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Sales Rank: 165540
Category: DVD
Actors: John Lone, Joan Chen, Peter O'toole, Ruocheng Ying, Victor Wong
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
Format: Pal
Languages: English (Original Language), Japanese (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 160 minutes
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
EAN: 5028836030010
ASIN: B00004CZD6
Theatrical Release Date: December 18, 1987
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Bernardo Bertolucci does the nearly impossible with this sweeping, grand epic that tells a very personal tale. The story is a dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the emperors of China. It follows his life from its elite beginnings in the Forbidden City, where he was crowned at age three and worshipped by half a billion people. He was later forced to abdicate and, unable to fend for himself in the outside world, became a dissolute and exploited shell of a man. He died in obscurity, living as a peasant in the People's Republic. We never really warm up to John Lone in the title role, but this movie focuses more on visuals than characterization anyway. Filmed in the Forbidden City, it is spectacularly beautiful, filling the screen with saturated colors and exquisite detail. It won nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. --Rochelle O'Gorman
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 Blu-ray eye candy June 19, 2009
This is a review for the 164 minute version of the movie that is contained on the Blu-ray disc. The longer version on the DVD, that many here have commented on, was not a director's cut but was an edit that was shown as a mini series on Italian television.
The Blu-ray transfer of this film is outstanding, with rich colors, strong detail and with clear and vivid audio. Epic in scope and beautifully filmed by Cinematographer Vittorio Storaro (Apocalypse Now, Reds, One from the Heart & many others),
The Last Emperor reminds me why I love films. The movie has strong performances, interesting locations, lavish costumes and beautiful art direction. This film is a reminder that it used to be possible to make visually rich productions without CGI.
The Blu-ray disc contains hours of extra content including interviews with the director Bertolucci, composer David Byrne, editor Gabriella Cristiana, costume designer James Acheson, and art director Gianni Silvestri. There is also an interesting Interview with historian Ian Buruma that fills in many of the historical details of the events depicted in the film. Criterion did a fantastic job with this Blu-ray release. Highly recommended.
 Compare DVD to Blu-Ray May 10, 2009
I will not purchase the Blu-Ray version as I like the extended cut on DVD. It is sad when a company downgrades a movie from DVD to Blu-Ray. I was so pleased when The Kingdom of Heaven came out on Blu-Ray. I was longer and filled in all the missing parts missing in the original DVD. This is what Blu-Ray is to me. Better reproduction. More features. And if possible the addition of deleted or missing parts from the DVD.
Great Movie April 30, 2009
This is one of the best movies that I have in my collection. The Blu Ray version is excellant. The colors are so vibrant and the sound is great. It is the story of the last emperor of China, Pu Yi. It is well worth the money and the time to watch.
 Defective Criterion Blu-Ray Soundtrack April 24, 2009
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Sadly, Criterion's Blu-Ray edition of THE LAST EMPEROR has a quality control problem severe enough to note here. The DTS surround track has been incorrectly mastered in monaural for the first couple of hours into the picture. Hopefully Criterion will correct the problem on subsequent prints, otherwise their standard dvd version is the one to own for now.
Excellent film, disappointing HD quality April 3, 2009
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
The film is an excellent story and well acted. I was disappointed in the quality of the high def. It did not have the crispness or realism I have seen in other Blu-ray DVDs or even over cable. Recording is not poor, just not what I consider good high def.
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