Customer Reviews

El Cid (DVD) - BY GOLDEN CLASSIC COLLECTIBLES

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The real dvd release of El Cid is finally happening on 1/28/08 in a special edition and collector's edition. It will be remastered with lots of great extras. Don't buy the bad copies or the Asian bootlegs, wait for the real thing.

I specifically asked for the Golden Classic Collectibles version of El Cid. I received the Chinese knockoff instead. I returned it for a refund. Hoping that a decent version of this film is eventually released by the studios. Disappointed because I'm such a Chuck Heston fan.

One expects more for the $35 + price on this DVD. You are better off purchasing one of the $7 -$12 DVD versions offered by others. The color in the Golden Classic Collectibles version is just about non-existent. We had to reset our TV color setting to maximum in order to see a modest color enhancement; which wasn't much. The sound is muffled at some points, and for those hard of hearing, the English captioning has mis-spelling, and omits random sentences and words. All in - - a VERY POOR quality offering for such a high price. I regret purchasing this Golden Classic version. Too bad Amazon doesn't have some sort of rating system for these DVD knockoff's. Until then, customer reviews will have to do.

If you like movies such as "Gladiator" or "Troy", Charlton Heston will show you how a real period piece is done.

DO NOT BUY THIS DVD. It is produced in China. It is in English, but there are subtitles that you cannot remove, and the first lines have major misspellings.

I wanted to use this in my Spanish class, but returned it right away because it is so awful. I hear that they are going to re-release this film in January '08 and am content to wait.

NOT WORTH THE $35 THEY ARE TRYING TO CHARGE!!!

This is one of those movies that allow you to think about your place in the world, where you want to be and who you want to be without craving fame and credit for everything.

I would like to see a modern adapatation for this movie to teach our youth the true meaning of duty and responsibility.

This is one of my favorite period dramas of all time. The battle scenes were well done done, but not so graphic as to offend anyone. The character portrayals by Charlton Heston and Sophia Loren were excellent. I found this to be one of the better Hollywood epics.

This product is outstanding, just the way I remember it. I would recommend this product to any Charlston Heston fan.