Charley Says... Vols. 1 And 2 (Limited Edition)

Advantages: Ewan Mcgregor, amazing scenery
Disadvantages: None.

...'t know if that's good or not, my knowledge of cars let alone motorbikes is limited. The Support crew travelled in two Mitsubishi off road vehicles, a red L200 Animal LWB 4x4 pick up and a black Shogun warrior DI- D automatic estate. The Charity Ewan & Charley wanted to do this ultimately for a charity, they decided to choose UNICEF. They visited some of their work in Mongolia, Ukraine & Kazakhstan. Accidents The whole team had quite a few accidents but I think Ewan McGregor took the brunt of them all. He had petrol sprayed in his eyes twice on two different occasions. He got bitten by a mosquito which required treatment and had been bitten in quite a few lower areas as well. He got hit by a young driver in Calgary. Russ & Vasily managed to turn over their 4x4, luckily the car took most of the damage and they came out with only minor... Read review

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Advantages: Nice and simple DVD to use and watch
Disadvantages: Over all too soon! More episodes needed

...Just so you know, my title is part of the song lyrics from the opening titles and I thought it was rather appropriate! 2 men…2 bikes…20,000 miles. This is the story of 2 talented actors and best friends, Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman who share a passion for motorbikes, and decided to bike across the world- the long way round in 115 days. They originally set out to make the journey just as something to do; a personal challenge to each of them, and just to see if they could do it. It was also a chance for Ewan to take a break from acting. Then they decided that they may as well document it! They had cameras on their bikes and helmets, and they also rode with a third cameraman, Claudio, filming wherever they rode and also doing their video diaries. All their footage was edited into a 7 programme series which I watched on Sky One. I... Read review

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Advantages: More detailed than the TV series
Disadvantages: Not everyones taste

...This is the DVD of the first trip that Ewan McGregor and Charlie Boorman made together on motorbikes. The DVD i am reviewing is the 2 disc set which contains both unseen and extended footage. The trip took a long time to play and ultimately was a journey from London to New York via Europe, Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Siberia, USA and Canada. The DVD covers the entire television series. The way the two discs are split is disc one conatins episodes 1, 2 and 3 with the extra features. The second disc has the remaining episodes on , namely 4, 5, 6 and 7. The total running time is about 6 hours so ideally you wont want to watch them in one sitting. The extras are the unseen material, the photo gallery and the exclusive post trip interview. The DVD's start with the planning stage where they have to trial possible motobikes... Read review

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