Review: High Road to China
While it is definitely not a top tier film, it’s worth watching for anyone that hasn’t seen it yet.
While it is definitely not a top tier film, it’s worth watching for anyone that hasn’t seen it yet.
Richard Burton plays Baron Kurt Von Sepper is an Austrian flying hero who suffered a chemical accident that has scarred his chin and caused his beard to turn blue. He’s big in the Not-the-Nazi party, and has a penchant for nubile young wives.
This is a film that deals with what it means to be human, and how to cope with death, but that all kind of fades into the background when you see Brad’s full lips and Tom chomping down on his neck. OOFFFFF(sorry).
It’s one of those films that needs to be seen for its acting, for turning characters on their heads, for the constant unease, for the script and story, for the sunshine and sweat.
This is without a doubt a bit of a mad (long) film, but I enjoyed it. A great addition to the ‘I’ve never seen this but… wow’ shelf for 60MW.
Thirty years later, the film actually feels better to me than it did when it originally came out.
This is the best Troy has ever looked and a highly recommended upgrade. Just make sure you put aside either two-and-three-quarter hours or well over three hours, depending on which cut you choose.
Some films are made for high definition, and The Name of the Rose is one of them.
I do think If Besson had picked a better actress to play the part of Joan this would be a wholly different film.