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Standing With Stones: A Journey Through Megalithic Britain

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This DVD is perfect for beginning a journey through megalithic sites. The narrator is very energetic and funny, yet shows a depth of interest and dedication to the subject that most programs lack. He admits what we do not know (instead of postulating along old well travelled "Offficial" theory lines)....very refreshing. Also a keen observer: he notices an amazing fact about one stone that has escaped the notice of professional archeologists for decades......check it out. I have been to Stonehenge and Avebury, West Kennet and viewed Silbury Hill. Watching this, I was given deeper insight into these, as well as a sense of the sheer magnitude of sites that exist today. When you add the sites that did not survive, the scale of this building process boggles the mind! A huge undertaking by a native people.

"Standing With Stones" is a two-hour video tour of over one hundred (!) megalithic sites in Great Britain. It's great to visit so many spots at once, but the downside is that very little time can be spent at any given place. Even Stonehenge is given only a very short scene in the video. The film's writer (and on-camera host) is an enthusiast, not an expert; there isn't much interpretation and analysis, nor even many facts, to be had on this video. (It is useful, though, to be reminded how little we really know about these ancient places). The photography is quite well done, and adds measurably to one's enjoyment of the DVD.

To summarize, this is a pleasant video that will appeal to people who would like a brief tour of (lots of) British megalithic sites. However, viewers who want more details about these places are likely to come away disappointed.

Some great photography and good information. Presented sometimes cursorily and others pedantically. Good pictures, but the presentation lacks polish and is often opinionated.

I thoroughly enjoyed this DVD to the very end. Thats partly because I enjoy ancient history and partly because I love the UK countryside, but the approach they used to introduce us to each site makes you REALLY feel like you are there. The extra features are great too, especially when you appreciate all the work and dedication it took to make this DVD. I'm now dreaming of travelling the very same route that they took to see each site in person, and what better way to retrace thier steps that to take this DVD with me!

this is a great movie. you get to see so many differnt prehistoric rock creations.it showed so many ones i had never heard of.i loved seeing the buildings they showed and went inside.one actualy had a pethrafide tree in it.this is a wonderful dvd it shows you so many differnt things and tells you so much you didnt know about.it is a must see

This documentary is the very best of it's kind I've seen to date. The narrator is funny, smart, and not the stuffed shirt type I'd have expected. 5 stars all the way.

Somewhat interesting, but you REALLY have to be into this subject matter to find it interesting...he basically drives from site to site discussing what may or may not have happened there...after about an hour and ten minutes, I yawned and shut it off. Perhaps I lack the right anthropology/archeology gene, but ultimately I found this DVD boring.