- Release Date: 1985
- Runtime: 126 min
- Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
- Starring: Rutger Hauer, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tom Burlinson, Jack Thompson ... see all
- Director: Paul Verhoeven
- Plot: A band of medieval mercenaries take revenge on a noble lord who decides not to pay them by kidnapping the betrothed of the noble's son
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Incredibly (and intentionally) sordid medieval romp.
Apr 15, 2006
Jonathon Dabell - imdb.com
Apr 15, 2006Jonathon Dabell - imdb.com
Director Paul Verhoeven has always enjoyed shocking his audience with violence, sex, gore and filth. This love of all things sordid can be traced right back to his European films of the '70s. In Flesh + Blood, his English-language debut,... Full review
Machiavellian, Violent, Amoral and Hypnotic Adventure in the Middle Ages
Jun 04, 2005
Claudio Carvalho - imdb.com
Jun 04, 2005Claudio Carvalho - imdb.com
In 1501, in the Western Europe, in a period when the black plague is jeopardizing the populations, an army of mercenary peasants leaded by Martin (Rutger Hauer) fights side-by-side with the noble Arnolfini (Fernando Hilbeck) to retrieve his castle, with... Full review
Master of symbolism and storytelling
Feb 21, 2005
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Almost everyone who knows who Paul Verhoeven is, takes his knowledge from his Hollywood pictures, starting from "Flesh & Blood". But the man was famous director in Holland in 70's with some really great movies, from which I especially recommend... Full review
i haven't written a review in a long time....had to come back and write up this one
Jan 29, 2005
chickyfornia - imdb.com
Jan 29, 2005chickyfornia - imdb.com
This is one of the most raw, refreshing and UN-Hollywood movies you will ever see. It's truly a classic, and it stands alone, because nothing like it has been done before. The movie is invariably entertaining throughout, and it contains... Full review
A Surprisingly Good Film
Sep 17, 2004
Matthew Royston - imdb.com
Sep 17, 2004Matthew Royston - imdb.com
I decided to watch this film after a very heavy three day drinking session and to be honest was not expecting a great deal. However, at the end I deemed it to be the best two hours of my life.... Full review
Gloriously over the top
Oct 28, 2002
General_Cromwell - imdb.com
Oct 28, 2002General_Cromwell - imdb.com
Gloriously over the top middle ages saga from Verhoeven,who certainly makes sure the film lives up to its title!This is an exraordinarily bloody film,and apart from the gore we get dead babies,brain damaged nuns,plague infected flesh,raping,pillaging,and some terrible table manners.This... Full review
Excellent stuff!
Jul 14, 2002
HumanoidOfFlesh - imdb.com
Jul 14, 2002HumanoidOfFlesh - imdb.com
Paul Verhoeven is the genius behind "De Vierde Man"(1983)and "Basic Instinct"(1992).His "Flesh&Blood" belongs also to my all-time favourite movies.This film is definitely not for the squeamish:there's plenty of violence,brutality and nudity.Especially the scene when a young Jennifer Jason Leigh is... Full review
"Flesh" & "Blood": Verhoeven's clever euphemisms for "Sex" & "Violence", his trademarks. Exceptional.
Sep 22, 2001
Kill~Gore - imdb.com
Sep 22, 2001Kill~Gore - imdb.com
Ok, we're talking about a movie that's basically titled Sex & Violence by none other than Paul Verhoeven?! Those of us who know better should know what to expect here. For those of you who don't, know this: the same... Full review
Good film, if you don't expect the wrong things from it.
Mar 31, 2001
smatysia - imdb.com
Mar 31, 2001smatysia - imdb.com
This film is definitely off the beaten track. I enjoyed it a lot, and thought that there were some truly stand-out performances here, notably Rutger Hauer and Jennifer Jason Leigh. Some other actors and actresses that I didn't recognize were... Full review
Great fun
Jan 10, 2000
iaido - imdb.com
Jan 10, 2000iaido - imdb.com
After the success of Conan the Barbarian, the 80's saw a glut of Midevil adventure movies, but none of them stand on the same ground as Flesh and Blood. No movie, at the time, was more unabashedly filled with gore... Full review
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