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Rating:  - Horatio Hornblower Collector's Edition
WE thouroughly enjoyed Horatio! We couldn't wait to see each episode. We even took it on vacaation! We wish there were more!
Rating: - Character and Leadership
The two new adventures are excellent! This is a great series for younger folks!
The Hornblower series provide example after example of Leadership, Character
and Courage! Each adventure is as good as the last, holding the viewer attention
from beginning to end!
Rating: - Fantastic Adventures on the High Seas
I did not discover C.S. Forester's Horatio Hornblower until I was an adult, when I consumed all eleven books in a few short weeks. The letdown after I had finished was, of course, intolerable. So I thought I would try the A&E DVD version, the Horatio Hornblower Collector's Edition, wondering if any visual medium could in any way come close to the fantastic imagery of Forester's eighteenth century world.
I sat down with the family, and we devoured this DVD collection. I could not have asked for a better realized film version of these books. Ioan Gruffudd captured all of the uncertainty and modesty of young Hornblower as he was thrust into one situation after another. Robert Lindsay(II) was a generous and paternal Admiral Pellew. The rest of the crew, the sea battles and the land excursions fell neatly into my recollection and visual imaginations from my reading experience.
My only regret is that this DVD collection ended after the first four books of the eleven in the complete series. I ended up wanting more, and more, and more...
Rating: - HORATIO HORNBLOWER COLLECTION EDITION
VERY ACTION PACKED. LIKE THE CAST VERY GOOD ACTING. IF YOU LIKE SHIPS AND SAILING YOU WOULD LIKE THIS MOVE.
Rating: - Excellent Series
I purchased this set after renting the New Adventures of Horatio Hornblower set. I am trying not to finish them too quickly. The set is so well put together in evolving the Horatio Hornblower character. The acting is excellent. Each tale is interesting and really takes you back in time. It is a true escape. This was an amazing value for the quality and quantity of film. If you enjoyed Master and Commander, this will be a great collection for you!
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