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The Odyssey [VHS]

Armand Assante (Actor), Greta Scacchi (Actor), Andrey Konchalovskiy (Director, Writer) Rated:
PG-13
Format: VHS Tape
3.9 out of 5 stars 298 customer reviews
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  • Actors: Armand Assante, Greta Scacchi, Isabella Rossellini, Bernadette Peters, Eric Roberts
  • Directors: Andrey Konchalovskiy
  • Writers: Andrey Konchalovskiy, Chris Solimine, Homer
  • Producers: Chris Thompson, Dyson Lovell, Francis Ford Coppola, Fred Fuchs
  • Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
  • Language: English
  • Rated:
    PG-13
    Parents Strongly Cautioned
  • Number of tapes: 1
  • Studio: Hallmark
  • VHS Release Date: January 27, 1998
  • Run Time: 165 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (298 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: 1574924494
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #25,496 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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Andrei Konchalovsky's expansive television mini-series production of Homer's epic poem gets off to clumsy start as he tries to squeeze the Trojan War into a mere half hour, but once the arrogant but honorable Odysseus (strikingly played by Armand Assante) and his loyal crew begin their doomed voyage home, this film turns into a fantastical adventure. Integrating often-stunning special effects with inventive art design, Konchalovsky achieves a beautiful look on a limited budget as he follows the 10-year ordeal of Odysseus from his battles with the Cyclops and the magical Circe (Bernadette Peters) to his secret homecoming and his confrontation with the treacherous Eurymachus (Eric Roberts). Isabella Rossellini appears as his spiritual guide, the goddess Athena, with Greta Scacchi as Odysseus's faithful wife and Vanessa Williams as the seductive Calypso. The rest of the cast includes Geraldine Chaplin, Jeroen Krabbé, Christopher Lee, and Irene Papas. The production was shot on location in and around the Mediterranean, making for a lush, lovely visual experience. --Sean Axmaker

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5.0 out of 5 stars"Monsters, Myth & Magic: a SuperAdventure--Start to Finish!"
By Dr. Jerry Parks, National Teacher's Hall of Fame, 2009 on March 3, 2001
Format: VHS Tape
As a part of teaching 7th graders ancient Greek history every spring, I have the privilege of introducing to them Homer's "Iliad" and "Odyssey". They think they know what real adventure is till they learn about Odysseus' grand voyage home from the Trojan War. And then--when we watch this movie, the students have a much greater appreciation not only for real adventure, but real literature!
Filmed on location around the Mediterranean, the film captures the perilous journey of Odysseus back to Ithica and his beloved Penelope. The glaring weakness of the script is attempting to condense the Trojan War into a half-hour. Nevertheless, Achilles' slaughter of Hector is awesome, and after all--the film isn't titled 'The Iliad'.
While the 7th graders enjoy the mysterious Aeolus (and his bag of winds), and less so Vanessa Williams' seductive Calypso (which gets a bit 'steamy'), there is simply nothing to compare to two scenes. First, the Scylla and Charybdis, which evoke all the surprise, blood, and special effects which today's teenager expects (without overdoing any of the three), and second, the concluding sequence where Odysseus is revealed to the wicked suitors who have "...stolen (his) world", and violated the most sacred of ancient Greek customs--hospitality. The bloodletting here is intense, but Homer would certainly have applauded the interpretation presented.
Not all of Odysseus' ten adventures are included in the film. For example, we do not see the lotus-eaters, the slaughter of the cattle of Helius, the rescue by the sea nymph Ino, etc. But what we do see is wonderful! One will never forget the belching and monstrous cyclops who (again) pictures for us the unavoidable punishment Greeks felt was certain to befall the inhospitable!Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsAncient Adventure
By Rebecca of Amazon HALL OF FAMETOP 500 REVIEWERVINE VOICE on March 20, 2003
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After watching this movie, I realized how tedious it would have been if the director had filmed feast after feast or all the details of the original story. He focused more on the adventures. Listening to 11 compact discs to hear the entire story is quite an odyssey itself, so if you don't have a lot of time, the movie will save you a few hours.

