Customer Reviews

Return Of The Man From U.N.C.L.E.

5 star:		(1)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

I have always been a big fan of the Man from UNCLE, and I own the VHS version of this recording. I was excited to see that it was released on DVD, and preordered it when I saw it was about to be released. I just watched the first 20 minutes, and was really disappointed. The video quality is very poor. It appears to be a recording from an old VCR, as the picture shakes back and forth enough to be really annoying. When Janice Friday is introduced, we are all introduced to the new "enhanced sound," whatever that means. Problem is, there is no sound at all for about five seconds. I may never watch the rest of the DVD, as the tape is actually superior in quality.

The video is not clean, and the sound is certainly less than advertised. I believe they made this in someone's garage. The only reason I gave it 3 stars is because it is "The Man from UNCLE." My advice to all of my fellow fans is to try and find a VHS version and make your own DVD.

The series was great, the Return is okay, but the DVD is terrible. If they're going to re-release this series (and they should) then the DVD should be of better quality. What did they do with this one, record it off a TV screen? It's awful. Whoever thought fans of the series wouldn't notice is way off base. I'd really like to see the entire series come to DVD, but not like this. Get a clue, and do it right!

For years, U.N.C.L.E. fans have been anxiously awaiting the release on DVD of the U.N.C.L.E.TV series...after all, if it can be released on DVD in Britain, surely the US can get it, right? Wrong! What we do get is this poorly manufactured, pathetic excuse of an issue of what could have been a fun movie although it does pale in comparison to the original series.
I was pleased to see in another review that the sound blanks out for 5 seconds at one point - at least I know it wasn't my copy. And if you haven't gotten this yet - be prepared - the sound will go out again later in the movie as well.
From a technical standpoint, it seems a first-year college film student could have done a better job.
Technical goof-ups aside, what we have here just merely whets the appetite for all the U.N.C.L.E. fans who are waiting for the original TV series and it's better than nothing. Here's hoping that when the powers that be do get around to issuing the original TV series on DVD (make it soon Lord, make it soon - those of us who were in our late teens/early 20's when the original series aired aren't getting any younger!), they'll also re-release this movie. U.N.C.L.E. fans deserve better.

I bought this DVD because I liked the movie and I can't find it on videotape. Unfortunately, the sound disappeared twice, the extras were a joke and the trailers were disgusting. I won't buy it on DVD until some other company puts out a better copy of it.

To reinforce the previous review - I too find the video quality to be appalling. This thing is in desperate need of some color correction! There is more than one instance of the audio track completely dropping out for a duration of 5 to 10 seconds. As for the story, the plot seems to be directly lifted from Fleming's Thunderball, thus creating a anticlimactic sense of deja vu. This has the net effect of amplifying the annoyance factor of the poor DVD quality. I had trouble getting through the first 45 minutes with this on in the background as I surfed the web.

Being a huge U.N.C.L.E. fan I eagerly awaited this release. The storyline was as I remembered, but I was looking forward to a DVD quality release with extras. The quality was worse than VHS recorded off of broadcast TV and the extras consisted of the cast.The cover had a misprint 350,000,00.00(sic). In all the quality of the print is less than I would have expected from an Ebay purchase. If the regular season shows are ever put on DVD I hope that a professional does the transfer.

The video was poor & the audio dropped out in 2 scenes.

The DVD includes some "Trailers" for other programs which are, at best, soft porn. I don't want this product in my house.

I have returned the DVD for a refund.

A long-awaited sequel to one of the most popular shows of the mid 1960's. Robert Vaugh and David McCallum reprise their signature roles as UNCLE agents Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin. In this "affair", the guys have come out of retirement to stop THRUSH from setting off a bomb that's hidden under a nuclear reactor and capture an escaped madman (Anthony Zerbe.) Patrick Macnee co-stars as Sir John Raleigh (the new head of UNCLE) and there's a cameo appearance by George Lazenby as well. The acting is good, the storyline is decent (but IMO the plot could have been a bit more complex)and there should have been more scenes in which Solo and Kuryakin appared together. However, it's still a good film.

Release the whole series of "Man From U.N.C.L.E." on DVD! "The Flying Nun" is being released next month, for goodness sake!
You can't tell me the prospective market for "The Flying Nun" is greater than that for "U.N.C.L.E."

I never saw this movie. But if Warner Home Video (which apparently now owns the rights to the series) wants to make a pant-load of money off The Man From U.N.C.L.E., they'd better get on this stick. Nobody under 40 remembers this show at all, since it never went into long-term syndication. The first Baby-Boomers, who are the real fans of this show, and remember it nostalgically, are ready for the dvds before we get too old to see! Just make sure it's a quality release, not the miserable quality this dvd lays claim to.