Revolution details
| Formats: | 12 DVD, Blu-ray |
|---|---|
| Starring: | Al Pacino, Nastassja Kinski, Annie Lennox, Donald Sutherland |
| Director: | Hugh Hudson |
| Genres: | Action/Adventure, Drama |
| Studio: | BFI VIDEO |
| Name | Discs | |
|---|---|---|
Revolution |
12 Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 2 hours 1 minute |
|---|---|
| Rental release: | 18 Jun 2012 |
| Main languages: | English |
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A revelation.
By Yorkshiresky (2 reviews) , 03 Apr 2013[Highly rated reviewer]
I saw this video on VHS back in 1986. I didn't see it in the cinema, but then no-one did. It's status as one of the great disasters of the British film industry was cemented early on. Pacino bruised from the criticism vanished for four years and Hudson's career never recovered from the trouncing by the critics and box office. In fairness the criticism was deserved, the original was muddled, dull and overlong. I was intrigued to see that the BFI had included this in their bluray reissue programme so thought I'd give it a second chance. I'm very glad I did as the work Hudson and Pacino did in re-editing it has improved it no end. The new narration has made the storyline and Dobb's motivation so much clearer. The pacing is much improved and most importantly the original happy ending has been ditched in favour of something more downbeat but more eloquent. To keep it in perspective this is still a flawed film, not a lost masterpiece. Some of the characters and accents are dubious at best. We don't really need Richard O'Brien's typically fruity performance as a British officer and if anyone can locate Donald Sutherland's accent I'd love to know. These are minor quibbles however. Parts of the film are truly beautiful, reminiscent of the work of Terence Malick in it's meditative pacing. It vividly conveys the squalor, mess and confusion of war. Forget the reputation this has, if you have any interest in British cinema you should check this out, hopefully like me you won't be disappointed.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(1)A revelation.
By Yorkshiresky (2 reviews) , 03 Apr 2013[Highly rated reviewer]
I saw this video on VHS back in 1986. I didn't see it in the cinema, but then no-one did. It's status as one of the great disasters of the British film industry was cemented early on. Pacino bruised from the criticism vanished for four years and Hudson's career never recovered from the trouncing by the critics and box office. In fairness the criticism was deserved, the original was muddled, dull and overlong. I was intrigued to see that the BFI had included this in their bluray reissue programme so thought I'd give it a second chance. I'm very glad I did as the work Hudson and Pacino did in re-editing it has improved it no end. The new narration has made the storyline and Dobb's motivation so much clearer. The pacing is much improved and most importantly the original happy ending has been ditched in favour of something more downbeat but more eloquent. To keep it in perspective this is still a flawed film, not a lost masterpiece. Some of the characters and accents are dubious at best. We don't really need Richard O'Brien's typically fruity performance as a British officer and if anyone can locate Donald Sutherland's accent I'd love to know. These are minor quibbles however. Parts of the film are truly beautiful, reminiscent of the work of Terence Malick in it's meditative pacing. It vividly conveys the squalor, mess and confusion of war. Forget the reputation this has, if you have any interest in British cinema you should check this out, hopefully like me you won't be disappointed.- Was this review helpful to you?
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