Product: The Odyssey [VHS] (1997)
Rating: 4.0
The Odyssey Review
This story takes place in many different places. It tells a story about King Odysseus's Journy. He was sent out for the Trojan war. The Tojan war lasted for 10years. On Odysseus's way home he went though many adventures.Mean while, Back in Ithica Penelope and Telemacus were busy trying to get rid of the sutors. The sutors were trying to influence Queen Penelope to marry one of them. They were eating King Odysseus's food and trashing his house. While Odysseus was on his long journy with his men they came to an island were they found the cyclops. The cyclops has captured Odysseus and his men. But of course King Odysseus thought of a brilliant plan to get free. He was also kept held by circe and cylica. Which was also a big adventure for Odysseus and his men. Odysseus-played by Armand Assante-the actor did a very good job of playing this caracter. Odysseus-is a very brave man and very strong. He is also the King of Ithica Penelope-played by Greta Scacchi-she did a very well jop of playing penelpe. Penelope-the wife of Odysseus is very loyal and hopeful also mentally strong. Athena-played by Isabella Rosselini-she did an exellant job of playing Athena-Athena- is a goddess who protects King Odysseus and hi family. She is very wise. Calypso-blayed by Vanessa Williams-Calypso-a goddess who was very tempting and beautiful. Circe-played by Bernadette Peters-very well actress-Circe-a beautiful goddess who captured Odyssues's men and turned them into animals. The action was very exciting. The actors and actresses did a good job of acting the thrill and excitment parts of the movie. The film was very amusing. It really got me interested. The acting was excellant! It really looked and sounded like it could have been the real thing. The special effects were AMAZING!!! They looked real. The costums and settings were very real. The costums and settings were very real. The movies sound track was good also. The sound effects sounded real. The visual impact was AMAZING!!! The visual impact in which I found the best was when Scylla was eating the men of the ship. They make it look so real.