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The Fugitive, director Andrew Davis' (Under Siege) feature film adaptation of the classic 1960s television series, was one of 1993's biggest hits, thanks to the talents of Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones, who earned a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role as U.S. Marshal Sam Gerard.

Ford plays Chicago surgeon Dr. Richard Kimble (the late David Jansen's TV role), whose life is turned upside down when he is falsely accused of murdering his wife Helen (the luminous Sela Ward). Taken to the Area Six police station, he undergoes the standard investigative process but can't convince the skeptical detectived that a one-armed intruder is the killer. Arrrested, convicted and sentenced to death, Kimble is given a sudden and unexpected reprieve when a failed escape attempt causes the prison bus he's aboard to run off the road and land on a railroad track -- and in the path of an oncoming train. Kimble escapes, but not before saving an injured corrections officer from certain death.

When Gerard and his team of deputies arrive at the crash scene, the other surviving corrections officer, in an attempt to cover up his incompetence and to take credit for saving his wounded colleague's life, at first claims all the passengers on board the bus were killed, but when sets of leg irons "without legs in 'em" are found, Gerard deduces that Kimble has survived and become a fugitive from the law.

The Fugitive compresses several seasons of Roy Huggins' suspense/morality play TV series, following Kimble's attempts to solve the mystery of the one-armed man while simultaneously evading Gerard's dogged pursuit. Along the way, however, Ford's version of Kimble follows in his television counterpart's footsteps as he changes his appearance and name to keep out of his pursuer's sight. Yet, even as he risks life and liberty in his own investigation into who and why Helen was murdered, Kimble is true to his kind nature and his oath as a medical doctor, saving several people even at the risk of being discovered. And as the good doctor closes in on the one-armed man, Gerard gets closer and closer to Kimble as the movie nears its revealing conclusion.

Davis and screenwriters Jeb Stuart and David Twohy tweak with the television series a bit, telling the entire story in a briskly paced 130-minute-long film, making Gerard a U.S. Marshal instead of a local police lieutenant. Yet, despite the focus on action and the added conspiracy motive behind Helen Kimble's murder, The Fugitive stays true to the spirit of the TV show. Like David Jansen, Ford is an actor most audiences genuinely like and love to cheer for, and Kimble's predicament and preserverance suit him well in this movie. Jones, too, gives his Gerard both a steely determination to fulfill his mission and a mixture of humor and compassion that surfaces at unexpected moments.

The 2001 Special Edition DVD presents The Fugitive in its original widescreen format. Its extra features include interactive menus, commentary by director Davis and Tommy Lee Jones, two documentaries, a theatrical trailer, and subtitles/language tracks in English and French.

The movie picks up as it goes. With tons of running and such, it doesn't slow down.

Basically Harrison Ford is running from the law. I remember seeing it a little while ago on tv, where at the end I was on edge. The problem is that you need the great sound and picture to make it truly great.

Anyways, when I first saw it many years ago, I liked it. But then I realized how cool it was when I saw some of it on tv.
The movie is really good though. Harrison Ford plays a great guy, but hes on the run. I never really hated any of the characters until the end. Still, the movie is highly entertaining.

His bus tips over, and he runs. He gets chased around sewers, streets, and sidewalks. Eventually, the ending comes. Once the ending came I really wanted it to keep going but, the movie is one of those things that I can't do justice with in words. Go see it. Action and Suspense, BOoyAka!

One of the biggest box office smashes of the '90s, "The Fugitive" still firmly holds its ground as a thinking persons' action film, full of exciting story (based on the television show and the Alan Shepard murder case) and fine kinetic filmaking. And who doesn't love Tommy Lee Jones (The Client, Men In Black) Harrison Ford (If you don't know one other movie he's in stop reading this review) as adversaries and seeming equals. Plus the film boasts an up-and-coming Joe Pantoliano (of t.v.'s "The Sopranos" the new CBS drama "The Handler") as a member of Jones' crack U.S. Marshall unit.

The film kicks off as Dr. Richard Kimble (Ford) is wrongly convicted of his wifes' murder, and escapes when his prison bus crashes and is destroyed by an oncoming train. Soon on the scene is veteran U.S. Marshall Samuel Gerrard (Jones) to start his relentless hunt for Kimble.

