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      Suriyothai

      2001 3h 5m History Drama List
      51% 61 Reviews Tomatometer 62% 1,000+ Ratings Audience Score Forced to forsake her true love, a queen helps her countrymen fight the invading Burmese army in 16th-century Thailand. Read More Read Less
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      Epic in scale but dramatically inert, Suriyothai is a lushly appointed historical drama that never fully brings its story to life.

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      Brandon Judell indieWire Someone does shout, "Get the men and arm the elephants!" Sadly, this alone doesn't make you think of Cecil B. DeMille as the press notes would like you to. "Hercules and the Captive Women" comes more to mind. Feb 9, 2014 Full Review Jay Boyar Orlando Sentinel It is overlong, overproduced, overscaled and crammed with too many plots, subplots and digressions. Rated: 2/5 Oct 31, 2003 Full Review Terry Lawson Detroit Free Press Without knowing what has been lost in the process, it would be hard to imagine the original film was any less repetitive or more dramatically engaging than what remains. Rated: 2/4 Oct 24, 2003 Full Review Mark Halverson Sacramento News & Review Rated: 3/5 Aug 7, 2008 Full Review Dragan Antulov Draxblog Movie Reviews LEGEND OF SURIYOTHAI looks very much like the "larger than life" film epics of 1950s and 1960s Rated: 6/10 Jul 18, 2005 Full Review Stephen Schaefer Boston Herald Rated: 3/4 Jul 16, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member Its got lush surroundings and excellent set design and costumes, but with the visual feast of everything comes piss poor acting. Everyone is wooden and there are a lot of characters, so its hard to keep track of all the double crossing and plot lines. Its rumoured that there was an original 5 hour cut, but this version is enough for this viewer. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member Grand movie but it'd be better if I've done some researched before watching it. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member I think they chose the wrong actress to play suriyothai. The follow up films about King Naresuan are better and more action packed. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member As a Thai, I cry very much. It is not about the customs, the plot or anything, but the courage, the love and self-sacrifice. I am very proud of being Thai. This one is better than the legend of King Naresuan as it is more historical than the other one. I need the King to express more how much he loves the country and want to set the people free as in Suriyothai does. By the way, was it the armors really like that back then? Isn't it historically wrong some how? I don't know, it does not seem right. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Great costumes. The acting is engaging for the most part, but Suri's final battle is laughably terrible. After a two hour build up seeing the title character end so lamely was a big let down. Very long, but worth it for those interested in 16th century Thailand. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Huge, big budgeted historical epic depicting the life of Princess Suriyothai in 16th century Thailand. The film charts her marriage to Prince Tien, and the changes on the throne until the King's high consort plots to seize power and Princess Suriyothai is forced to act and rally the troops against the threat from neighbouring Burma. There's a lot of story to pack in here - Coppola's cut trims the original five hour version down to a more manageable 2hrs 20min - but it's told simply and effectively, and the tone remains studious throughout reflecting the importance of this time in Thai history. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Forced to forsake her true love, a queen helps her countrymen fight the invading Burmese army in 16th-century Thailand.
      Director
      Chatrichalerm Yukol
      Producer
      Francis Ford Coppola, Kim Aubry
      Screenwriter
      Chatrichalerm Yukol, Sunait Chutintaranond
      Production Co
      Prommitr Production, Sahamongkol Film International, Kantana Group
      Genre
      History, Drama
      Original Language
      Thai
      Release Date (DVD)
      Nov 25, 2003
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $454.3K
      Runtime
      3h 5m