Tristan and Isolde (Widescreen Edition)
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Actor: David O'Hara, James Franco, Mark Strong (II), Rufus Sewell, Sophia MylesBrand: Fox
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.1; Spanish (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.1
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 125 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-04-25
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Movie Reviews of Tristan and Isolde (Widescreen Edition)
Movie Review: The lowdown on Tristan + Isolde. Oh yeah, + Lorde Marke
Summary: 5 Stars
A complex love triangle, hunks galore, raw emotion, and breathtaking European landscapes make for the perfect backdrop for the arduous tale of Tristan and Isolde. I didn't hear zealous reviews of the movie, but being a lover of romantic action flicks, I decided to give this story a try. I was not disappointed. Filmed in Ireland and the Czech Republic, this movie offers edge-of-your-seat exileration, along with believable characters and complex plot twists.
English tribe leader, Lorde Marke, played by hunky real-life Brit, Rufus Sewell, has to care for Tristan after Tristan's parents are killed. Marke wants to unite the clans and overthrow the Irish. Several years pass, and now, the grown-up Tristan is buff and the most loyal and capable of Marke's knights. So one day, Tristan's off rescuing villagers in the forest, where they've been taken by the Irish. During the fight, Tristan is slashed w/a sword tinted w/puffer fish poison. His men shoot fire arrows onto his funeral barge but the flames go out and he's not burned cuz he's still alive, and he washes onto the shore of Ireland where the king's daughter, Isolde, finds him and secretly nurses him back to health. She gives a fake name cuz her handmaid's like, um, we don't even know who he is. So then he goes back home then returns to Ireland when there's a tournament that basically is, the best warrior from ea. clan will fight and the winner takes Irish land and the princess. But the prizes go to the knights' rulers. Like they're just fighting in the name of their rulers. So T. fights, wins Isolde, then is shocked and utterly scandalized - well, not yet. But don't worry, the scandal's coming soon. So she tries to convince him on the sail home, Tell your leader the truth! But b/c Marke lost his hand saving Tristan in the attack that killed his parents, well.. you know: Tristan's like, Uh uh, no can do! So then, here comes the wedding day. Marke knows nothing of the lovers. And Tristan begins his brooding. It's time! So Marke is in - of all things! A terry cloth robe!!! Hand sans, of course. Not quite the picture of Gerard Butler in "Attila" - nearly nude and comfortably spread eagle. Hmm. So then James Franco (Tristan) once again broods. This time outside the newlyweds' castle window. He knows what's going on and he don't like it one freakin bit! Isolde cries herself to sleep and tries to erase Marke's soothing of "I want to make you happy as a woman and a wife." Like Franco, she ain't havin one bit of this! She told Franco, I'll pretend it's you. Franco somehow stalks her again - now at the marketplace, and, no surprise, is still brooding. Isolde is starting to warm up to her husband b/c he's really a very caring, sweet person. Not to mention dang fine! Like, before, when she was coming out of the carriage, he was like, to his sister, who raised Franco, yikes, what if she's an old hag? What if she won't have me? And she's like, no no, you're the prize. You dang right he is!!! I'd take him instead of Franco!
Days later, it's time for "the talk." Lorde Marke says, Tristan, you've been acting weird lately. Maybe it's time you took a wife. Tristan is shocked and nearly scantified, and yells a defiant "NOOOOO!!!!!" Tristan gets a little emotional and tears up. So Lorde Marke sees Isolde and calls her over. He says, Isolde, I was just trying to talk to Tristan about the importance of love. So she starts explaining. Now more teary-eyed and emotional than ever, lovesick Tristan boasts another facade and defends that there're more important things in life, such as honor and duty. She continues, If you ignore love, you will suffer as you cannot imagine.You cannot live without it. Now more high-strung than ever, Tristan growls his warning, "Then I will NOT live without it!" All Isolde can muster is a mighty GULP. Then hunky Lorde Marke makes the untimely announcement that tonight is his monthly 'ride out' with the guys. And you know what that leads to. Now the scandal!
Watch Tristan + Isolde for a thoroughly entertaining tale filled with treachery, power, passion, and eye-candy. Oh yeah, and to find out how this romantic legend unfolds!
Summary of Tristan and Isolde (Widescreen Edition)
From executive producer Ridley Scott (Gladiator) comes a sweeping, action-packed saga of epic battles, political intrigue and forbidden passion, set in a time when the lines between heroism and savagery were etched in fire and carved out with broadswords. After the fall of Rome, visionary warlord Marke (Rufus Sewell) seeks to unite the squabbling English tribes to form one strong nationand defeat brutal Irish King Donnchadh. But when Lord Marke?s greatest and most loyal knight, Tristan (James Franco), falls in love with Isolde (Sophia Myles), a beautiful Irish woman, it threatens to destroy the fragile truce and ignite a war. In the spirit of Braveheart and A Knight?s Tale, TRISTAN+ ISOLDE is a rousing tale of trust and treachery that will leave you breathless!Luscious cinematography and even more luscious stars make Tristan & Isolde a feast for the eyes. Adapted from the medieval love story, the movie begins with with young Tristan (played as a child by Thomas Sangster, Love Actually) as he sees his parents killed by the tyrannical Irish, who ruled over a fractured Britain after the Roman occupation. Taken in by Marke (Rufus Sewell, Dark City), who rules one of the British tribes, Tristan (James Franco, Spider-Man) grows up to be a young prince and a mighty warrior--and when he's believed slain in battle, he's given a royal funeral, which sends him out sea in a burning boat. But the fire goes out and Tristan washes ashore on Ireland, where Isolde (Sophia Myles, Art School Confidential), the daughter of the Irish king, nurses him back to health. Being a lovely pair of young folk bursting with hormones, they fall madly in love... and set in motion a tragic tale that's lasted for centuries in many variations. Some reviewers have criticized Tristan & Isolde for deviating from the most common classical version, but the movie's storyline--though certainly altered to appeal to modern audiences--is fairly strong. Myles and especially Sewell turn in strong performances; Franco, however, though surprisingly persuasive as a warrior, never burns as a lover. Nonetheless, the loving shots of Franco's muscular physique will make this a must-have for his fans. --Bret Fetzer
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