Movie Reviews for Visions of England

Visions of England

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Movie Review: A reformation of my years in England
Summary: 5 Stars

I have found the Visions of England an elegant sojourn. I was taken aback by the beautiful cinematography. I spent several years studying and lecturing at Oxford University (Christ Church College), and this DVD does justice to the landscape of this magnificent isle. What stunning visual photography in the form of both the previous Italy and Greece dvd's. For the armchair tourist, this dvd will enthrall all of the senses.

Movie Review: Leaves me wanting much more
Summary: 3 Stars

Beautiful footage, just as you'd expect. But entirely too short. There's so much more to England than what was shown, even with the bonus footage. Also, I think that England in all 4 seasons would've made it even more interesting, visually. If you want a truly 5-star experience of the "Visions" DVDs, try the one of Greece. Much more to it than this one!

Movie Review: England's Beauty!!
Summary: 5 Stars

I loved watching this on OPB! It was after I traveled there so I was excited to see where exactally I was and what it looked like from above. I personally loved the soundtrack to this. The soft classical music was great. I also loved the narrator. She had a lovely soothing accent. I looked online a long time ago to see if I could purchase it and the only way was to donate $90 to the Oregon Public Broadcasting network. But now I can!!

Movie Review: Gorgeous pictures, horrible inane narration
Summary: 1 Stars

This video video beautiful to look at.

And boy is it terrible to listen to. I was actually so irritated by the obnoxious narration I had to hit the mute button.

First off, the sound quality of the narration is horrible. It sounds like they recorded it with a cheap karaoke microphone, it is distorted in places and has a very muddy and boomy quality to it. The female narrator seems to be trying to sound so "British" while reading her script that she ends up sounding like an American drama student doing a poor British accent. And worst of all, the actual script is full of inane and slightly offensive comments like "We can take an auto to London, but we'll have to remember to stay on the left side!" and "Newmarket is home to the world's greatest thoroughbreds. Though a Yank from Lexington, Kentucky may have something to say about that!" and "Covent Garden Market is where Henry Higgins discovered Eliza Doolittle, but the market buildings have been turned into shops and boutiques for tourists. Wouldn't it be loverly if they could return?" Seriously, I found it much more enjoyable with the sound off. Perhaps the producers could have added a music-only audio track to the DVD.

The movie was made with a camera attached to a helicopter, and every shot is spectacular. However, the helicopter seems to circle nearly every landmark in a counter-clockwise direction and it made me dizzy after a while.

This production is obviously intended for an American audience, specifically one that has no understanding of England other than what they know from Hollywood. Embarassing. One star for breathtaking pictures, serious negatives for annoying narration and excessive counter-clockwise rotation.