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Following in the famous footsteps of Henry Stanley and Dr Livingstone Expedition Africa is an epic documentary series that follows a team of five elite adventurers as they retrace the route of one of history s greatest expeditions the incredible story of Henry Morton Stanley to find the world-famous (and famously lost) Dr David Livingstone deep in the heart of Africa. Our adventurers will experience history, as they relive Stanley s journey, retracing his steps with just a compass, limited supplies and the maps and journals of the original expedition. Shot in glorious HD. Survivor meets Indiana Jones in this new, real-life adventure series from Mark Burnett. Broad appeal! Each of the eight action-packed, hour long episodes are highly crafted to have something for adrenaline junkies, survivalists, reality show fans and the history buffs. A journey through the heart of Africa, from its most breathtaking vistas to its most gruelling terrain.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I'm partly writing a review as a response to a very poor review which I found gives only one side of the story. If you are buying the dvd purely to learn about the historical story of "stanley the explorer" - then perhaps you may share similar frustrations to the above reviewer, although I still found they refer to his expedition a lot, since his is the expedition which has served as the model for this one.
I however, bought this dvd in the interest of seeing the African landscape and an image of what it would be like to travel through it. The scenery is superb, very beautiful and inspiring, wonderful range of colours and an engaging story to follow through, with quite exciting/enjoyable encounters with wildlife as well as experience of the terrain and its challenges. True, perhaps the dangers faced were not the same as the expedition of Stanley's days, but then this was an entire group of people well informed on how to travel through african terrain and so knew how to look after themselves appropriately. There certainly are challenges too, which make you consider how it must have been for less informed people of the past - one event that particularly comes to mind is the point at which one of the group is struck with a bout of malaria, and you really get to see the drastic impact this illness can have on a human organism - at points he clearly descends into a dreamland talking total gibberish whilst shivering and obviously created a worrying situation for the other team-members.
In summary,
"Expedition" is a highly educational dvd on a rare theme, the like of which you are unlikely to find elsewhere. The conveying of the difficulty and challenges, yet beauty of the terrain certainly could not be communicated through the form of a book. The colours, scenery, wildlife, and the shared experience of the travelling are very well put across, and it is in these aspects that my entire reason for buying this dvd was satisfied. In essence, I found what I was looking for.
I however, bought this dvd in the interest of seeing the African landscape and an image of what it would be like to travel through it. The scenery is superb, very beautiful and inspiring, wonderful range of colours and an engaging story to follow through, with quite exciting/enjoyable encounters with wildlife as well as experience of the terrain and its challenges. True, perhaps the dangers faced were not the same as the expedition of Stanley's days, but then this was an entire group of people well informed on how to travel through african terrain and so knew how to look after themselves appropriately. There certainly are challenges too, which make you consider how it must have been for less informed people of the past - one event that particularly comes to mind is the point at which one of the group is struck with a bout of malaria, and you really get to see the drastic impact this illness can have on a human organism - at points he clearly descends into a dreamland talking total gibberish whilst shivering and obviously created a worrying situation for the other team-members.
In summary,
"Expedition" is a highly educational dvd on a rare theme, the like of which you are unlikely to find elsewhere. The conveying of the difficulty and challenges, yet beauty of the terrain certainly could not be communicated through the form of a book. The colours, scenery, wildlife, and the shared experience of the travelling are very well put across, and it is in these aspects that my entire reason for buying this dvd was satisfied. In essence, I found what I was looking for.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Lacks serious view of history of original expedition. Concentrates on boring characters that all have little acts to the camera. Just lacks depth and weight. The African guides carry tourist quality shields. Benedict Allen is constantly seen carrying a bow and arrow for no use. I know you cannot recreate the 19th century but this is really little more than a cross country hike.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray|Amazon Verified Purchase
Just goes to show you when you put experts together how they get along on the expedition .
Good value for money excellent dispatch
Good value for money excellent dispatch
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This DVD has great African scenery and a good historical context. It's greatest drawback is the American voice over; the America characters and their patronising personalities. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Vincent Dalton
Terrible!!!
This was absolutely terrible. Absolutely no merit for making or watching this. Complete waste of time. Culturally insulting, and assumes little to no viewer intelligence.
Published 15 months ago by rigger
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