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  • Actors: Vanessa Redgrave, Elizabeth Hurley, Corey Carrier, George Hall, Lukas Haas
  • Directors: Jim O'Brien
  • Format: PAL, Colour
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 12
  • Classification: 12
  • Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 25 Feb 2008
  • Run Time: 650 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000Z63ZPQ
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 6,304 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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DVD sets don’t come more generous or well-intended than The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Volume One. George Lucas’ 1990s television series, inspired by his feature film collaborations with Steven Spielberg and actor Harrison Ford, used a childhood version of Jones as a catalyst for involving young viewers in the dynamics of 20th century history and thought. As much a scamp as Ford’s swaggering hero-with-a-bullwhip, little Henry "Indy" Jones (Corey Carrier) gets into a great deal of mischief in his travels around the world with his disciplined father, Professor Henry Jones, Sr. (Lloyd Owen, doing a credible version of Sean Connery’s voice from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade). Also accompanied by his mother (Ruth de Sosa) and imperious tutor, Miss Seymour (Margaret Tyzack), Indy ends up in various unanticipated adventures with some of the most noteworthy individuals of his age. A trip to Paris finds him cavorting with young Norman Rockwell and an ultra-arrogant Pablo Picasso (who is out to prove that the style of aging Impressionist Edgar Degas is easy to forge). A stay in India lands Indy in the company of the great guru, Krishnamurti. In Russia, he feuds with Tolstoy as if the two were in a buddy movie. In Italy, Puccini puts romantic moves on Mrs. Jones, while Indy listens carefully in Vienna to definitions of love by none other than Freud, Jung and Adler. The overall effect of these handsome, feature-length stories, all shot on glorious location, is of a certain audacity--Lucas having the nerve to name-drop all over the place and situate Jones with some of the greatest achievers in world culture. But each episode is nothing less than spectacularly educational as well as entertaining. Scripts are carefully written to reflect what these famous individuals actually contributed to mankind, and to give a sense of what their personalities were like. The last three shows in Volume One find Jones at age 20 (played by Sean Patrick Flanery), now more or less on his own as he gets into various scrapes in Mexico (where he rides with Pancho Villa) and Ireland (where he meets William Butler Yeats). There is so much to glean from these stories, but even more to bask in on the set’s many special features, which include multiple, exquisitely produced documentaries about the historical figures, political and artistic movements, and crucial events that play into this series. This is a great set for kids (probably beginning at the late primary school level) and adults as well, preferably to watch together. --Tom Keogh

Special Features
  • 7 feature-length episodes
  • 38 in-depth companion documentaries
  • Historical overview
  • Interactive game
  • Interactive timeline

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    18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
    5.0 out of 5 stars Educational and family-oriented, but still hugely entertaining, 29 Feb 2008
    Let's admit it. If you're looking for the Indy of "Raiders", you might get sorely disappointed. This one's intended for the whole family and a lot more kid-friendly than Harrison Ford's outings. If you cringed at seeing the young Anakin Skywalker, chance is you might not like the 9-year old Indy.

    However, there's plenty of thrills, chills and action in this show, though on a subtler scale than with previous versions of Indiana Jones. This Indy engages in adventures with an emphasis on and appreciation of history, culture and the arts. It's clear that these episodes are meant to be educational, but this is not a bad thing, on the contrary. Following Indy as he travels the world with his parents, and then later - on his own, gives young Indy an exciting and cross-cultural backdrop.

    Each installment comes with a truckload of excellent documentaries about the people and places Indy encounters in the adventure you've just seen. These aren't dumbed down for kids docus, but more along the lines of what you'd see on National Geographic or Discovery, and they're all very engaging and informative. I tend to watch the documentaries for each episode first, to get a full appreciation of the ensuing adventure. And I have to say - I've learned a lot.

    The production values and attention to detail is a sight to behold, and sometimes you wonder how they did it all on a mere tv budget. The acting is decent, and Lloyd Owen does a pretty spot-on incarnation of a younger Henry Jones Sr. (Indy's father). Every time he says "Junior", I'm sure I'm hearing Sean Connery.

    Most of the episodes in this volume revolves around Indy aged 9 or thereabouts. In the last three shows, Flanery takes over the reins and portrays a 20-year old Indy. From here on, the action, pace and tenseness picks up and becomes more adult.

