Michael Collins (Ws) [VHS]

Michael Collins (Ws) [VHS]
by Neil Jordan

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Actor: Aidan Quinn, Ian Hart, Julia Roberts, Liam Neeson, Richard Ingram
Director: Neil Jordan
Cinematographer: Chris Menges
Writer: Neil Jordan
Editor: J. Patrick Duffner
Editor: Tony Lawson
Producer: Redmond Morris
Producer: Stephen Woolley
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Letterboxed, NTSC, Widescreen
Running Time: 133 minutes
Release Date: 1997-10-14
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Studio: Warner Home Video

VHS Movie Reviews of Michael Collins (Ws) [VHS]

Movie Review: iRISH HISTORY
Summary: 1 Stars

tHIS MOVIE MICHAEL COLINS is a valuable teaching tol in that it tells the complete story of early Ireland. I'm so glad I had the opportunity to rent it which ultimately led me to buy it.

Movie Review: Michael Collins
Summary: 4 Stars

A wonderfully filmed picture, great color and angles. Wonderful actors, great action and a great piece of Irish history. As we know, freedom is not free.God's rest to Michael Collin a true Irish hero. Surprised by how really great this picture was for the sales price of the film.

Movie Review: SIMPLY; MICHAEL COLLINS
Summary: 5 Stars

In my opinion, the movie was excellent. Even though I felt a few artistic liberties might have been taken, from what I can see, the movie was pretty much 'on point'. Liam Neeson, did an outstanding job in portraying the Irish leader, Michael Collins, intelligent, highly motivated and passionate about what he was trying to attain, almost to a fault. (Note: of course I expected no less from the actor - excellent in whatever he portrays). The movie sheds light on a bit of Irish history regarding the IRB and IRA; the fight to break British total rule over Ireland, and Michael Collins efforts to accomplish this. The movie should be watched closely , noting, that there was a split among the Irish people and in the end, it was the Irish against Irish (which seems to be ongoing, to some extent,even today). I had seen/rented the movie before, but it's the kind of movie I can watch again and again. I enjoyed it that much. So, I decided to purchase the DVD from Amazon for my own library. When I received the DVD, I immediately watch it over again,twice. If you are interested in anything regarding a bit of Ireland's history, or the history of the IRB/IRA,I recommend you buy this movie. Each time I watch it, (contrary to what others might feel), I am left with a deep sense of respect for the young Irish leader and what he accomplished during his brief political career.

Movie Review: Great Movie
Summary: 5 Stars

If you love Ireland this is a great movie, if you love history this is a great movie, if you love a good story this is a great movie.

Movie Review: Great Historical Film Making
Summary: 5 Stars

The story is well told, acted and well balanced. This is a good film to watch with "The Wind that Shakes the Barley". It accurately dislays the civil unrest and feeling about the time period. It would have been nice to see more of Michael's earlier history as a lad growing up and in London, as it seemed more focused on the 1916 uprising and 1922 treaty with the events surrounding. Nevertheless, we enjoy this film, and in our opinion was well done.

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Summary of Michael Collins (Ws) [VHS]

A heartfelt epic from Irish director Neal Jordan (The Crying Game, Interview with the Vampire), Michael Collins is the biography of the charismatic and controversial Irish rebel leader who led the fight for independence from Britain. Among the most beautiful and atmospherically photographed movies of the '90s, Michael Collins is also a rich and intelligent study of the nature of politics and leadership: the IRA spokesman, full of fiery convictions, eventually gives way to the more mature negotiator who strives to reach a compromise solution and is politically undone in the process. Liam Neeson gives a grand and towering performance as Collins, but for all the character's legendary, heroic, or otherwise larger-than-life attributes, Jordan and Neeson also keep him human. This is sweeping historical filmmaking of the kind we haven't seen since the heyday of David Lean, but with Jordan's characteristic touches of complexity and ambivalence. --Jim Emerson

Irish writer-director Neil Jordan followed up his surprise hitThe Crying Game with this controversial biography of IRA leader Michael Collins (Liam Neeson), one of the most important political leaders of the 20th century. The film follows Collins as he matures from guerrilla leader to national hero and statesman. Jordan's take on Collins is that he was set up by Irish president Eamon De Valera (Alan Rickman), who was jealous of Collins's legendary popularity. De Valera puts Collins in the position of negotiating a peace treaty that would never satisfy the Irish hero's hard-core followers. When the IRA leader returns with a first-step compromise, De Valera undercuts Collins's popularity by refusing to support the revised treaty. And the civil war continues for months. Michael Collins occasionally loses focus and momentum, but is the kind of exciting historical drama that deserves to be called "sweeping." It is also one of the most beautifully photographed films in years: cinematographer Chris Menges uses color and texture to set moods and accent emotions. The movie also stars Aidan Quinn, Julia Roberts, and Stephen Rea. --Jim Emerson

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