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Lawrence of Arabia, a review by Danae Cassandra

Lawrence of Arabia
Year of Release: 1962
Directed By: David Lean
Starring: Peter O'Toole, Omar Sharif, Anthony Quinn, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Claude Rains
Genre: War, Drama, Adventure

Overview:Lawrence of ArabiaLawrence of Arabia; 1957, The Bridge on the River KwaiLawrence of Arabia can now be experienced like never before in this landmark 50th Anniversary Edition.

My Thoughts:
One of the true masterpieces of cinema. Also a personal favorite. There is nothing I can say that hasn't been said already, no praise high enough. I have no criticism of this film. Every part is magnificent. One of the finest films ever made.

The blu-ray transfer is magnificent; this beautiful film has never looked better.  It's so far above my old copies on DVD and VHS that it's another planet.  The restoration is spectacular, especially with all the missing parts of the film put back in.  I do wish that the audio transfer hadn't made the score quite so loud in comparison to the much softer vocals, but that's my only complaint here.  Maybe that would be fixed if we had surround rather than stereo.  Loads and loads of extras here in the limited edition that I look forward to checking out later.

Highly recommended for all film lovers.  An absolutely essential film.  Skip this only if you don't have the attention span for a four hour epic.  In which case I feel very, very sorry for you.  One of the BEST films of all time.

Bechdel Test:  Fail

Overall: 5/5

(From Within My (Mom's) Lifetime Marathon on July 27th, 2015)

Certified Copy, a review by dfmorgan

Certified Copy

Year: 2010
Director: Abbas Kiarostami
Cast: Juliette Binoche, William Shimell
OverviewWatched: 28th May 2010
My Thoughts44 Inch Chest last night maybe I should have watched a less cerebral film as I feel that there is something deeper within this film that has completely washed over me and I will have to watch this one again, hopefully I'll be more receptive.

My Rating: For now a 2



Editted to close italics

(From Dave's DVD/Blu-ray Reviews on May 29th, 2011)

"Due South" marathon, a review by addicted2dvd

Chicago Holiday - Part 2

I agree that they did a good job wrapping up this story. I had to laugh at Ray getting stuck in the garbage chute.... but felt it was a little to obvious he would come un-stuck at just the right time. Over-all it was a really fun two-part episode.

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