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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
I bought Summer Solstice as a single DVD and was left hanging at the end with all the storylines unresolved. It ended with the car accident and then the credits roled. I felt cheated! It was as if half the story was missing. If anyone can explain why I'd be very grateful!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
For a start these two discs are not really a match. Winter Solstice comes first. That staggers through the story written by Rosamund Pilcher quite sweetly. Devastatingly awful events occur but the characters manage to get over them with unlikely speed for the sake of the tale. In Summer Solstice different actresses play Carrie and the Countess, the emphasis is moved on very quickly to Carrie and Sam not running a distillery as it previously appears, but managing and chairing a large hotel. Several surprising chasms appear in the story line. I did wonder if I had dropped off to sleep and missed a section.
It is still fairly contemporary, with references to websites etc, sums of money that ring true, plus the mobile phones are almost small enough to pass muster.
The second disc has a technical fault in that it comes to an abrupt end with a car crash, possible miscarriage; plot lines left swinging, hanging in the air, this just can't be it, you think as the credits roll confidently on.... I consulted this page and thankfully found that you have to search through the scene selection of Summer Solstice to select the next part and find out what happens. Phew.
This film is made with a German group as of course Rosamund Pilcher is hugely popular in their country. Infiltrating what was originally very English fiction are some wooden portrayals which almost appear puppet like; poor dubbing gives a ventriloquists air. Oscar especially comes across as a creepily grinning robot topped off with a truly improbable head of squirrel brown hair. Carrie Mark Two has forehead the size of Mars - nothing moves when she squeaks. I mean speaks her unlikely lines. Sinead Cusak is a dear as always but does rather comically look as though she had her fingers in the electric socket.
However Honor Blackman is quite wonderful. I hope she had a jolly good time filming. She looks utterly beautiful. The child Brodie is perfect, his story is rewarding and warmly feel good. The viewing highlights are really the houses - settled comfortably beside lochs, cosily nestling between mountains, a gorgeous castle floodlit above its fabulous gardens, darling little villages, a mock tudor hunting lodge firmly planted overlooking a sheet of grey water. The film photography is lovely, really special, showcasing the absolutely marvellous scenery of Scotland. We did expect Hector/ Richard Briers to appear as a cameo Monarch of the Glen at some point!
Escapism for sure and fairly relaxing viewing once you suspend judgement and just sink into the inevitable fairy tale, pantomime mood. A guilty pleasure on a wet afternoon on the sofa with the dog.
It is still fairly contemporary, with references to websites etc, sums of money that ring true, plus the mobile phones are almost small enough to pass muster.
The second disc has a technical fault in that it comes to an abrupt end with a car crash, possible miscarriage; plot lines left swinging, hanging in the air, this just can't be it, you think as the credits roll confidently on.... I consulted this page and thankfully found that you have to search through the scene selection of Summer Solstice to select the next part and find out what happens. Phew.
This film is made with a German group as of course Rosamund Pilcher is hugely popular in their country. Infiltrating what was originally very English fiction are some wooden portrayals which almost appear puppet like; poor dubbing gives a ventriloquists air. Oscar especially comes across as a creepily grinning robot topped off with a truly improbable head of squirrel brown hair. Carrie Mark Two has forehead the size of Mars - nothing moves when she squeaks. I mean speaks her unlikely lines. Sinead Cusak is a dear as always but does rather comically look as though she had her fingers in the electric socket.
However Honor Blackman is quite wonderful. I hope she had a jolly good time filming. She looks utterly beautiful. The child Brodie is perfect, his story is rewarding and warmly feel good. The viewing highlights are really the houses - settled comfortably beside lochs, cosily nestling between mountains, a gorgeous castle floodlit above its fabulous gardens, darling little villages, a mock tudor hunting lodge firmly planted overlooking a sheet of grey water. The film photography is lovely, really special, showcasing the absolutely marvellous scenery of Scotland. We did expect Hector/ Richard Briers to appear as a cameo Monarch of the Glen at some point!
Escapism for sure and fairly relaxing viewing once you suspend judgement and just sink into the inevitable fairy tale, pantomime mood. A guilty pleasure on a wet afternoon on the sofa with the dog.
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
I bought these DVDs having enjoyed Rosamunde Pilcher's book, Winter Solstice, and having enjoyed other adaptations of her work.
The first DVD takes Winter Solstice and ruins what was a perfectly good story. It takes out the bones, adds some completely superfluous nonsense, and manages to make the whole thing look cheap. Add in some laughably bad acting, and you'd be hard pressed to think it could get any worse. Until the sequel: Summer Solstice. The story lines are telegraphed from a mile away - an example of this is a car accident - we must have a good two minutes of seeing the car speeding along - it couldn't BE any more obvious that the man is about to have an accident, it's almost a relief when he finally turns the car over. What actors of some capability, such as Honor Blackman, are doing in this tripe, I have no idea. And nearly every character says "bloody" in this unbelievably prissy voice that makes you want to laugh out loud - it's supposed to be an expression of frustration and yet it comes out like naughty children saying a word that really annoys their parents. Avoid.
The first DVD takes Winter Solstice and ruins what was a perfectly good story. It takes out the bones, adds some completely superfluous nonsense, and manages to make the whole thing look cheap. Add in some laughably bad acting, and you'd be hard pressed to think it could get any worse. Until the sequel: Summer Solstice. The story lines are telegraphed from a mile away - an example of this is a car accident - we must have a good two minutes of seeing the car speeding along - it couldn't BE any more obvious that the man is about to have an accident, it's almost a relief when he finally turns the car over. What actors of some capability, such as Honor Blackman, are doing in this tripe, I have no idea. And nearly every character says "bloody" in this unbelievably prissy voice that makes you want to laugh out loud - it's supposed to be an expression of frustration and yet it comes out like naughty children saying a word that really annoys their parents. Avoid.
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