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If the fearless Richard Sharpe is the Indiana Jones of His Majesty's colonial army, then Sean Bean is the dashing, captivating Harrison Ford of the adventure series--handsome, rugged, and charismatic. Bean, who proves here he's every bit the international action star, brings his righteous determination to this installment of the popular Bernard Cornwell Sharpe series. Set in the early 19th century, when the British Empire has a lot of skirmishes to quell and rebellions to quash, Sharpe's Challenge brings our hero to remote India, where a renegade British officer has joined forces with a local rajah, wreaking havoc on civilians and His Majesty's troops as well. At the behest of the Duke of Wellington, Sharpe sets off to India on what will prove a wildly unpredictable and dangerous mission, with kidnappings, horrific assassinations (a nail into the top of the skull is a preferred method), and treachery at every turn. The cast, including Toby Stephens as Dodd, Michael Cochrane as the sneering Simmerson, the delightful Irish actor Daragh O'Malley as Sharpe's loyal sidekick, and the lovely Padma Lakshmi as a sultry force to be reckoned with, are uniformly strong. But it's Bean, with his world-weary demeanor and craggily handsome features, who commands this rollicking yarn. The film, shown on British television, was shot on location in glorious, dusty, romantic Rajasthan, India, and the whole effect is equal parts Raiders of the Lost Ark, Master and Commander, and the American TV hit House, with Bean wearing heroism and cynicism quite comfortably, thank you very much. Extras include a behind-the-scenes documentary and some deleted scenes. --A.T. Hurley
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Sean Bean, Daragh O'Malley, Toby Stephens, Padma LakshmiDirector: Tom Clegg
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36 of 39 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Sharpes Challenge sees the return of swashbuckling Sharpe, reluctantly pulled out of retirement as a farmer, to go back to India, and rescue his old friend Harper, and save the British Army from a warmongering Rajah while he is at it.
It's great to see that the story, the production values and the acting are all up at the same levels we became accustomed to. Yes, the story significantly bends the timeline set up by author Bernard Cromwell, and bends history in general, but why quibble about this when the story is so well written and acted? This is boys own stuff, with damsels in distress, camaraderie, and beautiful exotic women trying to seduce our hero, with a few big battle scenes overflowing with extras thrown in for good measure. The characters have aged in the story as well as the actors in real life, such that the gap between this and the last episode makes sense, and the actors being a bit older does not detract from the enjoyment of the movie.
It's every bit as good as we have any right to expect!
The movie is presented in 'as seen' format - so we have it in two episodes, which distractingly means that in the middle of the story you get a 'Next time on Sharpe..' and then a 'Previously on Sharpe', which is annoying, but the disc is still indispensable for any Sharpe fan, or fan of quality TV in general. In fact, the story stands by itself, so that even if you have not seen Sharpe before you could enjoy this.
It's great to see that the story, the production values and the acting are all up at the same levels we became accustomed to. Yes, the story significantly bends the timeline set up by author Bernard Cromwell, and bends history in general, but why quibble about this when the story is so well written and acted? This is boys own stuff, with damsels in distress, camaraderie, and beautiful exotic women trying to seduce our hero, with a few big battle scenes overflowing with extras thrown in for good measure. The characters have aged in the story as well as the actors in real life, such that the gap between this and the last episode makes sense, and the actors being a bit older does not detract from the enjoyment of the movie.
It's every bit as good as we have any right to expect!
The movie is presented in 'as seen' format - so we have it in two episodes, which distractingly means that in the middle of the story you get a 'Next time on Sharpe..' and then a 'Previously on Sharpe', which is annoying, but the disc is still indispensable for any Sharpe fan, or fan of quality TV in general. In fact, the story stands by itself, so that even if you have not seen Sharpe before you could enjoy this.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
Buyers beware - I already own the dvd of Sharpes Challenge but bought the blu ray version to get high quality picture and sound. Both are better but numerous scenes have been cut from the blu ray version making this far shorter (38 minutes to be exact) than the dvd version. as a result the story does not flow and does not make so much sense. I do not know why they made these drastic cuts and until they release a full length blu ray I will stick to my original dvd.
31 of 36 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Am I the only person fed up with reviews which compare the item to some mythical gold standard ?
I agree this may not be the best EVER Sharpe film but it still manages to be better than 95% of TV or Cinema films. At the end of the day thats good enough for me !!
One point though - If the makers expect us to shell out £15 quid it's not too much to ask that they edit the two episodes into one !
I agree this may not be the best EVER Sharpe film but it still manages to be better than 95% of TV or Cinema films. At the end of the day thats good enough for me !!
One point though - If the makers expect us to shell out £15 quid it's not too much to ask that they edit the two episodes into one !
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Very Entertaining
If you are a fan of the Sharp series or a fan of the Napoleonic wars this is a must see. A well made movie with great actors.
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No problem but warning attached
It did what it was supposed to do. Delivered on time. Couldn't ask for more.
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Big Sharpe fan in general , especially those that featured the excellent incomparable and sadly missed Pete Postlethwaite but this watered down curry pot-pourri just doesn't cut it... Read more
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Its a Sharpe TV movie, and I would not miss the Yorkshireman and his Irish pal for no one.
Published on 20 Jun 2009 by Mr. I. D. Rhodes
Sharpe in HD!
As a huge fan of both the Sharpe Books and TV series, I Purchased this not being 100% sure how they would look, I needn't have worried they look amazing, I will not go into the... Read more
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meh.
This movie helped make Sharpe popular to the newer generation of people who havnt ever heard of Sharpe, ever since it was released on tv, ll my friends began to know what i always... Read more
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we're none of us getting younger
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Interesting
Mostly agree with HL but just thought I'd point out the rest of the chosen men were killed off already. Read more
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