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Very bad image transfer, jumpy and badly coded.
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Trying to do anything better than this is like trying to improve on "What a Wonderful World" as sung by Louis Armstrong or remaking E.T. - why bother? you will never do any better! The Mysterious Cities of Gold has achieved cult status for many schoolkids of the 1980s who watched Children`s BBC, probably covering a year or two of your life if you saw both the first and repeat runs of the series, although i`m still in therapy for episodes 37 & 38 being missed out of the 2nd run. It`s the reason I wasn`t very good at doing my homework! TMCoG has stood the test of time very well, in fact, like the original Star Wars trilogy, I would say it is timeless and works as well now as it did 20 years ago. In my memory, it`s the only kids series of the time that had an ongoing story, rather than self contained episodes so typical of it`s contemporaries (He-Man, Battle of The Planets particularly - even though Ulysses 31 and to a lesser extent Dungeons & Dragons - the series finale never being made - did follow a story to a conclusion of sorts). The story starts in Barcelona in 1532, where we meet 12 year old orphan Esteban, who seems to have a strange power over the sun. After the death of Father Rodriguez, who brought him up, having told the boy in his dying moments that he was rescued from the sea as a baby by a sailor on one of Magelllan`s voyages to the Americas, Esteban meets Mendoza, who, it turns out, is the man who rescued him from the sea - he holds part of a medallion Esteban wears - and invites the boy to join him on a voyage to the new world aboard the Esperanza, of which he is the navigator. There follows an epic, emotionally charged adventure, with some great fun, too in the company of native american girl Zia, comedic sailors Pedro & Sancho and later, Tao, last descendant of a lost civilisation. The characters are well voiced, at least as far as the english dub is concerned. It`s beautiful to look at in the use of brilliant colours and the landscapes/backgrounds and character design and although the animation may look a little primitive by today`s standards (things having changed a lot in the last 20 years), but it looks touched by the human hand - so many things don`t nowadays. The music by Shuki Levy and Haim Saban is great. Speaking as a fan of the late, great Jerry Goldsmith and the legendary John Williams, I feel it is almost a blasphemy to say it is one of the greatest film/tv scores ever written, but it is. With the HMV set*, there are a lot of extras - interviews with the english dubbing cast,writer Jean Chalopin and director Bernard Deyries & briefly Shuki Levy - deleted scenes, and, as far as I can tell, exclusive to to this set, a double sided poster, roughly A3 size. There are also the 39 documentaries, not shown on the BBC, relating to something from the episode that preceeded it, a location or an event for example. Oh, and there`s also a clip of Philip Schofield in the "broom cupboard" singing along to the theme song - I wonder if anyone`s told him it`s on the DVD set? * HOWEVER, all these extras are on the "standard/non HMV" DVD set, plus an additional "historical facts" booklet, which I feel is a bit of a cheat. The only changes being that the artwork on the outer slip case and the poster & postcards are different - a bit "naughty", as completists will want both sets. Finally, play.com`s set has an exclusive bonus soundtrack cd, but be warned, it`s only 14 minutes long, which is a great shame.Vollständige Rezension lesen
This box set has been very well put together, with folding compartments for each disc, a full-colour booklet and screen shots on card from various episodes from the series. The episodes themselves, in both the colour and sound, appear to have been carefully restored, making for enjoyable viewing. The animation was excellent for its time, and, because of the story, characters and character-driven story arcs, there is no reason to criticize the quality of the animation, as I was swept up in the tension and intrigue of the story. The combination of live-action footage with an animated foreground (e.g. the golden condor flying against the sun) takes me back to the days when mixed media was experimental in televised animated series. The documentaries after each episode were interesting and informative, although I was disappointed at their constant use of the phrase "the natives". Overall, excellent series and a big leap back into nostalgia.Vollständige Rezension lesen
i bought this for my husband and he is thoroughly enjoying re living his childhood watching all the episodes back to back!!!! makes me regret it slightly! lol although it does take me back to a time when life didnt seem quite as violent and children enjoyed adventures instead of maiming people. very good set for any man/child!!
All is wonderful, very complete dvd. So good!! with poster and many informations about the mythic and wonderful serie...
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