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Kim by Rudyard Kipling [1984] [DVD]

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Actors: Peter O'Toole, Bryan Brown, John Rhys Davies, Ravi Sheth, Julian Glover
Directors: John Howard-Davies
Format: Dolby, PAL
Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
Number of discs: 1
Classification: PG
Studio: Stax Entertainment Ltd
DVD Release Date: 1 Sep 2008
Run Time: 142 minutes

Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

ASIN: B001C1TFF2
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 43,243 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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This is the classic unforgettable story of a young boy, the secret service, the British Army, spies, espionage, Russians and a Buddhist Lama. Kim us a happy go lucky urchin living on the streets of India in the 1890 s. one of Kim s many adventures lead him to befriend a travelling Buddhist lama (Peter O'Toole) and together the pair decide to join their resources and follow their destiny lines together, taking a path that will lead them into adventures, excitement, danger, conflict and finally fulfilment. Beautifully adapted from Rudyard Kipling s novel, this film is destined to become a certain classic .

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Rudyard Kipling's classic adventure tale of a young Indian boy who seeks to find his true identity. Set in India against a background of a nation in ferment.

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2.0 out of 5 stars The Not-So-Great Game!, 20 April 2009

By	F. S. L'hoir (Irvine, CA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

The best thing to be said for this film is that the locations are truly magnificent.

I am, however, appalled at the liberties taken with Kipling's classic. The scriptwriters have introduced an insipid love story that is not in the book and is totally tangential to the film. In addition, in an apparent effort to make Kipling politically correct, they have taken anachronistic snipes at the British Empire (I am reminded of Monty Python's "Well, what did the Romans ever do for us???"). As is the case with the love story, there is nothing in the original to justify this apparent rewriting of history.

On the technical side, the editing seems amateurish: scenes persistently end in "fade to black" (for television commercials?). The makeup is equally opprobrious! To give only one example: When the Lama takes his dunk in the River of the Arrow, tiny beads of water cling to his (patently rubberized) bald head, as they could not possibly cling to human skin.

As for the acting, the boy in the title role is quite engaging, as is the actor playing Mahbub Ali, given the material that both have to work with. And while I am ordinarily a devoted admirer of Peter O'Toole (as my reviews of "Lawrence of Arabia" and "Venus" demonstrate), his "interpretation" of the Lama is such that I could not possibly comment further upon it except to say that it must have been performed during one of his "bad spells." Where was the director?

The biggest disappointment for me though was the lack of suspense or excitement that thrilled me when I read (and re-read) the book, and saw the 1950 film which, with all its faults, captured the mystery and adventure of the Great Game--the behind-the-scenes struggle between Imperial Britain and Tsarist Russia for supremacy in Afghanistan and Central Asia. The scenes set in Simla, in Lurgan Sahib's darkened den for apprentice spies, with its beaded lampshades and horrific masks, were truly fascinating. The camera focused on the sparkling gems on the tray; it focused on the broken shards of the water jar as they slowly moved back together. My disbelief was gladly suspended! In this "Kim" Lurgan Sahib's house is indescribably drab, and we don't even get a look at the tray (I pass over the inept camera work with the jar).

Both the book and the 1950 film infected me with an incurable love for tales of espionage in general and the Great Game in particular. Had I seen this version first, I would very likely have been inoculated successfully and permanently against that dread disease!

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3.0 out of 5 stars Kim, 9 Jan 2009

By	Aquinas "Alec" (North Yorkshire England) - See all my reviews

A solid attempt to reinvent a classic tale of high adventure and intrigue. Less patronising than the original 1950 version, but Errol Flynn has nothing to worry about.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Just for the record......., 29 April 2009

By	Kim Fan "Kim Fan" (England) - See all my reviews

Just for the record, the review states Kim is an Indian boy. He is a boy who was born and lived in India but this gives the wrong impression to say he is an Indian boy. His name is Kimball O'Hara (Kim for short!) and he is the product of a British soldier and a British maidservant, One surnamed Kimball and one O'Hara. Orphaned.
Correct me if I am wrong but this was a favourite book of mine when I was young and I read it many times!
Pity about the films............

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