- Actors: David Barrass, Ralph Brown, Jimmy Chisholm, Trevor Cooper, Ciarán Hinds
- Format: NTSC
- Number of tapes: 6
- Studio: Sma Distribution
- VHS Release Date: Jun 1 2002
- Run Time: 270 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
- ASIN: 6304441657
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #13,584 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
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This grand six-part adaptation of Sir Walter Scott's rousing adventure of the Middle Ages makes the most of its generous running time. In the course of five hours, director Stuart Orme tells the epic tale of the idealistic young knight Ivanhoe (Steven Waddington) and his battle against the evil Templar Bois-Guilbert (Ciarán Hinds, whose thoughtful performance gives his dark character a compelling dimension). Caught between the rivalries and religious struggles are Ivanhoe's betrothed Rowena (Victoria Smurfit) and the brave, beautiful Jewess healer Rebecca (Susan Lynch), who wins Ivanhoe's heart with her courage. Set against the historical backdrop of a Britain straining under the corrupt rule of Prince John while Richard the Lionhearted fights in the Crusades, director Stuart Orme makes up for a small budget (the crowd scenes are somewhat skimpy) with sweep, scale, and the lush green British countryside of verdant forests and rolling hills, where ancient castles still stand. While this production can't compete with the majesty of the gorgeous 1952 Hollywood production, Orme creates his own vision in which Merrye Olde England is grounded in earthy colors, creating a country of both sunny fields and dark, dangerous timberlands, open sunlit courts, and cramped candlelit inns. The uniformly superb cast etches vivid characters and the length allows the novel's rich array of subplots to play out (including appearances by Robin Hood and his men and the Black Knight) and slowly wind together for the exciting conclusion. --Sean Axmaker
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Ivanhoe DVD Review,
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This review is from: Ivanhoe Set (DVD)
Ivanhoe on DVD is a great romantic epic. If you have no knowledge of English history in the 1200s, this will educate you in a non-academic enjoyable way. The film has good realistic jousting and sword-fighting. The cast is excellent. Prince John is delightfully evil and slippery. The movie follows Sir Walter Scott's story nearly enough, and retains a sense of humor that will delight intelligent modern viewers. Ciaran Hinds plays a highly satisfying bad guy as well, and Christopher Lee is much more chilling than when he played Saruman.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
New Ivanhoe-great!,
By glenn J Notsch (phoenix, arizona United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Ivanhoe (VHS Tape)
I'll try to be brief. This is a fantastic movie. I enjoyed it far more than Spider Man 2, or any of the Lord of the Rings.The story is easy to follow, the charachters have reel feelings, strengths, weeknesses, and the acting was exellent. No need for 100-million dollar special effects. My only complaint, and this seems to be true for many of the "new" films, is that the spoken word is sometimes difficult to hear because of all the background music or battle sounds etc.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Overall, I didn't like it.,
By A Customer
This review is from: Ivanhoe Set (DVD)
It failed to meet my expectations. The 1952 version is superior to me in every way. I wish a reviewer said this so I could have stopped myself from buying this. I should have just waited for the 1952 version.I won't bother compairing it to the book, coz we should have all realized by now that movie adaptations should never be compaired to the book, it's like compairing apples with oranges...totally different media, one appeals to vision and hearing, the other to one's own imagination. Ivanhoe looked too much of weakling to me, I thought his father was the more knightly. But admittedly, the acting was descent, 5 hours is OK if you have nothing better to watch, but the whole movie failed to capture me. Bottom line: I recommend renting before buying.
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