After seeing this piece, I couldn't feel anything but pity for Coleridge. His poem, a true classic, is truly mishandled in this bumbling attempt to glorify an epic that doesn't need the favor. The rhythm is off, the drawings are rather ugly and confusing, and the live-action shots are stupid (and often misplaced). The feel of the poem is lost and muddled.
Review of Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Rime of the Ancient Mariner
(1975)
A poorly constructed piece that marred the great poem.
9 January 2002