Verhoeven's flair for cinematic excess, which reached its zenith in the nadir of Showgirls, informs nearly every frame of this movie. Despite some fairly low production values (the "armies" are small bands of extras), Verhoven still manages to show...
- 08.October.2009
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- by: DukeofOmnium
- DukeofOmnium rated this movie
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Verhoeven's flair for cinematic excess, which reached its zenith in the nadir of Showgirls, informs nearly every frame of this movie. Despite some fairly low production values (the "armies" are small bands of extras), Verhoven still manages to show shocking and icky images, including pieces of a plague-infested dead dog and decaying hanged corpses. Jennifer Jason Leigh, spending roughly half her screen time in various states of undress, is the young naive girl who suffers love at first rape; she learns the bittersweet lesson that various men want to do various interesting things to her young body. She wasn't a good enough actress at this point to pull off the requisite duplicity/ confusion/ Stockholm Syndrome that her character demands. Rutger Hauer devours scenery as the morally ambiguous bandit/lover (as Jon Cryer said in the movie Hot Shots, "He's so complex!"). Even aside from JJL, virtually every female member of the cast is nude at some point (as are some of the males). The script suffers from plot holes you could drive a Buick through, including the "let's make everyone happy" happy ending. Decent widescreen transfer from a good print.
- 08.October.2009
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- by: DukeofOmnium
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This nearly got 3 stars, but there were some elements of it that really took me out of the movie. First, the budget must have been nonexistent because the sets and look of the film weren't convincing. I never believed the scenery except for indoor...
- 30.March.2009
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- by: Parker in MN
- Parker in MN rated this movie4/10Disappointing
This nearly got 3 stars, but there were some elements of it that really took me out of the movie. First, the budget must have been nonexistent because the sets and look of the film weren't convincing. I never believed the scenery except for indoor scenes in tight shots. Secondly, the story wasn't completely entertaining. Following the band of brigands seemingly following St. Marks statue and believing Hauer is the incarnation of that Saint would have been good alone without the side love story that didn't fit really. But the real problem is none of the main characters have any redeeming values, making me just waiting for them to die and not caring. Martin does go through some evolvement but in the end I didn't care and that was the problem - I didn't care for any character. Also, come on with the siege vehicle made from trees and carts... you kidding me?
- 30.March.2009
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- by: Parker in MN
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