I recently saw the movie again after a gap of 20 years and was only disappointed in the quality of the DVD - as pointed out by another reviewer. Yes - the acting is a bit overdone and the tone of the movie does " darken" - but I saw that as a natural progression of the plot. I would love to see this film restored. It is pure sprawling, constant entertainment, in a style that still leaves today's CGI special effects movies for dead.