Ulysses

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Summary: Ulysse's personnality and character.
Review: I fully agree with Mr Forsythe from London (Ontario). If like Mr Maitlin, you judge this movie with the special effects of the 1999, the movie is hokey. But the character, dedication and courage of Ulysse has never been so well portrayed as by Kirk Douglas. Sylvana Mangano doesn't do much, but she portrayed only too well why a man will fight 20 years to return to her and their son. Anthony Quinn gives a fine performance as the suitor. The recent version with Armand Assante, while proficient in special effects, doesn't exploit the richness of characters showned in the multi-european film. I have seen this movie in the 1960 and again this year. It is the same emotion and commitment. This is Homer's Odyssey. If you have not seen this movie, get your hand on the vidéo. This is a film I would gladly buy in VideoLaser disc or the new DVD. It is worth the money.

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Summary: Hokey but true to the spirit of the Odyssey
Review: I know Leonard Maltin dumped on this title, and while it is "hokey" with poor special effects, in the end it is much more 'true' in its story telling to Homer's poem than the recent ultra fancy special effects laden Armand Assante "Odyssey" flick. Kirk Douglas's Ulysses is passionate and fiery and Anthony Quinn does well as Antilochus. Compare Armand Assante's sleep-walking performance killing the suitors at the climax of "Odysseus" to Kirk Douglas's bending of the bow, shot through the axe-heads, and his revelation to the suitors (along w/ Zeus's thunder as in the poem) and it's obvious which film is the more moving. High tech visuals are nice but not required in the telling of this tale...just good passionate actors.

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Summary: Excellent
Review: I loved this wonderful movie of Homer's The Odyssey. The story is WONDERFUL. Kirk Douglas did a great job playing Ulysses. This movie also has very beautiful scenery too. If you haven't seen this movie yet you do not know what you're missing! See it now.

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Summary: A mythic re-telling of a timeless classic....
Review: I read Maltin's review. I think he forgot that this sword and sandal epic was made in 1955, a time when Americans had attention spans beyond the 30 seconds common in the 1990's. I first saw this film when I was 8 years old in the company of my father. It made an impression that has never faded. I've read the Oddyssey many times and Kirk Douglas fits the mold of the long-wandering, long-suffering warrior surviving unknown dangers on a wine-dark sea. Sure, you have to suspend the disbelief a bit. The scene where the Greeks get Polyphemus crocked on freshly stomped grape wine is a bit much for oenologists hep on the ways of vino making, but what the hey, maybe the grapes had fermented and Polyphemus was a cheap drunk! At any rate, the loss of his one eye is horrific and still sends shudders.....Asante was bored as Odysseus, Douglas was on fire. See it.

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Summary: Good for the kids...
Review: I saw this movie as a child and still remembered many scenes...although I didn't remember that most of the movie is dubbed for English...even many of the scenes with Kirk Douglas... The DVD audio wasn't very good...but not hearing any other version (either VHS or broadcast) I don't really have anything to compare it to. Perhaps they're bad on other media types too, or I guess that with DVD's we've just come to expect too much...;)... The kids enjoyed the story very much. Nothing really objectionable.

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Summary: Fantastic
Review: I saw this movie as a small child of about 10 and a couple of times later,have been waiting for it to come out on vhs.The acting of Kirk Douglas is superb.After seeing the movie with assante I could not wait to see this one again. Douglas makes up for the special effects.

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Summary: Impressed me!...as a Kid!!!
Review: I saw Ulysses with Kirk Douglass in the movies in 1954/55!!!
I was a mere kid growing up in post-war Europe.
The film made a great impression on me...the Cyclops...the ships...Kirk Douglass was unforgettable...Penelope...the archery...the entire story! It stayed with me forever. I have never seen it aired on TV here in the US and I have been looking for it in video stores forever. Finally!...Amazon.com has it! You might imagine how happy I was to know it was available and ordered it immediately. I can hardly wait to watch it again with my young son. Thank you Kirk Douglass.....and Amazon.com.

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Summary: fun for all ages
Review: I still remember Kirk Douglas,as Ulysis. The best part, for me, is the ending,It sticks in my mind for over 30 years since last seeing it.

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Summary: Excellent
Review: In brief,
Excellent sealing, carton box in great condition, top-class
audio/bright colors and clear sound.

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Summary: Fun flick...I wish someone would dig up the original 3-D
Review: Not many people know that ULYSSES was shot in 3-D, but it only released in flat 2-D form as the craze was over by the time the film was completed. I wish someone would try to locate the original 3-D elements so we could see this film as intended!