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Summary: Lawrence of Arabia
Review: Do yourself a favor- get this DVD, find a friend with a wide screen HDTV, offer to bring the refreshments and settle in enjoy on of the best DVD releases yet. I think this is as close as you'll get to seeing this movie on the "Silver Screen".
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Summary: the review of a masterpiece
Review: when i watch this film it makes me want to just stand up and say thank god for david lean first let me start in the most eloquent way ican about this beautiful film the direction is the best i have ever seen freddie young,s cinematography is breathtaking the music is glamorus and the cast is spectacular i love this film it beat out some of my favorite movies of alltime such as2001 a spaceoddsey forrest gump and schindlers list go get this film take it from me you will not be dissapointed
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Summary: Deadly masterpiece
Review: "Lawrence of Arabia," one of the most compelling character studies ever captured on film, is the story of T.E. Lawrence, the eccentric British spy who was the prime architect for the destruction of the Ottoman Empire during World War I. The story unfolds in the haunting beauty of the vast, harsh, and unforgiving deserts of the Middle East. Maurice Jarre, through eloquent musical composition, gives voice to both the man and the desert. Lawrence was a man conflicted by personal ambition and a romantic image of the Arab cause. In real life, Lawrence was a homosexual who had relations with his beduoin slaves. Jarre's crisp, syncopated musical rhythms vividly portray the exotic Arabian culture that so appealed to Lawrence. The majestic moments of the score, however, are reserved for the desert. Jarre's sweeping orchestrations blend with David Lean's expansive visual images to evoke the raw, physical power of the desert. This unforgettable synergy of sight and sound is perhaps the finest ever recorded on film.
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Summary: Here is the definition of "epic"
Review: "Lawrence of Arabia" defines what an epic movie is and should be. Peter O'Toole plays T.E. Lawrence, a British officer who "goes native" and unites several Arab tribes to fight off the Turks. Is he playing a role, just doing his job? Or, has he come to believe that he might be a savior to the Arabs? Does he even know why he does what he does? He is tortured and charismatic, passionate and in pain. He achieves everything he tries to do, but seems to lose himself. Whatever or whyever he was what he was, he was a splash of color and humanity in a world hungering for just that. This movie is truly magnificent. And, the events in recent history are ongoing ripples of what happened in the time of Lawrence. Oh, and there is the little matter of the film's unparalleled musical score, which is as epic as the story.
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Summary: the very best
Review: i too saw this movie several times in 1962 and was as captivated by it as i still am today. I always thought Peter O'Toole should have gotten best actor for his performance. The acting, music and scenery are truly excellent! I own both copies of vhs the edited and the extended version. If asked what is the best movie ever made i would answer without hesitation "Lawrence of Arabia". It is an inspiring movie as well when you consider what T E Lawrence accomplished during World War One. He tells Alec Guiness in the movie "Nothing is Written" and proves you can do anything you set your mind to do if you are motivated. There are a lot of great movies none greater than this one. It is a classic.
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Summary: A Movie to Remember!
Review: I saw this movie when is first was released at the Critrion Theater in New York. I was in high school at the time and I was overwhelmed by the film. Seeing it in NYC on the big screen was an experience I will never forget. The film is first rate and is probably the best film I've ever seen. Peter O'Toole is excellent as Lawrence but it is the photography that gives this film its greatness. No digital images or tricks here...it was all done the old fashioned way and it was done superbly! I hope the DVD keeps the score intact..including the Overture. Maurice Jarre's score is unforgettable. GET THIS FILM!! You will love it.
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Summary: Lean Cuisine
Review: The best Lean has to offer, and probably one of the best films ever made. Trouble is, it degrades as soon as you bring it home...this film was meant to be seen on the screen. It's nature has no pretense to be 'shot for tv'...there's no 'formatted to fit'...it shall never "fit" the home screen. One scene says it all...Cut to a shot of the desert, and on tv it will seem as though it is all you are looking at, on the big screen there's a difference---there's movement on the edge of the horizon which cannot be seen on the tv screen. The acting is stellar, the locations incredible, the story magnificent...and will all of THAT transfer to the home medium, yes, however small. The film edifies the human spirit...which is what we ask of all great film. See it...even IF it's on a dvd-watchman, sooner or later you'll find a way to see it as it was meant ('it is written').
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Summary: See this film in theatres if at all possible.
Review: Undeniably the most spectacular and emotional theatrical experience you will ever encounter.
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Summary: A Brilliant Epic!
Review: "Lawrence of Arabia" is the true story of T.E. Lawrence, the enigmatic, controversial British army officer who rose from obscurity to become one of the great military heroes of World War I. It is a fascinating story, based loosely on Lawrence's book "Seven Pillars of Wisdom." As film biographies go, this one os very good indeed. It avoids the dual pitfalls I find present in many biographical films: it doesn't take too much dramatic license with the life of its subject; and it doesn't sink into the abyss of simplistic, mind-numbing escapism. Performances in "Lawrence of Arabia" are superb. I especially enjoyed Alec Guinness' gentle but cynical portrayal of Prince Feisal, and the pompous characterizations of British Generals Allenby (Jack Hawkins) and Murray (Donald Wolfit.) These actors brought their characters wonderfully alive, without once sinking into hyperbole or stereotype. I found only one disappointment and that was Omar Sherif. His portrayal of Sherif Ali seems strident and one-dimensional. In Sharif's hands, Sherif Ali seems too inclined to bombast, and possessed with too little warmth or charm to be effective. But the film's best performance is that of Peter O'Toole, playing in his first major film role. O'Toole provides a first-rate character study of the tormented man who was T.E. Lawrence. At the outset we see Lawrence as a man imbued with the typical pomposity and lust for military glory so prevalent among officers of all ranks in the post-Victorian/Edwardian British army. But Lawrence isn't just another British "glory hound;" it quickly becomes obvious that his zeal for military success has a much more ominous quality to it. As the film progresses, one witnesses his obsession take on more and more of a Messianic quality. This seems to reach its zenith at the point when Lawrence, while trying to cajole his increasingly recalcitrant band of followers to join him on another mission, asks: "Who will walk on water with me?" "Lawrence of Arabia" is a superbly crafted film biography of one of the great men of the early twentieth century. It's a movie which will hold the viewer spellbound start to finish, mainly due to the dramatic intensity of O'Toole's brilliant performance, and the gorgeous desert cinematography.
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Summary: Number One
Review: If I was forced at gunpoint to name the best film ever made - which would normally cause a lot of hemming and hawing as I started to consider how to interpret the question and how I felt at the time and whether to weigh emotion heavier than technique, writing more than direction, star power and musical score (but there's that gun, see?) - this would be it. I was not enamored of historical drama at all until I was fortunate enough to see Lawrence of Arabia on the big, big, huge screen when they released the restored version some years ago. Long films, for me, were dullsville. Plus, I was and am an avid Sci Fi and Comedy fan, so anything that smelled of reality or war or grand epic (ala Cleopatra or The Agony and The Ecstasy) were turn-offs. But this film, boys and girls, this film is more than film. It truly defines epic. Shots are held for minutes. The score sweeps you into the arms of the desert and the man's story, a man who hated himself for what he did at the same time that he revelled in it. A man drawn to destiny, perhaps, at least in terms of this telling, and the people around him who were swept up in it with him. Buy this film. If you liked "Gladiator" you will love "Lawrence." The scope, beauty, drama and O'Toole's manic performance will leave you amazed.
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