The Last Emperor (DVD, 1999)

Arguably one of the best films of its kind, The Last Emperor is a long but captivating look at Pin-Yin, the last emperor of China before the government changed over to Chiang Kai-Shek's rule.

The story is artfully told in brilliant color, and its large-scale moments filmed inside the Forbidden City are truly breathtaking. Everything about this movie is huge--from the chunk of time it tackles, to the issues it addresses, to the complicated lives it reveals. It's a fascinating look at the emperor's life, including the love triangle that contains both his wife and mistress, and the Western education his tutor provides. It's a visually stunning film that also tells a great story.

I thought that this movie was top notch! VERY long, but worth sitting through. It is probably along the lines of masterpiece. Tells the story of China's last emperor. It shows you what it is like to be adored no matter what you do and how that adoration never goes away. A must see motion picture!

Saw this movie a long time ago, bought it and wore out the VHS version until in literally would no longer play. If you are one who loves a well made movie, this is it. Beautiful costumes and emotional intensity. It doesn't get much better than this. The only problem is finding this movie ( a decent one) on DVD. Pay extra if you need to because it is well worth it!

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The Last Emperor is a great movie. Saw it when it came out. I didn't realize it but the movie is a rarity and is very difficult to find. There are a lot of bootleg copies and foreign made copies with Chinese subtitles. Also there are Australian copies that won't play on American DVD players. I paid more for the movie than what it is probably worth but I needed it to complete my Oscar collection. Another Oscar rarity hard to find is Tom Jones. Any of these two movies would be worth having in a collection. They will only go up in price as the years go on. Once they are gone...that is it.

The Last Emperor is one of the last Hollywood epics. Sometimes the story moves slowly but the history behind it is very interesting. It makes you see why China gravitated to communism. The early Asian emperors were greedy and thought nothing of the subjects beneath them. However, I think the early emperors were told things that weren't true and therefore behaved as they did. This movie is sweeping in scope and costuming is very authentic. For any Oscar movie collector, it is a must to have but very rare and extremely hard to find. If you keep looking, you can find excellent used copies and even some used mint condition copies. If you are willing to pay the price, there are still some new copies floating around. I found a used mint condition copy which is just like brand new but still paid a large amount for it. Glad I have it and wouldn't sell it for anything.

Once again if it hadn't been for Ebay, I would have never found it and as good as condition it was in.

excellent movie...a real extravaganza in the old hollywood tradition, the dvd quality is not the best. but a great movie nonetheless.

I used to watch this movie when I was little and had always loved the story!! Real long movie and worth it if you have the time.

hard to find great story my wife love it i try to give a feedback to seller but he was remove from ebay i need my to get my feedback from seller,but movie is perfect