The Greek Tycoon [Blu-ray]

Great film! Finally coming to Blu-ray. Anthony Quinn and Jacqueline Bisset make the film. Great performances. I feel the star of the show though is the cinematography of all the beautiful locations filmed in its 2.53:1 aspect ratio and the music. Makes the movie come alive.The colors are rich and vibrant. The beginning has a lot of film grain but gets better throughout. My only gripe of the film is the ending. I am used to Theo Tomasis final dance in the dvd was darker and more orange as the sun was setting referencing the end of his life. In the Blu-ray the scene was brighter, not so muted.

I saw this movie a very long time ago. It was so good that I have to buy it For my library. I love Anthony Quinn, too. So it was quite easy to purchase this item.

This TV-made film is very well made and entertaining. Anthony Queen is excellent and convincing as always, with other actors performing well. The location photography is very beautiful and pleasant to see. Unfortunately, the picture is not presented in widescreen format; nevertheless, the movie is still enjoyable to watch.

I enjoy the scenery, acting, music and storyline of this movie. I watch this film a couple of times each year when I want to escape and travel to a Greek Island. I have an interest in Aristotle Onassis and the relationships he once had. I think that Anthony Quinn gives an outstanding performance along with Jacqueline Basset. I would not recommend this film to someone who is looking for action or excitement. They will be very disappointed. This is a movie more about a wealthy man who pursues what he can benefit from thru his charm, and his keen ability to negotiate even if blackmail is needed to close the deal. The strength in this movie is in the characters and the scenery and music that takes the viewer into a world that the very wealthy have a chance to experience on a regular basis. I am so pleased that this film was finally released on DVD.

I've read the reviews regarding people's concerns with this movie not being in wide screen, but as I loved this film the 1st time around and clearly Universal aren't jumping to get this on either blu-ray or wide screen I went ahead and made the purchase anyway < and yes I did email Universal > so I went ahead and bought The Greek Tycoon, I was fully expecting to once again love the story the acting and the scenery and I was prepared to put up with the smaller boxed screen for the sake of a this great movie that time has forgot <Universal to> but what a surprise I got when my Sony blu-ray player model BDP S370 upscaled the entire film into 1080p and wait for it wide screen, I felt like I was a Greek Tycoon, I'm very happy to have spent a bit more on a quality bly-ray go Sony I say, I knew that blu-ray technology could upscale the picture quality but I had no idea it would up scale from the old boxed screen into a wide screen format so once again Go Sony.

I remember the first time that I saw this movie in a theater about 25 years ago and I just loved the breathtaking Grecian scenery. I loved the romantic love story between the "fictional" American president and the first lady, and the love story between the "fictional" Greek shipping tycoon and the widowed first lady. Anthony Quinn and Jacqueline Bisset were perfectly cast in this movie. The mid 60's early 70's era was so wonderfully represented. I've waited for years to see it once more and I am so glad that The Greek Tycoon is finally on DVD so that I can enjoy it again whenever I wish.

What's great about this film is that it's about as bad as you'd expect or imagine it would or could be. Quinn, as ever, is predictably wonderful in his brusk, pan-ethnic way, Bisset is...well, what can you say? She doesn't bare her breasts, unlike some of the others in the cast. The cinematography of the Greek Isles is magnificent, as it must be, and is the point of the film, since there is no other point other than to titillate, tease and pander. Why the movie was made is beyond me. Kennedy's assassination is absurdly transformed into a completely different kind of event, which is almost worth the wait, though it takes up only half a minute or so of screen time and then disappears into the scripting void. See this if you love Quinn, the Greek Isles, fantasies about Kennedyworld sex and Onassis' supposedly depraved billionnaire lifestyle. A good escapist movie.

The main character played brilliantly by Mr. Quinn may not be a likable man but he is captured by a great actor. (In real life Quinn was not so likable either as I found out years later after reading his book "One-Man Tango") I also love Jackie Bisset who was a true beauty in her youth. (well, she still looks great) I couldn't help but think of Jackie Kennedy-Onassis while watching the movie thinking of how difficult it must have been to live with a man like this. This is not the kind of movie you watch once and toss or give away. I recommend it highly