She

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
The GOOD news is that there is a DVD available to the public of a silent film with Betty Blythe. As a matter of fact, the only one. Gained star points here. I wish someone would find and restore the silent film "The Queen of Sheba" and any other silent movies with Betty.

The BAD news is that this movie is not restored/remastered. It is a copy of a defective film (VHS?) that has been re-taped together. This DVD by Sinister Cinema, seems like some high school kids put it together for a project. The main menu screen is totally amateur in presentation. Lost star points here. Where are KINO and CRITERION when you need them?

The UGLY is the soundtrack! Though it is a "silent", it does have an orchestra background sound. Sometimes it is too fast paced to properly fit the scene. Sometimes too dramatic for the mood. Sometimes the sound is totally gone! Lost star points here. Where is UCLA when you need them?

This movie was filmed before the CODE was written in...

Excellent Cinematization
I love the novel "She." Of all of the film versions that I have watched, this one most closely mirrors the original book.

She, 1925
This edition, by Sinister Cinema, isn't as unwatchable as some of the other reviews indicate. It's not a high quality, recently digitally restored film, like some of the old silents, but it's plenty watchable.

The acting and direction are pretty good through out. The film is much truer to H. Rider Haggard's novel that some other film versions of the book. I'm a fan of adventure movies, and I liked this one.

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