Sharpe's Peril [2008]

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Starring: ~ Sean Bean, Daragh O'Malley Michael Cochrane Caroline Carver Raza Jaffrey
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Studio: 2 Entertain Video

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Number of Discs: 1

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Customer Reviews:

watch sharpe at your peril (04 January 2009)
after watching this dvd i can only say it is time to hang up your sword sean bean and finish the series on a high, i have never watched so much dribble.

Always a pleasure to see Sharpe in action once more (02 January 2009)
It's the franchise that just won't die! And I for one am glad of it, as even past his sell by date it's still great to have a new Sharpe adventure - it's just so much fun seeing Sean Bean on screen in his signature role, and frankly he is as good if not better in the role as the years go on.
This time, it is back to India, where Sharpe's Challenge left off. Sharpe is en route across India to get home, with Sergeant Major Patrick Harper in tow, but is waylaid into escorting a beautiful but petulant French lady to her fiancé. Of course, the journey goes badly, with dastardly deeds, marauding bandits, old enemies and double crossing companions along the way, leading to an action packed, though plot-wise hardly original couple of hours entertainment.
India means beautiful locations, exotic women and interesting battle scenes.. however, muddling the order of Bernard Cornwell's books around like this leaves for some unaccountably odd plot holes - why are the French so easily tolerated after the bitter war with France? Why is Colonel Simmerson here? What's more, as in Sharpe's Challenge, the Riflemen are sorely missed - having added much character, colour, and pathos to the original series.
Having said that, let's not be unkind - it's still rollicking good fun, and arguably better than Sharpe's Challenge was.
Ok, maybe that 4th star comes partly from the nostalgic glow of being glad to have Sharpe back... but despite its shortcomings, this is still well produced great entertainment and a welcome return for Sharpe on TV.
The DVD is presented in the original two episode format, as well as a trimmed down 100 minute movie version which works well enough, but why bother trimming it down that much? Also includes un-illuminating `making of' and stills.

Sharpe falls flat (01 January 2009)
It's with great sadness that I am forced to write this review as I have enjoyed watching Sharpe since it was first aired. Sadly however Bernard Cornwell's iconic character has been given the cash-in treatment by ITV and what's left is a poor excuse for a once engrossing series. The last of Sharpe's outings (Sharpe's Challenge) was a flawed but still very entertaining return. In comparison Sharpe's Peril is flawed to the point of being a waste of time watching it.

The trouble starts with the story. It's pretty thin to say the least. I kept waiting for little twists in the plot to liven it up. None came. Then there's the characters, apart from the already well known Harper and of course Sharpe I really couldn't care less about anyone else on the screen and they certainly didn't receive any back story or development time to help this.

The story just plods along with only the fight scenes picking up the pace. Characters just seem dropped in (see Barabus Hakeswill or Simmerson) for the sake of it. No thought went into their part in the story and it only serves to annoy as so much more could have been done.

In its defence the fight scenes are pretty well conceived and attention to period detail is once again excellent. Sadly it's far from enough to pull Sharpe's Peril up from the mud. It's such a shame and if this is the standard for any future Sharpe's I sincerely hope they don't bother. What a let down.

Sharpe shows emotions (12 November 2008)
A fantastic movie. It's nearly the first time, that our hero Sharpe shows his emotion open to every one. ...

Sharpe is back and as good as ever (11 November 2008)
Sharpe returns to action in India where Sharpe's Challenge left off.

From a cinematic point of view this is possibly the best Sharpe ever made, the action scenes are much more realistic and the video is shot in 16:9 on a 35 mm lens for the first time, so you get the feeling of it being more than a series and more of an epic movie.

The battles in this are on a much smaller scale to those of previous Sharpe's. However these skirmishes work to great effect, because there are many more throughout the film.

As an avid Sharpe fan I highly recommend this new instalment to the Sharpe series, and hope there is a few more to follow!