Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan
by Sergei Bodrov
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Actor: Aliya (II), Amarbold Tuvshinbayar, Ji Ri Mu Tu, Khulan Chuluun, Tadanobu AsanoDirector: Sergei Bodrov
Brand: Warner Brothers
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: Mongolian (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.40:1
Running Time: 126 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-10-14
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: New Line Home Video
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- History knows him as Genghis Khan, but before he became a warlord, he was simply a man named Temudgin. Exiled into slavery as a boy and forced into a life of struggle after his father is killed by a rival clan, the greatest military mastermind of all time survived on the strength of a single dream: to unite his people into the largest empire the world has ever known. Asano Tadanobu portrays Temudg
DVD Reviews of Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan
DVD Review: Superb epic film - well done
Summary: 5 Stars
I found this to be an excellent movie; the filming, storyline and acting were all first-class. Fascinating look into life from this time period, realistic and engaging. The human side of the main character's growth and courage growing up was inspiring, his devotion to his wife of many years, and his ability to lead in battle were all strong points. Very well-made movie, super job on it.
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DVD Review: Impressive Epic
Summary: 5 Stars
When I saw that "Mongol" was a movie nominated for the Best Foreign Language Oscar, I knew I had to see it. Few modern films deal with that part of the world. I, frankly, didn't know anything about what to expect; whether it was an historical film or a modern drama. I see the full title identifies the subject but even though I realized it was of the era of Ghenig Khan, I frankly didn't think that there were enough living Mongols left after all the internecine destruction that took place. That's not necessarily a complaint; it's just an awareness that so much takes place in this film over such a necessarily long time frame that I didn't think there time left to conquer the world.
This film has so much going for it; a stunning locations, historical reality mixed with legend, full-scale battle scenes, romance, strong characters, great script, great direction, marvelous cinematography and a few et ceteras that didn't come immediately to mind. I was engrossed from the beginning all the way through. I'm looking forward to an apparent couple of sequels to this film as I saw that this is supposedly the first of a trilogy.
DVD Review: Excellent movie; excellent Blu-ray picture
Summary: 5 Stars
I skimmed some of the strongly positive reviews for Mongol, but I was not expecting it to be so good! I now consider this among the best of war epics. But more than just spectacular battle scenes, the movie shows a lot of the what life was like for Mongols and gives emotional nuance to all the main characters. Kahn's wife is beautiful and speaks little but conveys quite a lot.
A scene I particularly like is when Kahn and his wife are riding horseback together. They exchange coy looks until she asks, "Don't you want to touch me?" He replies gently, "My touch will break you in two." I think that sums up his character very well--he's a gentle warrior. Sorry if that sounds overly sentimental, but it's the TRUTH!
DVD Review: Digital copy doesn't work!
Summary: 1 Stars
Bought this dual copy (Blu-Ray and Digital Copy) because I am thinking about buying a Blu-Ray player but wanted to see the movie right away on my PC. Well, the Digital Copy has many bugs and won't just work. I hope to be able to see this movie one day!DVD Review: Temudgin as Mongol Patriot
Summary: 5 Stars
In MONGOL, director Sergei Bobrov presents more than a movie biography of one of the world's most ruthless conquerors. MONGOL is the first in a proposed trilogy that will span the life and times of the man history calls Genghis Khan. Many reviewers have commented on what they saw as excessive gore reducing the dramatic thrust purporting to show the slow growth of one man with a Vision to unite all Mongols. There is plenty of bloodletting and extended battle scenes but such glimpses into history and the Mongol psyche are needed to show how that one man could make the transition from the humblest of slaves to the Great Khan of all Mongols. MONGOL is a traditional film of the life of a ruler that director Bobrov sees more as George Washington than Adolf Hitler. The historical Temudgin was one of the most ruthless genocidal despots of all times. The film hints at the Mongol practice of taking the children of beaten enemies and measuring them against the height of a wagon wheel. All those that exceeded that height were killed on the spot. Temudgin continued this practice for his entire reign. When a city surrendured to him, Temudgin spared it and its inhabitants. If it resisted, he reduced the buildings to rubble and put the residents to the sword--men, women, children. That Temudgin is nowhere to be found here. This Temudgin is a gentler more compassionate soul, who can even find it in his heart to forgive his bloodbrother who enslaved him and took away his family and possessions. This Temudgin can reward a beaten army by accepting its helpless soldiers into his own forces.
MONGOL begins with a ten year old Temudgin, who is told by his father to choose a wife. This Temudgin does but is told that he must wait five years to claim her. His father is assassinated while his uncle claims the Khanate. The boy grows up in solitude. Eventualy, he reclaims his wife, Borte, only to lose her to kidnappers in the employ of his uncle. Temudgin is captured and sold into slavery, where Borte aids in his escape. The film moves forward in gripping scenes, all of which point toward Temudgin as uniting all Mongols under his banner. He even posits a sort of Mongol Ten Commandments by which he swears before heaven that all Mongols must obey, even if he must slay half of them to convince the other half. Temudgin comes across as basically a good sort, one whose traits of leadership are so apparent that he has no problem raising an army. The actors speak in Mongol with English subtitles but simply watching facial and body language usually suffices to maintain viewer interest and knowledge. The only major flaw is that the film merely presents as a given Temudgin's heavenly inspired traits of leadership. Still, MONGOL is a major accomplishment that suggests that the gap between history and Hollywood may not be as insurmountable as is often the case.
Description of Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan
Movie DVDFirst entry in a proposed trilogy, Mongol vividly captures the beauty and brutality of ancient Mongolia. Beginning in 1172 and ending in 1206, Sergei Bodrov's Oscar-nominated epic presents future conqueror Ghengis Khan as more lover--and fighter--than diplomat. Against his father Esegui's wishes, nine-year-old Temudjin chooses his own bride, whom he marries in the years to come. Hopes for the future, however, turns to thoughts of vengeance when the clan forsakes the boy upon Esegui's death. While Temudjin (now played by Zatoichi's Tadanobu Asano, a quietly commanding presence) makes his way in a cruel world, turncoat Targutai (Amadu Mamadakov) becomes the new khan. When an opposing clan kidnaps Temudjin's wife, B?rte (Khulan Chuluun), he eventually retrieves her, but betrays blood brother Jamukha (Sun Honglei, Seven Swords) in the process, leading to further enslavement and more Kurasawa-style slicing and dicing. Throughout his travails, Temudjin comes to believe that Mongols must unite to share the same language, culture, and set of values. Sustained by his faith in the god Tengri and the devotion of B?rte, Temudjin sets out to wrest control of Mongolia from Jamukha and his women and children-killing hordes. Except for an over-reliance on CGI during the climactic battle sequence, Mongol equals the scope and grandeur of historical predecessors, like Braveheart and Hero. If much of the cast is Chinese and Japanese, Bodrov, who directed Prisoner of the Mountains, conjures up authenticity through detailed costumes, Mongolian dialogue, and remote Central Asian locations. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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