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The White Warrior | Year: 1961 Classification: Action/Adventure Directed: - Riccardo Freda A Great Flick, BUT.... I've been waiting in anticipation for Steve Reeeves to finally come out on DVD, so it's nice to see his movies slowly but surely being released. This review is about the Platinum Disc Corporation version of The White Warrior, which was sent to me instead of the VCI version (...or by mistake). As I've mentioned in other Steve Reeves reviews, watching Italian movies can take a little getting used to, mainly due to the editing practices, in addition to dubbing the sound in after the movie had been completed; but this should not deter you from getting and watching some of these old classics. This was a Steve Reeves movie that I had actually never seen, and the plot line looked pretty good; so I was looking forward to receiving it. Unfortunatley, as much as I REALLY wanted to like this disc, I have a hard time recommending this version of it. The story is good, though there are a few slow spots in the movie, the acting is decent, and it's great to see Steve in this role; but it's quite obvious that the film stock used wasn't up to par. The decision to take an obviously widescreen movie and try to squish it to a TV format was bad enough; but it appears that no real effort was made to frame some scenes, resulting in times where you see only half the character's face, or some characters aren't even in the picture. Additionally, it looks like the picture was zoomed in or blown up to fit the TV, which resuilts in loss of clarity and washed out colors. At some times there are also discolorations, scratches and specks in the movie, along with minor sound problems; but this can be somewhat expected for a movie that's almost 45 years old and probably didn't have the best of archival care. If this is the only version you can get your hands on, then I'd say to give it a try; but I'm hoping that Amazon.com can get me the widescreen VCI version, and that it's of at least slightly better quality. Though I may sound repetetive in my Steve Reeves reviews, stuff like this needs to be said until it doesn't need to be said anymore: Some day I'm hoping to see a higher grade edition, with the film digitally restored, decent liner notes, and maybe a few extras. Now this is a great Reeves movie! Unlike the Herc, sword and sandal movies that Reeves played in, this one actually has a plot and is a great action movie.Reeves shows great athletic ability and unlike Arnold, actually did his own stunts.White Warrior is a really good movie that you'll enjoy. Good Reeves flick - DVD could have been better This is actually not only one of the best movies made by Reeves, but a movie with a story to it as well. Reeves is slimmed down from his Herc movies and looks more like a normal man. Thief of Bagdad, Morgan the Pirate and Pirates of the Seven Seas are other Reeves movies that were standouts and I hope become available here at Amazon and dvd. Hopefully the dvd wil be better than White Warrior. Buy The White Warrior at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on The White Warrior Search with the Priority Search Engine on The White Warrior This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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