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DVD In My Pants - Special Edition DVD Review
Lawrence Of Arabia tells the story of real life British military man T.E. Lawrence, who served in the Arabian desert during World War I. His book, The Seven Pillars Of Wisdom, tells of his time in the desert, a time during which he led legendary attacks ...read the complete Lawrence of Arabia movie review at DVD In My Pants - Special Edition DVD Review
Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
It goes without saying that Jerry Bruckheimer's sweeping claim that Armageddon director Michael Bay is the David Lean of this generation is, at the very least, ridiculous, but such a statement is rendered all the more idiotic when revisiting one of the ...read the complete Lawrence of Arabia movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
Mr. Cranky
Our first introduction to T.E. Lawrence (Peter O'Toole), who laterbecomes Lawrence of Arabia while uniting the various Arab factions against the Turks, comes as he hops on a motorcycle without a helmet, speeds off down the wrong side of the road (I ...read the complete Lawrence of Arabia movie review at Mr. Cranky
Apollo Guide (Brian Webster)
If your familiarity with Peter O’Toole comes from some of his unmemorable roles in the 1970s, 1980s or 1990s, then Lawrence of Arabia will be a huge revelation. Here is a charismatic, intelligent and beautiful actor who can play a character viewed by ...read the complete Lawrence of Arabia movie review at Apollo Guide (Brian Webster)
Filmchaw (Andrew Moxon)
Brilliant Observations on 1173 Films (Clayton Trapp)
What a cast, what shots, what an epic, what's it supposed to be about? Linear plotline that's not difficult to distinguish, for sure, but there's also a very definite 2001: A Space Odyssey feel to it, and not just because space seems a more likely ...read the complete Lawrence of Arabia movie review at Brilliant Observations on 1173 Films (Clayton Trapp)
DVD Authority.com ("Fusion3600")
As I mentioned, Lawrence of Arabia was directed by David Lean, who I consider to be one of the finest directors of all time. As I look over his resume of films, I can't detect a single movie that isn't a treasure trove for films fans, at least on ...read the complete Lawrence of Arabia movie review at DVD Authority.com ("Fusion3600")
Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)
Is this an odd film or what? I'm not sure I really got it. I admire the achievement of visionary filmmaker David Lean, but I can't say that his film involved me all that much. I don't know, but I have trouble understanding why a film would need to ...read the complete Lawrence of Arabia movie review at Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)
Boulder Weekly (Thomas Delapa)
The only way to properly see Lean's overstuffed epic is on the big screen, the better to appreciate the glorious desert vistas, Maurice Jarre's soaring score and the glowing performance by then-unknown Peter O'Toole as a messianic T.E. Lawrence. ...read the complete Lawrence of Arabia movie review at Boulder Weekly (Thomas Delapa)
Zap2it.com (Michael Szymanski)
The sweeping sands and landscapes in this film are breathtaking and that's what puts David Lean as one of the great epic filmmakers of all time. ...read the complete Lawrence of Arabia movie review at Zap2it.com (Michael Szymanski)
Salon (Gary Kamiya)
Perhaps an actor can only capture gleaming facets of a diamond-hard personality like this. In a performance that becomes more evocative, more densely textured with each viewing, Peter O'Toole captures dozens of them. They glint and shine for an instant, ...read the complete Lawrence of Arabia movie review at Salon (Gary Kamiya)
Needcoffee.com - 1-disc DVD Review
I'm going to assume here that I don't need to explain to you what Lawrence of Arabia is. If you're reading this and don't understand why, report to the detention camps immediately. Quite simply one of the finest movies in American cinema history, it ...read the complete Lawrence of Arabia movie review at Needcoffee.com - 1-disc DVD Review
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by cicero0000 on July 16, 2009 Half Moon Bay, California
Peter O'Toole leads one of the grandest, most poetic, and most incredibly beautiful movies ever put on the silver screen. The scale obscures the substance in places, and the film is not for those without a good attention span, but for the rest of ...
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