DVD : The Scarlet Letter [Region 2]
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 3357804042024
Format: Anamorphic, Full Screen, NTSC
Region Code: 2
Running Time: 135 minutes
Theatrical Release Date: October 13, 1995
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Amazon.com:
In yet another example of Demi Moore's astonishing narcissism, this appalling adaptation of Nathaniel Hawthorne's Great American Novel becomes a teary, talk-show-worthy story of a woman rediscovering the erotic, of interrupted love, of a brave-but-beleaguered heroine's personal struggle against male stupidity. Never mind that this has little to do with Hawthorne's magnificent, protofeminist book, which is a million times more relevant today than this film could ever be. Director Roland Joffé (The Killing Fields) deserves to be horsewhipped for colluding with Moore's self-fascination, while Gary Oldman should be kicked in the pants for allowing the novel's main character to come off as an inconsequential ninny. Making matters worse, Robert Duvall can be seen ridiculously dancing with a deerskin on his head. If this film were a joke, it would be a very bad joke. But it's not, and that's worse. --Tom Keogh
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This was a wonderful performance by Demi Moore and Daniel Day Lewis of the classic book "The Scarlett Letter". If you enjoyed the book you will really like this movie.
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A LOVE STORY THAT MAKES YOU FEEL ALIVE AND FULL OF DESIRE TO LIVE AND LOVE
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I went to see The Scarlet Letter twice in one week!!! Just loved Gary Oldman in this role. You will fall in love with him too. Brilliant and savage tale. Not to be missed.
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I don't understand why so many people are being so picky about this movie deviating from the book. I'm in the middle of reading the book right now. There is maybe a total of 10 minutes worth of action written into it and I'm not surprised that creative license needed to be taken for the screenplay.
I love the story line and the way the actors portrayed the deep and painful struggle between their hearts and the status quo of the times.
Gary Oldman is overwhelming in his role. I can't tear my eyes off the screen. I'm not as crazy about Demi, but the movie is very worth watching.
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When I saw the DVD box billing this as "An erotic tale of forbidden love!" I knew that this would be at least entertaining, if not actually good. I was right, but not in the way I thought. Instead of being "so bad it's good," (see: the Star Wars prequels, Troy, and the first Batman movie) this was a stunningly well-done piece of propaganda for contemporary social issues. The viewer presented with free love in the form of a passionate hookup with spiritual undertones, an eerily oppressive religious institution, a group of noble (but of course "worldly") women fighting against said religion and the patriarchy that runs it, indigenous people warring against their white oppressors, lecherous men who will rape those who reject thir sexual advances... you get the picture, I'm sure. This is all done with reasonably convincing acting, unconventional camera work (...you really wouldn't have thought knees were erotic before watching this film), and of course, a heart-wrenching, albeit forgettable, soundtrack. That said, this is a film that aims for the heart and not the brain; if you do not empathize with the characters and their situations all the way, there's really no power in it. The intellectual complexity of the story is thus lost almost completely, seeing as one perspective is forced upon the viewer as "correct." Towards the end, the film degenerates into the typical Hollywood "good guy"/"bad guy" dichotomy and of course, the "good guys" win. Sadly predictable... but still, this ... Read More
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