Product: The Odyssey [VHS] (1997)
Rating: 4.0
An enjoyable movie
First, this is an adaptation on The Odyssey. As the director said in the featurette, he omitted a lot of the direct philosophical discussion that is in the poem itself and focused more on the action and story line.Personally, I'm glad he did. This is a very enjoyable movie and throughout the movie you're just waiting to see Odysseus return home. And with every setback he faces, you keep thinking he'll get it the next time. Only to see it happen again!The acting is pretty good overall. There are some notable lapses of skill by a few cameo people like Bernadette Peters, though. But thankfully it is a very small segment. This DVD isn't really for young children. Too much violence. Especially at the end.Not many extras on the DVD, but the story's the real thing, eh?