What follows is an intense cat and mouse game, with Jones dogging Fords' every step and Ford risking almost certain recapture trying to clear his name. Gifted Director Andrew Davis and his gifted team of editors and cinematographers take this premise and turn "The Fugitive" into a virtuostic piece of kinetic filmaking. They stage one surprising and no holds barred chase after another, trying to top themselves at every turn and succeeding most of the time. A huge reason for this is Ford and Jones, the films' soul. Jones won a deserved Best Supporting Actor oscar for his work playing a terrific hard-ass, and no one is better at playing sympathetic heroes than Harrison Ford, and he pulls out one of his best performances.

I heard an interview on NPR with Allan Ball and knew that although I never watch TV (I swore it off sometime in the 80's) I was intrigued by the whole concept. Not having cable myself, I would go to a friend's house to watch it every Sunday night. I was hooked from the very first time I saw it. I love the honesty of the characters and the interaction of a real family who are lovable, but real. I like the ongoing plot with the family that is mysterious and just messed up... like real families are.

The mini-plots that happen weekly with the "customers" of the funeral home are so inventive and refreshing. It makes every episode fresh and alive and unpredictable. The opening scenes are troublesome as I sit on pins and needles trying to figure out who died or was about to. So not only do I get to be a "part" of the Fisher family as I get to know each of them intimately, I can also glimpse a variety of dysfunctional families more as an outside observer.

If you like getting below the surface and delving into the deeper part of characters' traits and foibles, I highly recommend this series. On DVD it is great because I can play them anytime I want. I can't wait for the second season to be available.

I bet just as many (or maybe more) people were first exposed to this show on DVD/VHS, rather than prime time. As someone who now refuses to have cable/network tv in my home, I live for the odd good show available for rent at the video store. There is a real market for SFU on disc/tape. Don't keep us waiting.

Season 2, please.

Season 2 Season 2 Season 2.

I mean sure, many would argue that the torrent of reality television we've seen in recent years is the realest thing out there. But I would have to disagree. Outwitting each other off an island is fun, but it's not real life. Neither is living in a mansion that you don't pay a dime on, or seducing the latest millionaire. Perhaps it's just me, but Six Feet Under is the closest thing I have seen to real life on TV. No, I don't live in a funeral home, I never lost a parent, or had sex in an airport. What makes Six Feet Under such a beautiful series is it's intensity, sprinkled with humor and hope. Real life is serious. It's sad. It's hard. But even at our worst moments, life is a gift, it's humorous, and touching, and beautiful. SFU captures this delicate balance wonderfully. This show will make you laugh and cry within minutes of each other. The characters are so bold and alive, thanks to one of the most excellent casts ever assembled for a series. Rachel Griffiths and Lauren Ambrose are my favorites as Brenda and Claire, but every member of the cast shines. Don't get scared off by the uptight reviewers that can't get past the quirk, open your mind, and enter the world of Six Feet Under.

An instant classic! the best movie ever made! Citizen Kane? A piece of trash. It's a wonderful life? Filth! Godfather? A mere ameturish romp. Now this movie, it just speaks quality! O la la.

An instant classic! Whata fine film!

I've never seen anything like this! It took the drama outta Juice, Menace II Society and Boyz N The Hood, and it was krazy! So damn funny and it's worth the money so get it.

Unlike most shows in their first seasons,Friends felt like it was at it's peak,althought it was only the beginning.
Thanks to brilliant writing that doesn't talk down to most 20 something at the time(although the creators were mid 30's plus).Another contributing factor were the distinctive characters themselves,Including the wound up,yet nuturing Monica Gellar(Courtney Cox),her brilliant,yet nerdy brother Ross(David Schwimmer),The spoiled,yet endearing Rachel Green(Jennifer Aniston)who becomes Monica's roommate after becoming a runaway bride,The sarcastic,uptight Chandler Bing (Matthew Perry),The dopey,loveable out of work actor Joey Tribbiani(Matt LeBlanc)and the sweet,yet ditzy new age hippie Phoebe Buffay(Lisa Kudrow).
The best episodes include The One with the Thumb(Chandler's Smoking),The One with the Blackout,The One with the Boobies,The One with the Candy Hearts(featuring Chandler's loveably annoying on/off girlfriend Janice)The One with all the Poker,and The One where Rachel Finds Out(..about Ross's feeling for her).
As the show enters it's tenth and final season,most fans savor the last few moments of the show that has not only became NBC's benchmark show for nearly a decade,but gained even more new fans from syndication and DVD sets.The first season is where it all began,and it's still as hilarious almost ten years later.

the first season gives you some background to how everyone met and some history about everyone.

all i have to say is BUY IT. IF YOU DONT YOUR STUPID =)

.....No, Luke Skywalker ya f***in' inbred!! This is the greatest motion picture of all times. This film was, indeed, a natural, evolution from the conventions of their television show which is the greatest television show of all times. They started with a great plot, from which several sub-plots sprouted. From there, they were able to do what they do best; create a bizarre array of distinctly hilarious characters and situations. If you don't think that this is the greatest motion picture of all times, your brain is obviously smaller than the Chicken Lady's brain.

