2004 Directed by Joe Johnston
Set in 1890, this is the story of a Pony Express courier who travels to Arabia to compete with his horse, Hidalgo, in a dangerous race for a massive contest prize, in an adventure that sends the pair around the world...
Viggo Mortensen Zuleikha Robinson Omar Sharif Adam Alexi-Malle Louise Lombard Silas Carson Harsh Nayyar C. Thomas Howell J.K. Simmons Adoni Maropis Joshua Wolf Coleman Saïd Taghmaoui Victor Talmadge Peter Mensah Franky Mwangi Floyd Red Crow Westerman Elizabeth Berridge Kimberly Guerrero Zac Badasci Stevan Rimkus Jerry Hardin Frank Collison Chris Owen Marshall Manesh George Gerdes Todd Kimsey
沙漠骑兵, Hidalgo - Dreitausend Meilen zum Ruhm, Hidalgo - Kalpazontas stin erimo, Ôshan obu Faiyâ, Hidalgo - O Grande Desafio, Hidalgo : Les Aventuriers du désert, Océanos de fuego, Ідальґо
One of the most underrated and overlooked films ever in my opinion, Hidalgo is a fantastic adventure film with an investing plot, beautiful cinematography, terrific action and set pieces, great direction by Joe Johnston and all led by outstanding lead turn from Viggo Mortensen. This really is one of my personal favorites of all time. I love this movie so much.
fun fact i used to rent this movie so much as a kid my parents ended up talking to the video store owner and bought it from her so now i still have the vhs at home
Despite being a very enjoyable rip-snortin underdog story seemingly ripped from the Golden Age of Hollywood, “Hidalgo” could be the poster child for films based on gigantic lies.
PLOT
The half Native-American Frank Hopkins is slumming it at Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show with his faithful horse Hidalgo, when he is approached to compete in the legendary Arabian horse race, the Ocean of Fire, which spans 3,000 miles across a desert, if Hopkins wants to keep the title of "the world's greatest distance horse and rider". Hopkins begrudgingly accepts and enters the competition despite the fact that he may not survive it.
Factually speaking, only two things are true to real life in that summary. There was a man named…
Viggo Mortensen's first film after The Lord of the Rings, Hidalgo follows American cowboy Frank T. Hopkins as he accepts a challenge to participate in a three thousand mile long distance horse race in Arabia. Where Hopkins must face gruelling deserts, fierce competitors and countless other dangerous obstacles if he is to survive.
Despite me having some fond memories of this movie as a kid, my opinion has certainly changed. The plot is an interesting one, but screenwriter John Fusco just bogs it down. The pacing is rather off with there being a few manipulated plot twists to keep the movie running. There is also some annoyingly cliched and heavily enforced story developments, particularly in Hopkins character arc and the…
While this movie was technically competent and not a "terrible" movie per se, I did not enjoy it at all. There were about 40 plot threads going on at once, and every bit of the movie was boring and uninspired to me.
To be fair, I don't even know if I should count this as something I've seen, or if I should rate it. Admittedly, I watched just over an hour of the movie, then I started skipping around to various parts. I could not bear to watch the whole thing.
I'm not someone who gets offended on other people's behalf, but this movie was 95% insulting stereotypes. That was simultaneously the worst and best part of the movie.
Sorry I didn't like it, fuck me I guess.
This is a movie that I wanted to see badly as a child ever since the previews premiered on television. I'm disheartened to say that, after holding it off for so many years, I was very disappointed and underwhelmed by it.
Look, it's a visually solid movie with the occasional breathtaking scenery. But the script is riddled with problems both character and story-wise. Too much time is spent watching characters dick around the desert riding their horses and not doing much instead of, ya know, racing. A big chunk of the run-time is spent in camps watching characters interact with bland dynamics about what their motives and goals are regarding their participation in this "big race". Another portion involves action…
Fun adventure movie. Characters weren’t all that captivating despite the generaly good performances.
Hidalgo is basically a Western that turns into an Indiana Jones style adventure in Arabia, all starring Aragron and Brego. I think it's loads of fun. There are a few plot conveniences, but nothing that seriously hinders the experience.
This is one of the most underrated action adventure films which happens to be based on an incredible true story and features excellent direction, phenomenal performances, and thrilling action sequences.
Gorgeous looking (it somehow cost $100 million after all), extremely loose telling of the “true story” of one man (Frank Hopkins, a delightfully charming Viggo Mortensen) and his horse (the Hidalgo of the title) traversing 3000 miles across the Arabian Peninsula in attempts to win a contest/reclaim honour.
Hidalgo is like Indiana Jones only without supernatural elements or giant setpieces, and with lots of perplexing reaction shots of the horse. It’s fun, Viggo is hot af as per usual, and the cinematography is simply wonderful. It’s easy to see why it flopped - the hook is not especially enticing and it seemed to be marketed as a western which it is not - but it’s charming in a sort of lazy weekend afternoon with tea and cheese sandwiches way.
Fantastic adventure film!!
A great choice to watch with the family. It's and adventure, period film in a foreign and exotic land, it's also a sport film, since it center's around a horse race.
It also has a lot to say about us as a people and the blending of different cultures, love for life human and animal and so on...
For sure I great option to see with the family or alone. I can get the dvd and see it again. (saw it before, when it came out and didn't remember much about it, think ar the time i was only seeing "intellectual /artsy movies and has such did not gave this one the due credit, well now I do. Really cool)
“Why do I feel that you truly see me when others do not?”
”Well, my horse likes ya.”
I used to see the trailer for this movie so much as a kid on my VHS tapes that it is permanently engrained in my mind and now finally I have watched it. Hidalgo is that super fun brand of adventure movie that kind of just disappeared in the later 2000s. The kind with exotic lands and a cast of colorful characters and a cheesy inspirational story. I miss these kinds of movies. Viggo Mortensen can literally do no wrong for me, his character is entertaining and the horse kind of has a character of its own rather than just being “ma…
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