I haven't seen the DVD version,but I have seen the English version in the movie theater,and,on the whole,loved the movie.Its spectacles,such as battle scenes,hunting scenes and ballroom scenes are magnificent and breathtaking.The costumes and settings are authentic and beautiful! I loved the sepia colour of the film---it gives the movie an old--fashioned,nostalgic and poetical look! The movie's chief accomplishment is its ability to draw the spectator into the scenes and to make them experience the same emotions that the characters are experiencing:i.e. Pierre's relief and joy at the end of the movie ,when he is riding through Moscow ,as it's being rebuilt.
As one writer pointed out,the relationships between characters ARE stilted.I was somewhat disappointed by the depiction of the relationship between Prince Andrew and Natasha:it lacked the charm,poetry and poignancy as described in the novel.
As one writer pointed out,the relationships between characters ARE stilted.I was somewhat disappointed by the depiction of the relationship between Prince Andrew and Natasha:it lacked the charm,poetry and poignancy as described in the novel.