![]() This review is long because I am worked up and I want to have a good long rant about the things that displease me. (John Gilbert fans need not feel any misplaced loyalty for this film he hated it too.) Cut to the chase Ernest Torrence illustrates my honest opinion of this film. Watch out or a bit of intestine may hit you in the face! The result is a lurching Frankenstein monster of a film, its stitches bursting every which way. ![]() Tolstoy? Feh! What does he know about writing a story? MGM opted to spice things up with the usual Hollywood ingredients: Renee Adoree and John Gilbert together again! Adventure! Dancing! Unfortunately, they decided that in order to succeed, they would chuck Tolstoy and go their own way. Tolstoy schmolstoy, let’s just add sexy people! As you can well imagine, this makes it less than ideal for a Hollywood blockbuster but someone decided to give it a try! In this case, that someone was MGM. The book is highly introspective, in fact, the majority of the pages are spent inside Olenin’s head. ![]() He is a self-absorbed young fellow and most readers can relate to his youthful pretentiousness and naïve imagination, perhaps with a slight blush. The secret is, perhaps, the author stand-in character of Olenin. The Cossacks is one of his shorter works, about 150-200 pages give or take, and also one of his most beloved. This edition of “War and Peace” weighs 2.6 lbs. When his works are short, they are such tight little bundles that it is almost impossible to add or subtract without causing the whole thing to crumble. When his works are long, they feature dozens and dozens of characters, elaborate plots and overwhelming scope. Be sure to read the other posts! Copycat CossacksĪdapting Tolstoy to the screen is a mighty difficult task. This post is my contribution to the Beyond the Cover Blogathon hosted by Now Voyaging and Speakeasy. Remember That You Are A Quest On MC & Gjengkriminalitet´s blog.Home Media Availability: Released on DVD. We Reserve The Right To Add Additional Rules As People Find New Ways To Be Unethical. Hyperlinks May Not Be Used As A Substitution For Rational Dialog, However Peer-reviewed Sites May Be Used As A Reference Or For Additional Details. Regarding Hyperlinks: An Occasional Link Is Acceptable Providing The Linked Website Itself Adheres To Ethical Standards. Comments Must Be Relevant To The Current Post Or To Previous Comments Regarding That Post. Repeating An Argument That Has Already Been Refuted Is Not Permitted. No Lying, False Information, Or Unsubstantiated Claims. Shorter Comments Will Be Posted More Quickly Than Longer Ones. No One Wants To Wade Through Pages And Pages Of Your Person Opinions. These Reveal A Lack Of Intellectual Integrity And Suggest That The Commenter Has No Good Argument. ![]() Vulgarity, Profanity, And Character Attacks Will Not Be Posted. ![]()
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