The Razor's Edge
The Razor's Edge
PG-13 | 19 October 1984 (USA)
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An American WWI vet undertakes a spiritual quest that takes him from Paris to Nepal to the Himalayas and back to his hometown. Upon his return, he discovers he is not the only one who has changed.

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Hellen

I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

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NekoHomey

Purely Joyful Movie!

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Bergorks

If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.

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Francene Odetta

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

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flingebunt

A soldier returning home after WWI travels to Nepal to seek enlightenment and peace within himself. The story is a very clever one about not only what is enlightenment but about who seeks it and how they seek it.After watching this movie in the 1980s, many parts of the movie still stick in mind as poignant. This movie is famous for having flopped at the box office, and was only made in the first place to get Bill Murray to star in Ghost Busters. So let's face it, spiritual journeys of self-entitled people are not something everyone is going to enjoy, but at the same time, some people will find a message and love this movie.

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ThatMOVIENut

The second adaptation of the iconic novel, this Bill Murray centric- version follows him as Larry, an early 20th century socialite who ends serving as an ambulance driver in WW1. Marked by this experience, he distances himself from the high life in America and begins a global search for life's meaning, from the mines of Britannia to the mountains of Tibet.Beautifully mounted, the 80s 'Razor's Edge' assembles a lot of great components, yet never fully meets expectation. From a writing standpoint, this is down to the inciting incident that leads to Larry's soul search: it just isn't well developed enough. The WW1 segment isn't very long, and you don't really get the impression that Larry is scarred or shocked by it. What's more, they try to have him have this relationship with his officer, Piedmont (played by Brian Murray), but the screen time they do share sees them more at odds or Larry being bewildered by the brashness of Piedmont. Why does his death matter so much to Larry? As a byproduct of this one misfire, it weakens everything else in the story, and makes Larry's journey not feel as powerful or weighty as it so badly needs to be.This is a genuine shame that they got this one key element wrong, as everything else is top notch. It's very well filmed, especially thanks to its international, on location backdrop. The stuff up in the Himalayas in particular is pretty spectacular. Performances are also of a similar calibre; for his first straight role, old Bill isn't half bad. Sometimes he can be a little rigid, but for the most part, his dryness and friendly demeanour compensate. He is joined by the likes of Catherine Hicks, Theresa Russell and James Keach, who all add solid work. And finally, Jack Nitzsche's score; very elegant, and though it mainly relies on a recurring motif of strings that sounds very similar to Morricone's 'Time of Destiny', it actually works rather well and is genuinely moving.In the end, 'Razor's Edge' is an ambitious failure, but not a boring or indulgent one at least. For Murray fans, it's an intriguing little curio and an important step in his development.

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Andy Graham

I would suppose a review is some prelude, allowing a person to judge whether you want to watch or not. Nonetheless, I am world traveler, who has perpetually traveled for 13 years, and visited 90 countries. This movie by far is the number one Travel Movie of all time, it embodies every aspect of real travel, truly if you believe yourself an intelligent traveler, it is a must see.The Best Travel Movies include these concepts: 1.Travel: Transportation, therefore travel 2.Reality: There is a feasibly resemblance to reality. 3.Culture: Two or more different cultures clashing or meeting. 4.Sleeping: Spending the night in room other than a home 5.Time: A Journey over time, the journey happens normally over a period of month or years, this is not 6.A Dream 7.A Search for something 8.Love 9.A Story 10.Starting a journey without a good reason, just faith and belief that it will work out. 11.Serendipitous learning about ones selfAndy Graham of HoboTraveler.com on Lago Atitlan, Guatemala 2011

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falconbrother

The 1984, The Razor's Edge, is one of my all time favorite movies. It may be my favorite movie. As I understand it, the main character in this movie, Larry Darryl, is actually based (as in the book by Somerset Maugham) on a real person. Some people believe that the character Larry Darryl was based on the life of a man named Guy Hague who went to India after the First World War and met Sri Ramana Maharshi.The book and the Bill Murray movie are very different in how they tell the story but, in my view, they end up in much the same place. I really like the way Bill Murray takes his character to the end of the story. In this movie the main character skips off and leaves the story wide open. Under the circumstances I think it's a nearly perfect ending. I say nearly perfect as perfection on Earth doesn't exist. But, I believe that enlightenment does exist and with it inner peace.In the 1984 movie Larry falls in love with Sophie, played by Theresa Russell. She, in my view, is gorgeous in this movie. The character, Sophie, is complex and embodies the human condition, craving and suffering, the inability to overcome self hatred. Ms. Russell is awesome in this movie.If you like brainless action movies then don't bother with this one. If you like movies that ask the big questions then this is as good as it gets.

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