To the Ends of the Earth, starring BC

[sherlockandjohn]

I am watching this historical mini-series of 3 episodes - I've just finished the second - and it is quite good, though for the first half an hour or so I was wondering what the point of the story could be. Anyway, I will leave a short review once I've finished the final episode.

Meanwhile, a useless piece of information: Cumberbatch interacts with a lovely woman in the second episode whom I knew I had seen somewhere before... Turns out that she, Joanna Page, stars opposite Freeman in 'Love Actually'

[Slithytove]

I read the trilogy of novels - by William Faulkner, who wrote Lord of the Flies - many years ago and thought they were brilliant, so I was delighted to discover that they had been made into a tv series starring Benedict and that I could get it on DVD.

 

I thought it was very well done, very close to the books, and that Benedict was excellent as the rather shallow young man who grows to maturity during the long, horrible sea voyage. And, of course, he is always very easy on the eye....

[sherlockandjohn]

Now I have finished it, and I completely concur with slithytove on the above. It is really good. The story is, more than anything, about an arrogant, ignorant (aren't we all like that when we're young?) young man who learns quite a few, and sometimes harsh, life lessons through hardships and the acquaintance with fellow passengers during his sea voyage from England to Australia. Lots of people influence this man, and it is moving to see him gradually come to esteem those of a certain character, whom in his youthful ignorance he first disregarded, for various reasons.

 

I will want to watch this again, definitely. And I must say, Benedict Cumberbatch does a fine job of playing this unruly, yet often chastened man in a way that plays the heart strings as briliiantly as Sherlock plays his violin

[T.o.b.y]

Thank you for drawing my attention to this. I had never heard of it before. Am half-way through and so far very, very pleased. Thank goodness I never read the novels, so I don't have any preconceived ideas the series could offend. I think the casting was very good. And it's fun to recognize some of the actors from other BBC literary adaptations. I could swear, for example, that the actor who plays the parson was also Herbert in one of the many film versions of "Great Expectations".

[Sherlock_luvr]

I've not seen this. Is BC the lead?

[sherlockandjohn]

He is, and does a wonderful job at it.

[Pamela]

I stumbled across To The Ends of the Earth probably a year ago browsing around Netflix, looking for other things Benedict had done.  It was available for instant viewing, so I did.  Oh my!  It was so totally compelling, I just had to own it.  So now I do.  My only regret is that it wasn't filmed in widescreen.  Wouldn't that be awesome!  It was a really nice production.

[Pawse]

I've not seen this.

[Pamela]

I really do recommend it.

[Pawse]

Pamela, your avatar's cute!