Movie Review: Scaramouche 1952

Warning: This post may include spoilers, BUT I will warn you first by putting *spoiler* before it, and *done* when you can start reading again.

With that said, here is my take on the movie Scaramouche 1952:

Now for a little bit of information about it:
1. Synopses: I'm going to give you two:

After Andre Moreau finds he is the secret bastard son of a recently deceased noble, he realizes that it is his own sister that he's romantically drawn to.
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Very SMALL *Spoiler*
In 18-century France, a young man masquerades as an actor to avenge his friend's murder.
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2. What era does the movie take place: Late 1700's, the days of Marie Antoinette
3. Color or B&W: Color by Technicolor
4. Main Actor(s): There are really four main actors/actresses, but if I had to pick just one then it would be Stewart Granger
5. Secondary Actor(s): Eleanor Parker, Janet Leigh, and Mel Ferrer.
6. Other important/famous actor(s):  Nina Foch and Henry Wilcoxon
7. Sequel(s)/Remake(s): Apparently there is a 1923 version, but I've never seen it
8. Costume Designer: Gile Steele (Fun Fact: Almost all the movies he designed for, he only did the men's costumes. Also he primarily did period pieces.)
9. Something that was different/stood out/done well: The sword fights, I thought, were down exceptionally well!
10. My favorite character: Andre Moreau

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I am going to rate this movie from 1 to 100 (100 being Great and 1 being Terrible)
I'm going to give it a 73. The reason it only got a 73 will be stated later on in this review.
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First of all I just want to say that I LOVED this movie!!!
It had beautiful costumes first of all.

However.... There were some that need to be covered or something. Rating how bad (inappropriate) the costumes were on a scale from 1 to 10 (1 terrible and 10 great), I think they were about a 7. The worst was one part Lenore (Eleanor Parker) was changing and it showed her from the shoulders up (that lasts a few seconds and I just skipped it). Then in a few scenes (she was an actress in the film, and did plays) she wore a sleeveless, "showgirl type" leotard with tights. Several of the women's clothes were tight fitted in the bodice, and/or low. Sometimes the men wore tights, but that was no big deal.
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If I had to compare this movie to another movie I've seen, it would be The Adventures of Robin Hood and War and Peace 1956
In fact, I recently watched a Romeo and Juliet ballet, and I saw several similarities.
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Pros:

1. As I said earlier, I think the sword fighting was done really well.
2. I love the four main actors/actresses, and they didn't disappoint me in this film! (actually, this was the first film I've seen Stewart Granger in, but it definitely won't be the last)
3. Beautiful color
4. Never a dull moment
5. It was partly, almost like a mystery (and I LOVE mysteries)

Cons:

1. Eleanor Parker didn't act nice in most scenes.
2. In one part Stewart Granger pretends to read Janet Leigh's palm.
3. It is partly a romance (action, adventure, and comedy come first), so it does have parts of that sort.

I can't think of any other "Cons" ;)

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I'm not a film expert but here are my thoughts:

I thought it was written very well. It was long enough to where you got to know the characters, but not too long, so that it had boring scenes that dragged on.

Over all I would say it was fantastic movie, and I would (and will) watch it again and again. :)

So to conlude...

If you like swashbuckling, pirate(no, this is not about pirates), sword-fighting, classic, or comedy/adventure/action movies then you will probably like this one.

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It can be found on Amazon to rent for $2.99 or buy for $9.99

It can also be found on a website called: Viooz.ac. BUT, beware of this site. For it has multiple (usually bad) ads. That includes pictures on the left side and at the bottom, and pop-ups, every time you click the screen. If you are using Google Chrome on a desktop or laptop computer, like I am, you can go to your apps and get the "Adblock Plus" and that should take them off. If it doesn't you can use it to manually take them off.

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Hoped you enjoyed the review. I hope to write more in the future. Perhaps I'll get better. Please tell me what you liked about the review, what you didn't, and what you would like to see/hear in the future. (yes, I want you to write a review of my review)

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Matthew 26:52

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