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Summary: Unabashed western racism......
Review: This is one of my all-time favorite fun films, and far and away the best Viking film around. I originally bought it in VHS format because that was all that was available. However, I just got the DVD version, and it is just great! They did a fabulous job remastering it--the video is very crisp and bright, doing justice to a wonderful and fun story. As I noted in the review of the VHS version, this is an unpretentious, ripping adventure film with plenty of action, good acting, and no dreary political axes to grind. Widmark, Portier and cast do a fine job.This is the story of a gang of Vikings who steal the King's funeral ship and go on a raiding party to seize "the Mother of Voices" -- a huge golden bell "as tall as three tall men" which contains "half the gold in all the world in one place..." The Moors, led by Sidney Portier, are also after the bell, and therein lies a fine and fun tale of adventure. This is a film the whole family can watch and enjoy more than once.
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Summary: The DVD has been beautifully remastered!
Review: This is one of my all-time favorite fun films, and far and away the best Viking film around. I originally bought it in VHS format because that was all that was available. However, I just got the DVD version, and it is just great! They did a fabulous job remastering it--the video is very crisp and bright, doing justice to a wonderful and fun story. As I noted in the review of the VHS version, this is an unpretentious, ripping adventure film with plenty of action, good acting, and no dreary political axes to grind. Widmark, Portier and cast do a fine job. This is the story of a gang of Vikings who steal the King's funeral ship and go on a raiding party to seize "the Mother of Voices" -- a huge golden bell "as tall as three tall men" which contains "half the gold in all the world in one place..." The Moors, led by Sidney Portier, are also after the bell, and therein lies a fine and fun tale of adventure. This is a film the whole family can watch and enjoy more than once.
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Summary: Long on thrills and adventure
Review: This is one of my favorite adventure movies ever. I saw it at the theatre as a kid and bought it a couple of years back on VHS and it is as good as ever. It has the unlikely plot of Vikings and Moors clashing and coming together to find "the Bell". Widmark and Portier are great. They really dont make them like this anymore.
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Summary: FINALLY: THE MARE OF STEEL ON DVD!!
Review: This is one of my favourite fantasy film. I remember seeing it at a Saturday matinee in the early 60s. Wonderful stuff. One other reviewer put it succinctly: it's like a Ray Harryhausen movie minus the monsters. However, the golden bell (the mother of voices), Mare of Steel, and the overall mood of the film is worth the watch. I'm sure this must have been a right of passage for both George Lucas and Stephen Speilberg. Even Richard Whitmark's corney imitation of a norse adventurer is fascinating. Sidney Portier's portrayal of the moorish king also must have inspired Prince (you'll see what I mean). This film is worth the purchase. Buy some popcorn, sit back, sing along with the great theme song and enjoy a great yarn!!
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Summary: A Classic Viking Adventure Movie
Review: This movie has always been one of my favorites...great actors, historical costumes, action, adventure, romance and a memorable movie score. Best of all, it has Richard Widmark playing a cocky, adventurous Viking!!! What more could you ask for?
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Summary: Great action movie.
Review: This movie is one of my all time favorites! Lots of action and humor. The stars were great!
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Summary: Hot buttered adventure
Review: This movie plays like the second part of a double-bill matinee. Only die-hard fans of viking period pieces, or unconvincing adventure movies of the 60's, should bother watching it. The film makes one wonder how Richard Widmark stayed in the business more than a week...
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Summary: One of my Firsts and Favorites
Review: This was one the very first movies I ever saw in a movie theatre. The images and music have stayed in my memory for nearly 40 years. Over the years I have been generally disappointed when I once again viewed childhood favorites as a mature adult, but "The Long Ships" did not disappoint me. It is defining momento of childhood which still resonants with me today: The glorious music, the Mare of Steel, the recovery of the bell...And at last it is on DVD! I've been waiting for this for several years now. There is quite a distortion in the music on my VHS, so I hope the DVD improves on it. Regardless, I'm thrilled to have it on disk, and at 45, I rarely get truely thrilled anymore.
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Summary: Forget the Mare of Steel and the golden bell...
Review: What happened to the auction scene? I remember seeing this movie at an impressionable age and was shocked at what was done to Beba Loncar. The DVD version skips to the harem scene where she is presented "en deshabille", merely implying the humiliation to which she was subjected. Not to rekindle long forgotten prurient interests but I'd prefer the integral version, thank you, and in this, the DVD disappoints.
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