Khartoum (1966) (1 Viewer)

[The General]

Saw this on sale on DVD the other day.

Described as a "sweeping epic", I was wondering whether or not it was worth my while.

Has anyone seen it? Would you recommend it for the battle scenes?

 

[Harrytheheid]

Saw this on sale on DVD the other day.

Described as a "sweeping epic", I was wondering whether or not it was worth my while.

Has anyone seen it? Would you recommend it for the battle scenes?

Late-ish Victorian Colonial era and Chuck is in it.
10/10 from me.

Cheers
H

 

[Louis Badolato]

I have it . . . its a good movie, but I wouldn't call it great.

 

[Spitfrnd]

Saw this on sale on DVD the other day.

Described as a "sweeping epic", I was wondering whether or not it was worth my while.

Has anyone seen it? Would you recommend it for the battle scenes?

I enjoy watching it from time to time. It is well acted by Charleton Heston as "General Charles Gordon" and Sir Lawrence Olivier as the "Mahdi" and does have some impressive battle scenes. It takes place in the Sudan about 10 years before the events covered in the Four Feathers. I would also call it good but not great.

 

[Fubar]

I agree, good, not great.
The Mahdi's rants are interesting and sound exactly like what you might hear from present day " Prophets"
FUB

 

[panda1gen]

I agree, good, not great.
The Mahdi's rants are interesting and sound exactly like what you might hear from present day " Prophets"
FUB

Agreed, good not great - the newer four feathers is better IMO

 

[The General]

Thanks for your reviews guys.

I think I'll grab a copy after all.

 

[Eazy]

Agreed, good not great - the newer four feathers is better IMO

I thought the new Four Feathers was a bit dissapointing. It could have been a great epic but it looked like it had been edited to within an inch of it's life to make much of the story and characterisation incomprehensible.

It's a film crying out for a Director's Cut as is one of my other favourites "The 13th Warrior"

 

[Rob]

I thought the new Four Feathers was a bit dissapointing. It could have been a great epic but it looked like it had been edited to within an inch of it's life to make much of the story and characterisation incomprehensible.

It's a film crying out for a Director's Cut as is one of my other favourites "The 13th Warrior"

I very much enjoy the old Four Feathers.I had to smile because the mad Mardi was played by Privsate frazier from Dads Army!.Its funny because i think they remade it under the title 'Storm over the Nile 'but it was absolutely word for word the same,so there was little point!.

Rob

 

[Eazy]

I very much enjoy the old Four Feathers.I had to smile because the mad Mardi was played by Privsate frazier from Dads Army!.Its funny because i think they remade it under the title 'Storm over the Nile 'but it was absolutely word for word the same,so there was little point!.

Rob

LOL "We're Dooooomed"

 

[Spitfrnd]

I thought the new Four Feathers was a bit dissapointing. It could have been a great epic but it looked like it had been edited to within an inch of it's life to make much of the story and characterisation incomprehensible.

It's a film crying out for a Director's Cut as is one of my other favourites "The 13th Warrior"

Actually I liked it more that I expected I would. Most films could indeed benifit from a DC and mostly that is what I have in my collection where one is available. If the Director is good, he is usually the best one to make the cutting decisions.

 

[UKReb]

I very much enjoy the old Four Feathers.I had to smile because the mad Mardi was played by Privsate frazier from Dads Army!.Its funny because i think they remade it under the title 'Storm over the Nile 'but it was absolutely word for word the same,so there was little point!.

Rob

Rob
Not only word for word script but all the battle scenes were cut from the old film and spliced into the remake and hardly anybody noticed which lends a lot of credit to your comments on the original film.

Eazy
Agree 100% with your comment of the 13th Warrior being one of your favorites-thought I was the only guy to thoroughly enjoy that movie.
It's a great rollicking Viking yarn in the mold of "The Vikings" and "The Long Ships" but a lot darker. And the scenes of the Arab (Banderas) travelling with the Viking band slowly learning by himself their language word by word as the soundtrack gradually changed Viking to English was absolutely innovative and solved beautifully the problem of how different races understand each others language in movies without having to use subtitles or much worse just ignoring it and let everybody speak English.
Great film with a preposterous story but an enthralling and thoroughly entertaining couple of hours. A DC cut definitely gets my vote!

Reb

 

[marco55]

I loved the 13th Warrior and thought the 1939 version of the Four Feathers was better than the new one.Some of the old Sudanese in the 39 film were actually some of the Mahdi's followers in his time.
Mark

 

[Louis Badolato]

Rob
Not only word for word script but all the battle scenes were cut from the old film and spliced into the remake and hardly anybody noticed which lends a lot of credit to your comments on the original film.

Eazy
Agree 100% with your comment of the 13th Warrior being one of your favorites-thought I was the only guy to thoroughly enjoy that movie.
It's a great rollicking Viking yarn in the mold of "The Vikings" and "The Long Ships" but a lot darker. And the scenes of the Arab (Banderas) travelling with the Viking band slowly learning by himself their language word by word as the soundtrack gradually changed Viking to English was absolutely innovative and solved beautifully the problem of how different races understand each others language in movies without having to use subtitles or much worse just ignoring it and let everybody speak English.
Great film with a preposterous story but an enthralling and thoroughly entertaining couple of hours. A DC cut definitely gets my vote!

Reb

I also loved the Thirteenth Warrior. The actors who played the Beowulf character and the character of the little viking who was the Arab's best friend were excellent. The story wasn't preposterous at all - it was an attempt to explain the old saga of Beowulf, based on a book by a popular novelist. I especially loved when the Beowulf character tells the Arab "a man whose life story was drawn could be considered rich" and Bandaras answers "indeed".

 

[Harrytheheid]

I loved the 13th Warrior and thought the 1939 version of the Four Feathers was better than the new one.Some of the old Sudanese in the 39 film were actually some of the Mahdi's followers in his time.
Mark

I've tracked down a shop here in Aberdeen that has the 1939 version of the Four Feathers - and - Tunes of Glory as well. Will be getting them and a few other classics tomorrow.

Cheers
H

 

[The General]

I've tracked down a shop here in Aberdeen that has the 1939 version of the Four Feathers - and - Tunes of Glory as well. Will be getting them and a few other classics tomorrow.

Cheers
H

I found the 1939 version of The Four Feathers in an electronics store about 6 years ago for about $5. Absolute bargain!

Have the modern version as well. I love old waries.

 

[The General]

Just finished watching Khartoum.

It was a classic.

Unfortunately the battle scenes were terrible. 1960's "green screens" and poor editing.