Customer Reviews
[about synopsis] - By: Nit-picker!, 01 Apr 2008 
You might wish to correct typo in first line of your Synopsis - 1794 not 1974...
The original and still the best - By: Bookworm, 23 Mar 2008 C.S. Forester wrote his eleven "Hornblower" novels in the 1930s & 40s, long before Patrick O'Brien's Jack Aubrey or Alexander Kent's Richard Bolitho. This series has to be very high on the list of the finest adaptations of Forester's novels. Given that these were produced for TV without the immense budget of a Hollywood movie, their realism & historical accuracy are amazing. In the earlier episodes, Ioan Gruffudd as Hornblower & Robert Lindsay as his captain reallly strike sparks off each other, as do Gruffudd & Paul McGann in the later stages. Ironicallly, McGann's character has what must now be one of the world's least popular names, Bush! This series is a must for anyone with an interest in the history of the Napoleonic wars. But shop around, the RRP for the 4-disc series is £59.99 but it can be found brand new for under half that.
Swashbuckling Stuff - By: I. H. C. Mellor, 05 Mar 2008 Whether you saw the 'Hornblower' series on the TV or not does not matter, these are wonderful to watch for the first time or again & again. Loads of action to please everyone. Well worth investing in.
A GM hero - By: CLASSICAL, 16 Feb 2008 Think of a geneticallly modified hero made of the best bits of Superman (strength) + Batman (inventivity) + Spiderman (ability to use ropes & wires) + Einstein (brains) fighting the disgusting-slick-treacherous-sex addled-barbarous frenchmen (standard / untinkered-with / organic variety).
Otherwise very enjoyable. Hence the five stars!
Hornblower - By: Major John T. Worrall, 30 Jan 2008 
Disc was badly scratched as was the previous disc you sent.
I think I will just cancel my subscription
