Top Gear - The Great Adventures 3 [DVD]

Purchased this Blu-ray from a dealer on Amazon, without having read the comments (my bad, sorry). I LOVE 'Top Gear'. Love watching Jeremy, James, and Richard. So, when I found out that the disc wouldn't play on my player, I was pretty upset--especially since my Polar expedition disc, and series 14 and 15 discs played without a hitch on my PS3. Thankfully, someone had posted (in the comments section) a link to a list of Blu-ray players that would play discs that had been programmed to play only on PAL systems. However, I couldn't find a player where I live, that was on the list, and at an affordable price. Happily, I estimated from the list and purchased a LG BD630 Network Blu-ray Disc Player that I found in a store here and IT WORKED! I am also happy to report that 'Top Gear-Great Adventures 3 [Blu-ray]' was so worth the money, aggrevation, and stress!!! If you are a fan, and enjoyed watching the episodes that aired on the TV, you are going to love the Director's Cut and extras!

What a great DVD! I have an LG BD590 and it plays this disc fine. The images are stunning and the stories include extra footage that make them seem more like small movies, much better than watching them on Top Gear as part of their regular broadcast. The commentary on the South American adventure was a bit odd though. James May was one of the commentators, but he didn't seem to have enough input, and one of the voices (I think it was Andy Wilman, the producer) seemed to genuinely dislike the presenters, Hammond in particular. Perhaps it was all in fun, but it sounded a discordant note in the commentary for me. Lots of talk about camera work, but I'd have preferred to hear more about the locations and on-the-road annecdotes.

I was really impressed with how quickly it came, and the help i recieved once it did come. Sadly it doesn't work quite right on a Ps3. But once i can get my hands on the right blueray player it should all be good.

This was exactly what I wanted and it came in great condition. I love watching this show. Thank you very much.

Got the Blu Ray and it wouldn't play in my sony players. Company never mentioned their BBC blurays had problems playing on sony and panasonic players when ordering on the web site but when received order there was a note packed in with the product stating such. They offered a full refund no questions asked but they should have been up front and listed this on the web site instead of after the product is ordered. Their solution was to buy a new blu ray player...LOL or return it. It's not worth my time returning a 20.00 blu ray so i guess they win. Will have to give it to someone or wait until I decided to get another blu ray.

I love this show and really love the South America adventure that is on this disc set. Cinematography is amazing as are the 3 presenters. I love this!

Brilliant !!!!!

I purchased this first from Bluflick and i thought it was the disc.They told me to update my firmware on my Blu-Ray player but even after that it still didn't work!So i sent it back to them and ended up buying it from another seller Once again it did not work in my PS3.So i ended up buying a NEW Blu-Ray Player and not just any Blu-Ray player i bought the Denon DBP-2010ci! and guess what still did not work.Found out it was really made for European player it plays at 1080i/@50hz that only a few player support not sure if any american player will even play it! DON'T BUY THIS!!!!

This is the third boxset in the series of Top Gear's Great Adventures and it probably contains their greatest adventure yet, 'The South America Special' along with the shorter adventures through Romania and their second trip to the USA. The adventures are spread across two DVDs, with the South America Special taking up one DVD alone. This episode is a return to form for Top Gear, with Clarkson, Hammond and May traveling through the harsh rain forests and deserts of South America in 4x4s. It is entertainment at its best, with laugh out loud moments followed by really tense moments including one where their driving on the most dangerous road in the world and another occaison where they're struggling to breathe due to a lack of air. Great stuff. There's even special episode comentary by James May and members of the crew, well worth a listen. The second disc contains the two shorter specials in Romania and the USA which are just as entertaining, with plenty of laughs and drama's along the way. As with most Top Gear DVD's, slight edits have been made mainly to the music, but it is hardly noticable, and I have noticed a scene where they meet the royals in Romania has been removed for whatever reason. But these edits are very minor and you must remember you do get a few unseen clips as these are the Directors Cut editions. This is TV at it's very best, almost 3 hours of entertainment. Can't wait for the next series!

Very happy. We love this show.

Über den Inhalt der BluRay muss ich mich nicht wirklich auslassen. Die Adventures sind einfach das, was TopGear ausmacht. Das Moderatoren-Trio ist das Unkonventionellste, Witzigste und Sympathischste, das es im Autofernsehen gibt. Darum beschränke ich mich auf das Mehr, das die BluRay bringt: Mit meiner Playstation 3 habe ich diese BluRay auf meinen Fernseher geschmissen - die brilliante Bilddarstellung, die satten, klaren Farben und die präzisen Kontraste sind einfach unglaublich schön anzusehen. Da gerät teilweise beinahe die Handlung in den Hintergrund, wenn die Natur Boliviens auf dem Fernseher erscheint.

Hilarious fun

Absolutely marvellous, loved every minute of Top Gear specials top quality.