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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0794043123610
Format: AC-3, Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: New Line Home Video
Manufacturer: New Line Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: New Line Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: October 14, 2008
Running Time: 135 minutes
Sales Rank: 10061
Studio: New Line Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 2005
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Product Description:
Studio: New Line Home Video Release Date: 10/14/2008 Run time: 171 minutes Rating: Nr
Amazon.com:
The legend of Pocahontas and John Smith receives a luminous and essential retelling by maverick filmmaker Terrence Malick. The facts of Virginia's first white settlers, circa 1607, have been told for eons and fortified by Disney's animated films: explorer Smith (Colin Farrell) and the Native American princess (newcomer Q'orianka Kilcher) bond when the two cultures meet, a flashpoint of curiosity and war lapping interchangeably at the shores of the new continent. Malick, who took a twenty year break between his second and third films (Days of Heaven and The Thin Red Line), is a master of film poetry; the film washes over you, with minimal dialogue (you see characters speak on camera for less than a quarter of the film). The rest of the words are a stream-of-consciousness narration--a technique Malick has used before but never to such degree, creating a movie you feel more than watch. The film's beauty (shot in Virginia by Emmanuel Lubezki) and production design (by Jack Fisk) seems very organic, and in fact, organic is a great label for the movie as a whole, from the dreadful conditions of early Jamestown (it makes you wonder why Englishman would want to live there) to the luminescent love story. Malick is blessed with a cast that includes Wes Studi, August Schellenberg, Christopher Plummer, and Christian Bale (who, curiously, was also in the Disney production). Fourteen-year-old Kilcher, the soul of the film, is an amazing find, and Farrell, so often tagged as the next big thing, delivers his first exceptional performance since his stunning debut in Tigerland. James Horner provides a fine score, but is overshadowed by a Mozart concerto and a recurring prelude from Wagner's Das Rheingold, a scrumptious weaving of horns fit to fuel the gentle intoxication of this film. Note: the film was initially 150 minutes, and then trimmed to 135 by Malick before the regular theatrical run. It was also the first film shot in 65mm since Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet. --Doug Thomas
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Extended Version is Far Far Better
The 171 minute extended version is far better then the original 135 minute version. The extra 36 minutes are pretty evenly distributed through out the film from beginning to end and make the narrative such as it is much easiler to follow. There are also a few intertitles introducting various sections of the film. Pocahontas gets significantly more screen time so there is more oppportunity for her character to develop. If you recall the trailers for this film you may well remember many scenes ... Read More
Rating: - The New World
I enjoyed this movie very much. The scenery was beautiful and I appreciated the camera work. The simplicity of their love was perfect. They didn't need words to communicate. I think a lot of people could learn form their relationship.
Rating: - Flawed poetry
This is an art film (or "fillum," as the experts say). It's beautifully photographed, and the music by Mozart and Wagner add to the poetry of the movie. But the male lead, Colin Farrell, is unconvincing. Much of the dialogue by all is simply muttered (I lost about 40% of it). And the script is woefully inadequate when compared to the actual history of John Smith and John Rolfe. (In the movie, we never learn the name of the man who marries the native princess, nor do we hear her Indian name!) ... Read More
Rating:  - outstanding
Without doubt, even the 135 min long version was already a masterpiece. The extended version of THE NEW WORLD is far beyound any description. Especially the now different structure of several chapters emphasizes now more the lyrical character of this outstanding film. Firts of all it is a quite different film than the shorter version. The 171 min-version as well emphasizes the miracle of Q'orianca Kilchers performance. How her face changes in the film, from a teenager to a /still young but almost ... Read More
Rating: - A quick note
The simple fact is that you either love this movie or hate it, there isn't much of a middle ground. I for one, love this movie more than any other, but that is my own opinion. If you don't like slowish movies, I suggest sticking to the Disney version of Pocahontas. Please, if you don't enjoy this movie, don't write such rude reviews.
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Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0794043123610
Format: AC-3, Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: New Line Home Video
Manufacturer: New Line Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: New Line Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: October 14, 2008
Running Time: 135 minutes
Sales Rank: 10061
Studio: New Line Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 2005