All in all, and after watching several recent versions and variations on the topic of Arthurian legends, Boorman's 1981 movie remains an almost perfect combination of script, acting, photography, and music. He takes the legend simply to an epic tale. I highly recommend this over any other of its ...
Discovering A Three-Hour Oscar-Worthy Epic : Five Stars
+ not perfect...but still great
One of the greatest motion pictures of all time.
Luc Besson achieved directorial greatness more than once, but this film is the peak of his creative vision and success. Casting Ukrainian supermodel Milla Jovovich was a controversial idea at the time, but Besson managed to extract a nuanced ...
"I Left my Body In A Dark Corner ~ The Future Is Only Possiblity"
+ culture collision + beautiful, revelatory cinema... + WOW! Absolutely stunning - a perfect film in my eyes... + authentic shamanism in ruptured culture
+ "Will The Spirits Wait For Us?" ~ Internal History, Vivid Dreaming and Our Noble Nature
I must admit when I purchased this film as a gift, I did not expect it to be much of anything. However, after a bit, my wife and I watched the story in absolute awe. This is an absolutely incredible film of the experience spiritual yearning and searching. We kept waiting for it to turn stupid ...
+ Haunting, a movie you'll ponder for days afterwards...
Bjork played an outstanding role, her part as a witch was great. This film is in black and white, which only adds to the intrigue. She makes you feel like you are there, with her and her sister. The man her sister marries has a son who cannot accept her. Bjork is accepted after a trial period by ...
+ FATA MORGANA! + This movie become more topical as time passes
I have never seen a Herzog film I haven't liked, just some more than others. This is an in-betweener, but excellent, as always. Similar in stark landscapes to "Fata Morgana", "Where the Green Ants Dream" offers barren vistas, mounds of dirt, holes in the ground, and apocalyptic hovels. The ...
Note: Original language is Bambara (African dialect) with English subtitles.
Yeelen (meaning 'brightness') is a mythic tale from Africa dealing with the spiritual forces of good and evil, darkness and light, as embodied in the form of a father and son.
Nianankoro is a young sorcerer from a ...
Discovering A Three-Hour Oscar-Worthy Epic : Five Stars
+ not perfect...but still great
One of the greatest motion pictures of all time.
Luc Besson achieved directorial greatness more than once, but this film is the peak of his creative vision and success. Casting Ukrainian supermodel Milla Jovovich was a controversial idea at the time, but Besson managed to extract a nuanced ...
+ "Will The Spirits Wait For Us?" ~ Internal History, Vivid Dreaming and Our Noble Nature
I must admit when I purchased this film as a gift, I did not expect it to be much of anything. However, after a bit, my wife and I watched the story in absolute awe. This is an absolutely incredible film of the experience spiritual yearning and searching. We kept waiting for it to turn stupid ...
"I Left my Body In A Dark Corner ~ The Future Is Only Possiblity"
+ culture collision + beautiful, revelatory cinema... + WOW! Absolutely stunning - a perfect film in my eyes... + authentic shamanism in ruptured culture
+ FATA MORGANA! + This movie become more topical as time passes
I have never seen a Herzog film I haven't liked, just some more than others. This is an in-betweener, but excellent, as always. Similar in stark landscapes to "Fata Morgana", "Where the Green Ants Dream" offers barren vistas, mounds of dirt, holes in the ground, and apocalyptic hovels. The ...
Note: Original language is Bambara (African dialect) with English subtitles.
Yeelen (meaning 'brightness') is a mythic tale from Africa dealing with the spiritual forces of good and evil, darkness and light, as embodied in the form of a father and son.
Nianankoro is a young sorcerer from a ...
+ Haunting, a movie you'll ponder for days afterwards...
Bjork played an outstanding role, her part as a witch was great. This film is in black and white, which only adds to the intrigue. She makes you feel like you are there, with her and her sister. The man her sister marries has a son who cannot accept her. Bjork is accepted after a trial period by ...
All in all, and after watching several recent versions and variations on the topic of Arthurian legends, Boorman's 1981 movie remains an almost perfect combination of script, acting, photography, and music. He takes the legend simply to an epic tale. I highly recommend this over any other of its ...
310 reviews
49 reviews
280 reviews
16 reviews
