Naphtali
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Despite their sameness I enjoy watching most 90-minute episodes of Sharpes Rifles, my favorite being episode one.
After a hiatus of more than 15 years??, "Sharpes Peril" is a new episode with much higher production values - and one production facet that nearly renders other qualities moot. This new episode, that I viewed on DVD, is a two-parter, with closed caption (a first) and interesting bonus features (another first). The problem facet occurs with regularity because this episode has more "action" sequences than any other in the series. The flintlock mechanisms don't work yet the firearms go "boom." For me, this is disconcerting, AND it is something that either does not occur in the original series OR the cinematographer did not use so many loving close-ups that attention is drawn to the silliness.
Since the original series was filmed, I believe, in the Ukraine and "Sharpes Peril" was filmed in India, it is possible that this problem was forced on production because of some sort of bizarre firearms restrictions.
After a hiatus of more than 15 years??, "Sharpes Peril" is a new episode with much higher production values - and one production facet that nearly renders other qualities moot. This new episode, that I viewed on DVD, is a two-parter, with closed caption (a first) and interesting bonus features (another first). The problem facet occurs with regularity because this episode has more "action" sequences than any other in the series. The flintlock mechanisms don't work yet the firearms go "boom." For me, this is disconcerting, AND it is something that either does not occur in the original series OR the cinematographer did not use so many loving close-ups that attention is drawn to the silliness.
Since the original series was filmed, I believe, in the Ukraine and "Sharpes Peril" was filmed in India, it is possible that this problem was forced on production because of some sort of bizarre firearms restrictions.
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