Jason & The Argonauts / Merlin

The BBC made for the television series Merlin is a favorite amongst our children. Martin Short's stellar performance as many characters really is brilliant. The special effects are great for a made for TV film. It is creative, fantastical, other worldly and addictive, if you too are facinated by all things Merlin and magical in the time of King Arthur. Jason and the Argonauts remake is another well done fantasy piece with monsters and good against evil, special effects, adventures, quests, magic and mystery. Facinating and fun for older children and adults alike. We really enjoyed having both films on one DVD. It was like going to see a double feature. Just get out the popcorn, a drink, and enjoy!

Merlin is my favorite Mini-Series (I must have seen it twice a month when I was a kid). Everything from the acting (some amazing casting), the production quality and the beautifully told story makes this a true underrated gem. I would have only bought the Merlin DVD, but it was absurdly overpriced while this collection was a bargain. Jason and the Argonauts was a decent production and a nice bonus to this DVD. Give it a chance; this is TV production at its finest. Now if only we had more Mini-Series like that these days...

First off, I want to point out my 5 star rating is strictly for Merlin alone. I'd been trying to find Merlin for such a long time on DVD because my old copy I record on VHS when the movie first aired on TV was worn down and badly in need of replacing. I'm glad I found it finally and it was well worth the money. I had such a great time watching the movie again after all these years. While the effects are kind of corny now, the story is still amazing and the actors did such a good job in their parts. I had never seen the Jason and the Argonauts one (although I do know the story). I watched it also and was pretty disappointed with it. If I had to rate it all on it's own I'd give it probably only a 2-3 star rating. The main actor looked stoned or something for the full 3 hours and the overall acting and dialog just didn't feel right. I felt myself getting pretty bored watching this one. So, like I said, my rating of 5 stars is strictly for Merlin and it was the only reason I bought this DVD set.

Merlin is a good movie. It is a little long winded but the story it tells and the magic of wizardry is fun and fancifull. There are plenty of stars in it to make it worth your while.

Really nice. I had been looking for the Jason series, and having it along with Merlin was a plus

"Merlin" is one of my favorite movies. I watched it the night it was delivered. This version had some extended scenes I hadn't seen before. Very good quality dvd, and excellent service.

Bought this for the 1998 Merlin version with Sam Neill, Martin Short, Helena Bonham Carter, etc. to replace my old vhs copy. It was a rather corny 2-nighter tv movie, especially compared to CGI effects nowadays, but I've always liked this storyline and acting but couldn't find a reasonable dvd copy until now. DVD works fine so thanks for keeping my memories alive. Haven't watched the other movie yet but will eventually.

Excellent Screenplay and Acting by the all star "Merlin" cast. You will look forward to watching this film again and again. All the actors are superb but Sam Neil and Martin Short "steal the show." You could watch these two recite the phone book. Did not watch "Jason" yet but "Merlin" can stand on its own and is more than worth the price.

Love the great ensemble cast and special effects on the Merlin portion of the DVD. Have not had time to watch Jason and the Argonauts yet. This version of the Merlin legend is full of amazing characters and another take on the life of the great magician and his relationship with Arthur.

Received on time, well satisfied.

Parfait

I primarily bought this DVD to add Jason & the Argonauts to my classic Greek movie collection. Merlin was an added bonus. Too bad the movies were not widescreen.

both movies were part 1 and only showed half of the movie