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Summary: A Great Classic Movie
Review: I am a fan of the classic stories of literature I read as a young child. Sir Walter Scots' Legend Of Ivanhoe is one that has always entertained me both as a child and as an adult.This film has all the excitement of "will good overcome evil" when Prince John tries to steal the thrown of King Richard. Ivanhoe sets out not only to clear his name, but expose Prince John as an unlawful monarch. The underlying love story between Ivanhoe and Lady Rowena demonstrates the many levels which guides one's actions, and the trials between duty to country vs personal love of a woman. Filmed at real castles, the movie has an authenticity that is believable. I also liked the way the director used only a haunting guitar score during the attack against the castle. It forces the viewer to pay closer attention to the strugle to overcome the enemy. Overall, a great story, real locations, well filmed with a cast of thousands. It's a film I am glad to have in my family's library.
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Summary: Not a good movie
Review: I have no idea where this movie was filmed or what language the actors (all with English names!!) were speaking, but the overdubbing was absolutely atrocious. The voice-over actors hardly made an effort to sound enthusiastic, and the voices were terrible. (Would've been better with subtitles.) The movie also could have been trimmed by about a half hour of meaningless and repetitive scenes of shooting a message arrow, trotting through the hills, etc. And them maybe they could've included two of the more critical character's from Scott's novel: Rebecca and her father. Odd that these characters were dropped.)Overall, I thought this a terrible movie, and I am usually very forgiving of anything with swords or knights.
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Summary: BETTER THAN A "KNIGHT'S TALE"
Review: I recently purchased The Legend Of Ivanhoe and thought that it was a terrific movie. My entire family watched it just two days after seeing "A Knight's Tale" at the movies. Ivanhoe is a much better story and this film dosen't have the silly musical sound track. Rita Shaver who plays Rowena is simply ravishing. I wasn't familiar with John Haverson (Ivanhoe), but I think he is a dead ringer for Luke Skywalker from Star Wars. It appeared that the film was actually shot at some famous castles in England, and the end battle featured about a thousand extras. Worth Every Penny.
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Summary: BETTER THAN A "KNIGHT'S TALE"
Review: I recently purchased The Legend Of Ivanhoe and thought that it was a terrific movie. My entire family watched it just two days after seeing "A Knight's Tale" at the movies. Ivanhoe is a much better story and this film dosen't have the silly musical sound track. Rita Shaver who plays Rowena is simply ravishing. I wasn't familiar with John Haverson (Ivanhoe), but I think he is a dead ringer for Luke Skywalker from Star Wars. It appeared that the film was actually shot at some famous castles in England, and the end battle featured about a thousand extras. Worth Every Penny.
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Summary: A GREAT FAMILY MOVIE
Review: I recently purchased The Legend Of Ivanhoe. I can't tell you how much our family enjoyed watching a movie together as a family. It's hard to find films that all can agree upon. This one satisfied our entire family. A clasic story of action, adventure and love without the sex and swearing that is so common of many of Hollywood's films. Rita Shaver is dazzling as Lady Rowena, and Haverson as Ivanhoe reminded me of Luke Skywaker transported to the 12th century. This is a film we will watch again and again.
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Summary: great family film with beautiful landscape and great story!
Review: I was blown away by this movie! It was just beautiful with lovely view of europe. the acting was really good too. Check it out it is a great story for the whole family!
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Summary: An Absolutely Wretched Movie!
Review: Is it me, or do all the positive reviews of this movie sound suspiciously like the same review? Didn't each and every one of those reviews contain the following statements: "Wonderful film for the whole family" "Luke Skywalker look a-like" "Ravishing and dazzling Rowena/Rita Shaver" "Real locations" "Cast of thousands." "My whole family loved it" If I didn't know better I would think the PR group for the movie studio got together to plant some reviews in order to sell this movie. Regardless of the reviews, LET ME ASSURE YOU, you will not find any kids (or adults) on this planet that could sit through the monotonous first 20 minutes, let alone the entire film! The pace of the movie is so slow that having a root canal will soon seem like entertainment. The dubbed voices, music, and soundtrack are so terrible it's as if you're watching one movie and listening to the sound-track for another. The Ivanhoe story is so mangled and convoluted as to be virtually intelligible. Don't believe me? Let me give just two examples. 1. The movie begins with a painfully drawn-out (and badly-dubbed) conversation around a campfire that attempts to set up the story and background of Ivanhoe. It goes on and on for at least 20 minutes (!) until all you have is a bunch of talking heads. How's that for plot and action? 2. Next is the jousting tournament. It is so horribly slow and plodding that it was like watching a nightmare in which the same scene keeps repeating and repeating. Over-and-over you will be treated to most wretched musical fanfare imaginable as one knight after another S-L-O-W-L-Y rides up for battle. Watch in wonder as the entire crowd (which sounds like about five people) roars with cheers as each knight succumbs exactly the same way to the lance of his opponent. This goes on for so long, without variation, that you'll be cheering for the bad guys just to get it over with. PLEASE, do as the other reviewer suggests and buy the 1952 version from MGM starring Robert Taylor and Elizabeth Taylor or the 1982 TV version starring James Mason and Olivia Hussey. They are both masterpieces compared to this.
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Summary: voice-over nightmare
Review: Like many young boys, I first read Sir Walter Scott's novel Ivanhoe when I was nine, over forty-five years ago. It was one of those novels that drew me into literature. In fact, it was the very first full-length work of fiction I ever read. Unfortunately, this video utterly butchers it. None of the characters emerge as real human beings. Ivanhoe, himself, is almost a non-presence! And while the background music is very nice, (you may even want to purchase Dave Uhrich's CDs) it is not appropriate to the the video at all (try to imagine Winterhill during a battle scene!). And Isaac and Rebecca?! What happened to them?! At least they remembered to put Rowena in it... though they forgot to give her any character at all. Save your money. Or... buy Douglas Camfield's. That's much better done and it's worlds more fun.
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Summary: IVANHOE, MY CHAMPION !
Review: My sons are into the Harry Potter series of books, so I thought they would enjoy this classic tale of the Knights of the Round Table. This great film has the time honored formula od good vs. evil, the young champion in love, secret plots to steal the throne, and a beautiful maiden held against her will, in need to be rescued. Our entire family loved this movie. There was plenty of action and romance, and while the great battle features thousands of extras, the violence was not overdone or gory. My sons could not believe that this story has been one of the most popular books for generations. Well acted and beautifully filmed, it is a movie we will watch again and again. A very god value.
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Summary: More Than Just A Legend !
Review: Return to the days of noble knights and beautiful maidens in this brilliant adaptation of Sir Walter Scott's classis tale. Set against the backdrop of 12th century England, the story follows one brave man's attempt to restore Richard The Lion-Hearted to the throne stolen by his evil brother, Prince John. But with all it's exhilarating feats of derring-do, it is also the tender tale of love between Ivanhoe and the ravishing Saxon princess, Rowena. This film version is the best one yet. True to the story, great costumes, real castles and magistic sets.
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