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Che - Part One and Two - The Complete Story [DVD] [2008]
enlarge	Director: Steven Soderbergh Actors: Benicio Del Toro, Carlos Bardem, Demián Bichir, Joaquim de Almeida, Pablo Durán Studio: Optimum Home Entertainment Category: DVD List Price: ~~£29.99~~ Buy New: £8.14 as of 22/11/2009 01:57 GMT details You Save: £21.85 (73%) New (12) Used (4) from £8.10 Seller: cavalcade-of-dvds Rating: 20 reviews Sales Rank: 377 Format: PAL Languages: Spanish (Original Language), English (Original Language) Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over Region: 2 Number Of Discs: 2 Running Time: 247 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3 Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6 EAN: 5055201807144 ASIN: B001SHTWTY Theatrical Release Date: 2008 Release Date: June 29, 2009 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 20 1 2 3 4 Next » Soderberg's sensitive portrayal of Che is beautiful to watch July 9, 2009 Lynette Fox (Bedfordshire, UK) 3 out of 4 found this review helpful The media has dismissed this film but for those who do not need films to be non stop 'entertainment' it is a compelling portrait of one of the great iconic heroes of my generation. I loved it. I agree with comments that the switching timelines can be confusing - giving an episodic feel to much of the film but if you have previously read 'memoirs of a cuban revolutionary' or have an understanding of Cuban history up to the early 60s then you will soon get into it. Beautifully and sympathetically filmed - you will respect Che as a man of principle and honour who dies fighting for what he believed in. We need more heroes of his kind................ Stunning July 8, 2009 John Bayliss (East Sussex UK) 7 out of 12 found this review helpful This film is not for the right wingers who may hope for an unfair depiction of Che Guevara's fight for freedom and indeed his final days in Bolivia. Looking at the technical aspect, all the camera/audio work is done in such a way that it makes it look gritty and very real. I think the way the actors speak full Spanish (with English subtitles) was a great move that adds to the realism. The actors themselves are great and work really well together. This is especially evident with the guys who play Che and Fidel in the film, who themselves act fantastically and more importantly create a sense of great friendship between the two well known personas'. Overall a great film that I will undoubtedly watch over and over again. Viva la Revolucion! Viva Benicio! July 15, 2009 Mr. Od Smith (Coulsdon, Surrey) 2 out of 3 found this review helpful Having seen the full film in a bum-numbing five and a half hour session at the cinema last year, and I have to say if you are going to see Che, it is best to see both parts back-to-back rather than catching them individually, as it rounds off the portrait of a man who is an icon to some, an image to others - or a revolutionary to some, a terrorist to others. br / br /The first part is the better film, I have to say, because it shows the means of how Che became an icon in the eyes of the many, with the means and the methods of how he - and Castro - overthrew the Batista regime in Cuba, without overemphasising or over-sentimentalising any potential sloganeering that many would have expected. We see a small group land on Cuban soil, and slowly gain strength enough to topple a government, but what is more surprising is that they show Che not as the face on t-shirts and posters around the world, but as a man: he may be intelligent and have sound plans, yet he also shows weakness in his asthma and the occasional fractious relationship with Fidel Castro throughout the campaign. br / br /As the first part builds, it is solely the charisma of Benicio Del Toro driving the film, and he delivers a true tour de force performance that keeps you watching not because of who he's playing, but because of how he's playing him. When he, and Steven Soderbergh, can divert attention from the subject matter and onto what drives them, that is the sign of a great actor, and a great director, both at the top of their game. br / br /Of course, when it comes to the overthrow of Havana, that is where the film divulges from ideas and promises to action, and again rather than making it too "Hollywood" with epic gun battles to stirring string compositions as they all fight together, it presents it as it was: tooth and nail, with no soundtrack - almost documentary like. Indeed, with the film interspersed with Che addressing the UN, the first one does feel like a documentary. br / br /Part Two, meanwhile, shows us how Che also became a martyr in his disastrous Bolivian campaign, and it does reflect the first film: where everything succeeded in Cuba, everything fails in Bolivia - nobody wants to join his revolution, and they face an organised military who are determined to defeat him, and pick off his group mercilessly. As the first film you went in expecting victory, the second part you expect his death. br / br /True, a lot of issues are skirted in regards to his time in Cuba after the victory, and they make scant mention of his campaigns before Bolivia, so you aren't getting a full biopic of Che Guevara as such, but what you are getting is a window onto the man behind the legend, and you see more than a face on a t-shirt, but the reason his face became a symbol. Not for everyone, but it's a feat of filmmaking that deserves to be seen. superb August 2, 2009 reader (devon,uk) 2 out of 3 found this review helpful Having read both Che's diaries and Fidel's verbal question and answer biography I was surprised how close this amazing film follows the truth, or what we understand to be the truth. Benicio Del Toro is completely believable as Che, Steven Soderbergh's direction is masterly and I must mention the photography which is absolutely stunning. You don't win Oscars in Hollywood, even today, by making films sympathetic to Communists but this pair of films deserved a shed load. Buy this film for your teenage kids to prove a few people, determined enough, can make a difference but buy it anyway for it's breathtaking brilliance. I usually get carried away over books not films, but this is an absolute masterpiece. 5 stars plus. Excellant Film July 3, 2009 E. Porter (Belfast, Ireland) 5 out of 10 found this review helpful This is a great film in two parts which shows the fight for freedom against the Batista for the cuban people through one of their great leaders. This film shows in great detail the greatness of such a inspirational leader. Showing reviews 1-5 of 20 1 2 3 4 Next »

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