The Most Dangerous Game details
| Format: | 12 DVD |
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| Starring: | Leslie Banks, Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong, Joel McCrea |
| Directors: | Ernest B. Schoedsack, Irving Pichel |
| Genres: | Action/Adventure, Horror, Thriller |
| Studio: | PICKWICK |
| Collections: | Death Comes Calling |
| Name | Discs | |
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The Most Dangerous Game |
12 Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 1 hour 3 minutes |
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| Rental release: | Not currently released |
| Main languages: | English |
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80 years old , and still it stands up to much of today's attempts to bring menace to the viewer.
By roncoach (365 reviews) from suffolk , 02 Nov 2011[Highly rated reviewer]
A very good 'ripping yarn' ----good enough to have been filmed several times under different titles, as well as the basic plot having been 'pinched' on numerous occasions.
This 1932 version remains the authorative version, with big names in the lovely Fay Wray and the extremely young-looking Joel McCrea ( who went on to make that great 5 Star film , 'Sullivans Travels' and so many more for so many years).
Coincidentally, the villain is played by Leslie Banks who was also the baddie in one of my favourite films ( which I bet you've never seen-----a glorious hidden British gem from the Ministry Of Information propaganda dept during the War, called ' Went the Day Well ? '------all afficianados : do try and view that one sometime).
The setting on a scary, bleak island owned by a psychopath........and the tense air of menace, excitement and, in due course, high action......makes this a well-above average film in spite of its amazing 80 years of age.
For younger generations who would not dream of watching ancient movies LOL, this film may not be quite 'the one' for you but may just manage to persuade you to start hunting out the 1930s 4 and 5 Star great films of the slightly later era , during The Golden Age of 1937-47.
Recommended.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(13)An hour well spent
By Shinigami-Nataku (13 reviews) from Norwich , 10 Mar 2012'The Most Dangerous Game' is a very influential film and its well watching purely to appreciate how many movies today have taken elements of this classic.
Although very slow to build after an incredibly heavy-handed opening sequence, the film picks up considerably in pace after about half an hour and leads to an utterly final act.
The villain, Count Zaroff, is particularly memorable and really steals the show. He's deliciously over-the-top, but also very compelling to watch.
In all, it's a good way to spend an hour.- Was this review helpful to you?
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80 years old , and still it stands up to much of today's attempts to bring menace to the viewer.
By roncoach (365 reviews) from suffolk , 02 Nov 2011A very good 'ripping yarn' ----good enough to have been filmed several times under different titles, as well as the basic plot having been 'pinched' on numerous occasions.
This 1932 version remains the authorative version, with big names in the lovely Fay Wray and the extremely young-looking Joel McCrea ( who went on to make that great 5 Star film , 'Sullivans Travels' and so many more for so many years).
Coincidentally, the villain is played by Leslie Banks who was also the baddie in one of my favourite films ( which I bet you've never seen-----a glorious hidden British gem from the Ministry Of Information propaganda dept during the War, called ' Went the Day Well ? '------all afficianados : do try and view that one sometime).
The setting on a scary, bleak island owned by a psychopath........and the tense air of menace, excitement and, in due course, high action......makes this a well-above average film in spite of its amazing 80 years of age.
For younger generations who would not dream of watching ancient movies LOL, this film may not be quite 'the one' for you but may just manage to persuade you to start hunting out the 1930s 4 and 5 Star great films of the slightly later era , during The Golden Age of 1937-47.
Recommended.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Of its time
By kabukiyo (1 review) , 20 Oct 2011Fay Wray is lovely, the hero is heroic, the villain villainous, and it's a thoroughly enjoyable watch.
A product of its time, there's racism, sexism, classism, ableism, and goodness knows what else. The sound quality, effects etc are as poor as might be expected from the age of the film, and the acting and direction are unsophisticated at best, but that's not the point of watching something like this. It's interesting as a historical artifact, as well as a film.- Was this review helpful to you?
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chilling thriller
By gilesh (108 reviews) from portesham , 07 Sep 2011So many elements in this film re-appear in King Kong (the original not the dreadful re-makes) it's a must see for fans of that classic. It's a superb thriller with a great story, good performances and very scary villains - ooh and a super Max Steiner score.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Lost classic
By citizengoldstein (2 reviews) , 19 Jun 2011Very grainey film and crackley sound, if you can bare the poor quality which adds to the creepy atmosphere you will find a lost masterpiece which was made by the same team which brought KIng Kong to the world a year later in 1933. Here is Fay Wray in a debut role, brilliantly menaced by the dangerous host unexpectedly played by Leslie Banks. Joel McCrea is all American hero and it all takes place on the same kind of sinister island which acts as a prototype for King Kong.- Was this review helpful to you?
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