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Sharpe Classic Collection [Blu-ray]

Sean Bean    Suitable for 15 years and over   Blu-ray
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (78 customer reviews)
Price: £40.25 & this item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions
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Please note that customers had previously reported compatibility issues with this title when playing on a Panasonic DMP-BDT300 player. ITV Studios have located the issue with the discs and have subsequently produced a new version of this product that has been thoroughly tested and has been shown to work on all players.
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Product details

  • Actors: Sean Bean
  • Language: English
  • Subtitles: English
  • Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired: English
  • Region: Region B/2 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
  • Number of discs: 7
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: ITV Studios Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 11 Oct 2010
  • Run Time: 1500 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (78 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B003WOLF3C
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 5,191 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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Product Description

Sean Bean (Lord of the Rings, Goldeneye) is Sharpe, a troubled outsider who, following an heroic act of bravery, finds himself promoted to the rank of officer. In this definitive collection of the acclaimed drama, follow his breathtaking adventures commanding the King’s Rifles during the Napoleonic Wars. 

The new box set contains the whole collection of 14 episodes and two specials including:
Sharpe’s Rifles; Sharpe’s Eagle; Sharpe’s Company; Sharpe’s Enemy; Sharpe’s Honour; Sharpe’s Gold; Sharpe’s Battle; Sharpe’s Sword; Sharpe’s Regiment; Sharpe’s Siege; Sharpe’s Mission; Sharpe’s Revenge; Sharpe’s Justice; Sharpe’s Waterloo; Sharpe The Legend

Note:
In mastering Sharpe to HD the original film negatives have been used to ensure the ultimate HD viewing experience. On rare occasions within the series, the original negatives were either not available or in too poor a condition to use--in these instances standard definition content has been up scaled to complete the narrative. This up scaling effects less than 5% of the content.

DVD Extras
Shooting Legend (21 mins)

Subtitles
English for the hard of hearing



Customer Reviews

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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent value - very good video quality 17 Jun 2011
By UKtvfan
Format:DVD
Ordered this to upgrade from the quality of my current Sharpe collection which was a mix of the original US dvd releases and digital recordings from old PBS analog tv broadcasts. Also while I had the "Sharpe - The Legend" documentary, I did not have the 2nd feature "Sharpe's Shooting".

As to the quality of the "Remastering":
I have not watched all to compare against my older versions, but the earlier episodes are a great improvement over my older US dvds released by BFS Video. The BFS versions were faded and the colors muddy as well as being very soft focus. There were also variable black edges at the sides. BFS appears to have simply played a VHS tape and pointed a digital camera at the screen - The episodes I captured from PBS broadcasts in the 90's were not any better - probably broadcasts of the same BFS material.

These new releases have vibrant colors and much sharper detail - not the quality of a dvd produced from modern theatrical film, but very good for a restoration, given that the Sharpe's were rather low-budget and so used less than the best camera equipment for the times.

The real surprise was the wide-screen transfer. These were for tv, which in the 90's was only 4:3 aspect.
I had always assumed that the 4:3 of the BFS dvds and PBS broadcasts was how Sharpe was filmed - NO!
These new releases are from wide-screen stock. If you ignore the necessary letter-boxing and compare only the image to the old 4:3 versions, there is much additional image on both sides - now you see there were 12 soldiers standing on the right, not 4 and that there was a horse on the left that wasn't shown in the old 4:3 version.

The sound is harder to judge - there is good, clean 5.1 channel sound, but at least on my 7.1 system, it sounds no different than the receiver's "stereo to surround" option.

The best part was getting this entire great set with all it's improvements and shipment from the UK for less than I paid for a single episode on US DVD.

NOTE: For US purchasers - these will require a Region-Free dvd drive on your computer or a Region-Free home dvd player - both inexpensive and easy to obtain, but necessary to play these in the US.
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40 of 43 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
This is the upgrade I was waiting for. Extras are so light as to be practically nonexistent (so one star deducted), but the shows are the thing. And they're beautiful on a large screen. The old DVD sets were not enhanced for 16x9 sets, and the transfers weren't that great. The new Blu-ray package definitely sets matters straight. Video is now quite clean and sound is more involving with all episodes mixed for 5.1.

Price is more than reasonable for all these shows in one collection (not counting the later series of TV movies set in India). American buyers need to be aware that the discs *are* locked to region "B", so they will need a region-switchable Blu-ray player.
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Sharpe Classic Collection 23 Jun 2010
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
It was without doubt, the Best thing I ever did, to buy this absolutely Brilliant series. The battle scenes fighting the French,are So authentic. The Characters/actors performances are wonderfully acted out. Intrigue, Action...humour, it's got the Lot! I've never enjoyed viewing anything quite so much as this...and I've watched a lot of series and films on DVD, in my time. Sean Bean is marvellous in his role as Sharpe. My wife loves Sharpe also. Outstanding!!!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Good collection
Love it! The collection to have for Sharpe fans.

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Published 27 days ago by M Kunst
4.0 out of 5 stars good item
nice box and presentation. i thought with it being made so long ago, that the format would have been better definition when put onto dvd- but was not. happy though!
Published 28 days ago by wright
4.0 out of 5 stars Very good
A lot of fun and emotions.
For all those who like adventures, battles, comradeship and Napoleonic wars. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Riccardo Rigillo
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Product
The DVD arrived on time for Husbands birthday, well packaged. would recommend the purchase of this dvd. We were very pleased.
Published 1 month ago by Katie Turner
5.0 out of 5 stars Sharpe adventures during the Peninsula Wars
Sharpe and his men taking on Napoleon and his supporters fighting in Spain to prevent the spread of the French empire. Brilliantly played by Sean Bean. Read more
Published 1 month ago by de M family
5.0 out of 5 stars I read the books and wanted to see the productions so perfect
The films did the books justice, especially as the blu-ray remastering is well done. So well worth buying and watching. Thanks
Published 1 month ago by Mr. A. Walker-hebborn
5.0 out of 5 stars A great collection
A great collection of a classic tv series, This will keeep me going for weeks, Good quality and reasonable price
Published 2 months ago by johnny
3.0 out of 5 stars This set was purchased as a gift so I cannot comment.
I bought this as a retirement gift for a family member who loves Sharpe, so I presume it will be received gratefully!
Published 2 months ago by Parker's Pen
5.0 out of 5 stars DVD
Bought this DVD collection as a gift for my partner, who advised it was a good box set and would recommend.
Published 2 months ago by Jo
5.0 out of 5 stars Quality TV
I don't know how true to the books this series is, but it has excellent production values and a very strong cast. IMO this is a keeper to be rewatched & reenjoyed.
Published 3 months ago by Sonja van den Ende
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