"Nor was it admiration for a better man than me. I did admire him, but I didn't think he was a better man. Besides, I've executed better men than me with a small pistol."
Never seen this movie before. Thought I should since my sister is named after Julie Christies character. I didn't really know what to expect, and when it comes to love and romance I'm a big cynic for the real thing. But I have to say, some dust or something musta got in my eyes near the end. This is one awesome epic! It's got lots of everything- actors, scenery, battles. There's a scene where a train is going through a village that has been razed. They didn't use matt backgrounds, oh no. They built a razed village! Absolutely the only thing I didn't like was the overture at the beginning, which was 5 minutes with just a static screen. C'mon, even in 1965 this is goofy! Surely just some general street scene while the overture is playing would be nice. The music is great and of course 'Laras theme' is in the general social consciousness. The composer was Maurice Jarre, who's son Jean Michel Jarre went on to greatness himself.
Excellent acting all around with Omar Sharif, Alec Guiness, Julie Christie, Geraldine Chaplin and Rod Steiger.
Despite the goofy overture, this is a 5/5 (",)
my score for recent movies you may have seen:
5/5 - The Way Back, The Kings Speech, Michael Clayton, In Bruges, Gran Torino, Mary and Max
4.5/5 - Taken, Iron Man, Reign Over Me, Watchmen, The girl with the dragon tattoo
4/5 - True Grit, Traitor, Bedtime Stories, Sunshine, pineapple express
3.5/5 - 300, Max Payne, You dont mess with the Zohan, Yes Man
3/5 - That new Indiana Jones flick, Disturbia, That new TMNT flick,
2.5/5 - Angels and Demons
2/5 - The Love Guru. Note: My 2 is probably someone elses 1. Just leaving room for worse!
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