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4.0 out of 5 stars A rebound for Roeg, Aug 16 2002

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Michael Webb (planet earth) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Heart of Darkness (VHS Tape)

I was curious about this film when I heard about it years ago. I love Nicolas Roegs early work but saw that his later movies were weaker and it seemed Roeg had lost his magic. "Heart of Darkness" is a Nicolas Roeg film and it's quite nice to see the old boy has still got it in him. The subject matter suits his odd style of film making. A good film. DVD please!!!

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1.0 out of 5 stars Oh the Horror!, Dec 22 2000

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Susan Waszak (Chattanooga, Tennessee United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Heart of Darkness (VHS Tape)

Conrad's novella is put to pictures in this version of Heart of Darkness, the tale of Marlowe as he searches for the lost Mr. Kurtz (John Malkovich). The film is better than the book, but it too falls into some of the same pitfalls and becomes a boring journey down a murky African river. What promises to be a shocking and intriguing tale, takes a wrong turn and becomes a bland journey spotted by a few scrimmages.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A Close Interpretation of a Classic, Dec 23 1998

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Conrad's look at imperialism and the destruction of Africa was an allegory shown by the inner destruction of Kurtz. This film plays out the slow trip of the short novel -- as slow and monotonous as the trip up the river was for Conrad -- an ocean sailor. But the Kurtz character gets lost in the mystery -- and his dark machine-like ablilty to kill is shown only in the contrived yet riveting scene with a pet monkey. Even the skulls are downplayed. Here too Kurtz is allowed to die and be buried in his village by those who "love" him rather than having him die on the way back -- for affect? It is an uneven and, at times, a slow piece. We don't find out much about Marlowe as well. But we get a true sense of Marlowe wishing to spare Kurtz's lover with a lie -- just as those selling ivory chose to lie about the circumstances.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Heart of Darkness
Lights! Camera! Action! These are the three words which cause the distinction between books and movies. Read more

Published on Jan 4 2002 by Rivvy

2.0 out of 5 stars Even good acting can't save this dud. Don't bother.
Starring John Malkovich and Tim Roth, this video was made for an HBO television special. I was interested in it because I have always wanted to read the original Joseph Conrad... Read more

Published on Dec 15 2001 by Linda Linguvic