The New World

Can you meditate? If you practice any form of self introspection and are ready for some deeper levels of seeing, hearing and felling then rent this movie. If not and you have the standard 10 second attention span of most americans... Full review

THIS MOVIE HAS TO BE ONE OF THE SLOWEST, BORING MOVIES I'VE EVER SEEN, AND JUST WHEN I THOUGHT IT WAS OVER, IT STARTED A WHOLE NEW STORY LINE. BORING!!!!!!!... Full review

Terrence Mallick deliver a powerful film and transfer his achievements to a higher level he found that balance between cultural movie and romantic movie also the cast were so special and surprising.... Full review

truly an awfull movie you get to see a lot of spitting up which does not go well with your pop corn and coke that you paid $8 for , very slow start to this movie I saw several people get... Full review

Though the film tells the story well its pace seemed to loose intrest. The New World is well acted but is flawed in the process... Full review

From the get go the pace of the movie does not change. It is excruciatingly SLOW from beginning to end. It seems that every time there was a question asked in the film, a very long and deliberate wait time took... Full review

This movie was very slow it tried to spend so muc time making it look good like it showed grass blowing for 20 minutes they tried to make it look so pretty it was boring it lost the story... Full review

This is the worst movie I've ever seen, and I've seen Gigli. It is two and a half hours of a girl prancing through the grass, not saying a word, with the most awkward symphonic score I've ever heard. I thought... Full review

First of all I must say that this film is not entirely historically accurate (although much is accurate). That being said all of those who are upset about this not being historically accurate need to keep in mind that this is... Full review

The new world is a movie based on the Pocahontas Disney animation. The most attractive part to me are the great shots and environment - absolutely grabbing you into the "new world". The dissappointment is the story line: it is so... Full review

Bale is excellent with a patient nurturing quality that the camera transmutes into sunshine, while full advantage is taken of Farrell's wild nature, brooding good looks, and emotions over which he seems to have little control. In a story where the unpremeditated decision of a moment changes the course of history, it is her impetuous, impulsive act that determines everything. ... Full Review

The cinema fan in me can appreciate what Malick is doing here....The film definitely is one of beauty with some wonderful scenery.....There are long stretches of scenic shots with Smith and Pocahontas' voice over..... ... Full Review

The film definitely is one of beauty with some wonderful scenery.....The cinema fan in me can appreciate what Malick is doing here.... ... Full Review

The New World transcends from a narrative-driven story into a poetic character study of sorts with these performances, one that relies heavily on illustrating the fading splendor of naturist purity -- along with the impact that the likes of gunpowder, gluttony, and ethnocentrism can have on its longevity. ... Full Review

The theme of paradise lost has always been prevalent in Malick's films, but never more so than in " The New World . Those who know what to expect from Malick will certainly find plenty of his signature moments here - specifically, lots of poetic narration and numerous shots of flowing water, bristling grass and the sun shining through the trees. ... Full Review

The folk round here are lovely," says Trevor Griffiths, "but they look at me like some strange beast that's just walked out of the jungle"; and, in truth, the 74-year-old dramatist does look as different from the sleek young admin... ... Full Article

It's only the beginning of April, in the last year of the aughts, not yet time for a best-of-the-decade list - and yet, in another way, it's the very best time. ... Full Article

I honestly could not understand a good fifty percent of what Colin Farrell, playong John Smith, and Q'orianka Kilcher as Pocahontas were whispering, and when I could understand it, I was wishing I couldn't. ... Full Article

New World 's sociological and emotional heft is encased in a swirl of hallucinatory images. This is a fitting description given that Terrence Malick approaches the story of John Smith and Pocahontas as if it were a specimen of lost... ... Full Article

Even darker and more relentlessly serious than "Batman Begins," Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight" pits the troubled superhero (Christian Bale) against his most troubling foe-the Joker. ... Full Article

Way back in 2005 I was in New York covering the King Kong junket when a chance to watch The New World came up. I am not sure what the length of the film was at that time because I... ... Full Article