In a weird coincidence, I got this same DVD for Christmas, and watched it that evening with my Dad. I thought it was fab, and wrote a few brief thoughts about it here - much shorter than your excellent review, but very much sharing your appreciation.
Nice! I will check that out; I am sorry to have missed it at the time. My post-Christmas was full of hell-cold and waiting for plumbers.
a) because I want to screencap it so I can go and take matching shots of some of the Leeds locations
You should! I'd love to see them. I hope the local TV studios were in fact just the local TV studios.
but more specifically because they don't show it. And probably for the best, as that certainly leaves plenty for the viewer to think about.
I don't think it was you: it really is the short sharp shock and done. It worked for me. I think of some of James' endings in the same class of sudden stop.
I don't think there's any serious problem with its availability in Region 2, by the way. I got it by putting it on my Amazon wish list, and there are still copies available here.
Good to hear! I will correct the post. I saw the out-of-stock notices and believed them.
I highly recommend the other BBC Ghost Stories for Christmas, too. There's a BFI box set of them with lots of extras and interviews, which is an extremely worthwhile investment.
That is very tempting. How have the revival episodes been? I've only seen The Tractate Middoth (2013).
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Nice! I will check that out; I am sorry to have missed it at the time. My post-Christmas was full of hell-cold and waiting for plumbers.
a) because I want to screencap it so I can go and take matching shots of some of the Leeds locations
You should! I'd love to see them. I hope the local TV studios were in fact just the local TV studios.
but more specifically because they don't show it. And probably for the best, as that certainly leaves plenty for the viewer to think about.
I don't think it was you: it really is the short sharp shock and done. It worked for me. I think of some of James' endings in the same class of sudden stop.
I don't think there's any serious problem with its availability in Region 2, by the way. I got it by putting it on my Amazon wish list, and there are still copies available here.
Good to hear! I will correct the post. I saw the out-of-stock notices and believed them.
I highly recommend the other BBC Ghost Stories for Christmas, too. There's a BFI box set of them with lots of extras and interviews, which is an extremely worthwhile investment.
That is very tempting. How have the revival episodes been? I've only seen The Tractate Middoth (2013).