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Sheik/Son of the Sheik

Rudolph Valentino (Actor), Agnes Ayres (Actor), David O. Selznick (Director), George Fitzmaurice (Director) | Rated: Unrated | Format: DVD
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If you have the slightest interest in the phenomenon called Rudolph Valentino, this terrific disc is absolutely the place to start. The screen's great male sex god of the 1920s had a mammoth success with The Sheik, a slice of desert romance both exciting and completely absurd. Valentino plays a dashing "sheik of Araby" who rather forcefully romances an adventure-minded English lady (Agnes Ayres); if the story creaks with Victorian storytelling conventions, it also works. Five years later Valentino returned to the sands with his final film, The Son of the Sheik, playing both his original role and the sheik's impetuous boy. More madness here, and a wild saber duel on horseback at night reminds us they don't make movies like this any more. Valentino's faux-exotic allure may seem curious to modern viewers, but squint hard and you can imagine the frenzy caused by the sultry eyes and rapacious grin. --Robert Horton

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A crazy 13-minute newsreel, "Rudolph Valentino and His 88 American Beauties," recounts a beauty pageant judged by the heartthrob. Winner: Norma Niblock, of Toronto. "The Sheik's Physique" is a brief scene of Rudy taking a day at the beach, and a newsreel on Valentino's 1926 funeral gives a sense of the hysteria that followed the young star's death. Newly minted music scores do an acceptable job of re-creating the musical approaches of the silent era, and The Son of the Sheik has an alternate score from a 1937 reissue; it's pretty corny. --Robert Horton
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5.0 out of 5 stars I LOVE Valentino! Sheik lover here! July 4 2004
By A Customer
Format:DVD
I've always been "in love" with the "older" male movie stars, those who are no longer around. I am twenty-seven years old but I love such actors as Tyrone Powers, Clark Gable, Laurence Olivier, to name a few.Now added to my favorite men is Rudolph Valentino! I've heard of him and how he was a sex symbol of his time, the silent film era. Curious, I bought this DVD, "The Sheik/The Son of the Sheik" At first I thought the story corny, and the music was more like elevator music. I really thought I couldn't go through with a silent film. Then...BOOM! I see Rudolph Valentino, his eyes, his face....I got shivers watching him. I didn't need to hear his voice, although I wish I could! He is sooooo sexy and soooo...I don't know what to call it, I guess he's just got "IT"! Sex appeal?
The rest of the characters were all a blur to me. Valentino's looks and expressions did not need words! His eyes "speak". Those bedroom eyes!
In both movies, he is your typical alpha male. He kind of reminded me of Yul Brynner (who by the way, is another babe!)in "The King of Siam".
As for the quality of the movie, I'd say it's pretty darn good! I think they did a good job for an "old" movie. It's not how a movie looks "now" to us, but just keep in mind that it's a 1921 movie.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Final footnote Mar 3 2004
By A Customer
Format:VHS Tape
During the 1920s, women who had seen the Sheik started running all over Arabia looking for Arabs to capture them. The real Arabs and British told them to please stay home: the real sheiks were not interested.
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5.0 out of 5 stars curious about the "rape" scene Feb 9 2004
By Hillbilly
Format:DVD
First off, great reviews here. Just wondering if this edition has the in/famous rape scene, or has it been cut out, as on the VHS version ? Thanks. [ Stars for the uncensored version ]
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5.0 out of 5 stars Rating the movie-NOT THE DVD QUALITY
I am so glad that I bought this movie on the basis of reading other reviews. To watch Valentino for the first time is quite impressive. Read more
Published on Jan 28 2004 by L. Biskup
5.0 out of 5 stars No One Does It Better
There is absolutely no one past or present who does to women on screen what Rudolph Valentino does. He is the ultimate lover. Just watch his hands. Gentlemen of today! Read more
Published on Jan 1 2004 by Susie Giamalva
5.0 out of 5 stars Ahmed, I love you!!
My goodness - How I wish I'd been around in 1920's Hollywood!! - This is a wonderful look back at Rudolph Valentino's two Sheik movies (the second in which he plays his former... Read more
Published on Dec 11 2003 by K. M. di Passero
5.0 out of 5 stars Still The Dark Lover
I've been seeing these films all of my life thanks to such shows as Silents Please! and silent film festivals, and I've been a silent film fan forever. Read more
Published on Dec 3 2003 by Sandra in Motown
5.0 out of 5 stars great romantic film!
For great romance and passion, "The Sheik," really has it. It's a great film. It's a silent film and is great. In my opinion it's one of the best. Read more
Published on Jun 12 2003 by Rosella Ann Myles
5.0 out of 5 stars This digitally remastered double feature DVD is awesome!!
Remember this is circa 1921 Hollywood. Before CGI (Computer Generated Images), Television, Technicolor, WideScreen & Sound. Read more
Published on Jun 1 2003 by forrie
5.0 out of 5 stars It is just a story!
I love Rudolph Valentino. He possessed a spirit that I find
rare in anyone. As for "The Shiek", it is just a fantasy story. Read more
Published on Mar 30 2003
5.0 out of 5 stars here's your chance to see what all the fuss was about
Rudolph Valentino made only five films, but he was idolized by millions of women the world over. Here in a fun double-bill, are The Shiek, which made him a household word, and his... Read more
Published on Mar 25 2003 by audrey
5.0 out of 5 stars Behold the beauty that was Valentino
My only real glimpses of Rudolph Valentino were through movie stills and clips and couldn't see what the fuss was about. Read more
Published on Jan 18 2003 by FloozyFlapper1926
5.0 out of 5 stars Comanding!
This was my first silent film I bought. I thought silent films were going to be very unentertaining. The Shiek proved me wrong. Read more
Published on Nov 30 2002
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