Cleopatra

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I have to thank reviewers M. G. PHILLIPS and Mike Morrison for their excellent reviews of this restoration. It's because of their well thought out reviews that I bought the Blu-ray version. Even with their reviews in mind, I was astonished by how good this film looks! Scene after scene, I found new details I've never been able to make out in the previous versions I've seen. Beyond the wonderful work done on restoring the film, the special features bring a whole new facet to the fascinating story behind the making of the film. If you love this film, or know someone who does, I highly recommend picking up this movie. It's a great price for a high quality restoration with some excellent special features. You won't be disappointed.

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The dvd arrived on time and in good condition. I appreciate the tracking servicealso.Thank you,Martini

I thought it was a sad movie definitely not a happy movie

I did a side by side comparison of the UK all region and the new US version. Here are a few of the improvements.The CLARITY in the US version is like looking through a plate glass window. Not just in selected scenes, but through the entire movie. You'll know in the first 30 seconds of the pop up menu as it roams through a few scans until you hit the play button.Example#1 the blue dress that Liz is wearing on the barge as she stands under a canopy, now shows the PATTERN of the dress better than before.Example#2 the slaves that carry Liz down off the black sphinx had SILVER colored paint that looked like lighting bolts got COLOR CORRECTED and now show the true color of GOLD lightning bolts that MATCH the GOLD BRACELETS, that match the GOLD throne Liz sits on that match the gold dress THAT LIZ WEARS. All previous disks don't have it right with the silver color.Example #3 On the barge that meet Marc Anthony, at the banquet, Liz shows up wearing a sheer white gown on all the old disks.The new US disk now color corrected, shows the there is a lovely pale pink of the most delicate shade and the white sheer is actually a overlay kind of see through cape?( Sorry I do not know what it is called in fashion lingo.Example#4 in a battle scene, where the roman legions make what is called "the turtle" formation ( Men on the inside, shields and spears on the outside) You see amazing clarity on the designs on the shields. And this is in a scene filmed IN LOW LIGHT!Example#5 in the entry into Rome - The African dancers have straw fringes on their arms and legs. The GREEN color now pops in new clarity, To be fair the old disks showed some color ,but not like this.ODD? because of this new clarity, I noticed that there are TWO white pyramids in the background. You see the first after the semi nude lady dances. then a group of females appears with gold colored wings and behind that is the pyramid with the pigeons getting released. After Liz bows to Cesar, the camera cuts to a background shout of the arch of Titus? look quick and notice TWO of the identical pyramids. To me this suggests that something was cut from the entrance procession. because you never see the second pyramid enter and you see BOTH at EACH SIDE of the arch. Hummmmmmmmmmmm makes me wonder what else was cut from the procession. Was it not enough time?PS: I'm writing this from memory so if there are a few misstatements I invite corrections. Just don't be so G.D. haughty in your comments. Oh, and don't bother pointing out grammar or spelling.

Great movie.

With both movies and musical compositions, I have this thing in which I wish to see or hear the work as originally made, without cuts and edits made by others after the fact.This movie is a saga all its own, as it took much longer to make and cost way more than expected. There were huge sets, thousands of extras, land and sea battles, and large parts of the cities of Rome and Alexandria. I mean, like, what could go wrong?What's been done here is all the edits and cuts which could be found have been restored, and the entire four hours is arranged as much as possible to be what it was originally intended.Well, it was originally intended to be two separate movies, which is obvious, but sticking it all together into one makes sense historically and dramatically. If you can just buckle down and hang in there, it's one grand experience and trip through history.The writing and the cast and the entire setting and pacing seem just right. One gets the feeling that Julius Caesar, Cleopatra, and Antony were really like this, and you get the feel for how the Egyptian dynasties and the Roman Empire worked.Elizabeth Taylor is nothing short of magnificent as Cleopatra, and the way she manipulates Caesar and Antony is probably historically correct. If her entrance into Rome was anything like the depiction here, it's no wonder she came just so close to ruling the known world at the time.Get this, make a giant tub of popcorn, and just settle in and watch the whole thing!

The media could not be loaded.  Esta película es igual de magnífica como «Ben-Hur», «Los diez mandamientos», «Lo que el viento se llevó», o incluso «Espartaco».Quitando la música de inicio (introducción), intermedio, entreacto, y música final, tendría una duración aproximada de cuatro horas exactas; las mejores cuatro horas que jamás haya disfrutado en mi vida.Espléndida en toda la extensión de la palabra, que la pantalla se queda corta con lo magnífica que es esta cinta, ¡sublime!Audio original en inglés 5.1 DTS HD Máster Audio, y subtítulos en inglés SDH, francés, castellano de España, danés, holandés, suomi, noruego, portugués brasileño, sueco, hebreo, islandés, chino tradicional, portugués europeo, y español mexicano.

I have very version of this film as loved it since first seeing it at the London premier in 1963. This version however is spectacular. Its the full version with many deleted scenes that even I have never seen before.....many extras too whihc are fascinating in their own right....The one thing that stands out though is the colours...the stand out like never before and are as good as the original film. There is a small booklet to celebreat the 50th anniversay of the glossy Hollywood version of the story, which was one of the last blockbuster 60s films of that era.One of the facts that is much bounded around that I learnt about in the extras is that this film almost bankrupted the studio and they had to see off a lot of their land....This is totally wrong as much of the old studio back lot was plabbed to be sold off even before the film had gone into production....another Hollywood myth then destroyed....and so it should be. Great package all round and highly recommend it to any Burton/Taylor fan or Hollywood blockbuster epic fans ot anyone really. A film of the likes you will probably never see again.

Una gran producción muy bien adaptadas? cda detalle es grandioso.

Brilliant in this HD picture and sound quality

Spectacular!