4/5 VCR Summary
  by Elaine M. Watson (usa)
I love the movie but the VCR tape was not a quality tape. I don't believe it was a new product as stated when I ordered it.

5/5 Take this three-hour course in Movie Classics 101
  by Matt the Knife (Los Angeles, City of the Dead)
Back in the 20th century, Hollywood used to make movies in which extravagant locations were actual locations, crowds of hundreds were hundreds of actual people, and the characters and events were actually interesting to watch. In the current CGI era, almost everything is fake (and looks it). Pop a copy of "Gladiator," "Troy," or "300" into your DVD player and you'll quickly feel like you're watching a Pixar cartoon or Japanese anime. If you want to see the real thing, however, watch "El Cid." The binge of historical and Biblical epics of the 1950s and 1960s had its share of stinkers (if you can sit through "Cleopatra," you deserve a Purple Heart), but when they were done right, they bordered on pure cinematic perfection. The stunning visuals, the booming music, and so on: all of it was real. In "El Cid," Charlton Heston was perfectly cast (he wasn't trying to overdo the "man as heroic myth" bit, as in "The Ten Commandments"), and the subject was, and definitely still is, topical (Islamic rulers trying to take over the world: sound familiar?). If your tastes lean toward CGI effects and computer games, you need to see "El Cid" in order to learn the definition of "great movie."

4/5 Why isn't the whole movie on one disc?!
  by Joe Blow (In the Heartland)
The movie is a classic and Heston does a great job. Plenty of extras with this edition but why didn't they put the entire movie on one disc?!?!The movie is split on two discs. Very annoying. That is the only reason I stopped short of 5 stars.

5/5 Great piece of timeless art
  by D. Thornton (Ithaca NY)
A long time ago I saw this movie. It intrigued me because of the sword play. Each fight scene had to be carefully worked out because they are using the real swords and not Hollywood version ones. Also to top this off, the El Cid is based on a real man and his life.

4/5 El Cid
  by Peter A. Sanchez
Exellent ordering system and arrived earlier than expected. Will use again. Move was exellent. I had not seen it but heard a lot about it. Very worthwhile movie to watch.