Sharpe's Challenge (DVD) > Reviews

Advantages: Sean Bean in those trousers, reasonable storyline, lots of action
Disadvantages: Poor editing, presentation doesn't match previous set

...boxset on DVD. So when Sharpe's Challenge was advertised on the TV I was looking forward to watching it. Sadly, due to a family crisis, I only managed to catch the first half on the TV, so when I discovered that it would be available on DVD very shortly after, I jumped at the chance of buying it, for the extortionate price of £16.49. --The Episode-- After the battle of Waterloo Colonel Richard Sharpe thought he'd left his life as a soldier behind ... Read review

Advantages: Superbly shot, great casting
Disadvantages: none really!

I have to admit, i was absolutely gutted when this came out. I'd just spent a small fortune on the boxset. On the other hand, I was chuffed to bits, sharpe was back! It'd been a long time since Sean Bean had donned that uniform, and it shows - though it fits in perfectly with the storyline. The storyline is loosely based on the book "Sharpes Fortress" - the last of the Sharpe in India series. In Challenge, Sharpe returns to India as a retired colonel ... Read review