Dorathen Better Late Then Never

BoardChiri Bad Acting and worse Bad Screenplay

filippaberry84 I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Robert Joyner 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

Nuck Chorris Watched again this film after many many years and frankly it was better not to. Besides the magnificent, bizarre sets, there's very little memorable in this movie. Everything feels really dated. It's a pity because there are elements in the story which great potential for a good film. I missed more craziness. It looked like the film didn't dare to go all the way with its intentions and stayed half-way through story and tone-wise. Take another film made that same year, "Mad Love", with Peter Lorre. That's a film that wasn't afraid of ridiculousness. And it still works. The acting in "She" is bad, the dialogue is pedestrian and the story is contrived and clichéd. Watch other Merian C. Cooper productions instead, like "King Kong" or "The Most Dangerous Game".

LeonLouisRicci Time almost Forgot this Treasure seemingly Covered by the Inferior Hammer Remake. It has now been Resurrected in Pristine Prints with a new Colorized process and the DVD and Blu-rays include the Original B&W for Purists.This is a rather Unique Adventure and Early Sci-Fi Film with Wonderful Art-Deco Sets, SFX, and one of Max Steiner's Best Scores. Elaborate Costumes and Dance sequences also Highlight this Beautiful mix of Lost Civilizations and Enduring Love.It is a Treat for the senses and this is what it was like in the Early Days of Hollywood when Imaginations abound and Cost was Not a Factor. There is much to Enjoy, it places the Audience in a Land Long Lost with much Beauty and Awe. The Pacing is a bit Slow but its Rhythm is Riveting and there are a number of Set Pieces that are Memorable and the Production as a whole has a Look that is like No Other.

Michael O'Keefe Leo Vincey(Randolph Scott)is told of a legendary Flame of Life, that holds all secrets of eternal life. With his friend Horace Holly(Nigel Bruce), Leo will travel to the Arctic region of Manchuria, where a namesake relative made a partial discovery many years ago. The resting place of the flame is located in a deep remote cave and is under the guardianship of an immortal queen known as SHE Who Must Be Obeyed(Helen Gahagan), who believe's that Leo is her long-lost lover from 500 years earlier. Ruth Rose adapts this H. Rider Haggard story for director Lansing C. Holden. Photography and special effects are very good for a movie from the mid 30's. Also in the cast is the fetching Helen Mack.

bkoganbing It might have been nice if RKO had gone through with the original budget for She with color and everything else they planned for it. It might even had meant a more substantial film career for Helen Gahagan Douglas.As it was Helen Gahagan Douglas left the screen and performing altogether for politics and a seat in Congress which she gave up to run against Richard Nixon for the Senate. The two Representatives set some new low standards for dirty campaigning, it wasn't completely one sided, but Helen coined the name 'Tricky Dick' for Nixon which clung to him the rest of his life.But in She, Douglas made an indelible impression as the ageless beauty from H. Rider Haggard's novel who tries to win the love of Randolph Scott, the descendant of a love several generations removed. It's on the quest for that ancestor that Randolph Scott and Nigel Bruce set off for the far reaches of Siberia where the widow of that ancestor left a journal telling of a lost civilization in the Arctic, built around an eternal flame promising eternal life for those who step into it. Along the way Scott and Bruce pick up Helen Mack and the three of them literally stumble on the cave entrance that leads to this fabulous place run by the thousand year old beauty Helen Gahagan.Randolph Scott is the stalwart hero that you see in many of his westerns. His American accent is explained by saying his branch of the family took off for America a generation or two back. Nigel Bruce is far from Doctor Watson, he's quite the two fisted action hero here, an aspect I never thought I'd see.For reasons I don't understand, the location was changed from Africa to the Arctic. Especially because RKO had that jungle set that was used for so many of their classics like, The Most Dangerous Game, King Kong, and Five Came Back, I don't understand the change. Maybe someone thought the jungle was starting to look familiar. This adaption of She contains all of H. Rider Haggard's sense of high adventure and drama. Unfortunately it lost money and killed the film career and started the political career of Helen Gahagan. It remains today though, not a bad film, the best known version of an often filmed tale.