Armand Assante, Fernando Rey, Gerard Depardieu
One of Ridley Scott's most wrong-headed films, this one (like all of his movies) looks fabulous and sounds utterly ridiculous, almost from the beginning. His first mistake was casting the wonderful Ge...( read more
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DVD Release Date: May 14, 2002
Stats: 281 reviews
I saw it once, years ago, while jotting down plot markers and notes on a sheet of paper for AP Euro. That summary of the film has long since faded, so my memory of its artistic merit falls just short of nothing. It wasn't a B-movie, but it certainly wasn't a great film.
Beautiful looking film (as per usual with Scott) but not really compelling.
Great movie but i must say it had many fouls...i don't know..there is some magic unspeakable in the scene where they got a glimpse of the coast with vagelis music..
Bad acting and a weak development makes this perhaps the biggest disappointment of the year, since I was expecting more from Mr. Scott. Not that bad though.
44/100
An excellent take on the life and times of Christopher Columbus. Once again, Sir Ridley Scott has managed to make the viewer feel as if they really are part of this entire Renaissance society. The story successfully conveys just how daunting the ocean was to the Renaissance Europ...( read more)
Epic in scope and execution, but at times more melodramatic than a Mexican soap opera. Depardieu was certainly a miscast and the Ridley Scott length doesn't help when the film is floundering.
Most underrated movie ever....
This movie is a classic!!!
Ridley Scott's directing skill is very mature, perfect music and theme composed by Vangelis!!!
Wonderful....
Great movie with great music....
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I adored this film. Some may not like it because of the lead actor.. his accent and unfamiliar ways are not the typical American movie "type", but that to me is what makes it GREAT.. he seems to be from another place, another time, another culture... it IS foreign.. This film inspired me to complete my first short story years ago.. I've always been a writer but could never finish a short story all the way through. I'd get bored and move on. This film got me so inspired that I finished.. that is a big deal for a writer!! lol. I loved everything about this film. I love that it is so Different, and I love that it is an outcast. lol.
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