Dreadfully Boring

A very feeble attempt at affirmatie action

This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

For some unknown reason I've always had an attraction to this film and it's enigmatic lead character. Which is why I went all through my high school and college years refusing to see it on the small screen in the hopes that I would someday have the chance to see it on the big screen. I was about to give up when in 1987 they released the 25th anniversary edition. Boy, am I glad I waited. I was not disappointed and this film was even more than I'd imagined it to be, which is super tough considering I'd been building it up in my mind for almost 15 years. The story, score, costumes, performances and most significantly Lean's deft and inspired direction all held me captivated from beginning to end. I'd read several biographies of T.E. Lawrence, and was this film a wholly accurate depiction of him and the events during the Arab campaign, not exactly. Then again it's a dramatic film inspired by Lawrence and not a documentary, which is why I take issue with those who complain that the film is not a detail by detail account and I remind myself that for every film inspired by either a real person or book that there will always be those hold-outs who refuse to allow themselves to fully enjoy art for arts sake. Oh well, their loss. As for me and anyone else reading this review I cannot recommend this film enough, and if possible see it on the big screen to fully appreciate it. I am an admirer of Lean's work but do want to add that I actually appreciate the full theatrical release quite a bit more than the special director's cut release.

Lawrence of Arabia is a film that ran in its entirety when it was first released in 1962. The film was then cut up for drive-in movies. If one wants the story "The Seven Pillars of Wisdom" an excellent book by T.E. Lawrence or read a history Book about the campaign against Turkey and Germany by the British and their allies in WW1. Thanks to David Lean and those who spent their time and money to restore the film we can now see a masterpiece the way I saw it in 1962.

Lawrence of Arabia, is one of the very few movies that I consider perfect. There's nothing wrong with it at all.

Lawrence of Arabia is truly one of the greatest films ever produced. It is the definition of the word "epic". It is a hug story with incredible acting, is very well written, and both dramatic and touching. Every scene is a masterpiece. One of the very, very best films ever shot, it is definitely in the conversation of "greatest film ever" along with Citizen Kane, etc.