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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.7 / 5.0

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This second set of films adapting the adventures of a younger Horatio Hornblower has its strengths and weaknesses. It's strengths comes from strong performances, particularly from David Warner (Captian Sawyer) and Phil Glensler (Hobbs). The screenplay expands and fleshes out both of these men who were minor character in the book (Lieutenant Hornblower). Hornblower seem to take Bush's role as the defender of the Captian while Archie (Who doesn't appear in the book)provides a stark contrast. The promotion of... more info

Hornblower, The Adventure Continues:

The cast, producers, directors, etc. did and outstanding job in the latest two episodes, Mutiny and Retribution! I heartily echo the sentiments made by Hornblower fans in previous reviews.

It is so refreshing to see a wonderful story, with outstanding acting, direction, etc. without relying too heavily on complicated special effects. With that said, I would like to state that the sequences with the model ships were outstanding yet again!

Because I have so enjoyed the Hornblower series on DVD, I have... more info

The best gets better:

This follow on to the earlier efforts of A&E are actually an improvement where few thought that possible. The widescreen format and the quality of the filming are superb. Forrester's work is excellently adopted to the big screen. With a large screen televison and surround sound this ranks as an all time favorite.

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