{"id":13588,"date":"2010-12-01T16:24:08","date_gmt":"2010-12-01T23:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=13588"},"modified":"2021-07-27T10:44:54","modified_gmt":"2021-07-27T17:44:54","slug":"she-1965","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=13588","title":{"rendered":"She (1965)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I am Ayesha, who some call She &#8212; who waits.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/She-Poster-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/She-Poster-1-224x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-58165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/She-Poster-1-224x300.png 224w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/She-Poster-1-96x128.png 96w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/She-Poster-1-202x270.png 202w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/She-Poster-1.png 731w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nAn archaeologist (Peter Cushing), his valet (Bernard Cribbins), and his handsome young friend (John Richardson) stumble upon the ancient city of Kuma, where Richardson is recognized by an ancient ruler named Ayesha (Ursula Andress) as her long-lost love from a previous lifetime.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Christopher Lee Films<\/li>\n<li>Deserts<\/li>\n<li>Fantasy<\/li>\n<li>Love Triangle<\/li>\n<li>Past Lives<\/li>\n<li>Peter Cushing Films<\/li>\n<li>Search<\/li>\n<li>Ursula Andress Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nHammer Studios&#8217; remake of the oft-filmed adventure novel by H. Rider Haggard appeared 30 years after the <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=13747\">last cinematic version, produced in 1935 by Merian C. Cooper<\/a>. The novel&#8217;s original setting in the deserts of Africa was restored, and the location shooting is impressive &#8212; though it unfortunately never strikes one as particularly other-worldly. Even less effective is the laughably static painting used to represent the lost city itself:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/she-1965-painting.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/she-1965-painting.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14604\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The real box-office draw here is, naturally, Ursula Andress in the title role, bedecked in either a slinky white sheath or an elaborate gold feather headdress, repeatedly intoning the line quoted above. While she&#8217;s no great actress, she&#8217;s weirdly believable as an uber-goddess determined to secure Richardson for herself after literally eons of waiting around and ruling her mini-universe. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/vlcsnap-3578019.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/vlcsnap-3578019.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"396\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-58168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/vlcsnap-3578019.png 704w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/vlcsnap-3578019-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/vlcsnap-3578019-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/vlcsnap-3578019-480x270.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But the whole affair is ultimately just typically low-budget Hammer fare, only must-see for true fans of this particular sub-genre. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> My favorite moment in the film:<\/p>\n<p>Cushing looks at a series of mummified skeletons lining the walls of a cave, and asks Christopher Lee (Ayesha&#8217;s right-hand man, Billali), &#8220;Who are they?&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Lee&#8217;s deadpan response: &#8220;High priests like myself, to Ayesha &#8211; but with one difference: <em>they<\/em> are dead.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Some effective location shooting<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/she-1965-locations.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/she-1965-locations.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13592\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; definitely feel free to skip this one. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0059710\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fantasticmoviemusings.com\/2017\/03\/19\/she-1965\/\">SciFilm Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s3006she.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moria.co.nz\/fantasy\/she1965hammer.htm\">Moria Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeout.com\/film\/reviews\/74482\/she.html\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I am Ayesha, who some call She &#8212; who waits.&#8221; Synopsis: An archaeologist (Peter Cushing), his valet (Bernard Cribbins), and his handsome young friend (John Richardson) stumble upon the ancient city of Kuma, where Richardson is recognized by an ancient ruler named Ayesha (Ursula Andress) as her long-lost love from a previous lifetime. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Christopher Lee Films Deserts Fantasy Love Triangle Past Lives Peter Cushing Films Search Ursula Andress Films Review: Hammer Studios&#8217; remake of the&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=13588\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13588","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13588","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13588"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13588\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":74456,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13588\/revisions\/74456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13588"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13588"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13588"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}