Long Way Round (Deluxe) Long Way Down (Deluxe) Race To Dakar - Complete 8 DVD Box Set |  | Director: Ewan McGregor
Actors: Ewan McGregor, Charley Boorman
Studio: MSI:EMI/CAPITOL
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Rating:  57 reviews
Sales Rank: 1617
Format: Box set, NTSC, Special Edition, Subtitled, Import
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Region: 0
Number Of Discs: 8
Running Time: 600 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.4 x 1.9
EAN: 5099926406398
ASIN: B001J2SFSC
Release Date: December 8, 2008
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Product Description
Collectors Edition Box Set contains Long Way Round, Race To Dakar & Long Way Down. 8 DVD set containing a massive 24 1/2 hours! Take three trips of a lifetime in the company of best friends Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman, as they straddle their beloved motorbikes and cross unlikely terrain to reach some of the world's most far-flung corners. Powering through notoriously desolate countryside, they ride from London to New York via Europe, Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Siberia and Canada In Long Way 'Round, and from the northernmost tip of Scotland descending through Western Europe and Africa to South Africa's southernmost point in Long Way Down. These DVD stories cover their adventures and misadventures while they soak up the most incredible natural and cultural wonders. In Race to Dakar, Boorman recounts his extraordinary experience as he tackles the toughest race on earth - The Dakar Rally.
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Long Way Round, Long Way Down, Race to Dakar, Complete 8 DVD Box set November 23, 2009
J. Denise Kinney (Greenwood, Indiana USA)
This was a fantastic adventure!!! If you ride motorcycles and travel on them, this is a must for you!!! You feel like you are right there with the riders. My husband and I were so sad when we ended the final DVD disc, meaning that the journey had come to an end! Come the winter months I won't be surprised if we start the adventure over again. It is excellent!!!
Addicting! November 19, 2009
AudioWorks (Chicago)
My wife and I are addicted to this collection! We have watched the Long Way Round three times now, and it inspired me to get my motorcycle license this summer. Great viewing!
We prefer Long Way Round over Race to Dakar and Long Way Down. Race to Dakar is very tense to watch - I spent the whole time feeling bad for Charley. He's a tough guy and I admire him for giving it a shot, but I felt that his team mate was really cold and not supportive. Long Way Down was great, but their schedule was too rushed and Ewan decided it would be a good idea to bring his wife along at one stage. Both of these factors made this series tense and awkward at points.
Ewan seems like a great husband and father, but (and I don't mean this in a sexist way) he really should have left his wife at home and maybe taken her on a motorcycle tour in his own private time. Clearly no one else on the team wanted her to come. It destroyed the pace and team spirit of the series and I really hope she doesn't make a return in future episodes. I felt bad for poor Charley as Ewan was a bit selfish in this series. He also has a really obnoxious haircut in Long Way Down, which probably bugged me from the start.
Nonetheless, the whole collection is great and I really enjoyed watching Ewan & Charley explore the globe. They are great characters, funny, humble (most of the time), and very candid. It is particularly inspiring to see Ewan work his way through some very challenging riding - well outside his comfort zone - and to see how Charley (a far superior rider) supports and motivates him. Sure he is annoying at times (when he plays with his hair), but he is tough, and did something most celebrities would never have the guts or desire to do.
Warning: you will want to ride a motorcycle after watching these series.
Only disappointments: the extras are weak, and Claudio has much less screen time in Long Way Down. I wish the extras provided a detailed segment dedicated to the actual bikes.
Completely addicting! November 12, 2009
G. Braun (Orange County, CA)
It was natural for me to love these DVDs because I'm a motorcycle nut, but even my non-riding spouse wants to watch them time and time again. Bring on "Long Way Up"!
A true adventure October 22, 2009
T. Oliverez (Spokane, WA USA)
If you are into motorcycles, you should own this epic collection. If you aren't into motorcycles, I recommend you see this collection and I'm sure afterwords you will be into motorcycles. What an adventure! On a more personal note, The best one is Long Way Round. Then Long Way Down. Then Race to Dakar. LWD seemed too rushed and not as epic as LWR. The series leaves me wanting MORE! As for Race to Dakar, it's a good production. In fact I'd like to see the team go again. The next one: Long Way Up, bottom of south america to the top of north america??
Long Way Around, Long Way Down, Dakar October 19, 2009
Oscar Diaz
excellent adventure, good camera work, could do without the immature language.Long Way Round (Deluxe) Long Way Down (Deluxe) Race To Dakar - Complete 8 DVD Box Set
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