Showing posts with label epic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label epic. Show all posts
Friday, January 24, 2025

FRITZ LANG'S INDIAN EPIC (THE TIGER OF ESCHNAPUR and THE INDIAN TOMB) -- Blu-ray Review by Porfle

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Originally posted on 11/26/2019   Sometimes legendary director Fritz Lang wanted his magnificent visuals to convey an important message (...
Saturday, November 9, 2024

THE PERILS OF GWENDOLINE IN THE LAND OF THE YIK YAK -- Blu-ray Review by Porfle

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 Originally posted on 11/18/2019   I went into THE PERILS OF GWENDOLINE IN THE LAND OF THE YIK YAK , aka "Gwendoline" (Severin...
Friday, November 8, 2024

THE HEROIC ONES -- Movie Review by Porfle

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Originally posted on 3/11/16   From the legendary Shaw Brothers, THE HEROIC ONES (1970) is a rousing tale of ancient China that's a ...
Friday, September 20, 2024

THE PARTING OF THE RED SEA: Five Different Versions (video)

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THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (Cecil B. DeMille, 1923) THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (Cecil B. DeMille, 1956) THE PRINCE OF EGYPT (1998) THE TEN CO...
Thursday, September 19, 2024

BATTLE FOR INCHEON: OPERATION CHROMITE -- DVD Review by Porfle

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  Originally posted on 1/5/17   It has one of those annoying double titles separated by a colon, as though they couldn't make up thei...
Monday, September 2, 2024

CLASH OF EMPIRES -- DVD Review by Porfle

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  Originally posted on 8/17/11   Malaysian historical legend gets a retelling in the small-scale epic CLASH OF EMPIRES (2011), aka "Th...
Monday, July 29, 2024

LION OF THE DESERT -- Blu-ray Review by Porfle

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  Originally posted on 11/9/13   For many of us, the name "Moustapha Akkad" is a long-familiar one--it's the first name you ...
Monday, April 1, 2024

THE PARTING OF THE RED SEA: Five Different Versions (1923-2013) (video)

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THE PARTING OF THE RED SEA: Five Different Versions (1923-2013) THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (Cecil B. DeMille, 1923) THE TEN COMMAN...
Monday, August 21, 2023

Three Extras Killed Filming "Noah's Ark" (1928) (video)

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During the key flood sequence, safety was ignored in favor of spectacle. Extras were not warned of the severity of the water that woul...
Sunday, August 20, 2023

THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH (1952) -- Movie Review by Porfle

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  Originally posted on 7/26/21   Currently watching: I usually don't care that much for circus movies, but producer/director Cecil B. De...
Friday, January 13, 2023

LAND OF THE PHARAOHS -- Movie Review by Porfle

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   Originally posted on 9/25/21   Currently watching: LAND OF THE PHARAOHS (1955), a staggeringly epic film by Howard Hawks.  While not Bib...
Friday, December 16, 2022

THE SISSI COLLECTION -- Blu-ray Review by Porfle

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Originally posted on 11/6/17   There are some movies that you can either pass over for lack of initial interest, or find a way to plug in...