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VHS : The High Crusade
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The High Crusade starring: Holger Neuhäuser, Klaus Knoesel, John Rhys-Davies, Rick Overton, Michael Des Barres directed by: Holger Neuhäuser, Klaus Knoesel |
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Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 4013575041763 Format: Import, NTSC Theatrical Release Date: 1994 Browse for similar items by category:
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 Rating:  - A fun movieWhere Poul Anderson's original novel had a nice subtle humour (so subtle, in fact, that a number of readers never got that it *was* humour), this movie is nearly slapstick. Simply by the nature of the budget, it would not have been possible to film the story as Anderson originally wrote it, as that would have entailed a Cecil B. DeMille-style "cast of thousands." Still, if you can control your disappointment at what they have done to poor Anderson's wonderful book, it's a fun movie in its own right. Rating:  - Oh dear! Where's the Dubbing?I've got a dubbed version of this on video quite a few year when it was on T.V. which is absolutely excellent, I live in England and can't get The High Crusade on DVD over here. So I got the U.S. version, all I can say is it's terrible. In the british version, all the aliens were dubbed with hilarious English accents and didn't sound like dodgy Jawa's out of Star Wars. All I've got to say is, watch the English dubbed version if you get the chance. It's a completely different movie... Rating:  - Not the book, and its not Monty PythonI was disappointed that this was not an adaption of the very funny Poul Anderson book. Other that a credit to him and the fact that the story involves knights and aliens, there is scant relationship between the book and the movie. This movie is more akin to Benny Hill than Monty Python. Very low brow and broad. That said, the movie was mildly amusing. Not worth buying unless you find it in a cut-out bin. Rating: - Don't watch this unless someone will pay you (a lot)I gave it a try because I loved the book and because one of the actors was in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings films. My gosh! What trash. Not funny. Terrible acting. Terrible screenplay. Obviously, a fair amount of energy was put into the sets, but the special effects were comparable to Plan 9. Don't do it. No matter how much you loved the book, I warn you, you will regret the experience. Rating:  - A damn good laughI just bought this DVD a few weeks ago, the price was right and I quite liked the novella. I agree with the others, its not like the book, but quite frankly, the book wasn't this funny. Its British camp humour, with a lot of stock character actors turning up in strange places, and the narration is excellent. If you wanted this to be the movie of the book, don't watch it. If you just want an unpretentious laugh, with some clever dialoge, see it. |
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