What can be said about this amazing, well written, laugh out your chair movie? It's clever and shows that the Kids can go from the TV screen to the big screen. I've been a KITH fan longer than I can acurately remember, and after hearing about Brain Candy, I was a little skeptical (especially after reading some of the reviews.) But one day I decided to cough up the 20 bucks to get it and it's one of the greatest things I could have done. I really hope the guys find time to do another movie, but I'm sure nothing at all will ever beat this masterpiece!

I have been watching The Kids for a over two years now [I have missed so much!], I'm currently 13, and first saw Brain Candy last summer. All I can say is that I was watching it at around 2 AM and was afraid of my laughter awakening my sleeping parents.

Brain Candy has got to be one of THE BEST comedy films I have ever seen! It is extremely creative and different, espically compared to the 'norm' of comedy these days. Face it, the sense of humour in humans has dulled down, A LOT, over the years.

Though, as others have said, it is better if you have a darker sense of humour, or else you may not understand most of the jokes, but even if you don't, just try this one anyway. . . You should still enjoy yourself.

OK, I got a little off track, but I still have to add that the movie is great but the soundtrack is even better!

The Rookie is the real life story of Jim Morris, a science teacher who doubles as the coach of the high school baseball team. Football is the sport of choice in those parts of Texas, where he lived, so the baseball team has to play on a substandard field with second hand equipment. He used to be a minor league pitcher with potential, but had to quit due to numerous injuries and a fastball that just wasn't very fast, only in the mid 80 mile per hour range (below average for major league pitchers)

However, when he starts pitching batting practice for his team, he somehow has the ability to throw in the mid to upper 90 mile per hour range. He has no idea, of course that the pitches are so fast. He tells the kids that they are not really that fast and that it just seems faster. The players on the team get used to batting practice against major league fastballs and as a result are able to hit high school pitching easily.

Success has not come easily to this bunch, and after a particularly tough loss, he rallies the team to tell them they can do whatever they want if they only dare to dream. They respond that he should do the same--that he should try out for a major league team. He makes a deal with them. If they win the district championship, he will find an open tryout with some team and show what he can do. They win, of course, and he goes for the tryout. This starts a chain of events which eventually leads him to a pitcher's mound in Arlington, Tx and a major league game against the Rangers.

What makes the movie so great is the warmth of the characters and the story. The story is wonderful, especially because it's basically 100% true. But Dennis Quaid is great as Jim Morris. He is believable as a small town teacher who realizes just how lucky he is. Rachel Griffiths does very well as his wife who has to support him through the low times on the way up the ladder. The DVD is a nice package. There are some very good deleted scenes which really round out the story nicely and a 20 minute documentary piece featuring the real Jim Morris who shows exactly what happened when he made his debut on that September night.

Finally, because this is a G rated movie, it will be a favorite among all members of the family. It is just one of those stories which comes around every few decades. You don't have to be a sports fan to love the story of the underdog coming out on top. Jim Morris is the ultimate underdog. Great movie!

Finally a movie that is for the WHOLE family.

This is a wounderful movie for the whole family! I just llove it!=) It is about this man abd as a kid he LOVED baceball. Hi family had to move around a lot because of his Dad's job so he would just get on a new baceball team and then had to nove again. When he got older he tryed out to play even harder baceball but soon his arm started to hurt, he played pither. Well, latter in life when he got older he taught high school baceball and his team was just not doing good. They would never win any games. Well one of his kids saw the way he could pith and got the team to make a deal with him, if they won all of there games he would have to try out for the majorers. Well they did and he tryed out, he made it! I can't tell you any more or it would make the movie not as good, but I would tell anyone to see it its that good!

The Rookie is the real life story of Jim Morris, a science teacher who doubles as the coach of the high school baseball team. Football is the sport of choice in those parts of Texas, where he lived, so the baseball team has to play on a substandard field with second hand equipment. He used to be a minor league pitcher with potential, but had to quit due to numerous injuries and a fastball that just wasn't very fast, only in the mid 80 mile per hour range (below average for major league pitchers)

However, when he starts pitching batting practice for his team, he somehow has the ability to throw in the mid to upper 90 mile per hour range. He has no idea, of course that the pitches are so fast. He tells the kids that they are not really that fast and that it just seems faster. The players on the team get used to batting practice against major league fastballs and as a result are able to hit high school pitching easily.

