Slaughterhouse Five (1972) DVD Reviews

Starring	Michael Sacks, Ron Leibman, Eugene Roche, Sharon Gans
Director	George Roy Hill
Genres	Sci-Fi/Fantasy

Critics' reviews (3) of Slaughterhouse Five
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A curiosity, really. A slight and conservative adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut's tale about a man whose time sense is... read more on Time Out
- Time Out
- Posted 04 Nov 2008
A marvellous excursion...the writing is pungent. The antics uproarious, the wit as sharp as a hypodermic needle.
- Daily Telegraph
- Posted 29 Jan 2006
Interesting but infuriating anti-war fantasy for intellectuals.
- Halliwell's Film Guide
- Posted 02 Mar 2006
Most helpful members' reviews (3) of Slaughterhouse Five
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13 out of 14 people found this review helpful

Ahead of its Time

I saw this film 20 odd years ago and have been trying to identify it ever since. It was well worth the wait.

It should appeal to anyone interested in... more

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- - Roo the Pikeman from Colchester England
  - Posted 04 Feb 2006 12:31
7 out of 7 people found this review helpful

No disappointment

I was worried about translating Kurt Vonnegut to film, but it works.

The melancholy and eerie feel to Slaughterhouse 5 is reproduced well in this ... more

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- - A customer from London
  - Posted 14 Aug 2005 13:22
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

Excellent movie

I'd not read the book, but nw I will. A good story, well told and well acted.

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- - A customer from London, England
  - Posted 09 Feb 2006 21:43
Most recent members' reviews (2) of Slaughterhouse Five
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

Excellent adaptation of an excellent novel

One of the best novel adaptations I've ever seen. The film is a 70's adaptation of Kurt Vonneguts novel of the same name. The main theme of the novel is... more

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- - James Ayres from Canterbury
  - Posted 15 Apr 2006 14:34
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

Cool Movie

If you've read the book and enjoyed it, watch the movie, it will not be a disappointment.

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- - A customer from Preston, Lancs.
  - Posted 19 Sep 2005 08:57

13 out of 14 people found this review helpful

Ahead of its Time

I saw this film 20 odd years ago and have been trying to identify it ever since. It was well worth the wait.

It should appeal to anyone interested in... more

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- - Roo the Pikeman from Colchester England
  - Posted 04 Feb 2006 12:31
7 out of 7 people found this review helpful

No disappointment

I was worried about translating Kurt Vonnegut to film, but it works.

The melancholy and eerie feel to Slaughterhouse 5 is reproduced well in this ... more

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- - A customer from London
  - Posted 14 Aug 2005 13:22
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

Excellent movie

I'd not read the book, but nw I will. A good story, well told and well acted.

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- - A customer from London, England
  - Posted 09 Feb 2006 21:43
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

Cool Movie

If you've read the book and enjoyed it, watch the movie, it will not be a disappointment.

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- - A customer from Preston, Lancs.
  - Posted 19 Sep 2005 08:57
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

Excellent adaptation of an excellent novel

One of the best novel adaptations I've ever seen. The film is a 70's adaptation of Kurt Vonneguts novel of the same name. The main theme of the novel is... more

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- - James Ayres from Canterbury
  - Posted 15 Apr 2006 14:34
So it goes

What there was captured the feel of the book - there were large omissions; at the time I don't feel the special FX could have done justice to the ... more

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- - Graham Mitchell from Stonehaven, Scotland
  - Posted 12 Apr 2006 18:13
What no Kilgore?

I first saw this movie about twenty years ago. I liked it. I saw it again a couple of years ago - it was still pretty good. I read the novel that it was based ... more

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- - Greg from Brighton, England
  - Posted 10 Nov 2006 15:44
Unusual

I saw this film when it was released and was enthralled by it and I still am 30+ years later. It helped to re-inforce a theory I'd had then that time ... more

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- - Rob Curtis from Edenbridge Kent
  - Posted 24 Apr 2007 17:08
pretty poor

a hard book to adapt with the limited special effects of the time. the lead role is poorly acted and the whole feeling of the book is not transferred over

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- - drmonkey from Guernsey
  - Posted 10 Mar 2008 22:09
read the book

didn't even finish it. the book was WAY better.

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- - Hannah77 from London
  - Posted 09 Apr 2008 09:09

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Critics' reviews (3)
A curiosity, really. A slight and conservative adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut's tale about a man whose time sense is... read more on Time Out
- Time Out
- Posted 04 Nov 2008
A marvellous excursion...the writing is pungent. The antics uproarious, the wit as sharp as a hypodermic needle.
- Daily Telegraph
- Posted 29 Jan 2006
Interesting but infuriating anti-war fantasy for intellectuals.
- Halliwell's Film Guide
- Posted 02 Mar 2006

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