorite was For Whom the Bell Tolls. I think Hemingway died the summer I first read the book. I became fascinated with the tragic, heroic tale of Robert Jordan, his love for Maria, and all of the rest of the romantic, colorful characters in the book.
I just finished watching this DVD, and all the memories of sitting under my favorite oak tree as an 11 year old with my face poked in the pages of a novel I loved, came flashing back.
It couldn't be more perfect, the storyline is faithfully followed, the characters are simply perfectly cast, just as I had imagined them.
I highly recommend this DVD!
Movie Review: Action, Drama, & Suspense!
Summary: 5 Stars
If you are a lover of old movies like I am, then you owe it to yourself to check out this film. Action from the beginning until the very end, and the chemistry between Gary Cooper and Ingrid Bergman simply sizzles.
Each and every character was perfectly cast in this tale of war fought under harsh conditions and in unusual circumstances.
This DVD has a fine transfer with excellent video and audio. Both the film and the DVD get my highest recommendation.
I can't wait to watch it again!