Interesteg What makes it different from others?

Stephan Hammond It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

Marva-nova Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.

Bob This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

mmisc-33052 If it was not for the fact that this film felt so bad it was good, it would have been unwatchable. The film looks like it genuinely honestly tries to be something good, but misses the mark horribly. The film is full of inconsistencies. For example, Telemachus is born with an English accent (Unlike the rest of the cast)yet he grows out of this accent as he grows up. The actors don't have the slightest clue what they are doing, speaking in tones that simply don't make sense for the situation. A great example of this poor acting is when Odys mother kills herself. She walks into the Sea (This method of suicide is nowhere in the book and is physically impossible) and drowns herself. One of the servants is swinging her head back and forth repeatedly. This is an attempt to convey grief, but fails miserably.

deideiblueeyez The depiction of Greek life during the end of the Mycenaean era was accurate (as far as I've read and researched), and the costumes were exemplary. Odysseus, Anticlea, and Penelope's actors nailed their parts with nearly perfect consistence.Some parts of the movie felt a little awkward or stilted for me in regards to the delivery of the lines, such as Circe's character. Hermes was also a bit...odd. My personal image of him is that of a cheeky teenager, not the September issue for Hot Daddies Monthly, but what can you do.Much like Odysseus, I wanted the journey to just end already, and only 10% of that feeling was derived from the film's length. I was emotionally invested in his quest to return home and was overjoyed when he and Penelope finally reunited. It does succeed in breathing life into these characters and if you had to entertain your college students with a film that ties into Greek mythology, let it be this one.

Aidar Haynes The Odyssey is written by a great, poem writer "Homer", he had also written the "Iliad". The movie (or use to be on TV) is educational and enjoyable in some cases, had thoughts that this was made in 1997, and should have better special effects and better fight scenes.The Odyssey is mainly about Odysseus and his great adventures.Odysseus is the King of Ithica, and was the first mortal man to control his passion. He sailed to Troy, where the war was being fought, he had Achilies and many other great fighters by his side. The war took 10 years to finish, but he finished with the Idea of the Trojen Horse. Then when the war was done for good, Odysseus was set sail, to go back to Ithica, to meet his wife Penelope and 10 year old son, Telemachus.During his Journey Home, Penelope lost hope, but waited more years. But the suitors, asked her to marry one of them, they brought gifts, but Penelope said they had to wait. In this case the Suitors were eating Odysseus's food and wine with no respect. Telemachus was outraged of this, so he asked for a meeting, to fight the Suitors out of Ithica. But he didn't succeed, and demanded to get a ship and find Odyssues himself. On the way Athena helped. She said to goto Sparta.Odysseus had trouble coming home, he had blinded Posiden's son Cyclopes, and was trapped with Calypso for 9 years. This was on TV, but it was more like a movie. If your interested in Greek Mythology, then make sure to watch this. --A. Haynes--

Blueghost I should've been doing a number of other things when this two part television special aired many years ago. But the scope and authenticity of the production had me hooked. As with all translations of literature to the screen (big and small) there is some reworking of the root tale, and Hallmark Entertainment's offering of "The Odyssey" is no different.But, if you can ignore the truncation of the prequel "The Illiad", and the truncation of characters (Patrokles comes to mind), then you, as an English speaking audience member, should be able to enjoy this very lavish and very wide of scope television production.This is not a Greek fantasy epic of old Hollywood, where sets, costumes and social undercurrents of Greek society are cleansed for a general middle American audience. No. This production shows the Greek tale as it might have been imagined during the time it was originally told. The dirt floors of primitive dwellings, the simple skins, armor and weapons used, along with some of the musical and other artistic endeavors of the time. Classic Greek mythology is presented within an authentic Classic Greek setting.The tale tells mostly the events from the epic poem, but also gives a more down to Earth and contemporary spin by presenting the test the ancient Greek gods put forth to both King Odesseus and Queen Penelope. Admittedly because of the masculine nature of the classic tale, husband and wife are given different focuses, but both are driven to and beyond the point of temptation while still maintaining their deep love for one another.I have no real complaints about this film. Some of it was shot on Betacam and transferred to 35mm (possibly a high grade 16mm), and it shows in some of the shots. But scope of the film makes up for a minor technical quibble.A fairly good watch, and unexpected production value from a made for TV movie. The DVD could've been more complete with subtitles, and perhaps a music only audio track or commentary. But as it stands now it's enough to have this minor gem preserved on optical media.Enjoy :-)