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Robert

Oklahoma City, OK, United States | Member Since 2008

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  • The Hobbit (Dramatized) | [J. R. R. Tolkien]
    The Hobbit (Dramatized)
    ABRIDGED

    The Hobbit (Dramatized)

    • ABRIDGED (4 hrs and 13 mins)
    • By J. R. R. Tolkien
    • Narrated By An Ensemble Cast
    Overall
    (963)
    Performance
    (568)
    Story
    (576)

    Bilbo Baggins, a gentle hobbit who loves the comforts of home, reluctantly joins a company of dwarves on a journey to recover plundered gold from a fierce dragon. It's a tale of high adventure and astonishing courage, and a magical prelude to the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

    Brianna says: "Many years of enjoyment"
    "Second only to the book!"
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    I've seen or heard several renditions of Professor Tolkien's magnificent works and this one is, as I said, second only to the books themselves in more ways than I can count! The next best is the Rankin/Bass animated "Hobbit" and perhaps the Ralph Bakshee rendition of the first book and a half. I must say that the live-action movies take a poor third for the excessive liberties that were taken with the characters. The effort that Rankin/Bass made to complete Bakshee's work is utter trash! Thank heavens for "the Mind's Eye" who, I believe, first put these wonderful radio-plays on tape!

    1 of 2 people found this review helpful
  • Doctor Who: Hornets' Nest 1 - The Stuff of Nightmares | [Paul Magrs]
    Doctor Who: Hornets' Nest 1 - The Stuff of Nightmares
    UNABRIDGED

    Doctor Who: Hornets' Nest 1 - The Stuff of Nightmares

    • UNABRIDGED (1 hr and 11 mins)
    • By Paul Magrs
    • Narrated By Tom Baker, Richard Franklin, Susan Jameson, and others
    Overall
    (43)
    Performance
    (20)
    Story
    (20)

    Responding to an advert apparently worded for him alone, Captain Mike Yates (retired) is reunited with a ghost from the past. But why has the Doctor, that mysterious traveller in Time and Space, sent for his former UNIT acquaintance? Trapped by a horde of vicious creatures in an apparently innocuous English country cottage, the two old friends are on the brink of an enormous adventure.

    W. Doug Bolden says: "Charming? Yes. Doctor Who? Maybe."
    "Good ... but EXPENSIVE!"
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    As far as I'm concerned Tom Baker is the ONLY "Dr. Who" - whether it is video or audio.
    The story seemed interesting and was delivered well as are the other Baker/Who stories I have.
    My chief complaint is the fact that the full 6 hour story would wind up costing either 6 credits or over $38 - whereas some other excellent stories I have, some over 25 hours long, were obtained for ONE credit or less than $20.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • The Valley of Fear | [Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]
    The Valley of Fear
    UNABRIDGED

    The Valley of Fear

    • UNABRIDGED (5 hrs and 36 mins)
    • By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
    • Narrated By Patrick Tull
    Overall
    (42)
    Performance
    (14)
    Story
    (13)

    C. says: "Masterful Job!"
    "Quite excelent addition to a Holmes library!"
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    I have had the 3 volume set of the complete Sherlock Holmes for some time, now, but I bought these excellent renditions of the 4 Holmes novels in lieu of 'fish and fumble' to find them among those massive collections.
    All in all I found this rendition quite good: the different characters were recognizable throughout and the voice and inflection carried the story well.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Dune | [Frank Herbert]
    Dune
    UNABRIDGED

    Dune

    • UNABRIDGED (21 hrs and 8 mins)
    • By Frank Herbert
    • Narrated By Scott Brick, Orlagh Cassidy, Euan Morton, and others
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (6863)
    Performance
    (2711)
    Story
    (2738)

    Here is the novel that will be forever considered a triumph of the imagination. Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, who would become the mysterious man known as Maud'dib. He would avenge the traitorous plot against his noble family and would bring to fruition humankind's most ancient and unattainable dream.

    Joshua says: "Wonderful production!"
    "Inconsistant - but passable"
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    The story was there - the emotion was there ... but as for the overall presentation, kind'a sad. They had one great voice for the Baron, another great voice for Jessica, another for Paul and many other great voice renditions! Sadly, there was little or no consistency in their use! I was a bit jarring to hear a voice say a line and have to wait for that voice or the sotto voche announce "... the Baron said" to know who was speaking. I'm not sorry that I bought it - but it could have been done much, MUCH better!

    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
  • Sherlock Holmes: A Baker Street Dozen (Dramatized) | [Arthur Conan Doyle]
    Sherlock Holmes: A Baker Street Dozen (Dramatized)
    ORIGINAL

    Sherlock Holmes: A Baker Street Dozen (Dramatized)

    • ORIGINAL (5 hrs and 18 mins)
    • By Arthur Conan Doyle
    • Narrated By John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson, Orson Welles
    Overall
    (202)
    Performance
    (65)
    Story
    (65)

    Here are 12 acclaimed, exciting, fully dramatized performances of Conan Doyle classics. It's elementary that any Conan Doyle fan will want this splendid set of Sherlock Holmes mysteries, 12 timeless tales performed as radio theater and linked by violin-music interludes.

    Robert says: "Sir Arthur Conan Doyle would be proud"
    "Sir Arthur Conan Doyle would be proud"
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    Never mind the garbage pumped out by Hollywood with Basil Rathbone and the like! Aside from the BBC-Granada TV versions this is the best rendition of ole' Sherlock around!

    9 of 9 people found this review helpful

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