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Ivanhoe , a review by Hal

Ivanhoe (1952/United States) Warner Home Video (United States) Director: Richard Thorpe Writing: Noel Langley (Screenwriter), Aeneas MacKenzie (Original Material By) Length: 107 min. Video: Full Frame 1.33:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: Mono, French: Dolby Digital: Mono Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

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Stars:
Robert Taylor (1911) as Ivanhoe
Elizabeth Taylor as Rebecca
Joan Fontaine as Rowena
George Sanders as De Bois-Guilbert
Emlyn Williams as Wamba

Plot:Extras:

• Scene Access
• Feature Trailers
• Closed Captioned
• 1952 Tom & Jerry Short: 'Two Mouseketeers'

Although I love all things related to this era of history, this movie just did not hit the mark for me.  Robert Taylor was never the "swashbuckler" that Errol Flynn was, nor was he the swordsman.  The fight scenes just looked rather clumsy, although the jousting match was fun.  Even though Taylor's role was not a major one, she handled it quite well, and the scene of her "answering" the charges against her in the king's court shows just how stunningly beautiful she was.  George Sanders gave the best performance in my opinion.  The country scenery and the siege at the Torquilstone Castle were well done; but not well enough to keep me from thinking about how far we've come when compared to movies like 300.  I'm a little surprised that this film was not nominated for Best Costumes, as it was quite colorful (including the horses) and authentic looking for the times.  Not a bad film, but not on the same par as others of that genre and era.

Rating: 3.5

(From The Movies From Within My Lifetime on March 27th, 2011)

Brooklyn's Finest, a review by Jon

Brooklyn's Finest
2 out of 5



(From Jon's Random Reviews on February 4th, 2011)

"Due South" marathon, a review by Rick

Chicago Holiday - Part 2

Glad to see Ray and Fraser working the case together again.  The episode wrapped up nicely.

A nice bonus in this episode. A couple of great arrangements by a singer named Holly Cole, including "Que Sera Sera". I had not noticed them previously but they jumped out at me tonight. I'll have to grab some of her music.

Rating

(From "Due South" marathon on July 6th, 2009)