| | Adventures Of Baron Munchausen Blu-ray
| Category | Blu-ray DVDs, Horror Movies, Family Videos, Adventure, Science-Fiction/Fantasy, Children/Family, Romance, Recommended, Classic, Fantasy, Kids Adventure, Epic, Big Battles, High Seas, Mythology, High Flying | | Starring | John Neville, Robin Williams, Jonathan Pryce, Uma Thurman, Eric Idle, Oliver Reed, Sting, Charles McKeown, Sarah Polley, Jack Purvis, Alison Steadman, Valentina Cortese, Winston Dennis | | Director | Terry Gilliam | | Director of Photography | Giuseppe Rotunno | | Screenwriter | Charles McKeown |
The Academy Award-nominated movie is released in a two-disc set and in high-definition. Bonuses: new making-of documentary, commentary, deleted scenes, storyboarded scenes; BD also has featurette and trivia track. In yet another of his unbelievable exploits, the Baron sets sail in a hot air balloon with the help of the strongest man on earth, the fastest man alive, a man who can see farther than a telescope, and one who can blow harder than a hurricane to save a city against a Turkish sultan's superior forces. Terry Gilliam's epic is a visual 12-course banquet. In TIME BANDITS, director Terry Gilliam told a fantastical story filled with heroes and villains seen through the eyes of a small boy. In BRAZIL, Gilliam focused on a fantasy world created by a young man trapped in a totalitarian state. And now, with THE ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN, Gilliam tells the legend of an old man who has lived a fairy-tale life. In the late 18th century, the Age of Reason has no room for fantasy. In a town besieged by murderous enemies, a traveling company is putting on a stage show about the apocryphal Baron Munchausen, who, with his motley crew of servants, supposedly circled the globe and the universe, following each bizarre adventure with one even more strange and ludicrous. But then a man appears at the theater claiming to be the real Baron, and to prove it, he goes off on one final journey to save the town, chased all along the way by the winged specter of death.
Gilliam never met an epic spectacle he didn't like. MUNCHAUSEN is loaded with brilliant set pieces, including spinning heads on the moon and a giant Botticelli clamshell in the bottom of a hellish volcano. Gilliam has assembled a stellar cast, including John Neville as the Baron, Oliver Reed as Vulcan, Jonathan Pryce (BRAZIL), Jack Purvis (Wally in TIME BANDITS), Robin Williams (credited as Ray D. Tutto), Eric Idle (who contributes "The Torturer's Apprentice" with Michael Kamen to the soundtrack), Charles McKeown (LIFE OF BRIAN), a cameo by Sting, and early appearances by Sarah Polley (as young Sally Salt) and Uma Thurman. Gilliam's special effects bonanza is a modern retelling of THE WIZARD OF OZ, a fabulous adventure filled with daring feats, preposterous nonsense, danger galore, and the overall belief that a world without fantasy is a sad world indeed. Adventures Of Baron Munchausen Reviews: "...Full of moments that dazzle, just for the fun of seeing the impossible come to life on the screen..."
-- Vincent Canby, New York Times "...Witty....Movie-magical....This is a movie that bludgeons you with dazzle..." -- 3 1/2 out of 4 stars
-- Mike Clark, USA Today "...Fantastically imaginative conceptual and visual aspects..."
-- Cart., Variety "Polley the child actress is spunky..."
-- Andy Webster, Premiere "[T]he visuals remain stunning..." -- Grade: B-- Clark Collis, Entertainment Weekly 4 stars out of 5 -- "[A] weirdly wonderful fantasy..."-- Empire Staff, Empire 4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]here's enough silliness and spirit to waft the clouds from a rainy Sunday afternoon."-- Total Film Staff, Total Film Adventures Of Baron Munchausen | List Price | $28.95 (You save $5.66) | | Studio | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment | | Orig Year | 1988 | | All Time Sales Rank |  83666  | | CD Universe Part number | 7617762 | | Catalog number | 16219 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Apr 08, 2008 | | Rating | PG (MPAA) | | Running Time | 126 Minutes | | Additional Info | Widescreen; Anniversary Edition; Dubbed; Subtitled | | Movie Details | Color; Widescreen; Anniversary Edition; Dubbed; Subtitled |
Adventures Of Baron Munchausen Video Adventures Of Baron Munchausen Movie Review  A wonderful holiday story told by GOD.
Very playful movie, showing God coming to earth, and allowing false gods to believe they are god.
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 I had this on VHS, and had to upgrade to DVD!
I love this movie! Fun, witty, magical. Though my favorite Terry Gilliam movie will always be Time Bandits, this is a close second for me. I will say it's definitely bizarre on many angles, but it's a fun trip into fantasy land. Has some adult themes, so a younger child may not get everything that is going on or might be scared. Has the same level of violence a Monty Python movie would, maybe a little more than Time Bandits had. I would recommend for children at least 10.
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magical!!
the only way to describe this movie is MAGICAL!this movie is classic Terry Gilliam,a fun adventure with heart.HIGHLY reccomended!!!
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This review is for a different format. Great Adventure for an older movie
I thought this movie portrayed a great sense of adventure for an older movie. I am glad I purchased this selection.
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This review is for a different format. Great movie for the whole family
Too often when you hear the words "fun for the whole family" the movie ends up lacking in some key area. "Munchausen", like Time Bandits (also a Gilliam picture)has enough wackiness and visual fun for the kids, while managing to be engaging enough for the grown-ups. Delightful characters and terrific writing make this a sensational movie. "This is precisely the sort of thing nobody will ever believe."
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