Customer Reviews

The Tamarind Seed (1974) [ Import , All Regions] , Julie Andrews

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(0)
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After waiting YEARS for Tamarind Seed to come out in the US I finally ordered this Korean import. Amazon I am happy with my DVD. It plays beautifully on my Blue Ray DVD player and the subtitles which can also be shown in English can either be turned on or off. It is in wide screen format. Now if you would just give us A Town Like Alice with Bryan Brown I would be a happy woman.

Intriging love story with espionage thrills under a cloud of suspicion. Superb casting: Sharif and Andrews, perfect in their roles. One of the very rare occasions in which a screen couple really capture feelings and doubts of a risky relationship.
Balanced and atmospheric music score by John Barry.

The the combination of Julie Andrews an Omar Sharif is just wonderful I had seen and own this movie previously not in DVD and wanted to make sure I would always be able to see it.
The story is great and I think that you should carry more of Omar sharif movies as I am a very fond of this actor and his work.
Please add more DVD like this one to your selection, The Harem,Mayerling (Omar Sharif and Catherine Deneuve) Peter the Great.
I have looked for them and the Tamarin seed for a long time and was thrilled to finaly find it.

We like the story, had seen the movie some time ago. Good actors: Juliie Andrews and Omar Sharif. Pleasant scenery. Good video quality. Thanks Amazon and supplier SW Store for making it available at reasonable price and making a prompt delivery.

This is a 5 star movie, and I agree with all of the complementary comments by other reviewers. It's a beautiful and riveting espionage and love story that takes place during the height of the cold war. You don't want to miss this movie!

This Korean issued DVD is surprisingly good -- excellent picture and sound quality, and it appears to be an unedited version. It is also presented in the original 2.35:1 super-wide screen aspect ratio. However, I have withheld 1 star because I suspect that the widescreen version on this Korean disc was not created from the original, but was made by cropping a full screen version in order to shape it into a faux widescreen format. The reason I suspect this is because the actors heads are chopped off in many scenes. Directors don't normally film movies that way. I don't have access to the original theatrical widescreen version, so I can't compare and verify this. Can any other reviewers verify or refute this? I want to be fair to this Korean issue, because in all other respects it is perfect.

THE DVD WAS EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED. THE ONLY DOWNSIDE WAS THAT THE IMAGES WERE MUCH DARKERS THAN MY VHS VERSION.

Ever since watching The Tamarind Seed in the theater, I've wanted a copy to keep. Unfortunately, whenever it played on TV, they cut the most-beautiful scene of them walking along the Atlantic side of the island. Since my husband is a native of Barbados, we know that beach well, and can vouch for the truly breathtaking sea, surf, and rocks! The story is a wonderful thriller/mystery; and all the way to the end, it will keep you guessing. This DVD is perfect--and complete.

I remember seeing this Movie years ago and have always wanted a copy of my own.
So happy that I found it on Amazon.