Mysterious Cities Of Gold Reviews

[Highly rated reviewer]

The Memories...

What can i say if you are ages between 28 to 32 you will have seen most of these, and if you are like me would of watched them all while eating your dinner.... what can i say, this is simply a gripping storyline, fantastic special effects, and an endearing friendship.

It also has one of the best starting songs ever made.... all together now....

Do, do do, do do do, do do do

Childern of the sun,

See your time has just begun,

searching for the days,

through adventure everyday,

Everyday and night,

with the condor in flight,

with all your friends in tow,

we search of the cities of gold....

Ahhhhh, ahhh ahhhh, someday we will find the cities of goooooold.

Ahhhhh, ahhh ahhhh, someday we will find the cities of goooooold.

..... fantastic!!!! :) lol i will be singing this all day now.

One of the best kids cartoons!

What can I say? If you were a child in the 80's you probably remember this cartoon being on BBC. The animation was fantastic, the stroyline gripping and the number of episodes amazing. I have been waiting for years for this to come on DVD and if you like the whole Manga style cartoons with great music and gripping strories then this is a must to see, but be prepared to be lost for hours!

[Highly rated reviewer]

About time it was released!

My nostalgic life is complete! The last few years has seen the release of all the quality 80's cartoon epics such as Dogtanion, Willy Fog, Ulysees 31,etc - but this one is probably the most eagerly awaited.

Mountains of episodes, an amazing story line and THE best theme tune ever add up to equal a must-see (and must have) series. If you are now aged 27-35 there's a better than good chance you watched at least a couple of episodes of this on Childrens BBC in the mid 80's, but even if you didn't - it's still no excuse not to see it this time!

I was looking into why its cartoons like this that stay so ingrained in the mind and then I saw that the first running of the series was over 10 months! It really became part of your life after school every week. I dare say i'll find the dubbing far more dubious than I remember but thats a small issue.

I also notice only one high street retailer/online firm is selling this at the mo where as everyone else isn't selling it till June. I've already reserved my copy!

Mysterious Cities Of Gold

At last, I've been waiting for this for years! I used to run home from school to watch The Mysterious Cities Of Gold and now finally I can enjoy it again.

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[Highly rated reviewer]

Almost as good as I remember

They say that you can never have your childhood back. In most cases, that's correct; not here. The Mysterious Cities of Gold, unlike most of the childhood cartoons I have revisited, is as good as I remember. The dubbing is a bit ropey at times but the stories and ideas found in this series more than make up for any loss of asthetic considerations. It works, mostly, because of the genuine sense of wonder and fun of the creators. A kids story set in 16th Century Central America with robots and flying ships? It could not be made today so enjoy a blast from the past.

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As Good As Ever

There are very few things from the 80s that were actually any good, let alone things from the 80s that are still good today. Fortunately, having re-lived all 39 episodes of this epic story, I can quite honestly say that Cities of Gold is still brilliant.

Didn't realise at the time that many of the episodes are loosely based on facts concerning the Mayans, Incas, Aztecs and other south american civilisations of the past and I certainally didn't remember the mini documentaries that followed the end of each and every eposode, which were both enlightening and informative and added to the great story quite a lot but no wonder I got so involved in the series back then, I must have believed it was almost real at the time.

All I know is that when i was about 8 or 9 years old Cities of Gold was the only thing that mattered on TV and (with the exception of Transformers and He-Man) this is the only thing I remember anything about from 80s kids TV.

I'm sure I never saw the end of the series back then, couldn't even remember anything about how the series progreessed before renting this (with the exeption of the fact that the solar powered golden condor seemed to crash a lot when it clouded over) and I am happy that I have now seen this series again right the way through.

On the virge of of being a timeless classic if it hasn't become one already. If you're now old enough to start becoming a little nostalgic about your childhood during the 80s there is no better way to do so than with this series. Essential.

[Highly rated reviewer]

great 80's cartoon

I remember watching thi as a child and thought it was fantastic even watching it again i loved it i recomened it to any 80's cartoon fan.

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i watch the'Mysterious Cities Of Gold' when i was a kid and my sons watch it now and it make me old

A True Classic & Perfect Nostalgia

This was so much smarter than the average CBBC cartoon, which is why it's probably stuck in the memory so well. It was a novelty to have a kids show back then - especially a cartoon - that had an epic, continuing story, complete with cliff-hangers and character development.

Hearing the theme tune again was amazing, but the incidental music is also wonderfully familiar.

If you didn't watch this first-time around, you might wonder what the fuss was about. But stick the show on for anyone under 12, and you'll soon see why.

Credit must also go to the DVD production which includes lots of extra, including interviews with the english dubbing cast, and some great behind-the-scenes stories.

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this is an excellent series,