1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992)

Paradise Found
Ridley Scott, who also directed Blade Runner and Gladiator, had an equally impressive take on the great Columbus. Columbus was really a great mariner and that is all; the movie shows this richly, as he is at a loss amidst the political infighting in Spain and later in the colonies. Tapped to be the first governor of Hispanola(now Haiti and the Dominican Republic), he was so inept as to antagonize the native peoples as well as his own fellow Europeans. The movie captures this with vivid outdoor vistas, driving traditional music, actual natives(brought to the islands from South America for the filming), and the beauty attached to seafaring. Historically, it is as accurate as Hollywood gets(50%?), which is fine. This is 500 years ago+, and the history has segued into mythology by now, anyway.

confusion on the product.amazing nevertheless
take care as this title is not an official catalogue movie in the Us the one i ordered through amazon market place was advised as zone 2 Pal.
No problem but what i received was "all zone" pal english speaking 5.1 no subtitles.
I was expecting for a zone 2 to be french speaking with at least english subtitles.
The explanation is that this advertised zone 2 pal dvd is the UK version.
as for the film this is amazing and i don't understand the review mentioning the transfer is of poor quality. I use a denon upscaling dvd player with a Pioneer 50 inch plasma and the result is awsome.
In sound mixing the central speaker mix is too high. the surrond effects are the best you can have

confusion on the product.amazing nevertheless
take care as this title is not an official catalogue movie in the Us the one i ordered through amazon market place was advised as zone 2 Pal.
No problem but what i received was "all zone" pal english speaking 5.1 no subtitles.
I was expecting for a zone 2 to be french speaking with at least english subtitles.
The explanation is that this advertised zone 2 pal dvd is the UK version.
as for the film this is amazing and i don't understand the review mentioning the transfer is of poor quality. I use a denon upscaling dvd player with a Pioneer 50 inch plasma and the result is awsome.
In sound mixing the central speaker mix is too high. the surrond effects are the best you can have