This is a brilliant, violent medieval film by Verhoeven. It's not as classy as John Boorman's Excalibur (1981) but I consider it a keeper that I will add to my DVD collection. It's also one of Rutger Hauer's best, before he sunk into mediocrity. The new widescreen, anamorphic MGM DVD released in 2004 is a stunner!! It's so much better than that washed-out, old Orion VHS tape that was on the shelves of your typical rental store back in the 90s. The Spanish countryside looks awesome, the colors are vivid and there's no print damage that I can see, anywhere in the film. The surround sound is also pretty good for a movie of it's time, and there's no stupid CGI anywhere in the film. Great story. I highly recommend FLESH + BLOOD! 8 out of 10
Review of Flesh+Blood
