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Ultimate Force - Series 1-4
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Good action based drama
Review date: 2008-10-28 Rating: 8 out of 10
Ultimate Force is a well made action/drama series that certainly pushed to boundaries as what can be shown on TV. It is well made, both in terms of drama and in terms of the action scenes. The ideology is sometimes fairly hard to stomach when -apart from normal commando routine- the SAS take the law into their own hands. That's beyond the realism of a commando unit and I sometimes found that hard to stomach. The format changed from 45 minutes episodes in the first two seasons to feature length episodes in seasons 3&4. With the exit of some popular characters a new twist was added: the troop was joined by a female soldier, Becca. This has been criticised as political correctness but one has to bear two things in mind: after the switch to a 60/90 minutes format additional elements to supply drama were needed and Becca's arrival fulfilled this need. Secondly, Ultimate Force is not a documentary but a drama series loosely based on the SAS, it was never meant to be anything but fiction. In fact Becca works fine as a character and her arrival is precisely not a point in case about feminism. Overall, from my point of view, the standard of writing got much better in seasons 3&4 as the new format allowed for more depth of character and more interesting / evolving story lines as opposed to the first two seasons where plots usually just revolved around one particular incident. All in all, it's rather entertaining and well made.
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Reviews
A good action series
Review date: 2008-07-07 Rating: 10 out of 10
If You like action/war series, Ultimate Force is a good choise. A good TV rappresentation of SAS technics and actions, with a good cast. Parhaps may not be a "real" rappresentation, but it was a well done movie.
Great Series
Review date: 2008-06-07 Rating: 8 out of 10
This series is great - Highly addictive. I am a huge fan of Spooks, and didnt think that I would enjoy Ultimate Force so much! The only downside is losing a load of the main characters, Jamie in particular, at the start of Series 3. Ross Kemp is great as Henno. Great Entertainment. Cant wait for Series 5!!!!!!!
British action at its best
Review date: 2008-03-24 Rating: 10 out of 10
Not enough to suspend your disbelief but more than enough to suspend your critical faculties, this is the type of gritty action fodder which only the Brits do best. Right from the start we know what we're getting when Henno (Ross Kemp) tells his troop at the wake of a fallen comarde, "Right, that's enough, we're not Americans!". I did write a review on the first series where I pointed out that the set-piece action sequences are far better than most Bond films and shot for a budget which would pay for a day's catering on most Hollywood films sets. Yes, it is cheesy in places but at least we don't get the crying and praying that we'd get if this was about a bunch of US Special Forces soldiers and the story lines, especially some of the sub-plots brings the characters alive. It is a travesty that most of the cast was killed off by series 3 but if you can get over it and move on the entertainment continues. For the trivia merchants, the last episode of Series 4 was never shown on TV probably for fear of upsetting the PC brigade: more than enough reason to own and watch this boxed set. Bottom line, if you enjoyed The Sweeny, The Professionals or Sharpe then this is for you and the current price for all 4 series it is an absolute giveaway.
Ultimate Force (or is it Farce?)
Review date: 2008-03-05 Rating: 8 out of 10
I was persuaded to watch this show on the telly by my then GF, who just wanted to perv on Jamie Draven.
That said I found myself enjoying the show hugely, not because it is a great show, but because it's "so bad it's actually good". My friends and I refer to it affectionately as "Ultimate Farce": Enough said?
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Ross Kemp
Creators:
Ross Kemp (Primary Contributor)
Recording label: ITV DVD
Manufacturer: ITV DVD
EAN: 5037115211637
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 8
Format: Box set, PAL,
Release date: 2006-09-25
Audience rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Region code: 2
Language: English (Original Language)