 "Great product and quick delivery!" | 2009-09-12 |
| - Reviewed By User: A5XMFZ2UF8A0O |
| The cd came to me quickly and is in perfect shape. I'll enjoy it for years to come! Thanks! |
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| "My Favorite Film" | 2009-08-04 |
| - Reviewed By User: AGFEI2JOMSW8F |
| This has been my favorite film since it was released in 1985. It is sort of the way my life has been even though I have never lived in Kenya, Africa. She and the events of her life seem similar to my own. I love the Kenyan setting, the coffee plantation, the African tribes of the time and the animals. The sound track by John Barry is magnificent and so perfect for this real story of Karen Dinesen Blixen. |
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| "A Classic" | 2009-06-09 |
| - Reviewed By erlmyers |
If the majestic scenery doesn't transport you into another realm of wonderment
and awe, then the John Barry score most certainly will. This is a film for the ages. In spite of the harsh criticism heaped upon both Streep and Redford for their accents, they give monumental performances. The seven Academy Awards bestowed on this timeless classic were not nearly enough. The film comes as close to cinematic perfection as one can get.Lawrence of Arabia and Out of Africa are truly epics in a category by themselves.We may never see the likes again of this type of film-making. |
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 "Liked It A Lot More & More With Each Viewing" | 2009-04-02 |
| - Reviewed By ccthemovieman |
Few movies ever increased in my ratings as much as this one did from first viewing to the last one - the fifth being several years ago. Let's hope this comes out on a quality Blu-Ray disc sometime in the near future.
Until seeing this widescreen DVD, I hadn't realized just how beautiful this movie was shot. The accompanying music score also is outstanding. The main score, the theme song of the movie, if you will, still ranks as perhaps the prettiest I have ever heard on ANY film. (For the full version of the music, stay with the ending credits.)
In addition to the appreciation of the visuals and soundtrack, I enjoyed the story much more by the third time and Meryl Streep's Danish accent as "Karen Blixen" went from annoying to acceptable. It is a romance story and there isn't much action, and parts of it can drag a bit, but not for long.
One credibility problem, the other main character: " Denys," played by Robert Redford, was supposed to be British but had a 100 percent American accent. He didn't even try to fake it! His character also was a little too secular-humanistic for me to root for him, anyway. He didn't have much a moral base ("marriage is just a sheet of paper.") Streep's character wasn't too far away from that, either.
Character-wise, I liked Blixen's husband, played by Klaus Maria Brandauer, probably best in this movie.
Social agendas aside, I always enjoy what the rest of the film has to offer: mainly the magnificent African scenery, mellow story and rich music.
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| "A romantic movie I understand" | 2009-04-02 |
| - Reviewed By n7was |
| Several years ago, I watched the "End of Innocence," I believe a Martin Scorcese movie, a story of unrequited love, filled with yearning, caught by societal roles and a desire never fulfilled - and for me a waste of time. And it is in the confronting, and making peace with the issues noted above that makes "Out of Africa" a poignant and powerful love story. A story of a couple who were true to themselves and their love despite the "rules" of society. People who triumphed not only against the restrictions imposed on them by their peers, but whom also faced and moved beyond the barriers they placed on themselves. They paid the price...but what a privilege to be in love - a profound and liberating love. I suppose that some would say that they paid for their insolence as evidenced by their eventual separation and Fynch Hatton's death, but I find that the decision to be true to themselves...and love anyway, the mark of true love. Well acted, well written and a credit to two remarkable people - pioneers not only in Africa but also in spirit. Highly recommended. |
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| "Still great after all these years" | 2009-02-17 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1TEMNM9ZEOLJ6 |
| I watched this recently for the first time since 1985 and was surprised how well it's held up. The photography is the first thing you notice. Then, Meryl Streep's performance. Redford is just ok as the commitment-phobic safari-mad Brit whom Karen Blixen falls for. He hasn't changed much since then, at least on screen. This was big, old-fashioned movie-making by the late Sydney Pollack, and it's still well worth watching. It's a bit less than PC by today's standards in its treatment of the "natives," however. |
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