Top Gear 10: The Complete Season 10
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Actor: James May, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard HammondBrand: Warner Brothers
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 506 minutes
Published: 2009
DVD Release Date: 2009-04-21
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: BBC Worldwide
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- If you thought Top Gear would calm down a bit and the presenters would start to act their age. Well youre wrong. Season 10 is one of the most ambitious, featuring some challenges that only the very brave or the very stupid would dare to undertake.For example, who in their right mind would attempt to drive through the Kalahari Desert in three 20 year old bangers? Or try to cross the treacherous Eng
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Movie Review: Would it work here?
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm not attuned to the entertainment industry, but I've read somewhere that they're considering making an American version of Top Gear. Having consumed most of these episodes in about a week, I'm not sure it would work here.
To begin with, the show is very British. The humor, the "regular bloke" looking hosts, the lack of politcally correct self regard, and, most importantly, the hosts' absolute love of cars. If they make an American version, is Adam Carolla going to have the same passion for cars that Jeremy Clarkson has? Or is he just going to be looking for another opportunity in show business? Tough question and maybe not very fair. But the show won't work unless you have guys (yes, guys) who (a) love cars and (b) know how to "present" on camera. Not an easy combination. As with "American Chopper", there's an integrity at the core of Top Gear and it would be essential to have that same integrity in the States for an American version to work.
Another problem is money. I'm not sure to what degree Top Gear is government financed or if it is profitable, but it sure looks expensive. The trips to Africa and Italy, the entry into the 24 hour race, etc. It probably costs a heck of a lot more to produce than Dancing with the Stars (great in its own right). Top Gear wouldn't work without the trips to Africa and Italy and races against military jets and so forth.
I'm coming up with reasons why an American version wouldn't work, but I wish it would work. Because Top Gear is freaking great. It has the spirit and fun of early David Letterman shows (80's and early 90's) combined with respect and passion for cars. I've watched nine of the ten episodes and I'm genuinely sad that I'm about to run out. The test drives are informative and entertaining. There is an American tendency not to be overly critical. It's a good attribute generally, but what's refreshing about Top Gear is they don't hold back the criticism of the top vehicles on the market. Eg. Clarkson saying why the Ferrari doesn't really excite him as much as it should or admitting that while he loves the Audi supercar's performance, he isn't that crazy about its looks. You know he means what he says.
And the special events are marvelous. The drive across Botswana, the RV race, Clarkson's tears upon finishing the 24 hour race (and Hammond's genuine shame at almost knocking them out of it), crossing the English Channel in the amphibious vehicle, the boat racing up the Thames, etc. . . . all of it is great entertainment.
Well, if they don't produce an American version, here's hoping they'll sell DVDs of the previous seasons.
Highly recommended.
James Patrick Hunt
author, "The Assailant"
Summary of Top Gear 10: The Complete Season 10
Who in their right minds would try to drive through the Kalahari Desert in 20-year-old bangers? Or cross the English Channel in amphibious cars? You guessed it: Top Gear's intrepid and wonderfully entertaining hosts, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May. Buckle up for exciting road tests on the International Emmy®-Award winning series, including thrilling rides in the Porsche 911 GT3 RS, Lambo Gallardo Superleggera and Aston Vantage N24. Power test the world's most exotic supercars. And join The Stig on training laps with the rich and famous. Includes The Botswana Special.Special Features:
English Subtitles for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired
Interviews
Calling Top Gear "a car show" is like describing the Titanic as "a big boat" or Dom Perignon as "sparkling wine"--not inaccurate, just inadequate. Oh, motorheads (especially those fixated on fantastically fast, expensive autos) will surely get their fix from the ten episodes (on three discs) collected here from the British program?s tenth season. But Top Gear?s reach is much broader than that; more than merely informative, it?s funny, thrilling, smart, and just plain entertaining enough to appeal to viewers of all persuasions. That?s due to a variety of factors. The three hosts (or "presenters," as the Brits call them), James May, Richard Hammond, and Jeremy Clarkson, are knowledgeable and witty--especially Clarkson, who, although a bit of a snob, has a gift for droll turns of phrase (driving the Audi R8 "supercar," he says, "is like smearing honey into Keira Knightley," while the more humble Honda Civic is "eager, urgent? like a penshioner?s terrier"). From a technical standpoint, it?s excellent; the camera work and production values are first-rate, and the show is filled with beautiful shots and judiciously chosen effects work. Most important, the actual content is compulsively watchable. A typical 50-minute episode will include a hands-on review of an automobile, be it some fabulous rich man?s toy (an Aston-Martin roadster, say, or a self-parking Lexus) or an oddity like the minuscule Peel P50, which is all of 54 inches long and 40 inches wide. Most episodes also include a segment entitled "Star in a Reasonably Priced Car," in which a celebrity drives a lap around a racetrack in some ordinary sedan (this season?s guests include actress Helen Mirren, Rolling Stone Ron Wood, singer James Blunt, and a very smug and catty Simon Cowell). And then there is the weekly challenge, in which May, Hammond, and Clarkson are given some kind of daunting task. These range from finding "the best driving road in the world" (turns out it?s in Italy) to concocting an amphibious car capable of crossing the English Channel; there?s also a race across London by auto, bicycle, boat, and public transportation, a drag race between the Aston-Martin and a roller skater with a rocket pack, and a two-mile sprint matching the extraordinary Bugatti Veyron against one of the Royal Air Force?s state-of-the-art Typhoon jet fighters. Great stuff. --Sam Graham
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