Success has not come easily to this bunch, and after a particularly tough loss, he rallies the team to tell them they can do whatever they want if they only dare to dream. They respond that he should do the same--that he should try out for a major league team. He makes a deal with them. If they win the district championship, he will find an open tryout with some team and show what he can do. They win, of course, and he goes for the tryout. This starts a chain of events which eventually leads him to a pitcher's mound in Arlington, Tx and a major league game against the Rangers.

What makes the movie so great is the warmth of the characters and the story. The story is wonderful, especially because it's basically 100% true. But Dennis Quaid is great as Jim Morris. He is believable as a small town teacher who realizes just how lucky he is. Rachel Griffiths does very well as his wife who has to support him through the low times on the way up the ladder. The DVD is a nice package. There are some very good deleted scenes which really round out the story nicely and a 20 minute documentary piece featuring the real Jim Morris who shows exactly what happened when he made his debut on that September night.

Finally, because this is a G rated movie, it will be a favorite among all members of the family. It is just one of those stories which comes around every few decades. You don't have to be a sports fan to love the story of the underdog coming out on top. Jim Morris is the ultimate underdog. Great movie!

Finally a movie that is for the WHOLE family.

This is a wounderful movie for the whole family! I just llove it!=) It is about this man abd as a kid he LOVED baceball. Hi family had to move around a lot because of his Dad's job so he would just get on a new baceball team and then had to nove again. When he got older he tryed out to play even harder baceball but soon his arm started to hurt, he played pither. Well, latter in life when he got older he taught high school baceball and his team was just not doing good. They would never win any games. Well one of his kids saw the way he could pith and got the team to make a deal with him, if they won all of there games he would have to try out for the majorers. Well they did and he tryed out, he made it! I can't tell you any more or it would make the movie not as good, but I would tell anyone to see it its that good!

Amanda Bynes stars as a young American girl named Daphne whose mother fell in love with an artistocratic young Englishman in her youth but who was separated from him by family and social pressures. Daphne has dreamed of being reunited with her father, and finally she takes things into her own hands and decides to run away to England to find him. That's not difficult, as he is running for Parliament and he is campaigning everywhere. Daphne discovers that he is soon to be married to a snobby young woman with an equally snobby daugher, but she doesn't let that deter her as she pursues a relationship with her father. Predictably, this high-spirited young American is not well-suited to life among the aristocracy and lots of mini-disasters occur as her father tries to introduce her to English society. The potential step-sister and step-mother do everything they can to undermine Daphne's efforts, but predictably this movie has a happy end. This is not Academy Award stuff, but it does make for a pleasant evening's viewing.

Sometimes it's worth your time to tune into a film that is simply charming and makes you laugh out loud. Like many of the other reviewers, I didn't plan on watching this, but ending up seeing it with my mom. I should have know that you can never lose with a Colin Firth film!

This film is about a girl you can root for from the beginning who is attractive without wearing revealing clothing, who is smart and witty without putting others down, and who charms a guy simply by being herself.

It looks like a teen flick, but is definitely worth the time of women of all ages. Grab this film for good, clean fun!

I love this movie! Amanda Bynes, Colin Firth, and Kelly Preston, etc., made this movie spectacular! You can't forget the crew who made this movie great! Listening to the commentaries of Amanda Bynes and the directors and writers, it made me think about it even more, and like it even more. Not knowing that some of the scenes were not even buildings but tents that looked so much like an old British building. And not knowing that Amanda was only 16 at the time, they had doubles for her. It's kind of weird that they would make so many rules for young actors and actresses, that it seems to be worthless and odd. The crew was amazing! The sound, camera, actors, and actresses, digital crew, hair and makeup (AMAZING), and the clothes team--were also FANTASTIC! It was so much fun to watch! Also, Kelly Preston did her own singing! She was GREAT!

