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The Crow Road [VHS] [1996]

VHS ~ Joe McFadden

4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)

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Actors: Joe McFadden, Bill Paterson, Peter Capaldi, Valerie Edmond, Stella Gonet
Format: PAL
Language English
Classification: 15
Studio: 2 Entertain Video
VHS Release Date: 1 Feb 1999
Run Time: 228 minutes

Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)

ASIN: B00004CY1A
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 4,044 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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A young student is charged by his grandmother to find what happened to his Uncle Rory seven years earlier. Set in the west of Scotland and based on Iain Bank's cult novel.

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64 of 64 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as the book, but..., 4 Nov 2001

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As an adaptation of one of the best novels I have ever read, this version unfortunately has to cut swathes of great stuff to concentrate on the central story, and I think there's a least one big, though plotwise irrelevant, change - probably for TV's sake.

Who cares? The casting is well done (though Ash is not how I pictured her) and its played brilliantly. Buy the book, read the book, love the book, then buy this and watch and love it.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Superb. This is quality., 8 Dec 2000

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My advice is actually not to watch this. Not at first anyway. Go and read the book first, it is even better, and then watch this video. This is a story about relationships, love, hate, death, growing-up and coming to terms with the harsh reality of life. There is a kind of light-hearted dark humour throughout, which is hard not to appreciate. It's also a murder mystery, with a few interesting and unexpected plot-twists.

The casting was almost perfect. The characters are realistic, and easy to relate to. Above all, it is very well made and true to the spirit and style of Iain Banks' novel. And when you've finished with this one, go and read Complicity (same author), and watch the movie of it (also well made, and starring Johnny Lee Miller).

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5.0 out of 5 stars Compelling drama against breathles Scots scenery, 30 Nov 2001

By	J. N. Valente "jnscav" (Evora, Portugal) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

The plight of Prentice - at odds with his father on religious subjects, and living an odyssey in search of his long-lost uncle Rory. Joseph McFadden. Peter Capaldi, Bill Paterson, Valerie Edmond, Stella Gonet and all the cast are remarkably good. This is based on Iain Banks excellent novel, and BBC has achieved a superb adaptation. Impossible to consider all the elements (acting, art direction, music, production&direction) and not get involved in the story. A lot. And not to give it 5 stars. Thouroughly deserved.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Feelgood family mystery
The series has aged well, and retained its charm for me. Wonderfully close to the novel.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A superb adaptation of a great novel
I chose not to watch The Crow Road when it was originally televised, it did not appear to be to my taste. Read more

Published on 1 May 2005 by Shinkansen

5.0 out of 5 stars Watch this!
Haunting...beautiful...funny and clever, this is a drama that made me pack my bags and head off for an adventure in Scotland when it was shown on the BBC nearly a decade ago. Read more

Published on 21 Jan 2005 by Roofus

5.0 out of 5 stars Annoyingly better than the book in far too many places.
Or so Iain Banks is supposed to have said (printed on the front cover). That said, I saw the TV series before I read the book, and I have to agree with him. Read more

Published on 13 Jan 2005 by mad_mushroom

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Best Adaptions of one of the Best British Novels
I just had to add my "hear, hear" to the first reviewer- Banks has one of the most eceentric, beautiful and cruel of literary outputs (let's ignore the SF stuff with the middle... Read more

Published on 7 Nov 2004 by M. Phillips

5.0 out of 5 stars Yippee!!
At last - The Crow Road is on DVD! No more worrying about my battered taped-from-the-TV videotape giving up the ghost! Read more

Published on 4 Nov 2004 by sueinblue

5.0 out of 5 stars The BBC get it right for once.......!
I cannot express how enjoyable I found The Crow Road. It was pretty faithful to the book, and then there was Prentice - played by Joe McFadden. Read more

Published on 30 Sep 2002 by Lisa Richards

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