She (Deluxe Two Disc Edition)
by Lansing C. Holden, Irving Pichel
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Actor: Helen Gahagan, Helen Mack, Nigel Bruce, Noble Johnson, Randolph ScottDirector: Irving Pichel, Lansing C. Holden
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Black & White, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 102 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-08-21
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: KINO VIDEO
Movie Reviews of She (Deluxe Two Disc Edition)
Movie Review: Mostly fun; bizarre at points
Summary: 3 Stars
Some of the acting is uneven, and the plot... well, it was glorified pulp fiction when it was written, and it keeps that quality on the screen.
There are odd bloopers that nowadays would have been reshot immediately. Look for the actor that stops beating his drum even though the sound track says he continues; look for the actress who was supposed to get her torch lit during a choreographed dance sequence and doesn't manage it; and look for the drummer who is grinning so maniacally that you wonder if maybe he thought he was in a comedy piece, and not doing what was supposed to be a highly dramatic scene.
That said, there's entertainment to be had here, at least if you don't mind the bizarre and overly long dance number near the end, or She's occasionally over the top monologues. (I mentally renamed her as She Who Takes Herself Too Seriously, partway into the movie.) Melodramatic and meandering by turns, but still worth a rent.
Summary of She (Deluxe Two Disc Edition)
SHE, created by the same team of special-effects wizards that stunned Hollywood with the original King Kong, is a thrilling tale of adventure, immortality and lost love. A group of explorers, led by the dashing Leo Vincey (Randolph Scott, Ride the High Country), sets out on a dangerous mission in search of the legendary flame of life, a mysterious force that bestows immortality. The perilous journey takes them North to the heart of a remote glacier, where they are captured by the beautiful She, an independent, powerful, and fearsome woman who rules a fantastic, subterranean kingdom. Filled with art deco sets, gorgeous costumes, Busby Berkeley-style choreography, and backed by Max Steiner s (King Kong, Gone With the Wind) powerful score, She is pure heart-stopping, eye-popping adventure, sure to delight fans of Raiders of the Lost Ark. This stunning new edition of She has been painstakingly restored in High Definition from the original 35mm elements, and is here offered in both its original B&W version, and in a newly colorized version created under the direction of legendary effects master Ray Harryhausen. In addition, both films show scenes deleted from the original cut, but which have now been restored back into the film. SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE - 2 complete versions of the film: B&W and colorized - Additional scenes - Interview with Ray Harryhausen - Interview with Curator James V. D arc - Interview with Composer John Morgan- SHE comparison with versions from 1911 and 1925 - SHE design process with Ray Harryhausen - SHE Theatrical Trailer - SHE Story Book - Production Stills - Legend Films Trailers - Ray Harryhausen Bio and Filmography - Behind the Scenes Photo Gallery - Advertising Art & Rare Material - Star Portraits - Preproduction Art
Randolph Scott is his usual stiff but smiling self as Leo Vincey, the long-lost American heir to a British family legacy, sent by his estranged father to reclaim the legendary "Flame of Life," discovered five centuries ago by his explorer ancestor. Producer Merian C. Cooper, best known for directing King Kong, changes the locale of H. Rider Haggard's classic adventure from Africa to the Arctic (which, apart from a spectacular avalanche, looks positively stagebound), but he pulls out all stops for the magnificent underground kingdom hidden in the icy mountains, complete with a cavernous throne room with vaulted ceilings and a massive staircase that would look right at home in the Ziegfeld Follies. The cruel She Who Must Be Obeyed (Helen Gahagan) is a beautiful but icy queen driven ruthless by her centuries of loneliness. The film takes some time to get started but once She makes her impressive entrance through a mist-enshrouded arch, we're plunged into a dangerous, exotic world of strange ceremonies, human sacrifices, nefarious plots, and the gorgeous whirlwind of light that is the Flame of Life. Though the dialogue is often flat and uninspired and the performances by Scott and Gahagan rather arch (costars Nigel Bruce and Helen Mack fare much better), this grand adventure concludes with a rousing climax full of impressive set pieces and breathtaking effects. --Sean Axmaker
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