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Title: Alexander
Rating: R
Rating
Content: Graphic Violence, Sexuality, Nudity
Theatrical Release Date: November
24, 2004
DVD Release Date:
August 2, 2005
Plot: 90%
of
the known world lay at his feet by the time he hit his mid thirties,
Alexander the Great was one of the worlds most influential figures and
did more in his lifetime than any before or since. Oliver Stone
presents the life and grand victories of this young man portrayed by
Colin Farrell, with Val Kilmer playing his father and Angelina Jolie as
his mother. Desperate to earn his mother's love and father's respect,
Alexander was a driven man and destined to carve history from the stone
of the world as he marched across continents and nations on his way to
eternal glory.
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Rating: * * * 1/2 of 5
Studio: Warner
Brothers
Director:
Oliver Stone
Actors:
Anthony Hopkins, David Bedella, Jessie Kamm, Angelina Jolie, Val Kilmer
Running Time:
175m
Review:
Pretty graphic. A good
way to describe this one. The violence is bloody and unwavering, and
the open look at Greek culture in ancient times is unblinking. The
theatrical release was quite a bit too much for many and the producers
released the DVD in 2 formats. This is the first time i have ever seen
a 'Director's cut' that had LESS footage than the theatrical release. I
picked up the theatrical release simply because it cost less than the
director's cut. Apparently they cut many scenes to make the Director's
cut more palatable for the more sensitive and hoped it would help
expand the viewer base. Either way, this is not a show for kids. Far to
much violence and blood involved, and if you got the theatrical
release, the sexual situations are a definite consideration since they
were as unflinching in them as the violence. Unwavering from the
cultural norms of taking both sexes as lovers in the Greek history of
this time, they portrayed Alexander in this light. This alone caused
the Greek government to condemn the movie and demand it be edited. For
the love of Pete people, watch this BEFORE letting the kids see it. I
thought it was a spectacular movie on a grand scale. I was
uncomfortable with some of the sexual material, and feel the movie
could have done without, but i looked around it to see a fantastic epic
movie about one of the most powerful and history altering figures ever
to have been born. For the mild hearted i would suggest the director's
cut and for the stout of heart take a look at the theatrical release.
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