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King of Texas 
| 80% Recommended by our customers. Studio: Turner Home Ent Catalog: DVD Release date: 2002-12-10 Media: DVD released in theatres: 2002-06-02 Running time in minutes: 95 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC DVD Region code: 1 released in theatres: 2002-06-02 Ean: 0053939665826 Upc: 053939665826  Tip: compare prices with similar DVDsDirector:
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Written on January 23, 2003 Summary: Accurate Representation I feel that "The King of Texas" was true to the story of Shakespeare's play, "King Lear." Many of the scenes were the same. The portrayal of Lear with his three daughters was true to the play. John Lear divvied up the land between Susanna and Rebecca, just as King Lear gave the land to Goneril and Regan. Both Lears also banished Cordelia (Shakespeare) and Claudia ("King of Texas") from their land. The affair between Goneril, Regan, and Edmund was portrayed well with the characters of Thomas, Rebecca, and Susanna. I also felt that the pity of King Lear after tearing off his clothes after the rain storm was well portrayed. When John Lear stood on the rock screaming at the storm, and later playing with the flowers shirtless, I felt that same pity. I enjoyed Ran's fool-like comments towards Lear. He was the comic relief to the over-all serious nature of the movie. The only thing I really didn't like about the movie was Lear's entrance into the hacienda courtyard in a robe. He's portraying a Moses-like character. I felt that part of the movie was melodramatic and unnecessary. All in all, I feel that the directors of "The King of Texas" did an accurate representation of Shakespeare's "King Lear." Written on January 23, 2003 Summary: King Lear Transformed to Rancher "King of Texas" was based upon the play King Lear written by one of the world's best-known playwrights, Shakespeare. This movie was at it's best placed within a more "modern" setting compared to plays, pre-Christianity days. Taking place in Texas, the movie begins by the Lear family celebrating one of the few years Texas claimed its independence from the US. The story continues with introducing such familiar characters parallel to their counterparts such as the three sisters, Claudia (Cordelia), Rebecca (Regan), and Susanna (Goneril). The rancher Lear asks his daughters, as in the play, which one loves him the best, and as a reward each daughter is to receive a portion of his ranch. Needless to say, Rebecca and Susanna, the two daughters who least love their father, exaggerate their feelings toward him, where as Claudia, who truly loves her father, will not participate in their "games." She is turned out for this, leaving the two evil daughters to manipulate the situation even further for their own success. Of course, as in every Shakespearean play, everyone gets punished in the end for their wrong doings. Over all, I believed the movie to be very well written and performed and followed Shakespeare's play, King Lear almost exactly.  Written on January 22, 2003 Summary: Review for AP English The King of Texas is an excellent film that takes Shakespeare's "King Lear" and puts it into a Western setting. The King of Texas stays on the same track as "King Lear". I enjoyed this movie because it helped me understand "King Lear" and it was put into the type of English that I could understand. The movie does not get old, even after reading "King Lear", because the movie takes the plot and adds excitement to it. The movie is not a suitable replacement to reading "King Lear" for a class, but it will help you with the overall idea and plot of the book. It is not a suitable replacement because the names are different, as well as the dialog. I would recomend this movie to anyone who has just read "King Lear" and would like to help themselves to understand the play more fully. The movie is filmed and directed very well and is not a typical western, or TV movie. In conclusion I would recomend this movie as a good form of entertainment, and also a good film to show an English class who has just finished reading "King Lear". Written on January 22, 2003 Summary: Shakespeare - The King of Human Truths Although the story may be hundreds of years old, another timeless Shakespearian tale finds its way to the silver screen in "King of Texas." Patrick Stewart plays the leading role as John Lear, a cattle baron who built his empire in south Texas on years of hard work... and blood. His on-going battle with Manchaca, a Mexican ranch owner just south of Lear's ranch, parallels King Lear's feud with the French. Keeping with the story, Claudia, who represents Cordelia from the Shakespearian work, runs off with the enemy after she is turned out by her father. Her two sisters, Susanne and Rebecca, representing Goneril and Reagan, inherit their father's land through deceitful speeches of how great their love is for him. Lear goes mad after both these daughters send him away, while Rip (Davis Alen Grier), representing the fool, provides some comedy relief. This movie is quite accurate to the original work, and the western setting and dialogue create a more tangible atmosphere for some than "King Lear" might offer. Even Henry Westover (Roy Scheider), representing the Earl of Gloucester, meets the same horrific torture as in the original work. I would recommend this movie to everyone, even if westerns or Shakespeare aren't your favorite choice of entertainment. 4 stars for "King of Texas." Written on January 19, 2003 Summary: Stellar Performances, Stellar Adaptation Based on Shakespeare's King Lear, this story of greed and sibling rivalry over Texas territory is astounding and an attention grabber from beginning to end ! There is plenty of treachery and deceit as well for good measure. Performance by Patrick Stewart of television's Star Trek Next Generation fame is a marvel in itself as the powerful and proud John Lear, land and cattle owner of Texas. Lear bestows upon his daughters the entire Texas empire.However, the land distributed amongst them is not enough;more is never enough ! The daughters' true plan of treacherous scheming begins to unfold to the very end with a gut wrenching climax !Honorable mention to actress Marcia Gay Harden for cruel, cold, and just downright nasty performance as the cattle baron's eldest and possibly most evil daughter ! Comedian/actor David Alan Grier turns in a fine and sarcastically witty portrayal as Lear's sort of "court jester" who counterbalances the dramatic nature of the movie.Though based on Shakespeare's King Lear the story itself feels like an authentic part of early American history on how the West was won...King of Texas was originally a TNT made for t.v. movie. However, it is definitely worthy of owning on dvd format. |
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| Catalog | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD |
| Release date | 2002-12-10 | 2000-07-18 | 2005-05-17 | 2006-09-26 | 2004-07-06 | 2004-07-20 |
| Media | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD |
| released in theatres | 2002-06-02 | 1999-01-24 | 1994 | 2006 | 1986-09-24 | 2004-05-23 |
| Running time in minutes | 95 | 112 | 93 | 274 | 131 | 153 |
| DVD aspect ratio | - | 1.33:1 | 1.33:1 | 1.78:1 | 1.85:1 | 1.33:1 |
| Audience Rating | NR (Not Rated) | NR (Not Rated) | R (Restricted) | NR (Not Rated) | R (Restricted) | Unrated |
| Format | Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC | Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC | Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, NTSC | Box set, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC | AC-3, Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC | Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC |
| DVD Region code | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ean | 0053939665826 | 9781929732418 | 9780780647305 | 0054961877690 | 9780790764993 | 0707729128731 |
| Book Isbn | - | 1929732414 | 0780647300 | - | 0790764997 | - |
| Upc | 053939665826 | 758445102024 | 053939676624 | 054961877690 | 085393746520 | 707729128731 |
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