Because I could not stop for Death, he kindly stopped for me; the carriage held but just ourselves and immortality” – Emily Dickinson
If Death took a holiday, the guns would go silent in Iraq, the slaughter on our nation’s highways would cease, and the news media would be compelled to cover positive events in the humanities, arts, and sciences. Unfortunately, Death has not had a vacation in recorded history, but Mitchell Leisen’s 1934 fantasy, Death Takes a Holiday, allows us to consider the possibility. Co-written by Maxwell Anderson and Gladys Lehman and based on the play "La Morte in Vacanza" by Alberto Casella, Death Takes a Holiday stars Frederic March as the Grim Reaper who takes on human form in an attempt to discover why men fear him so much. Why he has waited 5,000 years to satisfy this curiosity is not explained.
[Spoiler] After a brief tryout as a shadowy figure who scares the daylights out of those that cross his path, Death shows up at, of all places, an upscale party at an Italian villa, posing as the mysterious Prince Sirki. Only one person knows who he really is, the host Duke Lambert (Guy Standing), and he is sworn to secrecy. Sirki proceeds to fascinate the guests. Given to bursts of wit and poetry, he can just as quickly turn sullen and threatening, and some soon find out that it is better not to look too deeply into his eyes. During the three days in which the Prince is at the villa, however, people all over the world miraculously escape death and potential suicides are doomed to frustration.
To see what’s behind all the conversation about love, the suave but naïve Prince Sirki falls for the irresistible Grazia (Evelyn Venable), the daughter of one of Duke’s friends. Grazia knows who Death is but does not fear him, much to the chagrin of her fiancé, Corrado (Kent Taylor) who has developed a strong disdain for Prince Charming.
More sinister than Brad Pitt in the 1998 remake Meet Joe Black, March turns in a very convincing performance as the creepy yet strangely appealing guest. Although the ending is melodramatic, the emotions are very real and the suggestion that Death may in reality be a friend disguised as a foe is quite touching.
(Howard Schumann, talkingpix.co.uk)
In this wearisome and predictable plot line, Death falls in love and bores us to death talking about it.
(Dennis Schwartz, homepages.sover.net)
I've heard DRACULA was advertised with the tag line "The Weirdest Love Story ever told!" (this is probably a paraphrase), but at heart, I've never felt that you could honestly call that movie a love story. The tag line would be much more appropriate for this one, since it ultimately boils down to what amounts to a love story. This movie is very good indeed, particularly if you consider that it is built around a concept that could have easily been handled in a cute or facile manner. Instead, it is handled as seriously as possible, with some real thought put into how death would try to come to terms with a life and an outlook that was to that point totally unfamiliar to him; much of the credit does go to Fredric March in the title role. It's quite scary when it needs to be, particularly during the first twenty minutes. From then on, it deals with its themes with subtlety, a quiet wit, an enduring sadness, and an everpresent tension on how Death might react if crossed. It's not perfect; some of the dialogue is self-conscious and artificial, as if the writers knew they were dealing with weighty issues and were trying to be profound. But I am certainly glad they didn't try to turn it into a musical comedy of sorts.
(Dave Sindelar, scifilm.org)
See also the remake: Death Takes A Holiday (1971)
近年来不可多得的武侠片，算小成本制作的良心之作！
喜剧还是挺成功的 没啥逻辑铺垫 特效也有点三毛 不动脑子傻乐就完了
还蛮奇葩的想象，本子不好，可惜了这一众演员。
作为演员 对于这部电影情有独钟 无论动作 风格 以及画面的色调质感 都是我自己很喜欢的 对于我来说呢 这是一部诚意制作的电影 充满了一帮台前幕后电影人的真诚 无论褒贬我们都希望听到更多的声音
李光洙很搞笑，男女主很好看，剧情就太抄袭了，韩国夸张的语气表情也有点不习惯
除了美术，一无是处。尤其导演剪辑烂的无以复加
打戏，剧情都很不错。武打动作很写实，不像现在普遍的武打玄幻片。很久没有看到这么真实的武打动作了，值得力荐！！！
姜河那前身look简直帅到没边但是义贼look刚出场时我死活没敢认那是他😂 剧情就…魔幻 | 还有剧外各位演员对这部电影好像付出了很多 战线拉很长 我也有很多期待但是老实说愧对期待
相比第一部各方面都有升级，可是男女主的化学反应却低了很多～
海盗和山贼打打架谈谈情的历险记 韩孝周为什么要接这种没内涵的片 几年前的第一部有人看可以理解 这冲着演员去的商业片真损羽翼 反科学的离谱
愿意为了孝周姐姐放弃观影的标准哈哈哈。故事最后剑客被孝周姐姐拥吻，水手们说我要黄金有何用。对啊，还有比和孝周姐姐一起冒险更珍贵的宝藏吗！
太差，和第一部差好多。尽管韩孝周也挺好看，但和孙艺珍还是差一点
我觉得李光洙也就这样了，每个角色都很李光洙
竟然不是一味的吵吵闹闹，还增加了历史元素，李成桂灭了高丽，建立朝鲜，寻宝寻到企鹅群，笑死。韩孝周很有那个味儿，李光洙带动搞笑，姜河那一般，不如权相宇。不得不说，特效不错。
打斗其实还能看，但整个剧情稀碎，其实挺简单一事儿非塞那么多无用的，当然韩孝珠是好看的
6.5分。挺热闹的喜剧冒险，韩孝珠又美又颯，李光洙和男主负责搞笑。故事乱且逻辑有硬伤，但冒险程度不亚于加勒比海盗，特效也过关，搞笑程度绝对属于顶级的，哈哈，绝对是部优秀的喜剧！跟第一部一样好看的爆米花电影。
就真的很不好看，2022年了，看得出花了钱但是并不怎么高级的老套路
剧情一般般，但是电影的质感还是很不错，里面的动作真的很可以！！ 男主长得好像张震
“宝物有什么用”结尾真是对单身狗的暴击。
有的情节太繁杂看得很费劲 感觉能砍半小时精简一下
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