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Homer's sprawling tale of love and war in ancient Greece comes to the screen in all its grandeur in this epic-scale adventure. In 1193 B.C., Paris, Prince of Troy (Orlando Bloom), has fallen in love; however, the beautiful woman who has beguiled him is Helen, Queen of Sparta (Diane Kruger), who is wed to King Menelaus (Brendan Gleeson). While Helen is hardly immune to Paris' charms, this doesn't blunt Menelaus' fury when Paris steals her away from him. Menelaus' brother Agamemnon (Brian Cox), the power-hungry king of the Mycenaeans, is eager to expand his empire through Troy to the lands of the Aegean Sea, and he uses Paris' romantic slight against Menelaus as an excuse to wage an all-out war against the great walled city. Priam, King of Troy (Peter O'Toole), summons his armies, led by Prince Hector (Eric Bana), to meet the onslaught of Agamemnon's forces, but while the great city has yet to yield in a battle, Agamemnon has a formidable ally -- Achilles (Brad Pitt), a mighty and seemingly unstoppable warrior whose presence could tip the scales in Agamemnon's favor. Sean Bean, Julie Christie, Saffron Burrows, and Rose Byrne highlight the film's supporting cast.
 
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Cropped Image Theatrically Inaccurate
on May 7, 2008
Posted by: kevman79
this full-screen dvd version alters the original theatrical aspect ratio of the movie from 2.35:1 to 1.33:1, giving a picture in which you lose almost 50% of the image on each side in every frame.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Could Have Been Much Better
on May 7, 2008
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Brad Pitt fails to intrigue me, as does the rest of the cast for that matter, in this screen adaptation of the legendary warrior Achilles and the 'Battle of Troy.' The sad thing is, this film had potential to be something great. Widescreen with ample bonus features.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Could Have Been Much Better
on May 7, 2008
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Brad Pitt fails to intrigue me, as does the rest of the cast for that matter, in this screen adaptation of the legendary warrior Achilles and the 'Battle of Troy.' The sad thing is, this film had potential to be something great. Widescreen with ample bonus features.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Could Have Been Much Better
on May 7, 2008
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Brad Pitt fails to intrigue me, as does the rest of the cast for that matter, in this screen adaptation of the legendary warrior Achilles and the 'Battle of Troy.' The sad thing is, this film had potential to be something great. Widescreen with ample bonus features.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Disk 1 *Planet of the Apes ('68) Disk 2 *Escape from the Planet of the Apes Disk 3 *Conquest for the Planet of the Apes Disk 4 *Battle for the Planet of the Apes Disk 5 *Beneath the Planet of the Apes Disk 6 *Behind the Planet of the Apes (bonus disc) *Documentary ~InchBehind the Planet of the Apes~Inch *Planet of the Apes trailer *Beneath the Planet of the Apes trailer *Escape from the Planet of the Apes trailer *Conquest of the Planet of the Apes trailer *Battle for the Planet of the Apes trailer *Planet of the Apes Cross Promotion trailer *TV Spot for Behind the Planet of the Apes *Fox Interactive Presents Behind the Scenes of the Planet of the Apes game.
 
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Excellent Box Set and Price
on May 7, 2008
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Fans of the 'Planet of the Apes' can't go wrong with this newly released box set featuring, for the first time, anamorphic widescreen transfers of all the films. Highly recommended to fans!
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The Rod Serling-scripted science-fiction classic comes to DVD with this lavish two-disc special edition. Starring Charlton Heston, Planet of the Apes is the story of an astronaut who crash-lands on a planet inhabited by intelligent apes who are oppressive to the human inhabitants. As the astronaut struggles to free himself from the trappings of his ape captors, he comes closer and closer to discovering a startling secret. The first disc includes a full-screen transfer of the film with the original English soundtrack available in both Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound and DTS 5.1 Surround Sound. Additionally, there are dubbed audio tracks in Spanish and French and subtitles in English and Spanish. The film can also be viewed with one of two running commentary tracks. The first features actors Roddy McDowall, Natalie Trundy, and Kim Hunter with producer John Chambers, while the second features composer Jerry Goldsmith. Text commentary is also available by Eric Greene. The second disc is absolutely loaded with supplemental material. Along with production documentaries and featurettes, there is home-movie footage shot by McDowall, a collection of dailies and outtakes, several trailers, still images, and more. A widescreen version with the same features is also available.
 
