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| O Lucky Man! [1973] | ![O Lucky Man! [1973]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51mttk7UinL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Director: Lindsay Anderson
Actors: Malcolm Mcdowell, Philip Stone, Arthur Lowe, Ralph Richardson, Rachel Roberts
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (7 reviews)
Sales Rank: 1623
Format: Pal, Special Edition
Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Media: DVD
Running Time: 169 minutes
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Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
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Release Date: May 19, 2008
Theatrical Release Date: 1973
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 Warning! November 26, 2008
1 out of 6 found this review helpful
If, like me, you think life is too short for the "extras" which are included in "special editions" - largely consisting of the people involved saying how marvellous it was to work with the other people involved - then you need to know that this 2-disc set is mislabelled. I habitually store movies without their cases in albums, and the first thing I do is to chuck out the extras. I did this with "O Lucky Man", on the strength of the label on Disc One which says "The Movie". In fact the movie is split over the two discs, and as a result I ended up with only the first 1hr 25 minutes! But the movie is good enough to be worth buying twice....
An enduring classic now with added nostalgia November 23, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Voltairian oddysey, road movie, surrealist fantasy, anti-capitalist satire, this world class British film is all of these and of course, more. Helped by 35 years of nostalgia for the way things were before the press decided to become public judges, much of what is lambasted by dir. Anderson here looks familiar because of what we know from the papers and the TV. The general themes here of ruthless ambition, class distinction, plutocracy v poverty, institutionalised corruption and greed, and obviously hypocrisy, are probably better known now to a wiser, more cynical public. Of course Anderson did his bit with this great film to try and make it better known. This bold critique on the wiley old ways of the world looks as relevant now as it did then. The vices pilloried here are still with us, and the themes are still relevant. Of course the depiction here is fantastical but that's what makes this film a great piece of art. br /br /Some elements of the film do look very cranky now, the use of sub-titles and old film clips, for example, and one or two scenes look very much of the day, but this is a clever and rakingly ambitious film, and even satirises film making in one passage. It rounds off his previous satire very well, and perhaps just as importantly now to a nostalgia loving British public, it records some memorable aspects of life before The Age of PC, and has some damn fine actors in their prime. McDowell is amazing once again, perfect for the role, with his everyman looks and personalty, and the ever gorgeous Helen Mirren is stunningly sexy and youthful looking here. Add the decent, very English score from The Alan Price Set and what you have is an enduring masterpiece of real old fashioned film making. Magnif!
Fantastic - but still missing scenes May 23, 2008
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
Towards the end of the excellent commentary on the second DVD, Alan Price mentions that people who see this film in their early adulthood often say it fundementally changed their outlook on life - I have to agree because, well, I was that soldier. This film is a truely remarkable piece of work and somehow manages to rise completly above it's seventies origins and seem even more relevant more than 30 years on. Disturbingly the film's exaggerated and satirically ruthless businessmen and government officials, complete with dirty arms deals etc, who use Travis throughout the film now seem entirely plausible. The only small disappointment is that despite the lengthy running time the film is still missing a few minutes halfway through, a scene where Travis stays the night at Sir James house and tests his authority by ordering champagne from the butler before having to take instruction from Sir James who has retired to bed. It doesn't add much, but as Travis also phones Patricia in the sequence, and there is a revised version of "Poor People" playing on the soundtrack, it is a shame it could not be included with two discs worth of space to play with. Incidentally, this scene was shown on the BBC broadcast in the early eighties and also appears in the script of the film published in book form - check it out if you doubt me.
A most excellent sprawling epic of a film May 16, 2008
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
There is a fashion at present to make films that go on and on and on. There are example where this expanse is used to good effect, such as the Lord of the Rings films and the opposite, such as the latter Pirates of the Carrebean films. This is an early example of a long film and it pulls it off with a swagger. br /br /The second in a trilogy of films made by the late great Lindsey Anderson, O Lucky Man plots (albeit somewhat surrealistically) the progressions through life in the early 1970s (this was made in 1973, and boy, does it look it!); it is almost a kind of Pilgrim's Progress/ Road to Damascus tale, and is highly entertaining. Some have said they felt it flagged towards the end; I question whether the film flags or the viewer, as it is nearly 3 hours long, but to edit it would be to ruin it. It's sprawling aspect is one of it's selling points. br /br /It has many stars other than the wonderful Malcolm MdDowell, such as Arthur Lowe, Jeremy Bulloch and Helen Mirren. The music is supplied by Alan Price and he also stars in the film as the leader of the band who supply the music to the film. At points still shocking (a rare thing for a film so old), at others laugh out loud funny and at others hard to fathom, this is a treat for anyone who likes the slightly odd, cult films from this period or the open minded.
Finally released, O' Lucky Us! May 15, 2008
10 out of 12 found this review helpful
This blackly comic classic finally gets a release to DVD.br /br /And classic is not too strong a word. This film is the second in the loose Mick Travis trilogy and it is simply the most seminal film of 70s Britain.br /br /A weird and wonderful travelogue through the winter of discontent peopled with true greats of film and TV and with simply the best soundtrack ever care of Mr Alan Price. It's a must have if you're on the right wavelength.
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