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Still a classic

posted 11 years ago by hexedd
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This movie is still a classic and does an excellent job of bringing the novel to life. Great performances, great scenery, and timeless themes.

I know that largely due to political correctness and shame felt by the former colonial powers about their past no one is in a rush to make colonial epics anymore, but it's a shame, because movies like this deserve to be given their place in the canon of classic movies.

[–] Howlin Wolf 8 years ago

I'm surprised at how circumspect people seem to be, in their praise of this movie... Then again, I haven't read the novel, so perhaps that swings it!

I still think that it stands as an excellent example of a movie, in its own right.

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[–] hexedd 8 years ago

Most definitely. It's great even as a standalone. Sort of like The Shining - different from the book in certain respects but does a great job of "doing its own thing."

[–] Howlin Wolf 8 years ago

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[–] HarlemEagle42 (16170) 5 years ago

I really liked this too. Didn't read the book but found it a well mounted adventure epic.