NekoHomey Purely Joyful Movie!

Console best movie i've ever seen.

Zandra The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

Lela The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.

Mark Turner A joy of writing about DVD releases is the chance to be exposed to items most would never have the opportunity to see. That becomes an even greater joy when you can share that with others who then might seek out these same items to enjoy. A perfect example of that are the items Acorn has been releasing, British series that most here in the US never have the chance to see. Once you do you'll want to see more.GEORGE GENTLY-THE COMPLETE COLLECTION is the entire British series based on the character in the title. It is a mammoth series to undertake watching running 2040 minutes long and on 25 discs. That's 34 hours for those checking. Unlike series here in the US the series there feature what would qualify as a TV film here with several in the series each season. For instance what we have here are basically 25 different feature length mysteries to enjoy. But on to what it's about.Taking place in the sixties and based on the books by Alan Hunter, Gently (Martin Shaw) is an incorruptible police officer in London, one of their top investigators. As the first episode opens his wife is run over by a car, a message to Gently sent by someone we are yet unaware of. Considering leaving the force Gently is sent on what should be his last case, a potential murder in Northumberland far from London. There he is introduced to a Sergeant John Bacchus (Lee Ingleby), a young officer looking to make a name for himself and move up in the ranks of investigators.As the episode progresses Gently sees something in the young man and it's not favorable. His ambition leads him to make mistakes and use methods unbecoming of an officer. By the end of the episode Gently decides to continue working but to relocate here in Northumberland. He makes it his mission to retain Bacchus and to train him properly. As he reveals he had the same relationship with a young officer long ago who ignored his training and took to planting evidence. It resulted in his moving up the ladder but also in making the force look bad. Now he wants a chance to correct that mistake with Bacchus.Each episode offers a new case and a new chance to Gently to correct Bacchus in his methods. He may seem a bit gruff but at the heart what he's trying to accomplish is to make sure this young man becomes as good and honest an investigator as he is. Bacchus won't make that easy though as he constantly looks for the easy way out and tugs at the suggestive leash Gently puts on him. But watching you realize that he may be anxious to move on but he's learning with each new case.It would be dishonest for me to say that I watched every single episode of this collection to report on. With everything being released there simply isn't time. But I was able to watch several episodes, enough to know that I will continue popping a new disc in every few days until I've watched them all. And with each one I watch I find myself becoming fonder of both characters, Gently and Bacchus, and wanting to find out what happens to the both of them. To draw you in on a series like that speaks volumes.Both Shaw and Ingleby give strong performances here. There are times when certain actors make a character all their own and trying to imagine another taking their place is difficult at best and impossible at worst. There is a subtlety in Shaw's depiction of the rough exteriored Gently who inside you know is wishing for the best for his young protg. And in Ingleby we see that exuberance of youth who want everything now without putting in the time but who eventually learn more than they expected. The pair make this series work on numerous levels.I've read that the series does end (included in this set) and that the character of Bacchus went on to his own series afterward. Let's just hope that those shows become available as well. I know that once you being watching this one you'll find yourself wondering what happens next and just how the pair will capture the next criminal to cross paths with them. I know that as I'm watching each episode I'm enjoying them immensely and looking forward to the next.

dal_asher I love British drama and police series are my favorite. This doesn't disappoint! Martin Shaw is fantastic as the slightly out of synch but always compassionate lead along with his side kick, Lee Inglebee as the incorrigible John Bachus. I only started watching this show from the beginning a few days ago but am now up to the 3rd season and will binge whenever I can to watch the entire series. It's filmed so beautifully and although I find the "hip" music of the 60s is, as was always the case back then, silly and out of touch, I simply turn down the sound when they get into car chases or whatever. Music of the 60's for some reason, was never used in movies and TV in the 60's, something I never understood then and now even less. I will continue to watch this to the end and will miss it when it's over. I am pretty housebound with an elderly father right now so finding something really excellent and entertaining like this to watch makes life a bit easier. Really excellent!

Bene Cumb /refers to seasons 1-7/ Yes, like most British crime series, Inspector George Gently is not just solving crimes, it gives a broad overview of vices and virtues, ups and downs around the place the events take place. True, the stuff and solutions are not of equal interest and wittiness, but they seem realistic, not artificially constructed. Unlike some other series, as for private moments, the one in question focuses on the ones of George Gently and John Bacchus (performed masterfully by Martin Shaw and Lee Ingleby, respectively), providing additional background for their thoughts and deeds, but still not filling the screen-time in vain. The only "minus" from me goes to the fact that the main characters remain rather static, their principle do not "open" even after decisive changes in the society; on the other hand, however, it was pleasant to follow the environment characteristic to that era, yet constant smoking jangled my nerves quite a lot :) Thus, a meaty creation, to be recommended to watch in sequence, but not mandatory - there are enough references to necessary moments happened before. I took my time to watch all seasons, and I am contented, although each episode is around 1.5 hours...

djc_w I originally loved the series for the subjects it raised and how it went about it, though it could be a bit stuffy and judgemental at times.I went off it completely when I realised that George Gently had become a hypocrite.Spoiler of sorts.In one episode he jails a police chief for the unfortunate outcome of actions he took to protect his disabled son, yet in a later episode, he happily uses an illegal firearm to protect himself from gangsters and corrupt police.That was the last one I saw, as I lost any desire to see him judge people for behaviour he would ignore in himself.