Amanda Bynes stars as a young American girl named Daphne whose mother fell in love with an artistocratic young Englishman in her youth but who was separated from him by family and social pressures. Daphne has dreamed of being reunited with her father, and finally she takes things into her own hands and decides to run away to England to find him. That's not difficult, as he is running for Parliament and he is campaigning everywhere. Daphne discovers that he is soon to be married to a snobby young woman with an equally snobby daugher, but she doesn't let that deter her as she pursues a relationship with her father. Predictably, this high-spirited young American is not well-suited to life among the aristocracy and lots of mini-disasters occur as her father tries to introduce her to English society. The potential step-sister and step-mother do everything they can to undermine Daphne's efforts, but predictably this movie has a happy end. This is not Academy Award stuff, but it does make for a pleasant evening's viewing.

Sometimes it's worth your time to tune into a film that is simply charming and makes you laugh out loud. Like many of the other reviewers, I didn't plan on watching this, but ending up seeing it with my mom. I should have know that you can never lose with a Colin Firth film!

This film is about a girl you can root for from the beginning who is attractive without wearing revealing clothing, who is smart and witty without putting others down, and who charms a guy simply by being herself.

It looks like a teen flick, but is definitely worth the time of women of all ages. Grab this film for good, clean fun!

I love this movie! Amanda Bynes, Colin Firth, and Kelly Preston, etc., made this movie spectacular! You can't forget the crew who made this movie great! Listening to the commentaries of Amanda Bynes and the directors and writers, it made me think about it even more, and like it even more. Not knowing that some of the scenes were not even buildings but tents that looked so much like an old British building. And not knowing that Amanda was only 16 at the time, they had doubles for her. It's kind of weird that they would make so many rules for young actors and actresses, that it seems to be worthless and odd. The crew was amazing! The sound, camera, actors, and actresses, digital crew, hair and makeup (AMAZING), and the clothes team--were also FANTASTIC! It was so much fun to watch! Also, Kelly Preston did her own singing! She was GREAT!

Cleo's have come and gone. There have been many films and books depicting Cleo as she really was to great melodramatic Cleo. Three other popular Cleo's were the Claudette Colbert (1934), Vivien Leigh (1945), and Leonor Varela (1999). There were many more variations between those years.
The one Cleo that will always stand out and lets not forget Mark, is the one staring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton (1963). I was old enough to enjoy it on the big screen. Rex Harrison made a good Caesar; watch him have a similar attitude in "The Honey Pot" (1967).

Enough time, thought, and money have been put into this production that I am bound to overlook a few of the most important items about this film. The movie is more than just the actors are. The characters are very well portrayed. The set and costumes are dazzling. They really showed up in the scene when Cleopatra enterd Rome. And the navel battle was spectacular.

Every one is going to have a favorite Cleo and find flaws in the others. However this Cleo will always the one others are gauged by.

If nothing else, CLEOPATRA is one of spectacularly beautiful film epics ever made. Of course, CLEOPATRA has every right to look as good as it does, since it was, at the time, the most expensive film ever made. In 1963, there was no such thing as digital effects, so CLEOPATRA was forced to recreate the ancient world the old fashioned way- on real full sized sets that were built in meticulous detail. Every dollar of the film's 42 million dollar cost is clearly up on the screen- from the incredible sets, to Cleopatra's golden barge, to the lavish costumes worn by the film's star Elizabeth Taylor, to the thousands of extras that also had to be dressed in elaborate costumes. Truly, CLEOPATRA is the kind of movie that no studio could afford to make today. Over the years, CLEOPATRA has earned a reputation of being a less than great movie; perhaps this is due to the fact that the film took a critical drubbing at the time of its release. Admittedly, the film has some problems, but I am amongst those who have come to see CLEOPATRA as one of the truly great Hollywood epics. Every time I've watched CLEOPATRA, I've come away from the movie thoroughly entertained and totally appreciative of every extravagance that the film places before its audience. CLEOPATRA also features an incredible cast of moviedom legends with Elizabeth Taylor taking center stage as Cleopatra, Rex Harrison essaying the role of Julius Caesar and Richard Burton portraying Marc Antony. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has done a truly magnificent job with their DVD release of CLEOPATRA. Framed at close to the Todd-AO aspect ratio 2.20:1, the wide screen presentation feature the anamorphic enhancement for playback on 16:9 displays. The transfer is an absolutely exquisite rendering of Leon Shamroy's breathtaking cinematography. Almost every shot in the movie is sharp, glossy and beautifully defined. This transfer truly shows off the majestic sets and superbly beautiful costumes in all their glory. Colors virtually leap off the screen, which makes me wonder if the original DeLuxe theatrical prints of CLEOPATRA looked as good as this presentation. While the flesh tones are wonderfully appealing, it is the crimson reds, golds, purples and blues that impressed me the most during the presentation. All of these vibrant hues are completely stable and are rendered without a trace of chroma noise of smearing. Blacks are flawless and the image boasts very good shadow detail and excellent depth. The film element used for the transfer is in excellent shape, with only minor flaws being visible. CLEOPATRA is spread across two dual layered DVDs, with the intermission being the logical break between the two discs. The DVD presentation is absolutely glorious and even without the third disc of supplements; recommended disc(s) to movie buffs everywhere.

