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| The Crow Road | 
 enlarge | Actors: Joe Mcfadden, Bill Paterson, Peter Capaldi, Valerie Edmond, Stella Gonet
Studio: Second Sight Films Ltd.
Category: DVD
Buy New: £24.99
Buy New/Used from £15.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  (17 reviews)
Sales Rank: 32726
Format: Pal
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Media: DVD
Running Time: 242 minutes
Number Of Items: 2
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5028836030737
ASIN: B0002VF5DY
Release Date: October 25, 2004
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 Even Better Than I Remembered It July 25, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I was convinced this was much older than it is - 80s, not 90s, but the dates don't lie so it must just be me getting older. Anyway, the real point is The Crow Road made a big impact on me when I first watched broadcast 10 (not 20) years ago and watching it again now I can understand why. br /br /It is funny, darkly funny, very well scripted and in the post Monarch of the Glen TV world of today it is nicely subversive of the whole Scottish Highlands as Sunday night fantasy for the English Middle Class phenomenon.br /br /In many ways similar to Edge of Darkness (the hero talking to dead or absent relatives) it is probably best watched in episodes, not all at once since the pleasure comes not so much from finding out whodunit, but in the character interactions. br /br /99% better than 99% of what is being broadcast as entertainment these days.br /
 lacking pace January 30, 2007
2 out of 9 found this review helpful
Did not read the novel but watched the whole series in one evening. By the last episode it was really just mild interest that got the last disc into the dvd player. In fact "mild" just about sums up my experience. By the the time the credits rolled I was a mildly disappointed that the twists and turns of the plot had failed to produce that cliffhanger feeling and was mildly relieved that there was no more to watch.br /I found it reminiscent of the Merchant/Ivory productions... beautiful locations, beautifully filmed and acted with consumate skill but devoid of any sense of urgency.
Top notch BBC drama January 10, 2007
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
I'm perplexed by the 'Little of Substance' review below: switching off after 20 minutes of a complex and intricately-woven four hour series is hardly a good qualification for writing a review of any kind...neither is it meant to be a 'made for the big screen' film: it's a TV production that needs and uses well every minute of its four hours length.br /br /This is a superb production. I watched 'The Crow Road' when it was first broadcast in 1997 and it stuck in my mind ever since. After seeing it again on TV a couple of months back, I decided to invest in the DVD set. The DVD quality and presentation is top-notch, with the four episodes supplied on 2 discs, and an interview with Iain Banks included as a bonus.br /br /The Crow Road has a complex plot and so many subtle (and not so subtle) asides, jokes and beautiful Scottish words and phrases (not to mention the landscapes) that it requires much more than a single viewing (or 20 minutes) to appreciate it. It repays the viewer more with each viewing and the DVD set is well worth its cost. This production shows just how good the BBC can be when it gets it right.br /br /A four-hour story that starts off with a cremation (the 'exploding grandmother') might not seem to bode well for the rest of the series, but there is plenty of black humour and wry observation of the unique Scottish way of life throughout this story. The acting is superb. My own favourite character is the mysterious, missing-for-six-years Uncle Rory (Peter Capaldi), who keeps turning up for short periods as a sort of 'biker ghost' beside or behind the main narrator of the story, Prentice McHoan, who tries to find out what happened to Rory and in doing so manages to uncover deep, complex family secrets.br /br /I would recommend this set unreservedly to those who like their drama imaginative, a little out of the ordinary, and who are willing to spend time involving themselves in the sort of superbly crafted TV production that the BBC makes all too seldom in these days of 'reality tv'...thank goodness for DVD.
 Little of Substance September 17, 2006
5 out of 42 found this review helpful
I was persuaded to get this on Amazon DVD Rental by the other reviews but I switched off after about 20 minutes, as I found all the characters somewhat unreal and I could not care in any way about what had happened or would happen in their lives. Perhaps the book is better but I have not read it and am not persuaded to do so by what I saw on the DVD. If you like the idea of searching for details of what happened in a family's past then you will probably enjoy this, I don't, but who knows, I might have found it watchable episode by episode on TV. It just does not have the zip of a 'made for the big screen' film. I don't say Avoid!, but consider carefully before selecting this one.
A superb adaptation of a great novel May 1, 2005
17 out of 18 found this review helpful
I chose not to watch The Crow Road when it was originally televised, it did not appear to be to my taste. Some years later I read Iain Banks' novel and realised just how poor my judgement had been. I was gripped by the coming-of-age/family saga/mystery/love-story and it remains one of my favourite pieces of contempory fiction.pThe BBC adaptation, while naturally missing some detail, is an exemplar of good an adaptation of a literary classic can be. No vital parts of the plot are sacrificed, and the narrative, even with flashbacks is clear. An interesting - and successful device - is the imagined series of conversations between Prentice and his missing uncle Rory.pProduction values and acting are of a consistently high standard throughout.pExcellent.
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