Product Details

• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Sony Pictures Home E
• VHS Release Date: April 30, 1996
• Run Time: 126 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6303998240
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #249,700 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Flesh + Blood -- not for everyone. . ., November 10, 2001

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Nathan (Wilmington, DE United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Flesh and Blood [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I only watched this film because I am a fan of Paul Verhoeven's films. More than 10 years in the making, and yet it seems that this is his least known film. The reason is, I am thinking, that this film gives us a more accurate picture of what life may have been like 500 years ago than most. Most medieval films seem to romanticize, americanize, or glorify their heroes and villains, turning them more than anything else into glorified if publicly accessible fantasies. In Flesh + Blood, there are no true "good guys." Everyone is betrayed, everyone commits despicable and gruesome acts -- betrayals, killings, you name it. This film also presents an interesting dichotomy, between the old ways, the gruesome "dark ages," and the beginnings of the more scientific Rennaissance. Unfortunately, as I have pointed out, this film does not cater to the masses. My roommate, who happens not to be a history buff, seemed often confused and disgusted by elements of this film. The other problem is that in the third act, the movie exaggerates the incubation period of the plague and takes a few other liberties with science. But still - a family film this is not, but if you want a look at the late medieval period in western europe, if you want a well-acted and thought-provoking period piece, this is the movie for you. Admittedly, I cannot truthfully say that I "liked" this film, but I was entranced by it. Oh, yes, and it features a wonderful Basil Poledouris score. Recommended.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I thought this movie is one of the Epic Films of Our Time, August 2, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Flesh and Blood [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Non-stop action, real life situations for the time period. The whole cast did a wonderful rendition of life on the day by day existance of Middle Ages. Costumes are accurate. I want a new copy, so let's get off the out of print list, guys! PLEASE!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly EXCELLENT film -gritty and sensual!!!, July 5, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Flesh and Blood [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I saw this film on cable from the advice of a film comment book, and I was shocked at how I was taken in by the characters and story despite its questionable tone on violence and sex. Jennifer Jason Leigh bares it all- both body and soul. And Rutger Hauer carries a dangerous sexiness that he demonstrated so well in "Blade Runner". I loved this movie with its wonderfully brutal action scenes and sword fighting. A beautifully shot film -it is one of the best Medieval films I've ever seen.