Legend of the Lost

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Summary: A Total Disaster
Review: LEGEND OF THE LOST is a total wipe-out. Not a single redeemable sequence in this absurd tale of buried treasure out in the desert. What were Wayne and Sophia Loren thinking, signing on for this tripe? And director Henry Hathaway had been around for decades, couldn't he see the train wreck this was? Even the unintentional howlers aren't enough to keep you awake. Simply dreadful!

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Summary: "A Movie Great" - Exceptional Intrigue !!!
Review: One of Sophia Loren's greatest and most sexy performances. An absorbing, exotic film, and all around great treasure hunting adventure. And the Duke, well ... he's the DUKE !!! All movie connoisseurs savor this desert classic time-after-time.

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Summary: "A Movie Great" - Exceptional Intrigue !!!
Review: One of Sophia Loren's greatest and most sexy performances. An absorbing, exotic film, and all around great treasure hunting adventure. And the Duke, well ... he's the DUKE !!! All movie connoisseurs savor this desert classic time-after-time.

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Summary: Went nowhere
Review: This film has your typical Duke character we all love to watch but the script went nowhere. Too bad. When the subject is looking for a lost city of gold in the Sahara, you would think the adventerous possibilities are endless but there is not one action sequence the whole movie. See Treasue of the Sierra Madre for a good gold flix. See this out of curiosity or respect for the Duke!

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Summary: Hidden Messages
Review: This has always been one of those movies that I go out of my way to watch whenever possible. There is a well told story here involving human fraility, hypocrisy, love, and greed. I enjoy the "ethnic" scenery and Saharan tribal music very much. I'm not necessarily a Wayne fan, but his "type" was perfect juxtaposed with that of the character played by Brazzi.

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Summary: Hidden Messages
Review: This has always been one of those movies that I go out of my way to watch whenever possible. There is a well told story here involving human fraility, hypocrisy, love, and greed. I enjoy the "ethnic" scenery and Saharan tribal music very much. I'm not necessarily a Wayne fan, but his "type" was perfect juxtaposed with that of the character played by Brazzi.

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Summary: A Real Lost Classic
Review: This is not a great movie... but it is a GRAND one. It is also one of my top ten favorite movies of all time... because it is so "atmospheric"... it is one of those wonderful movies that will literally transport you to a different time and place. The lush musical score (which does NOT sound "science fiction" at all, if anything it more closely resembles the scores of the old Roman gladiator genre films), the wind in the sands and beautiful Sophia, at her technicolour best, make this film great fun to watch. How could you top such lines as "I can cook, I can live, I can breathe!" and the Duke putting the make on Sophia Loren who retorts "Oh no, NOT YOU!!" Well, this is definitely a movie to curl up with on a rainy Sunday morning. This film is less of an adventure film and more a story of 3 very different people who's lives are brought together and how they play against each other. Fantastic.

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Summary: A Real Lost Classic
Review: This is NOT a great movie... but it is one of my top ten favorite movies of all time... why? Well.. it is "atmospheric"... it is one of those wonderful movies that you want to watch that literally transports you to a different place, a different time, and the over-blown musical score, the wind in the sands and beautiful Sophia, at her technicolour best, make this film a sure classic. How could you top such lines as "I can cook, I can live, I can breathe!" and the Duke putting the make on Sophia Loren who retorts "Oh no, NOT YOU!!" Well, this is definitely a movie to curl up with on a rainy Sunday morning. Excellent.

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Summary: Get lost in another time
Review: Who thinks up the character names? Joe January (John Wayne) drifter, Dita (Sophia Loren) of ill repute, and Paul Bonnard (Rossano Brazzi) bible thumper, teem up to look for a lost city and possibly a lost treasure. Paul has a map, Joe knows the territory, and Dita is fun to look at. There are a few inconsistencies and maybe not the best music but you can get lost in the story and have fun speculating as to what is happening next.
When they get to their destination they find more than a city. They find themselves and it isn't pretty.
So who gets what? Is there really a treasure? And just who is the good guy?

Rating:
Summary: Get lost in another time
Review: Who thinks up the character names? Joe January (John Wayne) drifter, Dita (Sophia Loren) of ill repute, and Paul Bonnard (Rossano Brazzi) bible thumper, teem up to look for a lost city and possibly a lost treasure. Paul has a map, Joe knows the territory, and Dita is fun to look at. There are a few inconsistencies and maybe not the best music but you can get lost in the story and have fun speculating as to what is happening next.
When they get to their destination they find more than a city. They find themselves and it isn't pretty.
So who gets what? Is there really a treasure? And just who is the good guy?