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Julie Christie
Also known as: Julie Frances Christie
Born: April 14, 1941 in Chukua, Assam, India
Nationality: British:English:Indian
Born: April 14, 1941 in Chukua, Assam, India
Nationality: British:English:Indian
Filmography Cast Member
(2011) PG-13
(2009) R
(2006) Unrated
(2004) PG
(2004) R
(2004) PG
(2002) R
(2002) R
(2001) R
(2001) Unrated
(1997) R
(1996) PG-13
(1996) PG-13
(1992) Unrated
(1990) PG-13
(1988) PG
(1986) R
Filmography Voice
The Dark Hero98 is at least partly right: this is a good action film, and it captures at least some of the grandeur of the Greek epics. But . . . it plays too fast and loose with the Iliad, and some of its characterizations are weak: you would hardly expect, for instance, that the Odysseus of this film could become the hero of the Odyssey. And Brad Pitt as Achilles? I think Homer had someone a bit more raw in mind. It's a bit like casting Redford as Gatsby - when Gatsby was Jewish . . .
Wolfgang Peterson presents his greatest movie yet, Troy. A true masterpiece, I think. A masterpiece of acting,fighting,truth, vengeance and a perfect example of what love can do. Surely to be seen by fans of Greek Mythology and fans of big battles. Oh, and Helen is most beautiful.
This is the only uncut version of Shakespeare's play committed to film. As such, it is a relief to find it done so well. While not all of the star-studded cast fit too easily (Jack Lemmon is a bit ill-at-ease in a brief bit), but others fare quite well (Heston, Crystal). Excellent production design, and great performances from Branagh, Winslet, Jacobi and Christie. If you fear the 4 hour running time, the Gibson version is fine. But if you want great cinema, this is the best version.
FOUR BONES? Have you been at the dognip? This thing is ghastly! Hamlet swinging on a chandelier across the room in the final scene? Give me a break - or a poison-tipped sword. This is like a Corman send-up of Shakespeare, without any of the humor. See Mel Gibson do his wired Prince, Nicol Williamson do his haunted Prince. (Skip Olivier's self-aggrandizing Prince-as-Young-Werther.) But stay away from this bizarrely inadvertent parody: Prince-as-Doug-Fairbanks.
The Hound is too unkind - way too unkind. This, along with Being There, is Hal Ashby's crowning achievement. A poignant blend of comedy and tragedy, it wraps itself around the Sixties and says everything there is to say about the Sexual Revolution, Beverly Hills, and the fate of those who let themselves get caught up in "the scene". The music is right on, the acting superb, and the pacing perfect. Even an accidental bottle that comes rolling, unscripted, out of a garbage can thrown by an angry Warren Beatty adds another gem to the many clusters that make up this movie. Four bones, a kibble treat and a diamond-studded collar.
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