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Murder Rooms - The Kingdom Of Bones [2001]

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Director: Simon Langton
Actors: Ian Richardson, Ian Mcneice, John Sessions, Caroline Carver, Crispin Bonham-carter
Studio: Imc Vision
Category: DVD

List Price: ~~£14.99~~
Buy New: £7.41
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Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars

(2 reviews)
Sales Rank: 45818

Format: Full Screen, Pal
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
Media: DVD
Running Time: 90 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6

EAN: 5016641113981
ASIN: B00005Y418

Release Date: March 11, 2002
Theatrical Release Date: 2001
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars

DVD quality not so bad May 22, 2004
2 out of 3 found this review helpful

I got this item with some trepidation in view of an earlier reviewer's comments on the picture quality, but was pleasantly surprised when there didn't seem to be any significant difference in same between this entry and others in the series. I don't know the history of this series but bear in mind that if it originated on TV, it's original aspect ratio was undoubtedly 4x3. Had it been "converted" to a 16x9 ratio, this would likely have been accomplished by loping off the top and bottom of the picture, as is so frequently done elsewhere. No thanks, I'll take the 4x3 ratio please, and keep all the picture!

5 out of 5 stars

A technically poor transfer of an excellent BBC drama March 15, 2002
8 out of 8 found this review helpful

This series of Murder Rooms films is BBC drama at its best and The Kingdom of Bones is my personal favourite, broadening the series out from Sherlock Holmes pastiche and telling an ingenious "story behind" the inspiration for The Lost World. How disappointing to find that the DVD picture quality is no better than that you'd get from a bog-standard VHS tape, with poor contrast, high levels of grain, and artefacting in almost every shot. Most disappointing of all - it's not even widescreen! Incredibly, the picture is 4x3 and not the 16x9 in which it was shown. This is a careless, bargain-basement treatment of a drama that deserves much better. Five stars for the content: two for the disc!