Awesome Giants Of Steam - Giants Of Steam / Coronation Scot details
| Format: | Ex DVD |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Special Interest - Trains |
| Studio: | DELTA VISUAL ENTERTAINMENT |
| Name | Discs | |
|---|---|---|
Awesome Giants Of Steam - Giants Of Steam / Coronation Scot |
Ex Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 48 minutes |
|---|---|
| Rental release: | 16 Feb 2004 |
| Main languages: | English |
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Steam from the 30s and 60s
By Bob Harrold from Stotfold, Beds , 08 Apr 2005[Highly rated reviewer]
Besides containing admirable footage of steam-driven railways of the past these 2 offerings give an insight into how films reflect the times in which they are made - in this case the early 1960s and the late 1930s.
'Giants of Steam' is more about the people who developed Britain's railways than the steam locomotives themselves with clips of past cinema reconstructions interspersed with newsreel and company material. Produced at the time of the Beeching cuts and when steam traction was being replaced by diesel and electric motive power it looks back with a sentimental, 'those were the golden days' approach and forwards with pessimism.
This is in contrast with 'Coronation Scot' which was a celebration of the streamlined LMS train which first came into service in 1937 and was so named to commemorate the coronation of George VI. Here the tone was of pride in the country's railway and in the country itself (including its Empire!) with juxtaposed shots of the ceremony of the coronation itself and the manufacture and rolling out of this superb steam locomotive and its train.
So if you want to see good footage of steam railways and/or an insight into how films reflect the society and time in which they are made, this pair will make for excellent, if a little short, viewing.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(5)not awsome
By a customer from Warrington , 26 Feb 200945 mins of boredom - worst iv'e seen- Was this review helpful to you?
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Disappointing
By Peter Richards from Cornwall , 27 Feb 2007Nice archive film, but apart from that, these two items were disappointing in my view.
The title 'Giants of Steam' promised a lot, but failed to deliver! Basically it is a very lightweight documentary about just a very few of the men who built the early railways in Britain. No depth to any of it.
'Coronation Scot' is a pleasing enough item on the introduction of this class of locomotive, and the associated express train, by the LMS railway but, once more, is rather lightweight. It doesn't even mention one of the main factors - the competition between the LMS and the LNER for the London to Scotland traffic and the superiority that the LNER had over the LMS, largely thanks to their A1 and A4 class locomotives. Oh, and it is over almost before it has begun!- Was this review helpful to you?
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Very good
By les reed from east London UK , 14 Jun 2006This DVD is worth watching - for people other than 'anoraks', I suspect. Particularly interesting to me is the workshop and trackside footage - it sometimes almost made it seem as though you were there. I found the Queen's Coronation footage - minimal though it was - boring.- Was this review helpful to you?
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The Good Old Days
By themadpanner (137 reviews) from colchester , 28 Oct 20052 Black & White films that are wonderful
in every way. Without DVD they would be lost forever. The Coronation Scot has to be seen to be believed. Truely awesome.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Steam from the 30s and 60s
By Bob Harrold from Stotfold, Beds , 08 Apr 2005Besides containing admirable footage of steam-driven railways of the past these 2 offerings give an insight into how films reflect the times in which they are made - in this case the early 1960s and the late 1930s.
'Giants of Steam' is more about the people who developed Britain's railways than the steam locomotives themselves with clips of past cinema reconstructions interspersed with newsreel and company material. Produced at the time of the Beeching cuts and when steam traction was being replaced by diesel and electric motive power it looks back with a sentimental, 'those were the golden days' approach and forwards with pessimism.
This is in contrast with 'Coronation Scot' which was a celebration of the streamlined LMS train which first came into service in 1937 and was so named to commemorate the coronation of George VI. Here the tone was of pride in the country's railway and in the country itself (including its Empire!) with juxtaposed shots of the ceremony of the coronation itself and the manufacture and rolling out of this superb steam locomotive and its train.
So if you want to see good footage of steam railways and/or an insight into how films reflect the society and time in which they are made, this pair will make for excellent, if a little short, viewing.- Was this review helpful to you?
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