Brotherhood of the Wolf - Director's Cut (Two-Disc Special Edition) | 
| Actors: Mark Dacascos, Jean-paul Farre, Bernard Fresson, Johan Leysen, Hans Meyer
Studio: Universal Studios
Category: DVD
List Price: $19.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  406 reviews
Sales Rank: 5930
Format: Ac-3, Color, Director's Cut, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: French (Original Language), German (Original Language), Italian (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Dubbed)
Rating: Unrated
Number Of Items: 2
Running Time: 151
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: MCAD61104683D
UPC: 025195038553
EAN: 0025195038553
ASIN: B0019PL2P2
Theatrical Release Date: 2001
Release Date: August 26, 2008
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Product Description
Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 01/27/2009 Run time: 151 minutes Rating: Nr
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If you crave an over-the-top historical kung fu-fantasy epic with a good dose of voluptuous nudity, bravura machismo, and passions so intense they verge on ridiculous, then Brotherhood of the Wolf is your movie. Based (loosely) on an 18th-century legend, this French film follows a hunky scientist (Samuel Le Bihan, who's sort of a second-string Christopher Lambert) and his Iroquois sidekick/spiritual partner (Mark Dacascos) as they pursue a monstrous wolf ravaging the French countryside. Along the way Le Bihan gets entwined with a beautiful noblewoman (Emilie Dequenne) and a gorgeous prostitute (Monica Belluci) with secrets. The plot grows more and more incomprehensible, but the mix of torrid emotions, outrageous action sequences, and lurid titillation is really what the movie is about. Ignore the highbrow philosophizing and confused political intrigue; just enjoy the sensual images. --Bret Fetzer
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 I JUST REALIZED FRENCH MOVIES ARE GETTING TO BE GREAT! December 5, 2008
This fine, elegant film surprised me; but it shouldn't have. After seeing three other such recent films from France lately - CRIMSON RIVERS 1 and 2, EMPIRE OF THE WOLVES - I'm becoming a real fan of their sophisticated, many-layered, extraordinary graphics and production quality and acting, writing and direction.
For a film with such complexities and rich character development, it was exciting, engrossing and accessible (well-dubbed in english and spanish), BOTW kept me excited and guessing. Most of the time viewing it I was surprised, the plot spun and twisted and challenged while never confusing or frustrating.
Reviewer' Libretio' said it all, and very well. I'll just add that references to kung-fu are abit misleading. The fights and action scenes are very well done, not reminiscent of anything I've seen. In all cases, they appear to be Real, from the moves to the blood.
Overall the reality of this film is pervasive and 'way enjoyable.
I wish I'd known of the three-disk Canadian version; jazzed as I am re this film I'd have liked to see more behind-the-scenes features. But the two-disk set was quite comprehensive, so I'll stand pat.
Now Ima gonna go check out other french films. Adieu.
Great cult film November 2, 2008
I've watched this movie several times. Well made and will continue to be a favorite among fans. Service was excellent. Ordered and received in perfect condition.
Great film-Directors cut went on a little long October 8, 2008
thats assuming this is the same Directors cut from 2003...
Interesting that in my EU edition of the film, they refer to the beast as a "she"
I beleive it was genderless in the US release
Excellent monster movie! October 6, 2008
This is more of a monster movie than a horror film. Set in France a few centuries back, it tells the story of a werewolf-like creature that stalks the countryside. Based on a true story, it is a European-made movie and as a result features actors unknown to an American audience. They all turn in a good performance. The settings, costumes and evenly-balanced story all help to make this one of the better monster movies you will see. The special effects are cool and the atmosphere and cinematography are excellent. All in all, well worth watching!
Brotherhood of the Wolf September 30, 2008
This was a great buy. I would highly recommend it. It had extra footage and was a lot of fun to see.
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