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The Four Feathers (Full Screen Collector's Edition) dvd movie. Home » DVD Movies » Actors/Actresses » J » Orher A » James Cosmo Orher A • Judith Baldwin Orher A • John Ingle Orher A • John Inman Orher A • Jackie Swanson Orher A • James Dixon Orher A • Jason Presson Orher A • John Steiner Orher A • Jake Busey Orher A • Joseph C Phillips Orher A • James Horan Orher A • John Byner Orher A • Jennifer Oneill The Four Feathers (Full Screen Collector's Edition) buy bestselling dvd movies, videos find reviews, ratings, prices List Price: $9.98 Our Price: $9.98 Features • Closed-captioned • Color • DVD-Video • NTSC In Theaters : 20 September, 2002 DVD Release : 18 February, 2003 [ + Zoom ]   [ Buy Now ] DVD : Usually ships in 24 hours The Four Feathers (Full Screen Collector's Edition) description The seventh filming of A.E.W. Mason's classic 1902 novel, this near-epic production of The Four Feathers looks great, sounds great, and feels rather average. It would be difficult to diminish the rousing adventure of Mason's novel, and director Shekhar Kapur (Elizabeth) certainly gets more bang for his buck, with massive battle scenes and rugged, sun-baked harshness enhanced by Robert Richardson's masterful cinematography. Kapur preserves the universal appeal of the story, set in the 1880s, in which a promising soldier (Heath Ledger) resigns on the eve of battle in Britain's Sudanese campaign, is labeled a coward by his fiancée (Kate Hudson), and redeems himself by posing as a Muslim warrior to rescue his best friend Jack (Wes Bentley) from certain death in the desert. For all its heroics, however, the film seems oddly passionless; Djimon Hounsou is excellent as Ledger's desert guardian, but these young Hollywood stars lack the authenticity of Zoltan Korda's 1939 film, which remains the definitive version. --Jeff Shannon The Four Feathers (Full Screen Collector's Edition) Customer Reviews   1     2     3   ♥♥♥♥♥ Distantly related to the novel When a film maker is given a novel that lays bare the soul of a sensitive man who loves deeply and cares for his friends, a novel that examines courage and the necessity to face the fears that are within almost any sentient being. One would expect a rich experience in return. Add to those elements a breathtaking setting, the pomp and beauty of this era of the British Empire and a cast of very capable actors, how can you miss? I really don't know. My guess is that you burden your audience with wooden dialogue and political staments that have very little to do with the main plot. Dismiss as unecessary the sacrifices of the minor characters, remove Feversham's search for himself before he embarks upon his mission to reclaim his honor and there you have it. A movie that perhaps untethered to the novel might have stood a better chance on its' own merits. The cinematography is gorgeous and the costuming impressive. Unfortunately reading the novel beforehand has doomed me to an almost Ishtar level of discomfort. Since I have enjoyed this cast and knowing the level of craftsmanship available to the film maker as well as the deep drama that is the treasure of Mason's novel I was left feeling empty. Perhaps the 1939 version would better satisfy.   1     2     3   Non User