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I would definitely suggest that "Noble House" certainly surpasses its
original literary text. It was a very long novel and at times it felt tiring to read through all of the subplots and to go into detail about minor characters. I started to read the novel first but kept postponing to
continue with it, yet when I finally saw the mini-series I was completely
captivated and watched the first five hours in one night.
Besides the additions and changes which enhanced the story to a
better level, I loved the cinematography of the scenes, particularly those
of Pierce (the use of panning and tracking shots in camera movement
seemed to gracefully glide with Ian which is symbolic of his character).
The musical themes were especially self-reflexive in the cinematic
medium; I loved how it depicted the grandeur of the role of Tai-pan of
the Noble House as well as the romance of the setting and the couples.
Love the cliffhangers at the end of each episode, they always leave you
wanting to know what will happen next. In terms of storytelling, the
main and subplots keep twisting and turning; either truly satisfying or
better than you would expect. The trick is that sometimes the acting as
well as the cinematography work together to deceive the audience i.e.
when there is a high angle shot of Ian's car driving through traffic, the
camera pulls back to reveal it is from Gornt's point of view, he smirks
which may imply he is involved with John's kidnapping.
A rather brilliant restoration for such an epic mini-series! The visual quality is nearly flawless, sharper and more stunning than I had anticipated (especially to see Pierce's blue eyes). The sound is great: I love the grand Tai-pan theme playing on the main menu as well as
Casey's romantic theme played during the scene selection
menus. Otherwise, the clarity of sound effects, voices, and
instruments is wonderful. Although I would've preferred
moving images from the film on the main menu. Anyway, the
mini-series is divided up into four episodes, two on each disc.
This is such a personal reward to me--I've been looking forward
to viewing this on DVD ever since I wrote the film analysis
article a few months back in honor of the 20th anniversary of its
broadcast on NBC. It was my very first critique intended for
publication since I graduated from Rider University. Actually,
I decided to write the analysis right after I realized there were
plans for this official release. Perhaps it was joss after all!
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The "Noble House" miniseries is a very cool adaptation of the James Clavell novel of the same name. The novel is complex and convoluted, and this miniseries actually does a stellar job of telling essentially the same story as the novel in a more linear fashion, which is essential to the miniseries medium.
Pierce Brosnan, head of the Struan Clan and Tai-Pan of the Noble House, sets the standard for being suave and sophisticated--his portrayal of the Tai-Pan in my opinion is absolutely perfect. John Rhys-Davies as Gornt, the descendant of Brock, the Struan Clan's ancient enemy, crude and barbaric but also sophisticated, makes a perfect contrast with the elegant Brosnan. They seem like born adversaries. (We all remember Davies as the Portuguese navigator in Shogun.)
This is a captivating miniseries. Set in Hong Kong, it is the story of a Clan feud between two powerful British shipping firms there, both of which have been based in Hong Kong since its founding as a British Crown colony. In fact, "Noble House" is the sequel to "Tai-Pan" which is the story of the founding of Hong Kong and of the Noble House. The whole story is great fun, sort of a "Dallas" in a Hong Kong setting (this is not a put-down--I loved Dallas!) The film manages to make the combat of high finance easy to follow and understand, and this is a fascinating story.
The DVD is well-mastered, and I particularly like the soundtrack of this one. Highly recommended.
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Why do the DVD producers cut favorite scenes out of classic miniseries? This has been a family favorite since it first aired on television, and we have been waiting to purchase it on DVD for years! We would gladly have paid more to have the COMPLETE miniseries. Instead, the DVD producers decided to arbitrarily cut several favorite scenes out of the 2 disc set. The horse race, the trip to China to visit his friend in the China bank... these and several others are gone. I am torn between wanting to return the DVD in protest and promising the production company I will buy it again and pay more if they would only release the original, perfectly wonderful, miniseries. What I won't be doing is buying additional copies of this DVD for friends and family who have long wanted to see it again. They don't deserve such disappointment.
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I have now completed watching the newly released DVD version of The Noble House.
Noble House
I am delighted by the quality of the DVD. It certainly make use of the full DVD capability. The picture is excellent the color wonderful. A huge improvement over the original TV broadcast. Watching on the 42" plasma was very rewarding. The 16:9 presentation was done very well and the 5.1 stereo system did an excellent job with the Dolby Digital soundtrack. Do remember that the soundtrack is only monaural, but the quality is excellent and the thunder, landslides, and drums have an resounding and satisfying impact.
It was so captivating that I had to watch it straight through in one sitting. If you are (or were) a fan of the miniseries do not hesitate to get the DVD.
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Had this title on VHS for years now, and have 'not so patiently' been waiting for it to come out on DVD. A 'super great' mini-series that once you begin to watch, you'll have a hard time walking away from it. When ever I go back to watch this over again, I'm there for the duration, all 6+ hours of it!
Although stating a 'widescreen' version in the description, I seriously hope that's not another 'typo' from amazon! One has to wonder, since this was originally a made for television mini-series, some years ago. It doesn't appear that any effort was made to remaster the sound, as the description only lists, 'English'. And not seeing any special features listed either, which would have been great!
Either way, it's still worth buying, even just to replace my VHS 3 tape collection, (which I will still keep anyway). It's just a really great movie, that's listed among my favorites.
And if you're going to get this great mini-series, for sure get Tai Pan as well! Although just a movie and not a series, it is actually the real beginning of Noble House. Tai Pan by itself is another great movie listing among my favorites!
I've got 'two' copies on order, and am anxious to find out if there really is a widescreen version available on the DVD's, if 'any' of the sound had been enhanced, or if it's in mono, then if 'any kind' of features were added. Guess I'll have to wait until I actually get them in my hand to find out.
UPDATE:
Well I finally received and watched my new DVD copy of Nobile House. I was surprised that it was in fact a widescreen version, even though it was originally a made for T.V. mini-series. However looking at the box, I noticed it stating `monaural', which greatly disappointed me!
Even kicking in the `Pro Logic' on my receiver, it didn't do anything for the sound quality. It was a deafening, distinct, straight from the center channel speaker, `mono'!
I switched my receiver over to the stereo mode, and it helped a bit... at least I had the sound coming out of my right and left surround speakers.
It's a shame that the studio didn't want to invest the money into enhancing the sound to a true 5:1. It would have made for the prefect all around DVD.
Curious about something... I'm going to have to dig out my VHS tapes, and see if the sound was stereo on those...
Of course I could have done without all the introductions at the beginning of each chapter, and the scrolling credits at the end of each chapter.
But for sure, still worth watching, as it's a great movie!
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