Reptileenbu Did you people see the same film I saw?

Robert Joyner The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Neive Bellamy Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

Fleur Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

shubhamsrivastavalu This movie revolves around the journey of an English official who is sent to Arabia due to his uncompliant attitude. But story takes a turn when Lawrence bypasses the superior orders and makes his own path towards unification of the Arabs. Peter O's Toole who plays T.E. Lawrence, who played a decisive role in unifying the divided Arab tribes. The personality of Lawrence is a complicated one that makes watching the movie interesting. Till the far end it is difficult to understand the side that Lawrence takes. Peter has done a pretty commendable job while portraying Lawrence's personality. Based on true events, the movie too is directed and plated on a realistic note moving the viewer experience the trials that desert life offers while at the same time the dark face and politics of the colonial powers. Lawrence is a compassionate person yet he has to kill out of unprecedented circumstances. A time comes when the entire Arab follows Lawrence but he is not one to use it. Rather, he works inherently towards unification. Disobeying the superior orders, he maintains the dignity of the local people while trying to solve their problems through dialogue. He plays a crucial role in helping Prince Feisel conquer Gulf of Aqaba through the land route. The movie has philosophical elements that make you think about a certain event but then on a deeper thought only praise takes it's way out. Purely a classic making it a top 20 list even after more than half a century.

HotToastyRag With only a few television credits and bit parts in Hollywood, Peter O'Toole made his breakthrough performance in Lawrence of Arabia. Lawrence of Arabia is one of those movies that everyone remembers a scene from even if they haven't seen the four-hour epic all the way through. Between the famous theme from Maurice Jarre, the iconic rooftop silhouette, "No prisoners!", the appetizing order of lemonade, Omar Sharif's entrance, Peter O'Toole's beautiful blue eyes sparkling in the middle of the desert, and the hundreds of fight scenes, there are plenty of memorable moments to choose from when you relive the movie as you talk about it with your friends.In case you don't know, David Lean's sprawling, dazzling epic is about T.E. Lawrence's time fighting in the Arabian Peninsula. This is much more than just another WWI movie. Peter O'Toole is not a gung-ho commanding officer who joyfully leads his men into battle. He's incredibly conflicted and disgusted by war. To him, a dead soldier is not a statistic, it's a man. During the famous "No prisoners!" scene, in which he only utters those two words, his face shows an incredible array of emotions. If you watch that scene and don't simultaneously think he was robbed of his Oscar and fall in love with him, well, watch it again. Guys, feel free to develop a man-crush; no one will blame you. After all, Noel Coward famously quoted, "If *he* had been any prettier, the film would have been called Florence of Arabia."Unfortunately for Peter O'Toole, this incredible epic was released during the same year as To Kill a Mockingbird, and no one else stood a chance come Oscar time. He was in pretty good company, though, since Burt Lancaster and Jack Lemmon also lost out that year after giving excellent performances in Birdman of Alcatraz and Days of Wine and Roses, respectively. The good news is Lawrence of Arabia did win Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Cinematography, among others. This a great compromise movie for date night, if you don't mind a four-hour running time. Ladies will get to drool over the ridiculously handsome Peter O'Toole-as Robin Williams said in Aladdin, "Pick a feature!"-and gents will get lost in the endless fighting and strategy scenes with nary a woman in sight. This is definitely a man's movie, and if it weren't for the perfect piece of eye candy, no woman in her right mind would probably watch it. If you're considering renting it, check out the preview. Usually, old movies were chopped into terrible previews, but this one is pretty good. It gives a pretty good representation of the film and shows off the supporting cast, including Omar Sharif, Anthony Quinn, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Arthur Kennedy, Jose Ferrer, Anthony Quayle, and Claude Rains.

simon-12915 The best film every made! Astounding! The desert scenery is spectacular and Peter O'Toole's performance is amazing. A must see film, 10 out of 10!

cinemajesty Film Review: "Lawrence of Arabia" (1962)This 215-Minute-Epic divided into two parts with classic overture by Academy-Award-winning score composer Maurice Jarre (1924-2009) and an Intermission after 135 Minutes establishing the dramatized biopic-story of real-life character T.E. Lawrence (1888-1935), who raises from a simple foot-soldier corporal in dusty little basements to Colonel of "The British Army", portrayed by an high-tense internal-conflicts of identity performing as shaping actor Peter O'Toole (1932-2013), introduced by director David Lean (1908-1991) and producer Sam Spiegel (1901-1985), both at this point in their careers already honored with an Academy-Award for Spiegel producing "On The Waterfront" (1954) starring Marlon Brando and Lean directing the also magnificent "The Bridge On The River Kwai" (1957) starring Alec Guinness (1914-2000), who portrays here another memorable part for David Lean in "Lawrence of Arabia" as modernism-indulging Arabian Prince Feisal with heavy but believable make-up effects and vocal diversions, when supporting character Feisal sets inner motions into action by speaking directly onto bird-free character of 28-year-old Lawrence in times of "The Great War" aka World War I (1914-1918) as the fate of a uncompromising raw man takes its turns by leading sections of Prince Feisal only horse-and-sword trained army into battles of guerilla warfare in the desert regions of now all-splintered Syria, where merciless killings are not as seldom in width as depths of extraordinary on-location cinematography by F.A. Young (1902-1998), also known for shooting "007: You Only Live Twice" (1967) for director Lewis Gilbert, when further the relentless in-sucking CinemaScope framing, especially in horizon to mirage in-camera effects to favor the throughout intense as playful performances by Omar Sharif as Ali and Anthony Quinn as scene-towering character of Auda Abu Tayi."Lawrence of Arabia" takes its hypnosis on any spectre, who brings patience and will to comprehend the story-driven metamorphosis of Peter O'Toole becoming T.E. Lawrence; a character manifested into strong personal believes of pushing efforts to the extreme in crossing never-been undertaking endeavors of conquering coast city Aqaba in minimized editorial shot-rates by editor Anne V. Coates, who gives the picture utmost of elegance in plenty of desert action scenes of bombing Turkish-army-conducted trains from their railing, massive crowd of extras in rifle, pistol, knife combats and up, close and personal character confrontations, in another superior-suspense-scene in a besieged city of Medina, where Lawrence must endure references in physical torture and for the period of time daring winks of unresolved homosexuality in an show-stopping portrayal of actor José Ferrer (1912-1992) as Turkish Bey, remarking of being surrounded by orders-taking cattle, while leaned-back as professional puppet masters actor Jack Hawkins as campaign-leading General Allenby and reptile-lingering politics-representing business man Mr. Dryden, performed with charms and inverted hostility alike actor Claude Rains (1889-1967); when director David Lean concludes every scene with perfection by interweaving them into the next, as legendary PRE-"2001: A Space Odyssey" (1968) straight jump cut from an extinguishing match to a desert sunrise, when I can only wish you the best possible exhibition format for a day-taking blast of motion picture extravaganza from every film-making department involved in this Native English major scale production of slowly high-stakes building main character favoring story-line, exclusively in continuous world-wide distributing Hollywood studio Columbia Pictures, now affiliate of The Sony Company, too even more critical acclaim nowadays, justifying the 10 Academy-Award nominations and 7 wins at the Oscars ceremony in its 36th edition of year 1963, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Music Score. © 2018 Felix Alexander Dausend (Cinemajesty Entertainments LLC)