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Globe Trekker: Scotland by Ian Cross
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DVD Cover InformationActor: Megan McCormick Director: Ian Cross Brand: PBS DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Original Language) Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC Picture Format: 1.33:1 Running Time: 60 minutes DVD Release Date: 2004-05-01 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Studio: 555 Productions
Movie Reviews of Globe Trekker: ScotlandMovie Review: Good Material, but could have been longer Summary: 4 Stars
To begin with, I read about some other reviewer's annoyance with Megan jumping on a bed yelling woo-hoo. I don't know if what I have is a later, earlier, or newly edited edition, but that is not on it. Megan does sort of fall into a bed when she checks into a nice hotel, and says shes likes the bed, but no jumping on it, so something has changed. In the version I have, she is a bit over-the-top and wide eyed during the intro, but that appears to be done tongue-in-cheek, it looks like she is doing it intentionally and expects the audience to know she is doing it intentionally. She is Globe Trekker's 2nd most popular host, and I personally find her style appealing, perhaps that is more the case for men than for women.
The details of Megan's travels are a bit too brief for my taste. There is some good info there, but it could use a bit more depth. The DVD is only 60 minutes, and probably would have been a bit better at 90 or even 120. I believe those lengths could have been achieved by merely spending a bit of extra time in each place, and with extended interviews with some of the people Megan met. One thing I feel may be of limited value to a lot of travellers is when she goes to a couple of events which are only held annually, or only during certain months. This was also true of Rick Steves' Scotland. Coverage of such special events should not necessarily be omitted, but considering most tourists will not be there during those specific time frames, perhaps there should be less time spent on them.
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