Visions Of Germany
(Special Interest/Travel)
Picture: C+
Sound: C+ Extras: C Episodes: B-
The fifth HDTV Visions series installment of a
major country from Acorn Media and WLIW is Visions Of Germany, a new
two-DVD set covering the great country and all of its lands and architecture,
both past and present. The first volume
is Along The Rhine, the second, Bavaria. The two shows are very similar since so much
of Germany has its own unique style town by town. It is amusing to watch the modern roads and
even various trolleys, light rail transit and trains cut their way through
these beautiful lands without spoiling anything.
Produced in 2004, the show is equal to the other solid
programs in the series that have been slowly hitting the market. As usual, beautiful and related classical
music accompanies the footage while occasional, informative narration tells us
about the history and highlights of each town.
When all is said and done, you just have to sit back and experience the
shows as intended. Overall, this is a
travelogue series hat is always interesting.
The anamorphically enhanced 16 X 9/1.78 X 1 image once
again has some detail troubles for whatever reason, but the color is very nice and
scenery is consistent. Only the
installments from Italy and England
have looked better of the five we have now seen to date. The extra footage is also anamorphic this time. The sound is Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
throughout and has no surround information, despite a really pleasant music
score. For a recent production, that is still
odd. Outside of the extra footage for
both segments running just over 20 minutes each, there are no other
extras. The plethora of small towns here
overall seem more like living museums at times, but Visions Of Germany
is as compelling as the previous sets, which you can access at the following
links:
ENGLAND
http://www.fulvuedrive-in.com/review/2183/Visions+Of+England+(Special+Interest)
FRANCE
http://www.fulvuedrive-in.com/review/3314/Visions+Of+France+set
GREECE
http://www.fulvuedrive-in.com/review/1573/Visions+Of+Greece+(Special+Interest)
ITALY
http://www.fulvuedrive-in.com/review/1751/Visions+Of+Italy+set
- Nicholas Sheffo