The recording is about 12.5 hours in comparison with 165 minutes for the movie. There are many differences between the movie and the recorded book version. For one, Odysseus' son leaves to look for his father early in the original story and in the movie, he seems to leave much later. The movie focuses more on the suitors and sailors.

The adventures of Odysseus are dramatic, exciting and interesting even to a contemporary audience. It is a story of a great warrior who is cursed by the gods and must wander the seas for years after the Trojan War.

It is also a story of how a man wishes to return home to his faithful wife all while he is "forced" to enjoy the pleasures of the islands. Although goddesses of great beauty take care of him in the islands, he does not seem to really enjoy being away from home.

Odysseus seems to have a girlfriend on every island and yet we forgive him and admire his wife. While he is enjoying the pleasures of the islands, his wife sits at home defending her very existence from a group of suitors bent on pursuing her to the end of time.

When considering a critical analysis of this movie, I had to look at the "acting" and "special effects." There is beautiful scenery in Turkey and of course you have ships at sea and goddesses and gods causing havoc with the humans. Some of the more complex scenes were filmed in Malta. This was where they had a huge tank set up for the sea adventures.Read more ›
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3.0 out of 5 starsGreat subject & spec effects; could've been truer to Homer.
By A Customer on June 30, 1999
Format: VHS Tape
Being a fan of Homer, the Trojan War, et al, I had to watch the flick; however, I was somewhat disappointed with the overall treatment of the story; although the props, for the most part, seemed historically correct, the writers had to make changes that deviated from the Homeric epic. For instance, the battle scene with Ahkilleus and the death of Hektor was far-removed from the actual lines (kind of like how they reinvented "Helen of Troy." From recollection (since I've yet to find the video or see a rerun in over 20 yrs) "Ulysses" with Kirk Douglas, is by far, the best rendition of the Odyssey.
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4.0 out of 5 starsNot a bad Tale, especially if you're an English teacher.
By Nicole Powell on April 1, 2005
Format: DVD
As a freshman English teacher, I am very greatful for this movie. I am also a huge fan of Homer's epics, and this movie is very well done! The transitions between what goes on at home and Ithaca and Odysseus' travels are excellent.

My and my students' only complaint is some of the potentially interesting and tense stops on the journey are cut; my kids complain that the Sirens are cut from this version. Also, I am a little dissappointed that his adventures are not in the same order as he encounters them, so I end up having to wait until after my students read the story to show the movie.

It's a very good story!
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4.0 out of 5 starsOkay....
By A Customer on January 2, 2001
Format: VHS Tape
I saw this movie in my social studies class. I thought it was going to be boring, I mean, we were in school, but it was great! It was an excellent movie, great for learning and amusement. The scenes from the war were very gory, but seemed VERY realistic, I thought it was cool. If you didnÕt know, the Odyssey is based on the epic poem by Homer. It begins with a reference to the Iliad at the Trojan War, a ten year mythical war between Troy and Ithica, to give you background into the story. It's mainly about OdysseusÕ long journey home back to Ithaca to see his wife and son. Little does he know, that insulting the great god,Poseidon, will make his journey even longer and harder. The Odyssey also references many Greek gods. Gods played an important and unique role in everyday Greek life. OdysseusÕ personal god was Athena. She helps him and his son with OdysseusÕ journey home. The clothes in the movie were awesomely realistic. Original clothing of the Greeks were made out of linen. Ordinary people usually wore white clothes, but the wealthy would wear elaborate colorful robes. The movie also showed OdysseusÕ crops and herds of sheep. They both played a vital role in their life. Sheep gave milk, food, and clothing. Olives, the main crop of Ithaca, made olive oil. You can see Penelope(OdysseusÕ wife,played by Greta Scacchi) pressing them to make oil in the movie. These were the main sources of food for the people of Ithica, and they were very important in their lives. I thought that the director did a good job making everything in the movie look realistic. Mythology comes alive when you hear the roar of PosiedonÕs voice, the wail of the Cyclops(Reid Asaita) as he is blinded by ÒNobodyÓ, and the flicker of the bright-gloomy flames of the under world. I thought the movie was excellent! Enjoy it,youÕll love it!
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4.0 out of 5 starsAdd to my collection with Troy

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