Why is this not up there with Citizen Kane, Vertigo, 8 1/2, The Godfather, 2001 a Space Odyssey, Jules and JIm etc?
I just watched it and am just awestruck. This is right up there in my all time favourite list. What a movie. I am reading the book now and I am going to revisit this once I am done with the book.
Well it might not be as highly rated as Citizen Kane, you can find Doctor Zhivago on almost any top rated list, best movies, AFI 100, 1001 movies you must see before you die etc.
But let's face it, Lawrence of Arabia will always remain Leans most recognizable and highest rated movie.
It is. It ranks #8 according to All Time Box Office (adjusted to inflation). That's higher than any of the other films you listed.
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/adjusted.htm
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1. The film is too long and boring
2. They are no romance/chemistry between Omar Sharif and Julie Christie at all.
3. There are no acting (soap opera-like acting instead)
4. The critics don't like it (can you blame them), but the fans and the Academy like it.
5. It not a good film at the begin.
This is pure art - it is one of the most beautiful movies ever filmed or scored. The acting is uniformly very good with Rod Steiger turning in his best performance IMO. The story telling is captivating especially the way that Lara and Zhivago's lives are presented against the backdrop of the Russian Revolution. But there is no doubt that into hour three it begins to drag a bit. It was the best date movie of all time (in my experience)!
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It feels, sort of flat. It is a beautiful movie, but the characters aren't all that great. Maybe that is intentional, it is after all about a poet, and what inspires his poetry. So I guess you could call it poetic. It is an acquired taste, I really like it, but not everyone will.
It is also longer than the other movies you mentioned. And from my experience the other movies were more engaging. I haven't seen Jules and Jim.
I might have loved it if it had more scenes like the scene shot through a window (those who have seen the movie will remember), that scene has some of the most ingenius framing and blocking I have ever seen.
I am an *beep* but my friends compensate for that.
Personally, I find it a bit slow and dull, and none of the characters appeal to me much, nor does the story. But then I feel the same way about the other films you mention.
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Bad soap operas rarely are considered such.
Get the facts first - you can distort them later!share
I think it's a good film, but not one of the greatest, or anywhere near. The directing (some astoningly beautiful shots) and the supporting actors and their characters (especially Steiger and Guiness) save it. but the central love story is wanting, the acting from Shariff and Christie is mediocre and they lack chemistry.
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