Long Way Round: The Entire Series
Two friends. One extraordinary journey around the world.
The adventure of a lifetime begins when two longtime pals, Ewan McGregor (Star Wars, The Island, Moulin Rouge) and Charley Boorman (Deliverance), set off on their motorcycles taking the "long way round" from London to New York: west along the rough terrain of Eurasia, across the Bering Straight, and covering 20,000 miles before completing their journey in New York City.
Long Way Round: The Entire Series includes ten 1-hour episodes, including a new episode that has never been broadcast on television.
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Amazing! - movie_goer
"This is the ultimate bike travel show."
I generally dislike seeing documentaries about celebrities, particularly actors, whose work I enjoy because they end-up being horrible people and it ruins their work for me. This is exactly the opposite.
The end result is Amazing, you get to see the world through an entirely rare way. Meanwhile meet the actors as family men, motorcycle enthusiast while completing the adventure of a lifetime. Both men leave their egos back in London and patiences some where between Russia and Kazakastan.Long Way Round - Jude
What a great adventure movie. And doubly exciting because it is a true story. Disc 1 is mainly about the preparations and the first parts of the trip through Europe and is entertaining. Disc 2 is the best disc, and really the only one you need to rent. This is what the trip was really about, terrible road conditions, working as a team, and seeing a part of the world that few of us will visit. Disc 3 was a dud. A bit of footage from Canada and the U.S., then a long interview hashing over the whole trip and replaying the same footage we had already seen. See Disc 2!!!Nothing short of an Accomplishment. - JAZA
I was intrigued from the start at Ewan McGregor, major and rightly so movie star, for wanting to undertake something so unglamorous as a round the world trip in bike. And being a big fan of the man, I made a point of checking out the ensuing DVD, expecting a bit of a bore still.
The first two episodes, which concern only the preparations and not the trip himself, left me physically and emotionally drained. The two adventurers, McGregor and his friend Charley Boorman (son of renowned director John Boorman) are human and devoid of hypocrisy or flashiness that it leaves you with nothing but their pure passion and investment in their quest. Such that from the get go I was swept along, and felt quite heavy-hearted when it was all over.
The basic premise of this series is that, as mentioned, McGregor and Boorman make a round-the-world trip on "motorbikes", from London to Russia, then with a quick plane fare pick up in Alaska all the way to New York. A third motorist accompanies them with a camera (a poor lad who confronts the same hardship as the two "heroes"), while a support crew follows in trucks on easier roads. What comes is nothing but a Bike trip. It is a journey to the end of a man's expectation and understanding of himself and his planet.
The visual quality itself is nothing short of an accomplishment, given the difficulty level of filming from a motorcycle in terrains that would bring any grown man crying on their knees. Breathtaking imagery and editing are equalled only by the most engaging and exciting soundtrack I have ever heard attached to a simple documentary.
Highly recommended to absolutely everyone. It plays not only as a documentary, but as a dramatic comedy as well as reality show. Quick tip for enjoyment - resist the urge to watch it all at once. It really IS draining.
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Amazing! - movie_goer
"This is the ultimate bike travel show."
I generally dislike seeing documentaries about celebrities, particularly actors, whose work I enjoy because they end-up being horrible people and it ruins their work for me. This is exactly the opposite.
The ...Long Way Round - Jude
What a great adventure movie. And doubly exciting because it is a true story. Disc 1 is mainly about the preparations and the first parts of the trip through Europe and is entertaining. Disc 2 is the best disc, and really the only one you need to rent. ...Nothing short of an Accomplishment. - JAZA
I was intrigued from the start at Ewan McGregor, major and rightly so movie star, for wanting to undertake something so unglamorous as a round the world trip in bike. And being a big fan of the man, I made a point of checking out the ensuing DVD, expecting ...