Les 1001 nuits

This is a really poor film, sometimes you can go to the kitchen for some food & sodas and you miss nothing but time. Bad effects, bad sound, bad actors, bad screenplay, bad director. One of the worst remakes of the 1001 nights you can find in this cheap movie. I have this VHS because I´m a fan of Catherine Zeta Jones, but now I know why this film is so hard to find (only in this VHS bootleg copies). Fun? Where!. I rather to see Cahterine Zeta Jones in a 10-15 minutes edition than miss 1:30 hours with all the movie. I´ll try to make my own edition on VCD and later burn this VHS! Do you want to enjoy a better Catherine Zeta Jones performance? see "Catherine The Great".

I enjoyed this movie very much. It was a neat collection of all of the Arabian Nights tales. It was not the best quality but still enjoyable.

Being a Catherine Zeta-Jones fan I enjoyed her role. It was her first movie and I thought she acted very well. Considering the movie had kind of a childish story it was still very mature.

Overall ok film.

First part is a somewhat "sleeper" interpretation of the original legendary story. Had to remind myself to keep watching - although all padi off and switched to a balmy rapid pace in the 2nd part, where you have to wake up and keep alert to catch all of the jokes and plays which feast on the UK / middle-eastern switch location theme. Very funny for anyone with knowledge of people from either of these places.

Part 1 is amusing, though seems a tad long, along the way - but hold on! Watch out and keep pace with this comedy as it crescendoes hilariously all the way to the end. Though part 11 also takes quite a while to see - it makes it well worth any waiting in the end.

Enjoy the light look and feel, but keep your eyes and ears peeled and ready for highly entertaining spot on laugh lines bouncing off the international cast of comedians, all ready to play a line from their own neck of the woods and backgrounds.

Especially recommended for anyone with some personal knowledge of people with excellent English manners, or those with lively Arabic temperaments and sense of time and place: be ready to hold on to your belly as you laugh!

A whiz rendition of this favorite story. Look out to see your childish memories of a picturesque fairy story come bang up to date with our adult life experiences. The story criss-crosses between medieval Baghdad and 20th century London, with numerous cross-cultural gags lighting the way. I watched this in the company of people from both parts of the world, and all of us found the film a riot, once the slow beginning picked up pace. We all recommend this highly for anyone.