Catherine the Great Rating: Release Date: 27 February, 2001 Retail Price: $19.95 OUR Price: $17.99 You SAVE: $1.96! Cast: Omar Sharif Mel Ferrer Jeanne Moreau Paul Rhys Complete Cast (14 total)

Catherine the Great Reviews

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A&E Has Cut this offering on DVD by at LEAST HALF
I agree with another writer who was the only one who noticed that the A&E Production on DVD IS INDEED MISSING around HALF of the Mini Series that was shown on Sydney's Channel Nine a few years ago.
I am glad we still have the old version on Video and if anyone has that version (ie THE COMPLETE Mini Series) with NO great missing Chunks, I would be keen to buy it.
I liked Catherine Zeta Jones and most of the acting although I did notice some that was very obviously "pretend" fighting.
If I can get a refund from "overman" from whom I bought this DVD or from Amazon.com INCLUDING the horrible postage we have to pay to get things from USA to Australia OR EVEN A REPLACEMENT BEING THE FULL VERSION I would be happy to return the shortfalling A&E DVD.

No Andrew Davies Script here
"He loves me. He loves me. He really loves me," is just one example of this melodrama's inferior dialogue. This may be A&E, but it's no Andrew Davies production. Regardless of the presence of some very good names in the cast, the acting is incredibly superficial. "Catherine the Great" is merely a spectacle to dazzle its viewers with Zeta-Jones' beauty and a series of ornate sets and costumes. There is no time or depth committed to relationships between characters or important events. Battle scenes show comical swordfighting choreography . This film is an insult to fans of historical period dramas. I'm about ready to sell this one back. Not recommended.

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