I think Cleopatra is the best movie ever made, it is also the most expensive movie ever made costing twice more than Titanic in today's money, but it just didn't make it to the screen. Intended to be two movies, Caesar and Cleopatra & Antony and Cleopatra, three hours each. But partly because of the attention of the famous Taylor-Burton affair, Darryl F. Zanuck shamelessly ruined Cleopatra from its 6-hour two movies into ONE 3 hour 14 minute movie, which is the TV version, which is Horrible! But luckily, the 4-hour version, this DVD version, survived the brutal cutting of the film. This movie is the most beautiful movie I have ever seen. The sets, clothes, props, and music... they are just FLAWLESS! As many people know, Rex Harrison as Caesar and Richard Burton as Antony both got nominated for Best Actor at the Oscars, but because the movie was cut to one, they were nominated against each other in the same movie, and more importantly, their best scenes were cut because of the length, so none of them won (but they deserve to), and Roddy McDowell got nominated in the wrong section and his votes were canceled. Martin Landau was going to be nominated as Best Supporting Actor, but after the film was ruined, the Academy Awards dropped him. Elizabeth Taylor's best scenes were cut off that she was so angry she puked at the Premiere.

The Music of the film is the BEST. Till this Day, I don't know why the Oscars didn't give Cleopatra the award. Of course, Oscars didn't give Gone with the Wind, Gladiator, and lots of other film's beautiful scores the Oscar, it's weird.

How do I know about all about Cleopatra? I have ALL the books, interviews, and even the full movie shooting script of this movie, I am the biggest fan! If you have seen the movie, you'll realize that Cleopatra was usually unhappy and tense. But there is a happy side of her, for example, there was a scene where Cleopatra, Antony and her son with Caesar were in the garden, Cleopatra watching them play swords. Then Caesarian, the son, stubbed Antony with his wooden sword and Antony cried out in "pain", and Caesarian suddenly went crying, saying "don't die, don't die!" Antony suddenly comes back to life and tickles Caesarian, then drags Cleopatra into them and they were all laughing and rolling on the floor... it was so happy, and that's one of the many sides of Cleopatra that's been cut off.

In the four-hour version, we first see Cleopatra dumped out of a carpet. That was NEVER intended to be the first scene we see Cleopatra. From the script I learned that there was a whole story of Cleopatra outside Alexandria, and she and the others planned to meet Caesar and how to sneak her in. Just after they got to the Palace, some soldiers almost caught them and the maid had to lure the guards away... it was thrilling to read the pages of the script! There are sooo much to saying about what Cleopatra should have been, but sadly, no one expect FOX has the missing footage, and they are the best scenes of the movie (some scenes were so humorous that I laughed out loud!).

In the late 70's, 20th Century FOX called a recording session to record the lines of the movie so they can restore it, since the sound elements were missing. But it was called off at the last minute. But the three-and-half hours of missing film footage was NEVER lost! With today's technology, they can totally restore the film back, including the sound. They also have the missing part of the unused scores, but why doesn't FOX, after making a two hour documentary about the film, restore it? No one knows! Movies like "A Star is Born", "Lawrence of Arabia", "Sparticus", and many other classic movies has been successfully restored and loved by many. Why not Cleopatra? I am writing just to let you know the truth about the movie, and hopefully, if more people know maybe FOX will restore the film to the intended way. In a Late interview with four-time Oscar winner Joseph L Mankiewicz, the director and screenwriter of the movie, when the subject Cleopatra went up, he literately cried (on TV!). He said he wanted the film to be perfect that he bit his nails until they were bleeding that he had to wear gloves when he was writing the script... He called Cleopatra his "butchered masterpiece". But however, it's still one of the best movies out there! Totally worth buying!!

FOX: PLEASE RESTORE CLEOPATRA BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE, BEFORE THE FILM ROTS OR A STUDIO FIRE AND BURNS THEM TO DUST, LIKE FOX'S 1917 VERSION OF CLEOPATRA!