The Pallisers - The Complete Collection
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| | Customer Reviews: Richly detailed, totally authentic, plot driven Victorian political drama! (30 August 2010)This series scores high marks in almost every category. In fact, in most areas, its just off the charts. First of all, the acting is wonderful and the cast is perfectly chosen. And then there's the costumes - they must have won awards in this area. Each costume looks so totally authentic. It looks like they must have spent thousands of pounds or dollars on each outfit. The sets are also magnificent with all sorts of detail and depth. You seem to be able to look right back into them. The writing and story are also peerless. Even the dialogue itself sounds authentically Victorian in every way. In addition to that the customs, mannerisms, and attitudes (not always nice) of the time are shown. My wife and I bought this after watching the complete series (box set) of Upstairs, Downstairs. They are two very different series although they do have some things in common in that they both go a long way in showing you the fashions and culture of the time in which they are set. This show is, by the way, set about 50 or 60 years prior to Upstairs, Downstairs. And unlike Upstairs, Downstairs the servants have no role whatsoever. Nor do we get much of a look at the underclasses. This show is all about the elite and their pursuit of power, sometimes for good and sometimes for bad. Phillip Latham shines as Planty Palliser in the series. We also get to see a young Jeremy Irons and Anthony Andrews who would meet up again in Brideshead Revisited a few years later. There is also a young Derek Jacobi who has horrendous hair for some reason, but who is brilliant in his performance. About the only slightly negative thing I can say about this series is that despite all the above praises, it is shot with lighting and camera work that does not seem to be commensurate with the quality it shows in all the other areas. And occasionally some very artificial visual backdrops are used. But believe me, you forget about these things very quickly as you become enthralled in the story. I have no problem whatsoever giving this series 5 stars. Its just brilliant, and quite addictive. Totally Captivated (09 June 2010)Surprisingly the production of this film exceeded all my expectations since it was taped in the 1970s. The set, art and costume design is so superior that I do not believe even with today's best technology(macs)could enhance this film. As usual the performances of the artists is superb as in all British literary film.  Good but with major faults (23 March 2010)This is a great series but the liberties that they take with the characters are very irritating and keep me from giving it a 5 star rating. The first story in the series is Can You Forgive Her? and it is about Alice, not Glencora. Glencora doesn't enter the novel till over 100 pages into it but the video series focuses on Glencora and Plantagenet from the opening. My second large objection is the preposterous idea that Phineas Finn gets Mary pregnant and is forced to marry her. Trollope is clear that he only kisses her once (behind a door) and Finn finally goes back to her at the end of the second novel, Phineas Finn, because he keeps remembering 'his Mary', and he longs for her and all that she represents. I do like how odiously Lizzie Eustace is portrayed in the section devoted to the third book. I had to assure my boys that she definitely gets hers in the end! Great - a must see (24 February 2010)This is a wonderful series that deserves watching again and again. Well written and acted. The costumes are wonderful. It takes you back in time. If you love being in a time and place that doesn't exist anymore, this is the movie for you.The Pallisers - The Complete Collection masterpiece theater perfection (08 February 2010)It doesn't get better than this. Susan Hampshire shines. All the great British character actors are here. The series has historic interest as it shows the growing love between a headstrong beauty who is forced to marry this quiet, staid man. I like the way that they are able to develop their relationship over such a long time and show how two very different people can grow in their love, respect, and understanding of one another, while giving us lots of period drama, costuming, and interesting historical background of the era. |
