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Audience Rated by buyers G (General Audience)
Type of bind: DVD
EAN num: 0013131268690
Format: Color, DVD-Video, Limited Edition, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Starz / Anchor Bay
Manufacturer: Starz / Anchor Bay
Quantity: 2
Publishing house: Starz / Anchor Bay
Region Code: 1
Release Date: July 27, 2004
Running Time: 192 minutes
Sale Popularity Level: 50639
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
Theatrical Release Date: August 16, 1967
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THE VENGEAN numCE OF SHE
"The Vengeance of She" is a 1968 Hammer film (British) and is more of a remake than a sequel to Hammer's 1965 "She" with Ursula Andress (which I've unfortunately never seen).
THE STORY: A beautiful blond named Carol (Olinka Berova) is plagued by voices calling her "Ayesha" and is drawn by a mysterious force toward the Southeast into Africa. During her journey she meets Dr. Phillip Smith (Edward Judd) who decides to accompany her, likely because he wants to attain boyfriend status (even though he's obviously old enough to be her father). They travel through the desert and eventually reach a lost city in the mountains where Carol is greeted as the reincarnation of Queen Ayesha, the beloved of King Killikrates (John Richardson). Phillip is imprisoned and discovers the high priest's deceitful plan to obtain the secret of immortality.
Although the storyline is kind of boring you'll no doubt enjoy this film if you have an appreciation for Hammer films, at least to some degree. What's it have going for it? Well, it's a serious adventure for one thing; don't expect any goofiness or camp here. It's got great locations including breathtaking shots of the Mediterranean coast. It also has one incredibly beautiful leading lady in Olinka Berova. Yes, Ursula Andress is gorgeous as well, not to mention ultra-charismatic, but Olinka beats her out by quite a bit IMHO. Olinka may lack Ursula's charisma but she makes up for it in gentle, sweet innocence. Seriously, Olinka possesses a quality that's rare today. The film's worth watching or owning just to behold this.
On the single film page for "The Vengeance of She" another reviewer -- "A Customer" (May 27, 2002) -- spends his entire review ranting about how mediocre the film is because it's rated G. First of all, the dvd is not rated G; it is clearly stated that the film is "unrated." Secondly, even if it WAS rated G at some point (like when it was originally released in theaters) it would be at least a PG or PG-13 by todays standards. Want proof?
-- Olinka is shown for long shots in just her underwear. One scene shows her walking into the ocean where her panties are wet and clearly see-through. Does this sound G-rated?
-- There's a fairly long belly dancing sequence where the girls are less than half-dressed. Does this sound G-rated?
-- There are quite a few violent fights that end in death. Does this sound G-rated?
Suffice to say the reviewer in question doesn't know what he's talking about.
One last thing about this reviewer's piece. The guy appears obsessed with film ratings. Personally I never pay attention to these ratings. Why? Simply because a film is either great, good, mediocre or bad period. The rating is irrelevant. Does more gore, more nudity, more cussing, more overt sexual situations determine the worthiness of a film? Not to this viewer. Take "Secondhand Lions" for instance. It likely has a tame rating but -- so what? -- it's a great film. Seriously, I don't get this guy's obsession with film ratings, as if a handful of cuss words and blood make a film great. Maybe for 13 year-olds.
FINAL WORD: Although "The Vengeance of She" is not a hard R-rated film, it's neither a tame G-rated film either. It's worth watching or owning for the breathtakingly beautiful Olinka Berova, the fine locations and the serious spirit of adventure. It's major downfall is that it has a slightly boring vibe. But if you appreciate Hammer films it's a must.
PERSONAL RATING: Borderline C+ or B-
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THE VIKING QUEEN
I'm a bit surprised at some of the low reviews for "The Viking Queen." I've watched it three times now and my appreciation for this 1967 Hammer flick has increased with each viewing.
The biggest criticism is that Salena is a Celt and the movie should therefore be titled "The Celtic Queen." Yet this is explained right at the beginning of the story: Her father chooses her to reign after his death and says, "Like your mother you shall be called 'the Viking Queen.'" So, Salena is the Viking Queen simply because her mother was of Viking ancestry.
One may argue that the Vikings didn't exist for another 700 years (the story takes place shortly after the time of Christ) but "Viking" is simply a collective designation of Nordic people -- Danes, Swedes and Norwegians. And even IF the word "Viking" didn't exist at the time of the film's setting, so what? Just imagine Salena's father saying, "You shall be called the Nordic Queen."
Another major gripe is that the Druids improperly pray to Zeus, a Greek God. Although this is a legitimate beef, the filmmakers obviously decided to do this because the Druids lacked a recognizable deity. This problem is rectified by simply supplanting ... Read More
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The Vengeance of She is more of a plodding modern-day rerun with a third rate cast than a sequel - no Ursula Andress, Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee or even Bernard Cribbins, with only John Richardson, the Clive Owen of his day, returning (although at least Hammer were smart enough never to let him use his own voice: as usual, he's dubbed, here by David De Keyser), and no connection with any of H. Rider Haggard's three follow-up novels. This time it's the reincarnation of Ayesha being inexplicably drawn towards Kumar, with everyone who stands in her way meeting a rather boring death en route to a predictable appointment with the eternal flame. Unfortunately she's played by another one of Hammer's less than stellar discoveries, Olinka Berova. You can't exactly say that the lights are on but no-one's home because, in her case, she doesn't seem to have even bothered to turn the lights on. You know you're in trouble when Edward Judd is the most charismatic cast member, and this is pretty tedious factory line stuff no-one has any real need to see.
"Warn your men there are blue bandits about!" The Viking Queen is utter nonsense of the most enjoyable kind. There are no Vikings, although there are plenty of Romans and the odd wristwatch in this low-budget and wildly anachronistic endeavor at a British peplum more or less inspired by Boudicca's ill-fated rebellion against the Roman Empire that makes full use of the Irish scenery, the Irish Army and Irish tax breaks. Hammer's latest disposable discovery Carita takes the lead with Don Murray playing the Roman-tic interest that would have been played by Rory Calhoun or Steve Reeves in an Italian film, their budding love thwarted as they find themselves on opposite sides thanks to plotting Roman officers (the ever-undervalued Andrew Keir) and devious druids (Donald Houston, dressed up like the Ghost of Christmas Past and hamming it up mightily) stirring things up. Period accuracy is less a factor than what costumes they have left over from other pictures, leading to some interesting sartorial clashes while it's hard to take characters seriously when they're given names like Priam and Nigel, but the setting is just an excuse for the odd bit of sadism, torture, sacrifice and the odd skirmish en route to the inevitable tragic ending. The battle scenes are clumsily handled by director Don Chaffey, but the supporting cast are rather better than the script deserves - Patrick Troughton, Niall MacGinnis (both surprisingly good), Adrienne Corri, Nicola Pagett, Percy Herbert and Wilfred Lawson among them - it's nicely photographed by Zulu's Stephen Dade and it's more than passable brains-off entertainment.
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I was positively surprised by these movies. I wasn't expecting the quality in plot, acting and especially cinematography. The picture-quality of both is the best i have seen in a long time: every inch of the frame is sharp and perfectly lit. I prefered "Viking" to "Vengeance". The former is "Clash of the Titans" meets "Indiana Jones". I could do w/o the mythology-like stuff. And the 3 most interesting characters in "Vengeance"---the rich man, his wife, and the boat captain---are in less than half the movie. That was disappointing. A movie with them in all of it would have been Oscar material. The "she" is pretty, but a wallflower. "Viking" ("Galdiator" meets "Braveheart") has history, action and romance, and is more interesting and realistic than "Vengeance".
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