The first thing to bear in mind if you are going to watch this film is that its a black and white 1953 movie. That being said, don't have any high hopes as technology and special effects go.
With that in mind, if you are into adventure movies, you should love this one. The background are the Portuguese campaigns in Moçambique in late 19th century, but other than that there's also the usual love story. Or course, the love story has all the cheesy moments adventure movies from back then had, but you'll also get lots of great action scenes with battles, fighting and shooting. If it was left to the adventure part, I'd think of it as a pretty nice movie, but I'd rate it with only something like 6 or 7 stars.
I gave it 10 because it is as a history lesson that this film really comes to life. The movie is beyond words as to the richness of historical details. The famous battles, the characters, the speeches... great care was put into that.
Probably foreign viewers and most Portuguese as well (who are not much into history) won't get the historical references, which is a shame, but nonetheless I believe this movie is worth watching for that audience as well.
To make a long story short, if you are into old adventure movies and come across "Chaimite", give it a try. You won't be sorry!
With that in mind, if you are into adventure movies, you should love this one. The background are the Portuguese campaigns in Moçambique in late 19th century, but other than that there's also the usual love story. Or course, the love story has all the cheesy moments adventure movies from back then had, but you'll also get lots of great action scenes with battles, fighting and shooting. If it was left to the adventure part, I'd think of it as a pretty nice movie, but I'd rate it with only something like 6 or 7 stars.
I gave it 10 because it is as a history lesson that this film really comes to life. The movie is beyond words as to the richness of historical details. The famous battles, the characters, the speeches... great care was put into that.
Probably foreign viewers and most Portuguese as well (who are not much into history) won't get the historical references, which is a shame, but nonetheless I believe this movie is worth watching for that audience as well.
To make a long story short, if you are into old adventure movies and come across "Chaimite", give it a try. You won't be sorry!