Product Details

• Actors: John Shackley, Ceri Seel, Jim Baker, Robin Hayter, Robin Langford
• Directors: Bob Blagden, Christopher Barry, Graham Theakston
• Writers: Christopher Penfold
• Format: PAL
• Language: English
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000059H2E
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #45,884 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "The Tripods" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Customer Reviews

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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My name is Ozymandias..., November 26, 2005

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JohnAdams1735 - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Tripods (DVD)

This is a wonderful T.V. series. It stays fairly close to the books so the scripts are well written and the acting is great. Though it is missing what is contained in the third book, what it does have is superb.
I really hope to see this available on DVD with DVD quality audio and video soon.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Nicely Done. Worth the find., April 9, 2008

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Peter Dykhuis (Grandville, MI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Tripods (DVD)

This was a low budget version created for British TV back in the 80's. If you can get past the low budget aspect of this feature you will be well pleased. The story is faithfully followed. The tension is there and the actors do an admirable job of conveying the characters emotions and motivations. The special effects as mentioned are not anything special but they do the job. You know when there is a Tripod there.

Be careful when buying this DVD as most editions were released as PAL Region Free format. Many DVD players will only play NTSC and Region 1 in the US. Make sure that your player can handle the stated specs unless you are sure the copy you are buying is NTSC Region 1.

Worth the find. It is too bad it was never completely released and was never mastered for the US market. There is a theatrical release version being prepared for a 2009 release at the time of this writing.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Tripods!, May 8, 2008

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Josef H. Buerger III (Houston, Texas USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Tripods (DVD)

I heard that this was the most expensive production undertaken by The BBC. It shows! The main problem was that they ran out of money before finishing the series. If CGI had been around then, the cost over-run probably wouldn't have occured. I have ordered "John Christopher's book [The Pool of Fire] to find out the ending.