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Jilly Cooper's Riders [DVD] [1993]

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2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Marcus Gilbert, Michael Praed, Arabella Tjye, Caroline Harker, Anthony Calf
  • Directors: Gabrielle Beaumont
  • Writers: Charlotte Bingham, Jilly Cooper
  • Producers: Barney Reisz, Roger Gregory
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Cinema Club
  • DVD Release Date: 14 Jun 2004
  • Run Time: 199 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0001M1K92
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 37,743 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Rivals since childhood, blue-blooded Rupert Cambell-Black and half-gypsy Jake Lovell compete fiercely for fame, honour, fortune and the love of the same woman (Rupert's wife) in this dramatic adaptation of Jilly Cooper's best selling novel.

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13 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Please don't make any more, 13 Sep 2002
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This review is from: Jilly Cooper's Riders [VHS] [1993] (VHS Tape)
So awful it's almost compelling. I love the book and of course the two are incomparable as it is too much to expect over 700 pages to convert to a few hours on screen. But the acting was atrocious & wooden, the characters totally lacking in charm (eg. Fen, awful, horrible girl), and how could anyone find Rupert the sexiest man on earth? Unbelievable. If you have read the book, the ending is a huge let down, it was meant to be set at the Olympics but the whole production showed a distinct lack of budget. Oh, and the obligatory shots of bare breasts in every sex scene became tremely tedious after a while.
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10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Not good..., 19 May 2004
By H. Lamb "Helen" (England) - See all my reviews
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If you've read the books you'll hate this. Its a very cheap looking production with extremely odd casting- the good looking glossy characters you've imagined from the books are suddenly very boring looking in the film. More importantly though, bit have been altered presumably to cut costs - such as the death of Sailor the horse. In the book he dies of a heart attack after heroically tacking the olympics...in the film he dies in his stabe from colic (I think) - no mention of olympics anywhere. Overall a very poor and strange adaptation.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars What happened to the time line?, 23 Feb 2008
By C. Bennett "BizzyMomma" (UK) - See all my reviews
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Oh I loved this book! I was so pleased to hear it was being adapted for TV and then horribly disappointed, the plot swapped backwards and forwards, in the book Jake has won Gold at the Olympics BEFORE he leaves his wife for Helen. And what happened to Billy's wife's affair with his sponsor??
If you haven't read the book then this makes for enjoyable viewing, Michael Praed is very enjoyable as "Gypsy" Jake, Marcus Gilbert however is less believable as Rupert Campbell-Black, and Jilly Cooper fans everywhere will be shouting "That didn't happen then you idiot!" at the TV. On it's own merits, enjoyable, as a faithful replication of the book, incredibly poor!! Sorry!!
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3.0 out of 5 stars A decent film if you've never read the book
Okay, if you're going to watch this, watch it with an open mind- especially if you've already read the book. Read more
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Phew!!!!, just watched Riders on DVD. This is a must for Michael Praed fans as he just looks absolutely gorgeous in those jodhpurs. Read more
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2.0 out of 5 stars They lost the plot - totally!
The DVD version of Riders is a light and mildly pornographic few hours of entertainment but will probably be a disappointment for anyone who has read Jilly Cooper's Riders... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Fun
The characters were great, made me howl with laughter at the antics. Jilly Cooper carry on the great work.
Published on 29 Nov 2005 by Lady Jane

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