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Jilly Cooper's Riders | 
 enlarge | Actors: Max Applin, Stephanie Beacham, Brenda Bruce, Anthony Calf, Deborah Cornelius
Studio: Bfs Entertainment
Category: DVD
Buy New: $145.00
New (2) Used (3) from $127.99
Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 120887
Format: Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 210 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
ISBN: 077331301X
UPC: 066805913013
EAN: 9780773313019
ASIN: B00004UEET
Theatrical Release Date: 1988
Release Date: July 13, 2000
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: Brand New. Factory sealed.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Excellant June 18, 2008
H. Mutton (UK)
The Riders book was so much better than the DVD. They cut and changed so much that the DVD is no where near as good as the book.
I give the book a 10/10 and the dvd a 4/10
Riders- Love or hate? April 18, 2002
Kristen Smith (SouthPark, CO, USA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
When I heard that Riders was out on DVD, I was ecstatic. I am absolutely in love with the book, but the movie was somewhat disappointing. It really didn't stick to the book's format, and I'm actually suprised that Jilly Cooper was willing to release it. Overall, it wasn't bad, they really cast the characters well, but I would have liked it more had it have stuck to the book. I hope that they make a miniseries or another DVD out of the rest of her series, Polo especially.
 Only has the name and the characters January 18, 2002
Catherine
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This movie does not stick to the book in any way. Details are completely ignored and manipulated. To anyone who has read and is a fan of the actual book this movie is a huge disappointment.
 I enjoyed the film. February 15, 2001
Ruth White (Lansing, New York United States)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
Not having read the book, my expectations were not dashed. I have found that few movies match the book, the few execptions where the movie is better are generally those where the book is written from the transcripts of the movie so I can understand the other reviewer's opinion of this film. For those who have not read the book, and who love horses and show jumping, this is a fine movie. I would have preferred more horses and less voyueristic scenes, but I gather the book spent more time with passions, and that is what sells. It is not something for younger audiences, which is a pity as some of the show jumping scenes are quite fun. Michael Praed is wonderful as a superb horseman.
 A disappointment April 17, 2000
Anne Cahill (Groton, MA USA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Since "Riders" is my all-time favorite book, I was thrilled to find it had been made into a video. Apparently it's impossible to translate 920 pages of novel onto the screen successfully, even at the length of 3 1/2 hours, which the video was. Perhaps it's because Jilly Cooper's characters as written are so other-wordly, so impossibly handsome or charming or spoiled or WHATEVER, but none of the actors in this movie were at all how I imagined them from the book. The actor playing Rupert especially was a disappointment -- he had none of the easy charm and calculating cruelty that Jilly's Rupert had. I can't recommend this video, but I can suggest you buy the book instead!
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