Sharpe's Challenge
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Movie Reviews of Sharpe's Challenge
Movie Review: "A Man's Luck Only Holds So Long" ~ Once More Into The Breach!
Summary: 4 Stars
I'm new to the Sharpe BBC series but I do intend to work my way through from beginning to end. 'Sharpe's Challenge', the most recent and quite likely the last entry in the saga offers the audience a worthy evening of entertainment starring the talented Sean Bean as Col Richard Sharpe. Join the hardened, battle tested Col. as he travels alone to exotic 19th century India in search of an old friend reported missing somewhere in the midst of a pending battle between British and Indian combatants. There's lots of action, sharp incisive dialogue and that subtle British humor that we all love. I enjoyed all 138 minutes and look forward to watching more episodes in the near future. To quote Sharpe, "a man's luck only holds so long". Well Colonel, so far so good!
Note: While this was made for television remember this is British television which is much more permissive when it comes to violence and sex.
Movie Review: Re:The "challenge" apparently involves a time machine,
Summary: 4 Stars
In response the comment made by 'Reader' below that "The fact of the matter is, this is not a historical novel - it's a fantasy concocted about events that didn't happen, during a time when such events were not happening, solely to capitalize on the popularity of Sharpe and Harper. It comes across as the mish-mash it is." It is a mish mash of the first Sharpe novels but it is unfair to say that such events were not happening. This story takes place at the time of the third Mahratta war and there is plenty of action between the British and the Pindari bandits and local rulers. A quick Google search will show that there was a lot going on in India two years after Waterloo.
I personally thoroughly enjoyed Challenge for what it is and hope there will be more. It is quite unique on tv and something to be cherished.
Movie Review: sharpes challenge
Summary: 4 Stars
I am a long time fan of both Sean Bean and the Richard Sharpe series.
I already have the rest of the Sharpe series and while I have rented this latest entry and enjoyed it very much, I have yet to buy it. In the UK they have a 2-CD version that includes a commentary with Sean Bean, Daragh O'Malley and Tom Clegg. Why is it not available for our region? This lack of extras is my only point of dissatifaction with the rest of the series. Like the author. Bermard Cornwell, I hear Sean Bean and his great Sheffield accent in my head when reading his books in the series. I am going to hold out and hope we get the special edition on this side of the Atlantic.
Movie Review: Sharpe's resurrection - Sharpe's Challenge
Summary: 4 Stars
this video follows in the grand tradition of the Sharpe's series but in order to make the ageing of the lads more plausible, an earlier book in the series was manipulated to put Sharpie back in the field - his latest wife dispensed with in a sentence. Although Sean Bean can still fit into his rifleman's uniform, the boys are getting a bit long in the tooth. All of us Sharpaholics can only regret that the BBC was not prescient enough to make a dozen more episodes before killing off the Chosen Men at Waterloo. I watched an older, wiser Sharpe and and older Harper and realized that I was older too. I think this will be the last time Sharpe and Harper march.Movie Review: What a fun time
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a really fun video - the Sharpe genre is very entertaining and gives an intersting insight into a soldier's life during the Napoleonic era and beyond. This adventure, set in India at the time of the East India company, is like an old fashioned romp. The bad guys are really bad (lucious Toby Stephens!) and the good guys are great (salt of the earth Sean Bean). The main story is wonderfully set in a fortress in India; the scenery in majestic. The short about the making of the movie and the outtakes complement the movie wonderfully. Highly recommended for a cozy evening in front of the television!