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The Magnificent Scenery of Ireland

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This DVD is exactly what it says it is - magnificent scenery. They don't bother telling you what hotel to stay in, what the people are like in this town or that, or what year this church was built. Rather, it is almost a music video of Ireland. Set to wonderful music, this DVD gives you a look at many of the most beautiful places to be seen in Ireland. At a time when travel has become more difficult, or you want to relive a visit, this can be very welcome indeed.

I've ordered several of the Ireland DVDs and I found this is the one I want to watch over and over again. I have even purchased one for a friend. It is correct that there is no narration, but the scenic areas covered are listed on the back of the DVD and if you follow along as you watch, you can keep track of what they're showing, and there is an occasional placename on the screen. The music is good. If you are into the beautiful scenery of Ireland and not a lot of tourist hype, I think you will like this a lot. It is my favorite, and the only one I recommend currently. It will inspire you to dream of a trip to Ireland. It's certainly worth the current price!

This DVD is not so "magnificent" as indicated by some of the reviews found here. Some of the scenes are nice, but the editing and transfer leave much to be desired. The music also, is not a good fit in my opinion. If you are looking for an exceptional musical travelogue of Ireland, I would highly recommend "Portrait of Ireland" featuring James Galway, Enya and the Chieftains. It has excellent cinematography with great music to scenery match.

Beautiful scenery, beautiful music. It is a pity that there is no commentary.

I ordered this DVD due to the good reviews. Well, that was a mistake. This DVD is a sloppy transfer from the VHS version which was filmed in the 1990's. The scenery of course is spectacular, but there are zigs, zags, white lines, jumpy camera scenes and a few skips mostly during the 2nd half of the show. Having just returned from Ireland, I popped in one of our own video's and it looks more professional and better edited than this DVD. Kultur Video's turn out to be poor quality.

This is a beatifull DVD but it has absolutely no travel info. But it is very inspiring, you will want to go to Irealnd after watching this video.

The views picked are some of the best of Ireland. However, since it was recorded on a VHS tape and then transfered to DVD, it does have that fuzzy quality like VHS tapes. If you can get by that, you will love the scenery.

I purchased the DVD with the hope of viewing parts of Ireland that my wife and I had not yet had the opportunity to see on vacation. We recognized places we had been, but the lack of audio or text does not give you and clue as to where the beautiful location is or how you may find out more about it. Would not recommend if you were looking for a DVD that provides information or insight on planning a trip. Great if you want to see how beautiful Ireland is and listen to some elevator music. Could not watch the entire DVD at approx. 60 minutes, just too boring.

This DVD is exactly what its title claims: scenery of Ireland. Yes, the video is magnificent! But it would have been much more meaningful to someone who's never been there before to know more specifically what he/she is looking at. The video is divided into 4 areas of Ireland. Captions or a voiced description would have been helpful. With every move of the mouse, the video re-starts which is aggravating, and makes it difficult to utilize the control buttons at the bottom of the screen.

I bought three dvd's and this one was the best and most vivid photography. I was in Ireland for two weeks in May. I am now home sick...