The Adventures of Baron Munchausen. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen is a 1. Terry Gilliam, starring John Neville, Sarah Polley, Eric Idle, Jonathan Pryce, Oliver Reed, and Uma Thurman. The film is based on the tall tales about the 1.

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German nobleman Baron Munchausen and his wartime exploits against the Ottoman Empire. Although the film was a box office bomb, it received positive reviews from critics and was nominated for four Academy Awards: Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, Best Visual Effects and Best Makeup and Hairstyling. In an unnamed war- torn European city in "The Age of Reason", amid explosions and gunfire from a large Ottoman army outside the city gates, a fanciful touring stage production of Baron Munchausen's life and adventures is taking place. In a theatre box, the mayor, "The Right Ordinary Horatio Jackson", reinforces the city's commitment to reason by ordering the execution of a soldier who had just accomplished a near- superhuman feat of bravery, claiming that his bravery is demoralizing to other soldiers and citizens. Not far into the play, an elderly man claiming to be the real Baron interrupts the show, protesting its many inaccuracies.

Over the complaints of the audience, the theatre company and Jackson, the "real" Baron gains the house's attention and narrates through flashback an account of one of his adventures, of a life- or- death wager with the Grand Turk, where the younger Baron's life is saved only by his amazing luck plus the assistance of his remarkable associates: Berthold, the world's fastest runner; Adolphus, a rifleman with superhuman eyesight; Gustavus, who possesses extraordinary hearing, and sufficient lung power to knock down an army by exhaling; and the fantastically strong Albrecht. When gunfire disrupts the elderly Baron's story, Jackson cancels the acting troupe's contract because of the Baron. The Baron wanders backstage, where the Angel of Death tries to take his life, but Sally Salt, the young daughter of the theater company's leader, saves him and persuades him to remain living.

Sally races to the wall yelling for the Turkish army to go away, and the Baron accidentally fires himself through the sky using a mortar and returns riding a cannonball, narrowly escaping the Angel of Death once again. Insisting that he alone can save the city, the Baron escapes over the city's walls in a hot air balloon constructed of women's underwear, accompanied by Sally as a stowaway.

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The balloon expedition proceeds to the Moon, where the Baron, who has grown younger, finds his old associate Berthold, but angers the King of the Moon, a giant with separate minds in his head and body, who resents the Baron for his romantic past with the Queen of the Moon. The death of the King's body, and a bungled escape from the Moon, brings the trio back to (and beneath) the Earth, where the roman god Vulcan hosts his guests with courtesy and Albrecht is found. The Baron and Vulcan's wife, the Goddess Venus, attempt a romantic interlude by waltzing in the air, but this cuts short the hospitality and Vulcan expels the foursome from his kingdom into the South Seas. Swallowed by an enormous sea creature, the travellers locate Gustavus, Adolphus, and the Baron's trusty horse Bucephalus. The Baron (who again appears elderly after being "expelled from a state of bliss") encounters the Angel of Death for the third time.

Finally they escape by blowing "a modicum of snuff" out into the sea creature's cavernous interior, causing it to sneeze the heroes out through its whale- like blowhole. The Baron, young once again, sails to where the Turkish army is located but the Baron's associates are too elderly and tired to fight. The Baron lectures them firmly but to no avail, and he storms off intending to surrender to the Sultan. His companions rally to save the Baron, and through a series of fantastic acts they rout the Turkish army and liberate the city. During the city's celebratory parade, the Baron is shot dead by Jackson and the Angel of Death appears a final time to take the Baron's life. An emotional public funeral takes place, but the denouement reveals that this is merely the final scene of yet another story the Baron is telling to the same theater- goers in the city. The Baron calls the foregoing "only one of the many occasions on which I met my death" and closes his tale by saying "everyone who had a talent for it lived happily ever after".

The Baron leads the citizens to the city gates to reveal the city has indeed been saved, though it is unclear if the events of the battle occurred in a story or in reality. Sally asks, "It wasn't just a story, was it?" The Baron grins, rides off on Bucephalus, and then disappears. Production[edit]Background[edit]Tall tales based loosely on the German adventurer Hieronymus Karl Friedrich Freiherr von Münchhausen, or Baron Munchausen, were compiled by Rudolf Erich Raspe and published for English readers in 1. The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen (or Baron Munchausen's Narrative of his Marvellous Travels and Campaigns in Russia). The tales were further embellished and translated back to German by Gottfried August Bürger in 1. These tales were frequently extended and translated throughout the 1. American novel Mr.

Munchausen. The stories were adapted into various films including Baron Munchausen's Dream (1. Georges Méliès), The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1. Josef von Báky with script by Erich Kästner), The Fabulous Baron Munchausen (1. Karel Zeman), and The Very Same Munchhausen (1. Mark Zakharov, who depicted Munchausen as a tragic character, struggling against the conformity and hypocrisy of the world around him. The film was over budget; what was originally $2. Gilliam, acknowledging he had gone over budget, said its final costs had been nowhere near $4.

In The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen (included on the bonus DVD of the 2. Anniversary Edition of Munchausen), producer Thomas Schühly said that as part of a deal with 2. Century Fox before it ended up with Columbia, a budget plan had been set up for $3.

We always had a budget of 3. I started to discuss it with Columbia, Columbia would not go beyond 2. Everybody knew from the very beginning that this cutting out was just a fake. The problem was that David Puttnam got fired, and all these deals were oral deals.

