The Last Days of Sodom and Gomorrah (aka Sodom and Gomorrah)

This is much better than 20th Century Fox's recent DVD Vault Classic issue of their own movie (and at less cost!) as this import is at least in widescreen albeit not anamorphic. It will have to do until Fox hopefully wises up and issues their Vault Classic in widescreen using an original 1:85 aspect ratio clean print instead of a poor quality VHS print. formatted in 1:33 aspect ratio

Beautiful DVD transfer of this rare treasure.

I disliked the excessive, unnecessary corruption and immorality. I trashed my copy with good riddance.

I was a bit hesitant to purchase this D.V.D. because of its foreign origins, but my concerns were unwarranted. The D.V.D.'s played perfectly. The aspect ratio seemed to be a bit off as some of the lettering at the beginning appeared cropped. Other than that the film quality & sound were fine. There are deviations from biblical scripture & historical accuracy, but that is pretty much the norm when they make movies based on scripture. All in all this is a very enjoyable movie & a great addition for those who collect Biblical, Historical or Sword & Sandal films. Fans of Stewart Granger will want to snatch this film up as he delivers a great performance portraying Lot as the leader of a band of Hebrews who decide to settle on the outskirts of the twin cities of Sodom & Gomorrah. While doing his best to be non violent when forced to fight Lot wields his curved shepherds staff with martial skill! There is some great fight choreography where Lot uses the curved end of his staff to put a key lock on his enemies arm, catches his foe around the neck & spins him around a around until with a twist of his staff sends him sailing through the air as effectively as a Judo throw! There is a lot of action & while it may not be 100% accurate to scripture it still holds on to the main values of this Bible story. Scholar's of History or the Bible could pick this movie apart but I am happy to add it to my collection of Biblically based movies. With todays special effects I would like to see a lot more Biblical movies made for the big screen. Recently I was asked what I thought about the new movie version of "Noah" & my answer was " I am happy to see directors brave enough to bring religious movies to the big screen." I also told my friend that I realized there were a lot of inaccuracies but thought that was a compromise I was willing to except if it made more young people interested in the Bible & that their parents could tell them the correct story or better yet let the young people read the story themselves from the Bible. The same goes for this movie. Even for those not into religion this movie holds its own as a action adventure tale.

If the Italian producers of this film wanted to paint a picture of an alluring but corrupt city and ruler, they accomplished that with a lot of style and expense. Yes, it is not scripturally accurate but then few bible story-based films back in the 1940s through 1960s were because Hollywood and other film meccas felt they could improve on the original stories. This film adds a lot of background stories that flesh out the famous tale of the fall of the two evil cities of old. In this film, the dapper Stewart Granger leads his people astray by falling in love for the wrong woman and thinking he and his family are above temptation. Sadly, he is wrong and there you have the plot as he sees himself and his family pulled into the moral muck and mire that was Sodom and Gomorrah. It is clear that the end is near and there is no stopping it. I actually like this film because of the feel and the toned-down sexual overtones and social and moral evils of the people are hinted but not glorified. It feels naughty but in the safe mode.On a side note, the tale of the Fall of Sodom and Gomorrah in the film, The Bible is a truer biblical depiction of this tale.

It's a pretty entertaining movie with all the ingredients of an old `sword and scandal' Biblical epic. The acting is good, the players handsome and the plot is a reasonable interpretation of the Old Testament story. Lot marries a girl who is an ex-Sodomite which explains why she looks back in dismay at the destruction of her old city during the escape into the hills at the end.Lot and his tribe of Hebrews for a time live in relative peace with the Sodomites because they live separately, across the river and outside the walls of the city. The real trouble begins when Lot accepts an invitation from the Queen for him and his people to live within the walls of Sodom which leads many of the Hebrews (including Lots own daughters) to abandon their former ways in favour of those of their hosts.Essentially the story pivots about a clash of cultures and values: the Sodomites with their wealth derived from trading in salt, enjoying lives of luxury and self-indulgence supported by a huge throng of personal slaves; and the Hebrews, whose beliefs require them to reject the use of slaves and the follow stricter rules in regard to their relationships.

I consider this at least a four star movie but the discs only merit two stars.When I read the first review posted here it gave me great hope that this was a decent DVD transfer of one of my favorite epic movies. Upon viewing it I was sadly disappointed. The only plus factor is that it is widescreen (about 1.85) which other DVDs of this title are not. The single disc version from the Asian company Best Movie Collection has better color and is complete. This two disc set is missing a line here and there which is rather annoying. Even more annoying is that the movie is broken up onto two discs. This wouldn't matter if it had been done correctly and the film broken at the intermission point, but it isn't . It just stops abruptly and picks up again on the second disc. I wish that Fox would give this a legitimate U.S. DVD release restoring the Overture and Intermission which were not on their VHS tape, but it seems rather unlikely.

Never knew there was a movie based on the biblical story of Sodom & Gomorrah, and when I found out about it I had to have it. The film was a great visual to add to wonderful story in the Bible of the destruction of a sinful city who would not repent and line up with will of God. I truly enjoyed and loved it.

The seller was fine and the product as described. But I have yet to see a DVD of this movie with good, let alone excellent, video presentation. The movie should be done in a high quality Blu Ray format in the future, if possible.

Replacement Disc's are OK but the Master Tape could do restoration.

The film is a worthy addition to my collection of epic films from my youth. The score by Miklos Rozsa is excellent. The DVD transfer, in this case, is ghastly and unwatchable. It looks like it was dubbed using a video camera recording a television projection. The sound is tinny as is to be expected using a low grade microphone. A huge disappointment as I was looking forward to finally getting my hands on a decent copy of this film. Until one comes along I will have to live with my childhood memories of the grandeur of this film in its theatrical release. The DVD is to be avoided.

I had watched this movie over 40 years ago with my dad. I so enjoyed watching Stewart Granger. I recommend this movie.Janette

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