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New World (Extended Cut) |  | Director: Terrence Malick
Actors: Colin Farrell, Q'orianka Kilcher, Christopher Plummer, Christian Bale, August Schellenberg
Studio: Warner Bros.
Category: Movie
Buy New: $2.99
as of 9/8/2010 16:02 CDT details
Seller: Amazon Video On Demand
Rating:  328 reviews
Sales Rank: 12601
Genre: Drama - Biographical
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: Video On Demand
Running Time: 172 Minutes
ASIN: B001QMAPYW
Theatrical Release Date: January 20, 2006
Release Date: November 21, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Synopsis:
Amid the clash of European and Native American cultures following the founding of Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607, the legendary romance of an English explorer, Captain John Smith, and a beautiful Indian princess, Pocahontas, is transformed into a sweeping exploration of love, loss and discovery, both a celebration and an elegy for the America that was . . . and the America that was yet to come. The forbidden love of the passionate, noble young native and the ambitious soldier of fortune puts the pair at odds with their undeniable obligations to their own people and the inescapable demands of the human heart in the historical adventure epic The New World. Starring Colin Farrell ("Alexander," "Daredevil"), Christian Bale ("Batman Begins," "The Dark Knight"), Q'orianka Kilcher ("How the Grinch Stole Christmas") and Golden Globe-nominee and Emmy Award-winner Christopher Plummer ("Alexander," TV's "Madeline," "American Tragedy"). Written and Directed by Academy Award and Golden Globe-nominee Terrence Malick ("The Thin Red Line," "Days of Heaven"). |
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 328
 The New World: Slow But Sure August 28, 2010
D. Speer (Tennessee)
This review is for the Extended Cut Version. The movie will be a little slow for some , but its worth it in the end. Great imagery, good acting and a reasonable dialog. I very much enjoyed the native American life and village scenes. They were portrayed with a lot of detail and thought. Of course, Blu Ray is the only way to watch it.
This movie is much more realistic and historically accurate than either Pocahontas by Disney, or Pocahontas: The Legend. The editing is hard to understand at first, but after watching it several times there is logic to the madness, or at least artistic madness. I very much recommend this movie to any person interested in history or native culture.
 "Not like any other movie. A masterpiece." - San Francisco Chronicle April 22, 2010
Jamison (Indiana)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is the blurb on the back of the BD case and I agree with it to a great extent. I also agree that this film had a misleading advertising campaign, including this BD, which shows two shots of Farrell wielding a sword to fight Powhatans. Pocahontas should have figured prominently on the cover and in the advertising, as this is mostly her story, as she symbolizes the indigenous peoples who embody the natural pre-colonized America, and in turn represent humanity living in harmony with nature.
Smith and Rolfe are the other corners of the love triangle. Smith represents the conquering aspect of European empires and of humanity in general. Rolfe is probably the character we most readily relate to, as he ethically works within the realities he faces, prefiguring the modern citizen of the developed world. Malick crafts a moving picture poem, bringing us from our grade school knowledge of history to a heightened awareness of the amazing power of these events, what they represent, and how they set in motion the story of America.
Video quality is excellent, a worthy transfer for a stunningly beautifully film. Audio quality is also very good but I found the internal monologue voice-overs difficult to hear sometimes. The one extra is an extensive making-of documentary from which Malick is curiously absent. It focuses mainly on how the filmmakers strove for cultural authenticity and historical accuracy.
THE NEW WORLD stands with milestones in art cinema like BARAKA, KOYAANISQATSI, and 2001. Layers of meaning and symbolism are revealed in repeated viewings as we face the bittersweet realities of living in this new world.
MASTER FILMMAKER April 22, 2010
John R. Harris (Pacific Grove California)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The extended cut of THE NEW WORLD by Terrence Malick is, as Mick LaSalle reviews is "Not like any other movie. A masterpiece."
More than than it is a remarkable vision of an invasion that takes cinema on a journey seldom ventured.
Exquisite. Symphonic ... with a master's touch.
Brilliant cinematography, direction, acting, art direction and stunning music.
A must see!
 Beautifully filmed and slow moving exploration of American history February 22, 2010
Jason (Backwater, Alabama)
0 out of 5 found this review helpful
Over an hour and a half into the movie, John Rolfe (Bale) drones, "Hours pass; she speaks no words," and therein lies the problem. Like the slowly growing and mostly dying crops that did in the settlers of Jamestown, this movie dies because of malnutrition. There's far too little Last of the Mohicans, and far too many panoramic views of a cinematographer's concept of early American wilderness (beautifully rendered) and indigenous buttocks. The romance between John Smith (Farrell) and Pocahontas (Kilcher) is slower than a Special Olympic hurdler, and far too many scenes pass without a spoken word or consequential sound. Honestly, the dialogue in this film must have been amazingly easy to memorize for the cast, because most of the long stretches of speaking parts seem to be done as voiceovers off camera. And Colin Farrell STILL managed to utter his lines like he had a mouth full of marbles. Aggravating is not a strong enough word, and the rest of the cast - aside from Christian Bale - is filled up of ambiguous Indians and random serfs.
I appreciate the attempt at an authentic recreation and the historical significance of the story, but Pocahontas, much like the makers of this movie, made multiple mistakes, like I did when I decided to watch this...but hindsight is 20/20, I guess.
Simply put, this is a watch once kind of movie. Add in the historical inaccuracies, and I'd rather watch corn grow than sit through another viewing.
Really poor editing January 30, 2010
D. J. Nardi (Washington, DC)
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
I like historical epics generally, but this was a really poorly edited film. The story is hard to follow and some scenes seem to intrude on the story. There's very little context and the story isn't very clear. At some points, I was confused as to what was actually happening or why something did happen (for example, why was John Smith alone and captured in the first place?). It seems like the editing team had trouble producing a solid movie with the footage given, so tried to make it more abstract in some places - to the detriment of the viewer.
At points, the characters narrate their thoughts, but rather than providing useful context this gets annoying. They simply recite their emotions, which are surprisingly bland (with John Smith calling the Native Americans perfect and in complete harmony). Such emotions would have been better explored through acting and interaction between the characters, rather than simply narrating them. And the soundtrack - very disappointing.
The only bright spot was the acting - Q'orianka Kilcher played a decent Pocahontas. Colin Farrell wasn't bad as John Smith either, but not too inspiring.
Hopefully the next remake of the story of Jamestown will do it right.
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