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Movie Review: Relatively Weak Epic
Summary: 3 Stars
When a 600 page book is condensed to a movie, it's exprected that some of the nuances of the book would be lost. Unfortunately, it was changed to such a degree from the book that it almost changed the meaning the book tried to convey entirely. Vinicius was a full convert by the end of the book, and at the end of the movie it seemed he still only converted in order to get the girl.
As far as the actual production, there were some lavish scenes as are expected from the old epics, but nowhere on the range of what was found in such religious dramas as King of Kings and Ben-Hur where there were larger than life characters that perfectly complemented the larger than life scenes.
Quo Vadis is not without its good points, and the final climax is done fantastically, and the madness of Nero really shines through at key moments.
Movie Review: Quo Vadis
Summary: 3 Stars
This movie has always been a greact one. However I'm a little sick and tired of having to jump around to get to ENGLISH. It seems to me that these movies should be made in English format and NOT from some other country. Therefore if you do not have the tools at hand to change fom one foremat to the other I would suggest REFRAINING from buying this movie.Movie Review: Two stars for Deborah Kerr and Peter Ustinov.
Summary: 2 Stars
Quo Vadis? is one of the worst sepctacles ever made; D Kerr and Peter Ustinov are the saving graces here, Peter Ustinov as Nero, and D. Kerr with the harder task of being Robert Taylor's love ineterest,
And here is the issue with this film, Robert Taylor, possibly one of the worst actors ever to dare put his face on the screen.
He is too old, wooden as aways, very American sounding, and no talent at all.
What more can be said? He ruins all fims he is in, and yet was used over and over, because Hollywood was afraid he would tell more to the House on Un American Activities, for whom he supplied many many names.
An informer, liar, and blacklmailer, his career ended with MacCarthy, thank God.
Avoid this and all Taylor films; he's terrible, and terrible even without the facism.
Movie Review: A so-so copy of an ageless classic
Summary: 2 Stars
If you're a sword-and-sandals movie fan, you don't need me to tell you about the movie's content. But the Korean pressing is, in quality, only so-so (I got better results, including better sound and deeper color, by DVD-recording off of Turner Classic Movies), but it does carry English subtitles, though laughingly attenuated. If this is your only access to Peter Ustinov as a bearded Nero and sylphid Deborah Kerr as the willowy damsel Lygia under chase by the black bull, then you can't do much worse than buy this copy. The original movie was pre-Cinema Scope so the ratio is 1:1.33 and you're not missing anything, widescreen-wise. Call it the poor man's tour of ancient Rome: fire, circuses, crucifixions, and all -- the stuff that makes your TV screen pant and sweat and earn its wattage.Movie Review: poorly set up
Summary: 2 Stars
This edition is very badly set up. The scene index is uselss, and the whole thing is badly done. The VHS of this was great. The story lines are good and the acting is very good. The Amphitheater scenes are very moving. If you can get another copy that is not this one, it would be worth it to see this classic film