LAWRENCE OF A LABIA is the anti AVATAR
Added 12/26/2009
if you've paused here to read this than you already know what i'm talking about . this film as well as AVATAR is filmaking on an epic scale . sans computers . i don't need to compare and contrast these two films . you'll either agree or not approximately a paragraph ago . LEAN was the man .
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I HATED This Movie Upon First Viewing It, And Now...I LOVE It. Epic Film. All-Star Cast & Exotic Locations.
Added 12/7/2009
When I first saw David Lean's "Desert Epic Masterpiece," I HATED the film, for reasons even I can't explain to myself now. I just saw this 3 hour, 46 minute movie again today, and...I LOVE it. The only way to see this movie (if not in theaters) is on the small screen...in WIDESCREEN, the way David Lean originally intended the film to be seen. And with panoramic views of the desert, Maurice Jarre's stirring score (notable for its being romantic, and yet there's no romance in the movie) and an all-star cast (including Alec Guinness, Jose Ferrer & Claude Raines), there is plenty to see and hear. Of course, I would be remiss if I didn't mention Peter O'Toole's bravura performance as T.E. Lawrence, in the role that made him a household name. O'Toole is simply handsome and completely reckless as Lawrence, as daring as the man himself, I dare say. He radiates charisma, fire and passion in every scene. Jose Ferrer is equally venomous in his cameo as Turkish Bey (he's the one who played Cyrano De Bergerac on film in 1954, and won an Academy Award for it). Omar Sharif (who would go on to greater fame as Doctor Zhivago several years later) is simply outstanding as Sherif Ali. Anthony Quayle is a firebrand as Auda Abu Tayli (please excuse me if I mis-spelled his character's name). Jack Hawkins is appropriately haughty as General Allenby (I'll always remember him as Quintus Arrius in William Wyler's epic "Ben-Hur"), Claude Raines is practical as Dryden, George Kennedy is loyal to the last as Colonel Harry Brighton and the rest of the cast and crew (especially costume designer Phyllis Dalton) did a remarkable and fantastic job on this movie. I highly recommend it. Rated PG.
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A Terrible Distortion of A Man's Life
Added 11/22/2009
I first saw "Lawrence" when I was a boy growing up in the 1960's. I assumed it was, more or less, a truthful account of a man's life. Nothing could be farther from the truth. It is a beautifyl movie, but it has very little to do with T. E. Lawrence. The screen writers had their own political agendas and basically invented most of the scenes in the movie. I mean they made major errors and omissions in the film, didn't even get the geography correct. From a historical point of view, piuece of junk. Check out this link from the T. E Lawrence Society for an accurate and objective discussion of the flim's errors.
The problem is that people will remember the fiction of the movie and not really see the reality of the man. This is a pity.
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A Classic film fest
Added 11/7/2009
Lawrence of Arabia is a classic film fest of 4 hrs of delight - lots of extras no CGI or other computer animation but the real thing with large scale budget and amazing locations.
"The well is everything" - "He is nothing" is a classic catch phrase from the film. A Good film which historically sets the scene for the removal of the Turks leading to Britians rule over Palestine and the re-establishmnet of Israel.
One man united Arabs tribesmen to throw of the yoke for their own land. Good camel shots and the movie is based on a true story.
Good bar scene as well from the days of British imperial / colonial / empire and a few good battles.
If you have good attention span (4hrs) and want to see a classic movie without compter animation - this is the one!
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Stunning visually in widescreen even on the TV
Added 10/6/2009
Even seen in a VHS "widescreen" version clocking in at 229 minutes with 2 short documentaries added at the beginning and the opening overture music(like being in the theatre), this is one of the great cinematic masterpieces of all time.
Consider especially,no CGI were used in the desert and battle scenes(computer-generated images)-please correct me if I'm wrong but it was 1961-62 in a remote location 150 miles from the nearewst town according to the short 8-min documentary.Everything was flown in by plane. Highly recommended!
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LAWRENCE OF A LABIA is the anti AVATAR
Added 12/26/2009
if you've paused here to read this than you already know what i'm talking about . this film as well as AVATAR is filmaking on an epic scale . sans computers . i don't need to compare and contrast these two films . you'll either agree or not approximately a paragraph ago . LEAN was the man .
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I HATED This Movie Upon First Viewing It, And Now...I LOVE It. Epic Film. All-Star Cast & Exotic Locations.
Added 12/7/2009
When I first saw David Lean's "Desert Epic Masterpiece," I HATED the film, for reasons even I can't explain to myself now. I just saw this 3 hour, 46 minute movie again today, and...I LOVE it. The only way to see this movie (if not in theaters) is on the small screen...in WIDESCREEN, the way David Lean originally intended the film to be seen. And with panoramic views of the desert, Maurice Jarre's stirring score (notable for its being romantic, and yet there's no romance in the movie) and an all-star cast (including Alec Guinness, Jose Ferrer & Claude Raines), there is plenty to see and hear. Of course, I would be remiss if I didn't mention Peter O'Toole's bravura performance as T.E. Lawrence, in the role that made him a household name. O'Toole is simply handsome and completely reckless as Lawrence, as daring as the man himself, I dare say. He radiates charisma, fire and passion in every scene. Jose Ferrer is equally venomous in his cameo as Turkish Bey (he's the one who played Cyrano De Bergerac on film in 1954, and won an Academy Award for it). Omar Sharif (who would go on to greater fame as Doctor Zhivago several years later) is simply outstanding as Sherif Ali. Anthony Quayle is a firebrand as Auda Abu Tayli (please excuse me if I mis-spelled his character's name). Jack Hawkins is appropriately haughty as General Allenby (I'll always remember him as Quintus Arrius in William Wyler's epic "Ben-Hur"), Claude Raines is practical as Dryden, George Kennedy is loyal to the last as Colonel Harry Brighton and the rest of the cast and crew (especially costume designer Phyllis Dalton) did a remarkable and fantastic job on this movie. I highly recommend it. Rated PG.
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A Terrible Distortion of A Man's Life
Added 11/22/2009
I first saw "Lawrence" when I was a boy growing up in the 1960's. I assumed it was, more or less, a truthful account of a man's life. Nothing could be farther from the truth. It is a beautifyl movie, but it has very little to do with T. E. Lawrence. The screen writers had their own political agendas and basically invented most of the scenes in the movie. I mean they made major errors and omissions in the film, didn't even get the geography correct. From a historical point of view, piuece of junk. Check out this link from the T. E Lawrence Society for an accurate and objective discussion of the flim's errors.
The problem is that people will remember the fiction of the movie and not really see the reality of the man. This is a pity.
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