Columbia's new CEO, Dawn Steel, said 'Whatever David Puttnam [has] said before doesn't interest me'".

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Save 9%)New from: $1. Save 1. 2%)Usually ships in 2. Movie rating. 20. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen Blu- ray delivers great video and solid audio in this fan- pleasing Blu- ray release. An extraordinary, fantasy filled masterpiece, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen highlights the amazing journeys of Baron Munchausen, who sets sail in a hot air balloon in search of his old comrades- at- arms. In his travels, the Baron journeys to the moon, visits Venus and Vulcan, and lands in the belly of a giant sea monster and that's just the beginning!

For more about The Adventures of Baron Munchausen and the The Adventures of Baron Munchausen Blu- ray release, see the The Adventures of Baron Munchausen Blu- ray Review published by Martin Liebman on April 7, 2. Blu- ray release scored 3. Director: Terry Gilliam. Writers: Terry Gilliam,Charles Mc. Keown. Starring: John Neville,Eric Idle,Sarah Polley,Jonathan Pryce,Uma Thurman,Oliver Reed» See full cast & crew. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen Blu- ray Review.

This odd and quirky fantasy/adventure film makes for a good Blu- ray disc. Reviewed by Martin Liebman, April 7, 2. What the devil is going on here?

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen is a film I always kinda- sorta wanted to see when I. I would inevitably pick up at the video store, look at the box, carry it. It's probably a good thing I never. I am sure I would have been bored and confused by it, angry I chose it, and.

Many years later, I now find myself with a copy for review, both intrigued and. I'm happy to report that it. I anticipated. Definitely not a movie for the. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen seems more of a niche film, one that.

Terry Gilliam (The Brothers Grimm, Brazil, and Twelve Monkeys, to name a. When a play depicting the life, times, and adventures of the great Baron Von Munchausen is. Baron (John Neville, The Fifth Element), the audience (eventually) finds itself treated to a. With the help of his friends. Berthold (Eric. Idle, Monty Python's Lie of Brian), an expert marksman, Adolphus (Charles.

Mc. Keown, Brazil), a man with remarkable hearing and breath, Gustavus (Jack Purvis. Time Bandits), and a man of super strength, Albrecht (Winston Dennis, Nuns on the.

Run), the Baron is able to win a bet with a mighty Sultan and walk away with a bit more. The Sultan lays siege to the city where the Baron is now recounting.

In order to save the town, the Baron must reunite with his. King of the Moon and the. Roman God Vulcan) to retrieve them, all the while accompanied by a little girl, Sally (Sarah Polley. Beowulf & Grendel), a girl whose faith and belief in the Baron will help. As the movie opens, we are told it takes place at the tail end of the 1. We then cut to a scene of a city under siege, explosions all around, and a. Both acts seem to defy "reason,".

Baron's friends, to the literal. King and Queen of the Moon, and the crude, man- made structure found inside. If there is a meaning to be found amongst these seemingly otherworldly or mystical. Nevertheless, the tone of the movie allows us to take these oddities at face value, as incredible as.

Terry. manages to capture a bit of magic and set the story up so as to make each adventure a study in. As ironic as it may be, we the audience are asked to suspend belief as. Barron. does, perhaps a means for Gilliam to eschew that age, asking us to take what we see at face. Sony has pulled The Adventures of Baron Munchausen out of their vault and presented.

While the presentation cannot hide all of the. This is a fairly colorful film, and all the. Baron's jacket the most obvious of all. The film. rather grim, bleak, and somewhat dark at first, most of it taking place inside the dank playhouse. Once the Baron begins recounting his journey, the quality improves and the image becomes.

The print shows some wear on occasion, as black splotches. Grain is present throughout, and can get rather heavy at times. King and Queen of the Moon). While these. scenes do not look "good," this is nothing more than the result of the limitations of the.

I much prefer the original, "bad" look as opposed to a digitally. It retains a certain amount of charm that fits into the story and more. Black levels are excellent. Check out the scene where the Baron and Sally arrive on the moon, or any scene on the moon. The image can be fairly clear and detailed; one scene that stood out as especially.

Both the characters and the water itself look. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen definitely benefits. Sony should be. proud of their effort on this disc. Presented in a lossless, high- definition Dolby True. HD 5. 1 soundtrack, The Adventures of. Baron Munchausen sounds almost as good as it looks. This magical, fine score is clean, clear.

The battle. scene at the beginning is perhaps best described as "forceful," though a bit muffled and. It still packs a punch, but lacks the realism of more modern.

This mix is very loud and there is quite a bit going on, and the surrounds. Similar to Commando, it sounds good for its age and.

In one early scene, when the Baron sends Berthold to retrieve the wine, quite. Some parts of the movie sound like something you would hear in a circus, which makes sense.

Some of. Sally's screams pierce your ears and rattle the ear drums; they are very high- pitched and. The music played at the start of the moon sequence is appropriately. Dialogue reproduction caused me.

The track makes for an. Sony has done a masterful job bringing this. I never found myself bored by the The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, but I never found.

It kept my interest for just long enough to get through it. I doubt this movie will ever find its way into my rotation of "good old standby" movies I can. I was pleasantly surprised by the disc as. Blu- ray disc. The audio is also satisfactory, showcasing some good discreet effects.

This disc also features a decent. Overall, this is a fine release from Sony. This disc comes highly recommended as a purchase.