| The Adventurers | | Cast : | Charles Aznavour, Alan Badel, Candice Bergen | | Director : | Lewis Gilbert (II) | | Studio : | Paramount Home Video | | Format : | Color, Widescreen | | Released Date : | March 25, 1970 | | DVD Released Date : | July 12, 2005 | | Language : | English (Dubbed) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | August 16, 2005 | | Summary | Curious and Disjointed | Content
 | For the price this DVD is well worth the effort,great photography and print makes it standout over more recent releases but thats where it ends. I saw the movie on its initial release all those years ago and quite frankly it remains dreary. The book was never great,but the movie could have been tighter and pacy with a better script. A pity though,as it seems wasted in time. However if you want to wallow away a few hours on a wet Sunday afternoon,this might do the trick |
| Rating | | | Date | April 28, 2005 | | Summary | One of the GREAT Bad Movies of All Time! | Content
| This review is based on the VHS release: ADVENTURERS ranks among the Top 10 "Very Best of the BERRY Worst" in my book THE OFFICIAL RAZIE MOVIE GUIDE (also available from Amazon.com). Based on one of harold Robbins' trashiest novels, it tells the story of Dax Xenos, a South American revolutionary who as a child witnesses the triple murder of his mother, sister and puppy dog(!) and spends the rest of his life confusing sex and death. Among those along for fun in this laugh-a-minute "drama" are a wooden Candice Bergen as his wealthy American wife, Ernest Borgnine in Man-Tan as a Latino father figure, and Olivia deHavilland as a rich woman who hires Dax to be her gigolo. Every element of this one is pricelessly idiotic, from the costumes and sets to the music and sound effects. If you love bad movies, this one is a MUST! |
| Rating | | | Date | January 25, 2005 | | Summary | More Trash Wallow Than Grand Epic | Content
| Though "The Adventurers" has many of the trappings of a grand epic, it's ultimately one long trash wallow--one I thoroughly enjoyed. The engrossing story, about a South American playboy who vows to avenge the death of his parents, is a three-hour slog through violence, sex, deceit, more violence, polo, some more sex, silly fashion shows, marriage, divorce, double-crosses and another heaping helping of violence. You may not be impressed, but you certainly won't be bored. The cast is OK, with Ernest Borgnine making the most favorable impression. Bekim Fehmiu is adequate as Dax Xenos, though he looks more at home in the role in the latter third of the movie, when he's supposed to be in his late 30s, than in the first half when he's supposed to be in his early 20s. Candice Bergen tends to be wooden (comedy is more her forté), but she looks lovely, which is pretty much all that's expected of the women in this movie. Look for a young Jaclyn Smith in a bit part as a reporter.
"The Adventurers" is big and expensive looking, but it can't escape the pulpiness of the Harold Robbins novel on which it's based. The book is much better, yet the movie isn't all that bad, either. When you consider some of the execrable movies made from Robbins' novels ("The Lonely Lady," anyone?), "The Adventurers" could've been a whole lot worse. |
| Rating | | | Date | August 09, 2002 | | Summary | The adventurers | Content
| I saw this movie when it first came out,and really enjoyed every aspect of it. It is sad, but its content is being played out this very day. |
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