Cubussoli Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

Nonureva Really Surprised!

Inclubabu Plot so thin, it passes unnoticed.

Brenda The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Myriam Nys I had heard of this movie but I had never seen it : thanks to all-beneficent "Arte" for remedying this lack.The movie does not succeed in penetrating the laws, habits and beliefs of a culture far removed from ours, let alone in penetrating its heart and soul. By the same token it does not succeed in portraying a credible pharao Cheops surrounded by a credible court. (While we're at it, most of the actors and actresses look and sound ancient-Egyptian in the same way that I look and sound Inuit. And no, their weird-looking make-up in surprising shades of beige and brown doesn't help - on the contrary.) Don't be fooled by the thousands of extras walking around in authentic-looking peasant garments : it's a pretty safe bet that one can learn more about the civilisation of ancient Egypt by watching an opera by Tchaikovsky, taking a walk on a beach or cooking a pea soup. However, the movie does have one considerable charm : this is ripest, finest melodrama, with a lot of people chewing expensive and glamorous scenery while being really, really treacherous, really, really wise or really, really deluded. In other words, a must for viewers who possess a lively appreciation of mediocre art and enjoy seeing actors perform their heads off while a bonkers tale of megalomania ! treason ! slavery ! harem intrigues ! torture ! savage retribution ! unfolds. By the swinging teats of the hippopotamus goddess, don't tell me that I didn't warn you.

JohnHowardReid Technically, "Land of the Pharaohs" is pretty good. All the dialogue was looped in London (where the film was edited), so that not only do we have all the principals voicing their own lines, but harmonizing English accents given to the large roster of anonymous Italian support and bit players led by young Piers Giagnoni (and probably — the dubbing is so skillful, it's commendably difficult to tell — Luisa Boni). Less unobtrusive is an obvious difference in grading between the 2nd unit photography in Egypt (presumably the work of Russell Harlan) and that of the main unit both in Egypt and Rome. (On second thoughts, I incline to the view that three cinematographers were used: An unsung lens-man — maybe Skeets Kelly — with Noel Howard, Harlan with Hawks in Egypt, Garmes with Hawks in Rome). It must be admitted that most of Hawks' fans do view "Land of the Pharaohs" with a mixture of dismay and incredulity. They have all actually seen this one. After all it's been on television so many times they could scarcely avoid it. (Of course standard TV is no way to view this movie. Although Hawks does center most of his interior action in the middle of the frame, the full impact of the vast location exteriors is lost. Principal cause for complaint is the acting. The principal target of the critics' wrath is Joan Collins. (Actually I thought she was pretty good. She often seems to be sending herself up and playing her ridiculous lines with a wonderful sense of mischievous tongue- in-cheek. I've no doubt her apparent flair was not the result of deliberate artifice but simply due to her inexperience, but it's the end result that matters. Hers is a satirically spirited performance. And she looks great too). Hawkins is usually given the thumbs up. (I thought he was miscast, but managed the role with moderate credibility considering the heavy weather he makes of most of his lines). Dewey Martin is usually passed over in silence, though his is by far the least convincing portrait and his American looks and accent are way out of place. I will admit that Sydney Chaplin is even less engaging and that James Hayter seems equally anachronistic, but their roles are much smaller. Although handicapped by obvious aged make-up, Justice makes a fair fist of his captive architect. Kerima's portrait of the queen is so wholly engaging, I wish that her part was much larger. Oddly enough, it is Alex Minotis who effortlessly walks away with the film's acting honors. He is always personable, convincing, agreeable and even charismatic. In scenes with other players who often seem dumbfounded by their lines, he is a tower of assurance and confidence. His high priest is never less than totally appealing.The scriptwriters, headed by the Nobel Prizewinning William Faulkner of all people, have come in for a good deal of criticism. Trite dialogue, banal, imitative plotting (the hackneyed flute-snake incident, for example, stolen from a hundred books including Romer Godden's The River) and weak characterization are all just jibes. As a peg on which to hang the spectacle, though, the script is strong enough.As a spectacle, "Land of the Pharaohs" succeeds handsomely. Hawks has directed the crowd scenes with flair, using the full resources of the CinemaScope screen, and even a few pan and traveling crane shots. The camera-work is often intriguing, and the music score is so wonderfully audacious and distinctively atmospheric, it's hard to credit it wasn't even nominated for a Hollywood award. Certainly Hawks thought so highly of it that he plugs it in the film's advertising, a rare honor for a composer so far as a non-musical is concerned.

kiaora-1 I too think that this movie deserves a higher rating. Loved Joan Collins and all the other actors/actresses as well. Call it a B movie or whatever, but I found it to be highly entertaining. Better then most movies that are out today, imo. Of course, the younger generation would likely disagree with me, lol. We all tend to like movies and music more from our generation, but nevertheless, there are always some exceptions. I'm always looking for a good movie and there have been a few recent ones that were to my liking, but only a few. Unfortunately, the people that run the programs for the channels are too young to know what most of us older folks like, so I rarely, if ever, see the movies I typically used to find on TV. Gone are the good old days, but at least I can watch my favorites on DVD.

jjnxn-1 Big budget nonsense with Joan vamping it up as a wannabe Egyptian queen. Some impressive set pieces but moves far too slowly to be really involving. Some of the acting is so stiff that if the actors mouths weren't moving you'd think they were trees. Jack Hawkins who in other films was a fine actor is strictly phoning it in here and Joan, who was a beautiful woman, looks hideous under terrible cocoa makeup and fire engine red lipstick. The kind of picture where the actors declaim rather than interact. Incredibly one of the writers of this sandlot soap opera was William Faulkner! Still on a purely camp level there are things to enjoy.