Movie Reviews for War and Peace

War and Peace

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Movie Reviews of War and Peace

Movie Review: War and Peace
Summary: 4 Stars

A sprawling film from the even more sprawling Russian novel by Leo Tolstoy. It is the early 1800s, and Napoleon's army is moving from France into Russia and on to Moscow. Tolstoy depicts polite Russian society and how its world is ripped apart by Napoleon's ambition. Henry Fonda plays the bumbling, intellectual Pierre. Audrey Hepburn is the naive Natasha. Swede Anita Ekberg, dripping with sex, is Helene. As an astronomy buff, my favorite scene is Pierre observing the comet of 1812. Its tail was long and luminous. While many people in those days believed comets to be bad omens, Pierre sees its beauty and feels a kinship with it. To Pierre, the comet represents hope. Jean Louis Pons discovered the comet in July. It was visible through September.

Movie Review: War and Peace, Lite
Summary: 4 Stars

War and Peace is about the Napoleonic invasion of Russia in 1812. This edition, verses the Russian (1967, Soviet Union era) edition, is of course shallower. However, for half the time investment it does give one a good taste of the subject. The longer, 1967 edition has more to say, yet it also ends with a sort of propaganda message of "compassion towards one's defeated enemy" that does not align with history (it was made during the Soviet Union days). This 1956 edition ends more like it did in real life. Both editions are worthwhile.

Movie Review: Good stuff
Summary: 4 Stars

No it isnt the book but nevertheless its a ripping good yarn. Henry Fonda does well as Pierre, Mel Ferrer is also good Audrey Hepburn was annoying at first but got better as the film progressed. The final scenes of the defeated french Army in retreat are great. Herbert Lom does a good Napoleon too. Worth looking at not for accuracy to the novel but just as a great film from the golden age of Hollywood. (For accuracy go to the Anthony Hopkins BBC production or the Sergei Bodnerchuck versions.) But give this a shot too.

Movie Review: Hello?
Summary: 4 Stars

Hasn't anyone ever heard of something called DIGITAL RESTORATION? Why must evryone keep waiting for sudios to release all these movies on proper 3- disc sets with a proper restoration. i mean, look what they did to My Fair LADY, it was so well restored that i couldn' tell the difference. even gone with the Wind hasn't had a proper DvD release yet.