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Let me preface this review by saying I love historical fiction set during the Napoleonic wars. And let me say that I may be a little biased with my review. I have read all the Hornblower books, and they too are excellent fun. If you love well written and intelligent action movies you owe it to yourself to watch all the Hornblower movies. Ioan Gruffudd does a top-notch job playing Horatio Hornblower. Horatio is frail, and insecure, but also brave and brilliant. Horatio is complex unlike those one dimensional characters in those B quality action movies. The acting in this series is high quality; those Brits sure know how to act :) The production values are good, but not great which does not affect the stories too much. These movies are action movies, but they are character driven, so the smaller budget does not do too much harm. Disc 1, The Duel, you get introduced to Horatio at the beginning of his career and this is one of my favorites. I would give it 5 out of 5. Disc 2, The Fire Ships, has Horatio getting ready for his Lieutenants exam. I think this one is almost as good as disk 1, a 4 1/2 or 5 out of 5. Disc 3, The Duchess and the Devil, which I don't want to discuss because it may give away some of the plot, is very good. I would give it a 4 1/2. The fourth disc is the weakest. Horatio takes part in an invasion of France. I would give disk 4 3 1/2 stars out of 5. I just did not enjoy this DVD as much as the others. I have watched the whole series on DVD multiple times, there are 4 more disks to this series which are not included or reviewed here. I highly recommend buying all the Horatio Hornblower series. If you enjoy this series, I would also recommend the Sharpe's series with Sean Bean.Vollständige Rezension lesen
My husband read these books when he was a boy 60+ years ago. He says the stories, taken from novels by C.S. Forester, have never lost their charm (for lack of a better word) over all these years. The main character is a young man with a wonderful character who is faced with several moral and ethical dilemas as well as military related (Royal Navy) decisions through the story. The action scenes are quite awesome and there is always a decent ending. These stories are highly recommended.
I purchased this collection as a gift for our son. He borrowed one of our tapes and has watched it many times. After viewing ours many times I knew it would be "safe" to give as it never loses its appeal. I love the development of the many characters throughout Hornblowers career - some you love and some you love to hate - but they make the story. My only complaint with them would be the fighting/bloody scenes. I could easily get by with listening to them and imagining the sword fighting. I would definitely recommend this set to anyone who is offended at the lack of good movies on the market today.
A very well done series. Amazing ships, great acting, interesting and detailed. Follows the story lines from Foresters books.
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I made this purchase as I was searching for an A&E sequel to this series. I am quite pleased with the set, and pleased with myself for finding it at such a good price. A&E outdid itself in this marvelous series. It is a must-see for fans of Forester's beloved character. Ioan Gruffudd makes a top-flight Horatio Hornblower -- brooding, sensitive, intense. The direction and photography are almost flawless. The screenwriter was thankfully faithful to the tone of the Forester books and the tone of the natural and human hardships of the early 19th c. Royal Navy.