Review of 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992) by Riccardo G — 17 Oct 2011

Has its moments of beauty, but sadly its not as good as it could be.

This review of 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992) was written by Riccardo G on 17 Oct 2011.

1492: Conquest of Paradise has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Anthony Lane (1,079) for Independent (UK) (2,026) on 03 Jan 2018

Ridley Scott's 1492: Conquest of Paradise is a long, becalmed and hollow hull of a movie about the old order bumping into the New World…

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By David H (2,838) on 20 May 2010

A great Epic Adaption of the Journey of Christoph Columbus brillanted played by Gerad Depardieu…

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By Manuel S (164) on 02 Sep 2012

Exceptionally underrate movie, has its own feel and super music, casting and visuals…

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By Deric T (77) on 30 Aug 2009

This was the first ever movie I saw at the cinema with just a mate…

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By Alastair H (156) on 27 Jan 2011

This is good but not great. A bit long drawn out and the quality of picture and sound on the dvd is poor…

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By Adrian Z (553) on 09 Nov 2013

Long associated with action films and high-brow science fiction adventures, 1492: Conquest of Paradise represents one of director Ridley Scott's…

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By Marti H (11) on 21 Feb 2011

Ridley Scott always immerses us into a rich world with strong visual style, sadly in this case though, the story is sadly lacking to back up…

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By Mêlany V (91) on 11 Nov 2011

Really interesting history about the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus…

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By Logan V (143) on 28 Sep 2009

Here I think the soundtrack is much better than the film itself! Fantastic Music by Vangelis…

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By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 18 Apr 2013

In attempting to explore the man, Roselyne Bosch's script also embraces the myth, most obviously in some initial exchanges laden with significance…

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