    For those who saw the original broadcast versions of the show, you'll probably notice that all the scenes with old Indy (George Hall) has been cut. Initially I was saddened to see these go, but as these dvd's present Indy's adventures in a chronological order, it makes sense the way they've done it. As a result of the new edit however, some episodes, notably the first "My first Adventure", ends somewhat abruptly and unresolved. Hopefully the conclusion to this adventure is presented in volume 2 or 3, as the original version had Flanery completing this storyline.

    Although this is quite an expensive set, at least at the moment, I have to say it is still the best value for money I have ever spent on a dvd. The packaging itself is very nice and made to look like Indy's own diary, as featured in the series. Though there doesn't seem to be any extras chronicling the production of the actual show or commentaries, the hours of great documentaries coupled with Indiana Jones' adventures, albeit a young Indiana Jones, fills me with glee everytime I put it on, even as an adult.

    If you don't like the idea of Indy as a kid, skip this one and wait for Indy IV.
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    5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent package all round, 11 Mar 2008
    By Neil Bray (Southampton United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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    Firstly I would like to post information that I initially found hard to find.

    While watching the first episode ('My First Adventure') I found the end of the 'Curse of the Jackal' storyline very abrupt and did not have a resolution. I then read on the internet that this pilot initially aired with a 2nd part starring Sean Patrick Flanery and finished the story....but, everything I was reading was indicating that this part was not in this set.

    They were wrong!

    Yes, it's annoying that they cut the episode in 2; but the conclusion to the Curse of the Jackal is actually in 'Spring Break Adventure' (it's the second half of that episode).

    Other than the strange decision to split this episode in two; which results in the young Indy (Corey Carrier) aging between episodes the rest of this box set has been exemplary.

    I usually pick and choose what extras to watch on a DVD, but with this set I have been watching absolutely everything.
    Unlike an earlier reviewer I watch the episode first and then the documentaries (mainly so that the liberties taken in the episode don't annoy me) and have found all the doc's to be very well done and packed full of information.

    I can't wait for the 2nd release in this series - especially as we in the UK are getting this set so much cheaper than our friends in the USA.
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    6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
    4.0 out of 5 stars Before the mall was built....., 20 Jan 2008
    By P. Thomson "Peter" (Hull, UK) - See all my reviews
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    I always wondered what Indiana did with his life between leaving the boy scouts and becoming an adventurous academic. Well, in the days well before teenage options of hanging out at the mall and collecting Star Wars figures (geek) there were surprisingly plentiful opportunities to travel the world, fight in global conflicts, meet the personalities of the day and expend enormous amounts of money with virtually no parental supervision. A swashbuckling series of adventures with cameo appearances from current stars of screen and stage as varied as Daniel Craig, Christopher Lee, a very young looking Liz Hurley and a belly dancing Catherine Zeta Jones. A very grown up adventure but good family viewing altogether.
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    2.0 out of 5 stars Ready to milk the market.
    As a whole, I really liked the series when it first aired. Waiting for it's DVD release for a long time. Read more
    Published 2 months ago by W. Beckett

    4.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating series of adventures
    I was not much of a fan of the "Young Indiana Jones Chronicles" as a child but the release of the fourth movie last year reignited my interest in the series so I rented out these... Read more
    Published 3 months ago by Alain English

    5.0 out of 5 stars At long last...
    I had been waiting for the DVD set of this for years to replace my vastly incomplete recordings from the TV as well as fill in some gaps. Read more
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    3.0 out of 5 stars Not so good
    Basically Young Indiana Jones meets every famous name from the first quarter of the 20th Century. However, there seem to have been a few very basic historical blunders made. Read more
    Published 13 months ago by Mel - London

    4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Boxset....But
    I won't bother reviewing the series, as this has already been done. What I will say is that having spent so much time and effort on restoration and filming the 90 odd... Read more
    Published 13 months ago by Mr. L. N. Taylor

    5.0 out of 5 stars The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones Vol 1 12 Disc Box Set
    I thought each disc was great,the places that was visited made the film and the documentary was suburb,I thought a very good buy
    Published 15 months ago by D. Davidson

    4.0 out of 5 stars Old Indy?
    I see George Hall listed under actors in the product details section above. Is that right? In the U.S. box set all of his many scenes were removed. Read more
    Published 16 months ago by R. Phillips

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