Advantages: excellent story, good action, battle Disadvantages: blood
It has a breathtaking story about Joan of Arc - a teenage girl from French village of 1429 who stood before the King with a message from God. She claimed that she would be able to defeat the worlds greatest army and save her country. The film is full of action, battles, blood, emotions, and violence. But it shows the cruelty of 15th century and bravery of unusual village girl who leads the French army to the battle, believe that she may change something but eventually she is betrayed by her own king.
The DVD lasts approx.151mins and starring excellent Mila Janovich, Dustin Hoffman, Faye Dunaway and John Malkovich. It was directed by Luc Besson .
The DVD include 24 minute featurette. It has English and German languages and English, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Icelandic, Hindi, Hebrew, Dutch, Bulgarian, German, Turkish, Danish, Swedish ...
Advantages: Truer To The Historical Legend, Leelee Sobieski Stars, Great Performances, Charlotte Church Vocals, Inexpensive, Captivating Disadvantages: You Might Well Have A Tear In Your Eye By The End, Two Sided Disc, Long Film.
JOAN OF ARC - RATED 12
This is one of the best versions of the legendary Joan of Arc I've seen. The acting is excellent, no cardboard characters. Many well known stars, excellent story line, plus some backing vocals by Charlotte Church, make this a must see movie.
DIRECTOR, CAST, WRITERS:
Directed by Christian Duguay.
Starring: Leelee Sobieski, Chad Willett, Jacqueline Bisset, Powers Boothe, Olympia Dukakis, Neil Patrick Harris, Robert Loggia, Maximilian Schell, Peter Strauss, Jonathan Hyde, Maury Chaykin.
Guest appearances by Shirley MacLaine also starring Peter O'Toole as Bishop Cauchon.
Written by: Michael Alexander Miller, Ronald Parker
DVD FEATURES:
· Picture Format: PAL 4:3 Academy · Colour Mode: Colour · Region Code: 2 · Feature Duration: 180 minutes approximately · Audio Content: Dolby Digital Stereo · · Special ...
Advantages: Has the best portrail of Miss Marple ever Disadvantages: No special features
For me Joan Hickson will always be the best 'Miss Marple'. Possibly as she was the first one I saw playing the part. I'm surprised that it took the BBC so long to releace them on DVD
From the acting to the setting to the pacing... everything seems just right. Every part of Joan Hicksons performance (which earned her two BAFTA nominations) was perfect. She plays Miss Marple as the 'rather nosey busy body' who the criminal always seems to dismiss as past it and harmless.
She is seen as the old spinster alway knitting but with her razor sharp brain she can always solve the crimes faster than the inspector. Marple lives in her small village and knows everything that goes on there. Through this she knows the world. She is always saying 's/he reminded me of...'
Unlike Poirot who always had a good relatioship with the Inspector ...
