The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones, Volume 1 [DVD](1992)

I had been waiting for the DVD set of this for years to replace my vastly incomplete recordings from the TV as well as fill in some gaps. I fought the temptation to fire off a review after watching one disc and have instead waded my through it all. Initially I was a little dismayed by the composite nature of the episodes: the conjoining of two episodes to make one 'film'. Coupled with that is the removal of Old Indy, it did not bode well. Previously I had thought either a strict chronological ordering of the individual episodes would have worked best. However, I can see Mr Lucas' reasons - it does cut down on the volume of opening/closing credits. The other way might have been to simply order the episodes as they had been aired. This might have ironed out the `Curse of the Jackal' gripe that other reviewers have noticed. As to Old Indy, for this first volume, I haven't missed him. But, I'm not sure how volume two will pan out: I remember, for example, in 'Petrograd July 1917' Old Indy's part is exceptionally good and if not crucial, certainly adds some tremendous gravitas. As to the production, I do not find the inconsistencies in the actors' ages in the intermediate spliced sections that connect the original pairs of episodes annoying. To my mind, there is a charming ingenuousness here that leaves me feeling "well, good for you for trying to do this". It also helps indentify which sections have been added. Volume one was always going to be the weaker draw compared to the second. Let's face it, Indy the Youth is far more interesting than Indy the Kid, who I had always found annoying. But I retract that having watched these volumes. Corey Carrier and S.P. Flanery do a fair job of consistency in mannerism - they both have the same shrug and puzzled, doubtful air. I sometimes do find the whole Scottish thing for Indy's father bizarre, though marvel at how the choice of Sean Connery in one feature film has dictated the whole direction of the series. In 'London, May 1917' Indy and Elizabeth Hurley vie with each other in a linguistic competition which Hurley wins with Welsh, saying how can someone with the name of `Jones' not know Welsh. How indeed? And how many Scotsmen have the surname Jones? However, Lloyd Owen is fine in this role, and for me the most enjoyable episode is the Greek one, where we get to see more of Owen as well as indulging a picaresque adventure in the sultry Greek countryside. The acting is a bit hammy, but it doesn't detract; even the clothes-eating goats which look suspiciously like sheep are acceptable if one suspends one's disbelief. With regards to the extras, these have been done fairly well; that was until I got to 'Black Jack Pershing' - selective history to say the least. I appreciate that time is short, but why not mention his role with leading Afro-American troops (the bowdlerized origin of his nickname) and his participation in two of the U.S. Army's less worthy 'victories' of Wounded Knee (1890) and the Moro Crater Massacre (1906)? A bit more balance is needed. Likewise with the Irish Rebellion: looking at the list of contributors we doubt that we are in for an impartial account of what was a fascinating and important historical incident. Watch the extras but keep a pinch of salt near at hand. Overall, a delightful series whose weaknesses are far outweighed by the positive things. I look forward to showing these to my sons (when they're a little older). The value of the educational aspect is that it gives viewers enough information to go off and do their own research if they wish. It deserves to endure and finally get the recognition that has so far eluded it.

They've done a brilliant job with the whole series. It's both entertaining and very interesting watching young Indy as he, often quite by chance, stumbles into important historical moments with some of the most famous and influential people in early 20th century history. Each episode is of movie length and movie quality, and not only that, the extra features are both very well done and very interesting. I would never have thought I'd "waste" my time learning anything about opera, ballet and french impressionism, cubism and other artforms, but the episodes along with the extras really sparked an interest for those subjects, and while I'm unlikely to fill up my home with Picasso's paintings, I'll by certain to visit the Louvre next time I'm in Paris and just maybe I'll be able to appreciate it as well. I really can't say enough good things about this. It's great for children and adults alike and you cannot watch this series without learning something, and that's a rare things nowadays with all the mindless rubbish Hollywood seems to think we want.

I’ve been curious about this tv series for a few years now and bought this set when it was on sale only to realise it was a collection of made for tv movies put together from separate episodes The episodes of original tv version of this series from what I gather was in no fixed order and switched from one point in Indy’s life to other rather like how later Star Wars The Clone Wars worked in its early seasons while this collection focuses on telling the title character’s life in chronological order I only say that as a heads up I still wound enjoying the series and each film comes with multiple documentaries covering the themes, the then status quo of the setting and the various historical figures Jones encounters which as a history fan I greatly enjoy

Lots of indiana Jones style action in this series. It has quite a serious tone to most of the episodes which relate to historic events. The extras give lots of information about the actual history behind the depicted characters and events. Not as much archiology as I was expecting but plenty of incite into indiana himself.

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Honestly this is not what I thought it was I thought it was going to be when he was a young man not when he was a kid I am on the third movie and I think that it is okay but it's not what I thought like I said hopefully season two will give us a bit more of his Adventures as Indiana Jones this feels more like history lessons which is fine I am thoroughly enjoying it but they are a little bit long one hour 33 minutes a time so if you're going to get this just understand it is not an action pack show but still thoroughly enjoyable and informative.

I'm really happy with the quality of this pack and don't regret the purchase at all. A must have for every Indiana Jones fan. The first pack (volume 1) is about 1.5 times the size of the others (volume 2 & 3) - in thickness, the general measures are the same. It's a nice glossy outer box carton (unfortunately a bit spoiled with age restriction stickers). The retrievable foldable disk container is made to resemble a book. It unfolds to give way to the DVDs. I don't like the disk holder system that is being used in volume 1 and 3 so much. You have to push the disk sideways into a groove against a spring that then presses it upwards underneath two little pins to keep the disk in place. This mechanism is prone to scratch the discs over time. I prefer the standard system of the central clip that is used in volume 2. The DVDs are region 2. The picture ratio is 4:3. The quality is DVD typical. With a software player you can get slightly increased quality with HD simulation, but nothing comparable to real HD - a pity that this probably is as good as it gets, for this series most likely won't ever come to blu-ray. The films have been revised - I think - to offer the best quality that was derivable from the TV-material (without to much costly efforts - this time George Lucas could have let of some steam and go wild on this material to carry it over to HD). But this TV-series, on the other hand, relies more on the story anyways, much more than on scenery and picture quality. Audio and Subtitles are English only.

Una serie viejita ,però entretenida con un Indiana infantil ,en correlación con actores reales de la historia,obvio la calidad de la produccion

Ich bin gehörlos und ich bin sehr gut angekommen und ich bin sehr zufrieden und ich schaue viele dvd ca. 12 Stück DVD war so schön Filme und schöne toll und viel romantische und interessante Filme. Ich gefällt mir sehr gut. Vielen Dank Viele Grüße

Gran saga que cualquier coleccionista de Indiana Jones debe de tener. El audio esta en ingles (americano), pero lleva subtitulos en castellano (algunas veces parece latino, no es muy neutro) pero para el que quiera tener una colección completa de Indiana Jones y no se consiga salvo VHS esta serie, este es su pack sin duda.

Avevo visto la serie anni fa quando era stata trasmessa (doppiata in italiano) in TV e mi era da subito piaciuta molto, con la sua mescolanza di storia e finzione. Questo cofanetto non è doppiato, quindi bisogna goderselo in lingua originale: le avventure del primo cofanetto (dell'infanzia / prima giovinezza di Indiana Jones) sono appassionanti e mi sono piaciute molto. Comprato anche il secondo cofanetto!

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