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Cropped Image Theatrically Inaccurate
on May 7, 2008
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This pan & scan version chops the aspect ratio of the film from its original 2.35:1 widescreen ratio, down to 1.33:1. The result, you lose almost 50% of the picture in every frame! Buy the widescreen version.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Top-Notch Story, Great Ending
on May 7, 2008
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This first film of the famed ‘Planet Of the Apes’ series is excellent, and highly recommended. Finally getting proper dvd treatment after a couple of less than stellar previous dvd releases.
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An classic take on Victor Hugo's timeless tale, director William Dieterle's The Hunchback of Notre Dame finds its way to DVD courtesy of Warner Bros. Presented in its original 1.33:1 aspect ratio and offering a selection of either closed-captioned English Dolby Digital Mono or Spanish Dolby Digital Mono audio, this release also offers optional English, French, and Spanish subtitles. Though one may think that, given the film's age, there may be precious few extra features available, Warner Bros.' has surprisingly included such supplemental features as a behind-the-scenes documentary, an interview with star Maureen O'Hara, and a theatrical trailer.
 
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The Best Film Version of This Story
on May 7, 2008
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this 1939 version of ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’ is an outstanding film, and the best of the screen incarnations of this tale. Worthy of every bit of dvd treatment it has received here. Highest recommendation.
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This second film version of the Victor Hugo novel Notre Dame de Paris (the first was a Theda Bara vehicle, The Dancer of Paris) was a super-duper-spectacular as only Hollywood of the 1920s could make them, but it is never so large that it dwarfs the contribution of its star, Lon Chaney. As the hunchbacked bellringer Quasimodo, Chaney adorned himself with a special device that made his cheeks jut out grotesquely; a contact lens that blanked out one of his eyes; and, most painfully, a huge rubber hump covered with coarse animal fur and weighing anywhere from 30 to 50 pounds. While Quasimodo is but one of many interconnecting characters in the original Hugo novel, he dominates the narrative of this expensive Universal production. Set in the walled city of Paris in the 16th century, the story is set in motion when the evil Jehan (Brandon Hurst), brother of saintly Notre Dame archdeacon Dom Claude (Nigel De Brulier), orders the dog-like Quasimodo to attempt to kidnap gypsy girl Esmeralda (Patsy Ruth Miller). Quasimodo is captured and flogged for his crime, whereupon Esmeralda shows him kindness by offering him water. He reciprocates when Esmeralda, framed on a murder charge by the obsessed Jehan (if he can't have her, no one can), is sentenced to be hanged. Quasimodo grabs a rope and swings down from the towers of Notre Dame, rescues Esmeralda from the gallows, and carries her into the church, shouting "Sanctuary! Sanctuary!" Through a series of convoluted plot twists, Clopin (Ernest Torrence), the king of beggars, leads an army of the Parisian poor to storm the gates of the cathedral and reclaim Esmeralda. Quasimodo defends both the girl and his church by tossing heavy objects and pouring molten lead upon the invaders. This climactic scene was filmed at night, requiring the services of literally every arc light in Hollywood. The Notre Dame set (which wasn't quite as large in real life as it seems on screen) remained standing on the Universal back lot for years after this film was completed, doing background service in the 1925 Lon Chaney starrer The Phantom of the Opera. With Hunchback of Notre Dame, Lon Chaney rose from mere leading player to major star, which led him to even greater success at MGM, where his reputation as "the man of a thousand faces" really got a workout. The story would be remade by in 1939 with Charles Laughton, in 1955 with Anthony Quinn, in 1982 with Anthony Hopkins, and again in 1996 as a sanitized Disney animated musical.
 
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Classic Silent Film, But Buy The Ultimate Edition
on May 7, 2008
Posted by: kevman79
this original version of ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’ is an outstanding film, though not quite as good as the 1939 incarnation. Fans will want to buy the ultimate edition though, that has tons of bonus features not available on this release.
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Classic Silent Film
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This original and silent version of ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame,’ while not quite as good as the 1939 version, is still an outstanding film considering the time it was made, and worthy of every bit of special edition dvd treatment it has received here.
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