Epic. Really really epic.

Rating: 8/10 (2 February 2007)

I finally found a day when I could sit and actually watch this enormously long film. Was it worth it? Umm. Yes.
I think it was an enjoyable movie. It certainly had this amazing quality to it that made it seem grand. Perhaps it was the 70mm film that they used. While watching it, I kept wishing that I could stretch the picture to fill up the whole wall. It's one of those films that really just needs to be seen on the big screen.
It's a film with a very large scope and an interesting story that speaks about culture and identity. Destiny and chance.?A lot of interesting stuff in there. It also has beautiful pictures of the desert.
All in all, I rather like it. It doesn't over-dramatize too much (at least for a film made in its time period). It doesn't try to wrap things up too neatly. It takes the time to show how a character changes, doesn't have a problem exposing his flaws.
It's not the kind of movie you'd want to watch over and over again (unless you have a lot of free time), but it does what it wants to do. And I enjoyed it. And I got to see some desert. And some Arabs. And not one mummy in sight. Nice.
Good stuff. If you have a nice block of time to catch it, I'd say it wouldn't be bad to try. 8/10.